Hello,

Thank you for your message. I solved my problem. I was not using the right SSD for testing purposes. I am not familiar yet with the different technologies of SSD, interface, protcols, etc. I only used SSD with keys B+M to test the laptop (probably with SATA interface). Then I tried a SSD with only a M key (probably NVMe), and the disk got recognized.

Thank you for the detailed explanation, it helps me understand a bit more the process of editing BIOS files.

Dear all,

I have an issue with an Acer Swift laptop which won't boot (Acer Swift SF113-31-C7UK)

History and symptoms:
A friend of mine tried to install Linux on this laptop. After the installation, the PC did not reboot. When pressing the power button, backlight is working, capslock is working. But screen stays black.

What I have done so far:
As I suspected a BIOS issue, I tried to clean the TXE region, following the winraid guide for CSE TXE 3.1. I managed to do all the steps, including the steps involving the signing process with OpenSSH. The...

Hi guys,

I got my answer: it was clearly not a BIOS issue, but an onboard RAM issue. When I apply pressure on the RAM chips before pressing the power button, laptop boots up. So I tried to reflow the RAM chip, and made things worse. But that is another story

To stay on topic (and it may interest others), I still would like to know what you have done to produce the BIOS file. Can you tell me more?

Regards,
mkdj

Dear m1ch43lzm,

Thank you for your explanation and the BIOS file. I flashed the file you produced, re-soldered the chip, and the laptop booted up. Can you tell me what you did exactly to produce this file? I haven't tried the file I produced with FIT, as I did not want to re-solder and de-solder the chip again in case it did not work. I directly used the file you gave me.

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Anyway, I was really happy: I managed to get access to the BIOS.

But then I noticed that the laptop froze, in the BIOS. I also saw some thin green horizontal lines flashing at some point....

Dear all,

Update: I have tried flashing another older BIOS, found on this link: https://www.badcaps.net/forum/troubl...=4#post1605508

I got the same result: laptop boots but Hard Disk Not Installed.

I will try tomorrow to clean the M2 slot and do a visual inspection, even though I doubt it is an hardware issue (what are the odds that there is a BIOS and a hardware issue at the same time?)...

Thank you peste for your answer, and sorry about pictures, I didn't know.

S/N of laptop is KBN0CV09N337466
Full name and model is ASUS UX480FD

I did not plan to remove the motherboard to get access to the motherboard model, is this mandatory in this case? If so, can you let me know why (in order for me to gain knowledge)?

Regards,
mkdj

Dear all,
I have a ASUS ZenBook UX480F with the following symptoms:



I suspect it is a BIOS issue. So I decided to try to clean the ME region. I followed the guide on win-raid, and I believe I have done everything correctly. My problem is: when I open the outimage.bin in ME Analyzer, it says that it is Extracted, and not Region, Extracted as it should be. Is it normal, or did I do something not correctly? This is my first experience editing BIOS files.

I would appreciate if someone could take time to explain the issue, so that I can learn. But I would...

Dear all,

I have recently fixed a Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15 ALC6 that was not booting due to a BIOS issue. After flashing the BIOS, the laptop boots up, but hard disk is not recognized in BIOS. Is says "Hard Disk : Not Installed". I have tried with 2 different drives (one that I know is working on another laptop) but I get the same result. I do not know if disks were recognized before I got the laptop and fix it, but I don't see any reason why not. I can boot on USB though.

Here the steps I have taken to fix the laptop:
- downloaded latest BIOS from Lenovo Website...

Hello,

Link seems to be dead, it says "Invalid File Specified" when I click on it. Anyone can reupload the boardview please?...