Yesterday, i flashed the 210 bios to the 215. Used the integrated bios utility, for safety (
) . Power cord + battery (charged at ~100%) pluged.Flashed ok. Shuted down. Never started up.
The frontal leds for power connection don't show anything. Tried with the battery pluged and unpluged, with no change.
If someone have any idea, please post it!
And the rest, be carefull with this last bios version...
Reply 1 : Asus U30Jc + flash bios 215 = DEAD
Powerplug out .. battery out .. hold power button 10s+ .. battery back and pray that it works.
Reply 2 : Asus U30Jc + flash bios 215 = DEAD
A little off-topic, but why did you flash your bios?
I know some desktops mobos have a turn on button on the actual motherboard, maybe you can try that? I doubt a laptop would have that, but am just trying to help. Also how old is your pc? I heard asus made it even easier to flash your motherboard using.... meh i dont even know... i just heard it somewhere.
I know some desktops mobos have a turn on button on the actual motherboard, maybe you can try that? I doubt a laptop would have that, but am just trying to help. Also how old is your pc? I heard asus made it even easier to flash your motherboard using.... meh i dont even know... i just heard it somewhere.
Reply 3 : Asus U30Jc + flash bios 215 = DEAD
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Originally Posted by sama98b 
Powerplug out .. battery out .. hold power button 10s+ .. battery back and pray that it works.
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Originally Posted by Ric0h
A little off-topic, but why did you flash your bios?
I know some desktops mobos have a turn on button on the actual motherboard, maybe you can try that? I doubt a laptop would have that, but am just trying to help. Also how old is your pc? I heard asus made it even easier to flash your motherboard using.... meh i dont even know... i just heard it somewhere. |
It hasn't any power button or jumper. And it's pretty new. Around June 2010. Can't send it to rma, because asus don't have any support in argentina, for this product.
Thanks anyway!! Any other good ideas, are always welcome!!
Reply 4 : Asus U30Jc + flash bios 215 = DEAD
Well.... just to report that almos 4 weeks later, and still the autorized service from asus, just say to me "call the next week". So, don't know if they have any possible solution, or it's just dead notebook...
As soon i get any news, will update it here...
As soon i get any news, will update it here...
Reply 5 : Asus U30Jc + flash bios 215 = DEAD
Tux Tupo, my friend!
Did you flash it using the BIOS 215 file stored on your HDD? If so, that seems to cause a bricked BIOS (using AFlash utility in the internal BIOS+ storing the BIOS update file on the NTFS HDD.
To avoid this, the ASUS site says that file must be on an external flash drive or card.
It's not the 215 BIOS update. I have the U30Jc and I've flashed it to BIOS 215 with no problems. (I think we spoke of this in another thread.)
But I used WinFlash, disabled all apps+programs incl my AV. The flash went smoothly as it has every time for me.
NOTE: Oh, I see where you posted on this in the U30Jc thread. Sorry, I forgot. You already know all of this, but I'll leave this post for others who may read it later. The 215 BIOS is fine on the U30Jc. It is how the flash is done that is the problem.
Sorry to hear that ASUS Support isn't getting to repairing your laptop. Technically, they don't have to since you flashed the BIOS at your own risk and didn't follow their instructions to only store the BIOS update file on an external drive (user-caused damage). But they have helped out several who have bricked their laptops with a bad BIOS flash in the past. So hopefully they will help you.
I know you live in Europe (Spain?), so you don't have the 1-year Accidental Damage Warranty like we do in the US?
Did you flash it using the BIOS 215 file stored on your HDD? If so, that seems to cause a bricked BIOS (using AFlash utility in the internal BIOS+ storing the BIOS update file on the NTFS HDD.
To avoid this, the ASUS site says that file must be on an external flash drive or card.
It's not the 215 BIOS update. I have the U30Jc and I've flashed it to BIOS 215 with no problems. (I think we spoke of this in another thread.)
But I used WinFlash, disabled all apps+programs incl my AV. The flash went smoothly as it has every time for me.
NOTE: Oh, I see where you posted on this in the U30Jc thread. Sorry, I forgot. You already know all of this, but I'll leave this post for others who may read it later. The 215 BIOS is fine on the U30Jc. It is how the flash is done that is the problem.
Sorry to hear that ASUS Support isn't getting to repairing your laptop. Technically, they don't have to since you flashed the BIOS at your own risk and didn't follow their instructions to only store the BIOS update file on an external drive (user-caused damage). But they have helped out several who have bricked their laptops with a bad BIOS flash in the past. So hopefully they will help you.
I know you live in Europe (Spain?), so you don't have the 1-year Accidental Damage Warranty like we do in the US?
Reply 6 : Asus U30Jc + flash bios 215 = DEAD
Hey Quatro!
No, i live in Argentina, so no accidental warranty. Actually, no warranty at all. Our service works only for notebooks imported by them. I imported it by myself, so no warranty
A little question... where it is sayd about the use of external flash drive or card? cannot find it
Thanks!!
No, i live in Argentina, so no accidental warranty. Actually, no warranty at all. Our service works only for notebooks imported by them. I imported it by myself, so no warranty
A little question... where it is sayd about the use of external flash drive or card? cannot find it
Thanks!!
Reply 7 : Asus U30Jc + flash bios 215 = DEAD
maybe this is stupid but any way you can get it to boot to a flash drive. have the flashdrive run a script to install the bios without any user interaction. i thought someone in this forum did that and it worked. i cant remember where i aw it though. it was called something like auto flashing asus or something.
Reply 8 : Asus U30Jc + flash bios 215 = DEAD
No boot at all. Battery and/or wall-plug connected, no power led signal at all. As good as dead...
Reply 9 : Asus U30Jc + flash bios 215 = DEAD
you could try opening a support ticket on the asus support forum, they're not the quickiest but they might know a trick or two to get it up and running w/o sending it in.
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