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    ASUS K72JK BIOS update failed (i need help)

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by Antoine van Daalen, Mar 28, 2016.

  1. Antoine van Daalen

    Antoine van Daalen Notebook Guru

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    I'm dealing with a K72JK with a bios problem (bios update gone bad.) i was updating my bios with the wrong one it was a k72jk bios... so when i was updating my battery died.. so i put the adapter in my laptop and i booted. next thing it was making a really weird noise so u turned it off and when i try to boot it it doesn't boot its dead.. no sign of life anymore... can someone please help me?
     
    Antoine van Daalen, Mar 28, 2016
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  2. Zoltan@zTecpc

    Zoltan@zTecpc Company Representative

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    If the battery died during the BIOS update your laptop is most likely bricked. :(
     
    Zoltan@zTecpc, Mar 28, 2016
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    is there a way to fix this problem? :(
     
    Antoine van Daalen, Mar 28, 2016
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    Can you power cycle it (remove battery + AC, press + hold power button for 5 seconds, then reconnect power) and see whether it POSTs after? If it's bricked then there's no easy fix.
     
    Prostar Computer, Mar 30, 2016
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