Hey !
So i messed up my laptop's bios while trying to update it. I was having wierd power issues lately with it. It would just completely shut down during use. Totally ramdomly. So i though maybe updating the bios may fix my problem but it only made it worse.
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Lenovo G40
Core i7 4th Gen
6Gb RAM
500Gb Hdd
Intel HD Graphics
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I downloaded the bios update utility from the official Lenovo website which was supposed to be for me. I ran it. It downloaded some files and restarted on a DOS looking screen where it was written that flashing was in progress. It went upto 100% no issues and then suddenly it said something like Bios update failed. Bios does not support IHC (something like this i dont quite remember). And things went dark for me. It was just a blank screen in front of me. The lights are up. The cpu cooling fan works. But no hdd or cdrom sounds of clicking and buzzing. No usb works. But the usb ports do provide power like when i plug my phone in it seems to be charging.
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1. Tried reseting the bios by removing battery...pressing power button for upto 2 minutes and plugging the AC adaptor or battery and powering it on. No luck.
2. tried booting up using the novo button. No luck.
3. On a friends suggestion unsoldered the CMOS battery from the mobo in order to clear the BIOS. No luck.
4. Tried downloading different bios.wph and bios.bin files and tried to start flashing using usb by plugging the usb and pressing power button + fn + R, Esc, B keys. No luck.
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Now im just feeling hopeless for the fact thats its lockdown and it might never get fixed keeping in view the current lockdown situation in my country. I'm a software engineering student and im in dire need for this laptop to work so i could continue my studies. I myslef am really good with computers but this issue is like it doesnt wanna get solved.....
Please can anyone help me ? I've been trying to fix this for 3 weeks now but no luck. I beleive in God helps those who help themselves but now.........😕i want some help.
So i messed up my laptop's bios while trying to update it. I was having wierd power issues lately with it. It would just completely shut down during use. Totally ramdomly. So i though maybe updating the bios may fix my problem but it only made it worse.
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LAPTOP DETAILS
Lenovo G40
Core i7 4th Gen
6Gb RAM
500Gb Hdd
Intel HD Graphics
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WHAT DID I DO:
I downloaded the bios update utility from the official Lenovo website which was supposed to be for me. I ran it. It downloaded some files and restarted on a DOS looking screen where it was written that flashing was in progress. It went upto 100% no issues and then suddenly it said something like Bios update failed. Bios does not support IHC (something like this i dont quite remember). And things went dark for me. It was just a blank screen in front of me. The lights are up. The cpu cooling fan works. But no hdd or cdrom sounds of clicking and buzzing. No usb works. But the usb ports do provide power like when i plug my phone in it seems to be charging.
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WHAT DID I DO TO TRY TO FIX:
1. Tried reseting the bios by removing battery...pressing power button for upto 2 minutes and plugging the AC adaptor or battery and powering it on. No luck.
2. tried booting up using the novo button. No luck.
3. On a friends suggestion unsoldered the CMOS battery from the mobo in order to clear the BIOS. No luck.
4. Tried downloading different bios.wph and bios.bin files and tried to start flashing using usb by plugging the usb and pressing power button + fn + R, Esc, B keys. No luck.
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Now im just feeling hopeless for the fact thats its lockdown and it might never get fixed keeping in view the current lockdown situation in my country. I'm a software engineering student and im in dire need for this laptop to work so i could continue my studies. I myslef am really good with computers but this issue is like it doesnt wanna get solved.....
Please can anyone help me ? I've been trying to fix this for 3 weeks now but no luck. I beleive in God helps those who help themselves but now.........😕i want some help.