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    7720G BIOS update crash

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by sivoodoo, May 19, 2009.

  1. sivoodoo

    sivoodoo Newbie

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    Hi,

    I tried winflash to update my bios but it killed my motherboard, what did I do wrong.

    I now have another 7720G with bios version 1.40.

    How do I update the bios without killing my motherboard again.

    Obviously I am reluctant to do it, but I would really like to have the machine running properly.

    Thank you
     
    sivoodoo, May 19, 2009
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  2. Full-English

    Full-English Notebook Deity

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    What reason do you need to update the bios???
     
    Full-English, May 19, 2009
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  3. elbubi

    elbubi Notebook Consultant

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    Maybe sound stuttering, I don´t recall properly, but i guess it was solved since v1.43. (I do also own a 7720G and had to deal with that annoying issue)

    I strongly advice you to run DOS BIOS Flash procedure, if you search the forum there is plenty of info about it, and several posts of mine explaining it properly.

    Kind Regards and Good Luck
     
    elbubi, May 19, 2009
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  4. sivoodoo

    sivoodoo Newbie

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    I Had the sound problem on the machine that died, this new one has bios 1.4 and has the boot up problem.
    I just would like to know what happened when i used the winflash bios updater that killed my machine, why would it do it, why do you have to run it in admin mode.
    I think its a disgrace that Acer let you download this file and will not repair the motherboard whilst still under warranty.
    Acer suck!
     
    sivoodoo, May 20, 2009
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  5. elbubi

    elbubi Notebook Consultant

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    Now I remember... The ugly "cold-boot" issue!!! :mad:

    I´ve been running v1.45 since a while and no problems so far. I advice you to update your BIOS in order to get rid of all those annoying bugs (sound, stutter, etc).

    Once again, do it under DOS MODE. If you have any doubts, don´t hesitate to answer.

    Kind regards and Good Luck :)

    PS: Btw, Acer SAT deserves to be known as the WORST Sat ever...
     
    elbubi, May 20, 2009
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