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  • Addster09
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    Get the name for BIOS reflash on Lenovo ThinkPad 13 Gen 2 (20J2)

    Hello fellow humans!

    I was updating my BIOS and then the power cut out and the laptop turned off and after that it only turns on the light on the lenovo logo and the fans spin up (the screen remains black). After some research I found that ThinkPads support a feature called a BIOS reflash or BIOS flashback but it isn't very well documented. I also read in a post that a specific name is required for a flashback to start so can anyone tell me how to get the recovery file name for a BIOS reflash for my Laptop?

    Any help will be appreciated!
    Last edited by Addster09; 10-11-2023, 01:30 AM.
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