[SOLVED] Updated Bios with .zip file instead of the actual bios file, laptop dead - ASUS FX504GE

[nebuladex]

Bios files for my laptop come in zip files. And the official (Asus) guide says to unzip the file and then update from the file itself. But a foolish decision on my part led to this:

I upgraded the bios using the built-in EZ3 Flash utility. I've already done this before, but I used the actual bios file which ended with the version number (.317 in this case) as the extension and it worked fine. This time I selected the zip file which was then rightfully recognized as a bios update file along with its version 3.18 when it asked me to confirm, so I thought it would work fine and said ok, it took a while to reach 100% (around 5 minutes, as usual) and said the update was successful then the display went off and that's it. I haven't been able to turn it on since.

I've tried unplugging the battery and the CMOS battery for 20 minutes and pressing and holding the power button for 1 minute to no avail.

Is resetting bios even useful in this case?
Or is the damage so bad that I need to replace the bios chip or whatever (which I don't know how to do, so I'll have to take it to a repair shop)

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

 

[R_1]

IF (emphasis on IF) you flashed the compressed file to the firmware, it is borked. the BIOS anyway. the laptop may have a removable BIOS chip (unlikely) in which case replacing the faulted BIOS chip will do the trick. more likely is the mainboard of the laptop will need to be replaced.

I would call ASUS and see if they have recovery tools for laptops like they do for some of their motherboards.

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[nebuladex]

Thank you. I'll check with Asus.