Hello dear forum members,
I own two Lenovo Yoga X1 Gen 4 laptops. One of them had a touchscreen problem, and I tried to fix it by externally flashing the BIOS. Unfortunately, I didn’t save the original BIOS and accidentally flashed it with a faulty one. After that, the device stopped working completely.
I then had the idea to make a BIOS backup from the other Yoga X1 Gen 4 (same hardware) and flash it onto the non-working device.
Nothing was flashed here — the BIOS was only backed up.
I created the backup using a CH341A Black programmer and NeoProgrammer.
When reading the BIOS chip, I disconnected the battery and then reconnected it afterwards.
However, the device no longer starts.
Now neither of the two devices works. The one that was flashed with the backup does not react at all to the power button. If I connect the power adapter without the battery, the LED on the power button blinks white 3 times and then nothing else happens.
Thank you in advance — it would be great if both devices could be brought back to life. They’re not the newest models anymore, but they have always served me well.
I own two Lenovo Yoga X1 Gen 4 laptops. One of them had a touchscreen problem, and I tried to fix it by externally flashing the BIOS. Unfortunately, I didn’t save the original BIOS and accidentally flashed it with a faulty one. After that, the device stopped working completely.
I then had the idea to make a BIOS backup from the other Yoga X1 Gen 4 (same hardware) and flash it onto the non-working device.
Nothing was flashed here — the BIOS was only backed up.
I created the backup using a CH341A Black programmer and NeoProgrammer.
When reading the BIOS chip, I disconnected the battery and then reconnected it afterwards.
However, the device no longer starts.
Now neither of the two devices works. The one that was flashed with the backup does not react at all to the power button. If I connect the power adapter without the battery, the LED on the power button blinks white 3 times and then nothing else happens.
Thank you in advance — it would be great if both devices could be brought back to life. They’re not the newest models anymore, but they have always served me well.
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