Name: Anonymous 2012-12-19 17:45
tl;dr botched BIOS flash, think I need to reset the CMOS battery but don't know how to go about doing it.
About a year ago I was handed-down a fairly new ASUS laptop from a family member. It worked fine, but there were problems with the internal clock and I had read this was a well documented problem with the model and BIOS and I had. So after extensively reading up on flashing, making sure I got the right version from ASUS's website and going through all the documentation, I went ahead and flashed it. It got to 100%, told me the flash was successful, and so I went to reboot. Wouldn't turn on, no light, nothing. Bricked.
After extensive searching of this problem, I found out that the new BIOS I wanted to install should not be located on an NTFS drive. This was nowhere in the documentation. So after looking into my problem, it seems to me that resetting the CMOS battery should be enough to get the computer turning on again. Problem is, I don't have the proper tool to do this. Can I bring it to the computer shop it was purchased from and have them do it simply and cheaply? Or do I have to send it back in to ASUS and if so, will they hold me liable?
About a year ago I was handed-down a fairly new ASUS laptop from a family member. It worked fine, but there were problems with the internal clock and I had read this was a well documented problem with the model and BIOS and I had. So after extensively reading up on flashing, making sure I got the right version from ASUS's website and going through all the documentation, I went ahead and flashed it. It got to 100%, told me the flash was successful, and so I went to reboot. Wouldn't turn on, no light, nothing. Bricked.
After extensive searching of this problem, I found out that the new BIOS I wanted to install should not be located on an NTFS drive. This was nowhere in the documentation. So after looking into my problem, it seems to me that resetting the CMOS battery should be enough to get the computer turning on again. Problem is, I don't have the proper tool to do this. Can I bring it to the computer shop it was purchased from and have them do it simply and cheaply? Or do I have to send it back in to ASUS and if so, will they hold me liable?