On Oct 10, 5:53*am, "Dave C." <no...@nohow.never> wrote:
> On Sat, 10 Oct 2009 08:53:49 -0700 (PDT)
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> cronoklee <cronok...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > HI,
> > I was running an "Insyde" Bios update from windows XP on my sisters
> > Acer Aspire 5313 laptop last night and the damn thing crashed at 99%
> > complete! I left it for 30 minutes to see if it would finish but -
> > nothing. All keys and mouse actions were gone. I tried holding the
> > power button for 10 seconds - nothing.
> > I unplugged it and removed the battery, put it back in and tried to
> > switch it on - nothing. It was completely dead: The power switch on
> > the laptop had no effect - no light, fans - nothing. I opened it to
> > see if I could find a reset pin on the bios chip but I have no idea
> > which is the bios chip!
>
> > I left it open overnight without battery/AC in the hope that the bios
> > would reset to default, but I'm having the same problem today. There's
> > no way to turn it on or boot from a usb or floppy or anything. It's
> > still open here and I'm wondering if there's anything I can do?
>
> > Is it dead forever?
>
> > Thanks,
> > Ciarán
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> Yup, it sounds like it's dead forever. *But not because of a bad BIOS flash. *There is a way you could try to reflash the BIOS using a bootable DOS disk with flashing program and data file pre-installed. *
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> But you've got a bigger problem than that to solve first. *If the notebook isn't even turning on, you've got a hardware problem. *Dead power supply maybe?
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> Before you throw any money at this, keep in mind that brand new Dell laptops can be purchased for $200. *-Dave
> --
> Dave C. <no...@nohow.never>
Thanks Dave. Dang, I must have blown something when I unplugged it.
It's pretty old & slow & prone to crashing anyway (hence the bios
upgrade!) and her birthday's coming up...
Cheers for the advice,
Ciarán
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