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x301 bios update crash
x301 bios update crash
hi
my lenovo x301 crashed, when i try update bios(laptop in 55% Suddenly off)
now,when i try to on it,3 beep(1short 2 long),no screen...
i removed battery bios and replace it,but noting change.(and ram,ssd)
in my country isn't ibm service center and i want to make EEPROM programer with avr( or... )and flash bios to Previous version
1.anyone can find HEX or BIN file bios x301(ID 2774a76) for me? please
2.do you now application for read & write bios chip?(my bios chip is p24s08)
3.or ,other solution?
4.i try lenvo bios recoveryhttp://forums.lenovo.com/t5/IdeaPad-S-s ... d-p/332989,but it not work...
thks
my lenovo x301 crashed, when i try update bios(laptop in 55% Suddenly off)
now,when i try to on it,3 beep(1short 2 long),no screen...
i removed battery bios and replace it,but noting change.(and ram,ssd)
in my country isn't ibm service center and i want to make EEPROM programer with avr( or... )and flash bios to Previous version
1.anyone can find HEX or BIN file bios x301(ID 2774a76) for me? please
2.do you now application for read & write bios chip?(my bios chip is p24s08)
3.or ,other solution?
4.i try lenvo bios recoveryhttp://forums.lenovo.com/t5/IdeaPad-S-s ... d-p/332989,but it not work...
thks
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Re: x301 bios update crash
first, welcome to the forum..
and i'm a bit surprised you can actually reach us from where you are..
i guess the first question is why did the thinkpad crash while doing the bios update..?
did it lose power..??
as far as i know, if thats the case, there is no recovery..
i HOPE i am wrong..
and i'm a bit surprised you can actually reach us from where you are..
i guess the first question is why did the thinkpad crash while doing the bios update..?
did it lose power..??
as far as i know, if thats the case, there is no recovery..
i HOPE i am wrong..
Bill Morrow, kept by parrots
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She was not what you would call refined,
She was not what you would call unrefined,
She was the type of person who kept a parrot.
~~~Mark Twain~~~
Sysop - forum.thinkpads.com
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She was not what you would call refined,
She was not what you would call unrefined,
She was the type of person who kept a parrot.
~~~Mark Twain~~~
Re: x301 bios update crash
thanksBillMorrow wrote:first, welcome to the forum..
BillMorrow wrote:and i'm a bit surprised you can actually reach us from where you are..![]()
no ,battery was full/and charger plug inBillMorrow wrote:i guess the first question is why did the thinkpad crash while doing the bios update..?
did it lose power..??
i don't know why did crash(bios version correct too)!
BillMorrow wrote:as far as i know, if thats the case, there is no recovery..
i HOPE i am wrong..
Re: x301 bios update crash
If you haven’t already, visit the Lenovo BIOS forum at My Digital Life:
http://forums.mydigitallife.info/thread ... y-Thinkpad
The first page has links to BIOS recovery tools. You might also make a post there and describe your problem.
Good luck.
http://forums.mydigitallife.info/thread ... y-Thinkpad
The first page has links to BIOS recovery tools. You might also make a post there and describe your problem.
Good luck.
X301 -- X201s -- X2faux1s -- X201 -- x230 -- T61 -- T60p -- T42p
Re: x301 bios update crash
thanks
you can see my post in last page http://forums.mydigitallife.info/thread ... ad/page542
you can see my post in last page http://forums.mydigitallife.info/thread ... ad/page542
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Re: x301 bios update crash
BillMorrow wrote:and i'm a bit surprised you can actually reach us from where you are..![]()
is the internet not heavily censored there in iran by the dictator..?
Bill Morrow, kept by parrots
& cockatoos
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She was not what you would call refined,
She was not what you would call unrefined,
She was the type of person who kept a parrot.
~~~Mark Twain~~~
Sysop - forum.thinkpads.com
*
She was not what you would call refined,
She was not what you would call unrefined,
She was the type of person who kept a parrot.
~~~Mark Twain~~~
Re: x301 bios update crash
Don't believe everything you read. Reminds me of what George Orwell said - "The British press is extremely centralized, and most of it is owned by wealthy men who have every motive to be dishonest on certain important topics."is the internet not heavily censored there in iran by the dictator..?
I'm not sure where you are from but I would be surprised if this didn't apply equally well there. Incidently Orwell said this about 70 years ago - since then the press has become much more concentrated, in the hands of the few.
X301 SU9600 1.6Ghz 256SSD 8Gb RAM WWAN&GPS BT Windows 7 Pro 64bit Batteries 6 Cell & Bay
Re: x301 bios update crash
Dear my friend, it’s not as same as you think and press says about our government and people(internet filtering must for Unethical and Social Networking(Although the proxy (anti filter) is free for all ) ) .all countries have their own politics for governing their people as your government does it. Please just thinks some about china government, how you think about it.BillMorrow wrote: is the internet not heavily censored there in iran by the dictator..?
Unfortunately our economy sanction from U.S.A and it’s align countries have made many problem for our people too. Anyway, these limitations can’t prevent us not to have good friendship relation with other peoples and nations.you and everyone ,can travel to iran
and see everything is ok. i invite you
So, I will be very glad if you or other friends can guide me to solve my laptop bios problem.
Re: x301 bios update crash
Have you tried this?
"Re: T400 Failed BIOS Update = 1 long and 2 short beeping sounds
Options
02-15-2013 05:50 PM
Just encountered this same issue when attempting to flash the most current BIOS on a client's T500. I removed the battery, palmrest and keyboard to get to the CMOS battery, which I unplugged for about 5 minutes. Plugged it back in, reassembled, and still was not booting. I held the power button down and it eventually brought up the Lenovo splash screen. I had to do this several times. It then went past that screen and stopped with a message telling me to reset the date. I was then able to enter BIOS setup and set the correct date and time. System then booted normally, although it appears I have to reinstall the nvidia graphics drivers."
Came from this thread: http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/T400-T500-a ... 074/page/3
Good Luck
"Re: T400 Failed BIOS Update = 1 long and 2 short beeping sounds
Options
02-15-2013 05:50 PM
Just encountered this same issue when attempting to flash the most current BIOS on a client's T500. I removed the battery, palmrest and keyboard to get to the CMOS battery, which I unplugged for about 5 minutes. Plugged it back in, reassembled, and still was not booting. I held the power button down and it eventually brought up the Lenovo splash screen. I had to do this several times. It then went past that screen and stopped with a message telling me to reset the date. I was then able to enter BIOS setup and set the correct date and time. System then booted normally, although it appears I have to reinstall the nvidia graphics drivers."
Came from this thread: http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/T400-T500-a ... 074/page/3
Good Luck
X301 SU9600 1.6Ghz 256SSD 8Gb RAM WWAN&GPS BT Windows 7 Pro 64bit Batteries 6 Cell & Bay
Re: x301 bios update crash
u751920 wrote:Have you tried this?
"Re: T400 Failed BIOS Update = 1 long and 2 short beeping sounds
Came from this thread: http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/T400-T500-a ... 074/page/3
Good Luck
i tried it,not work
thanks my dear.
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