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FIRMWARE UPDATE AND THE SCREEN STAYED BLACK. IS MY LAPTOP BRICKED? 🤔

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Accepted solution by Anika Vos — ok so many laptops have a BIOS recovery mode: often holding a key combination (like Ctrl+Esc or Win+B) while connecting the charger,…
  1. Gabe Jansen
    @gjansen-3oq

    ok so i ran teh ASRock 970DE3/U3S3 Bios 1.60 BIOS/firmware update on my laptop because the support page said it improves stability. Partway through, the screen stayed black. Now when i press the power button, i get this:

    Reboot and Select proper Boot device

    Reboot and Select proper Boot device
or Insert Boot Media in selected Boot device and press a key

No bootable device -- insert boot disk and press any key

    The fans spin, a light comes on, but nothing appears on screen :/ No logo, no beeps 😤 I'm terrified I've bricked it. I haven't tried anything yet because I don't wanna make it worse. What do I do now?

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  2. Elena Kaur
    @silicon_sprite681

    been there man many desktop motherboards have BIOS Flashback/Q-Flash Plus or a dual BIOS. These let you flash from a USB stick without a CPU or a working BIOS. Check teh motherboard manual for the exact file name and port.

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  3. Anika Vos
    @anika.vos
    Accepted solution

    ok so many laptops have a BIOS recovery mode: often holding a key combination (like Ctrl+Esc or Win+B) while connecting the charger, sometimes with a recovery file on a USB stick... check ur PC makers support page for the exact procedure for your model.

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  4. Liv Park
    @liv_heap

    hmmmm not sure about that dont use third-party flashing tools 😂 If official recovery fails, warranty support is teh safer path.

    RAM prices doing their own thing again smh

    6 2 helpful
  5. Juno Tanaka
    @binary_monk207

    oof for me it was teh router... swapped it and boom, fixed hope that helps :)

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  6. Gabe Jansen
    @gjansen-3oq
    in reply to @anika.vos

    @anika.vos ended up sending it to warranty support. they replaced the board, no charge. lesson learned: wait longer next time.

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