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Compal BIOS Recovery - Insyde
Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2011 2:27 am
by coolrecep
OK, I have tried all of the solutions on the entire web and I came this far:
pressing Fn + B has a different effect on th system. fan does not slow down. this looks like a sign of recovery mode. but the system does not read from cd or USB. not even a single movement....where the does that recovery read BIOS data from?
Thanks.
Re: Compal BIOS Recovery - Insyde
Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2011 2:30 pm
by edwin
Sounds like it really wants a floppy drive, either a real one or connected through USB. What is the model of your laptop?
Re: Compal BIOS Recovery - Insyde
Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2011 3:23 pm
by coolrecep
The Model is PCL10. This exact model:
http://www.marasst.com/product-1-PCL10.htm
Produced 2011 March... You suggest that I connect a USB Floppy drive.
BTW, I have flashed the device with this BIOS:
http://global-download.gateway.com/GDFi ... 03_A_A.zip
Thanks
Re: Compal BIOS Recovery - Insyde
Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2011 1:16 pm
by edwin
So you were using a bios for a
different laptop model. This will teach people, even if underneath it's a model made by a large OEM like Compal, the end result may be different enough to
brick it when used with a branded bios and vice-versa...
Right, after the lecture, on to recovery (hopefully).
I sincerely hope you made a backup of the original Compal bios, there's no download available for this model at their website yet. If you didn't, you will have to contact your reseller/distributor for it, and hope they are willing to give it to you free of charge.
It's possible to use an USB stick, it needs to be FAT16 or FAT32 formatted.
I found this:
Insyde Recovery
INSYDE BIOS RECOVERY METHOD added 28/11/2009
http://forums.mydigitallife.info/showthread.php?t=13095
Example:
Most Insyde bios have a secret 'failsafe' to recover from a bad bios flash. We better hope this one has, too. -get the proper .FD file for your notebook, rename it to the first 4 digits and .BIN (ie: 30F3F2C.FD would become 30F3.BIN)
-put newly named bin file on a fat16 or fat32 USB stick, plug it in the notebook
-unplug notebook
-remove battery
-unit should be off, press and hold windows key and B
-plug in AC power while holding those buttons
-turn on notebook, let go of all buttons once LED lights come on
-the notebook will beep every second, as it searches for the .bin file
-if its filename matches your systems motherboard code, it will flash, and reboot
-all is fixed
