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Looks like I made a bad decision to upgrade my bios to xp as per http://www.vaio-link.com instructions.
The upgrade went through and the laptop shut down automatically after but when I attempted to restart nothing happens. I get two lights on the notebook which is the power and disk both being static. It won't read the floppy drive or cdrom either on startup.
Does that mean the laptop is fried or can I get out of this somehow, i've had a look for a bios battery under the keyboard but can't find it.
Thanks for any assistance.
Regards,
Garry
Have a look for a small pinhole on the underside of your notebook – if there, this is the CMOS reset micro switch. With the computer powered down use a very thin utensil to press the switch (without too much pressure)
I don’t hold out much hope that this will solve your problem but it is worth a try.
I don’t hold out much hope that this will solve your problem but it is worth a try.
Not looking good I am afraid! There is the option of a new Bios chip but the chances are that this is soldered to the motherboard and thus you will need specialist help.
Further reading....
Not looking good I am afraid! There is the option of a new Bios chip but the chances are that this is soldered to the motherboard and thus you will need specialist help.
Further reading....
This link should help you to locate the CMOS battery. Your model is not listed but should have the same basic layout as the other models – you should look for Ref No 149 (middle left of the first schematic)
This link should help you to locate the CMOS battery. Your model is not listed but should have the same basic layout as the other models – you should look for Ref No 149 (middle left of the first schematic)
Hi Garry,
The CMOS (complementary metal-oxide semiconductor) battery maintains information such as the system time and system settings for your computer. Removing or re-setting this is unlikely to make any difference if the BIOS is damaged/corrupted so I am afraid we are back to the “worth a try”…..