I want to do a BIOS update on my laptop.
During the update, the laptop hung on what I expected the battery that he went out.
Now I have the following problem: When I turn on the laptop is a black picture, stop screen stays off, but the LEDs on the keyboard are still lit?
Can I save the laptop?
You can. Normally you unplug the battery from the .Mainboard for at least 1 minute and then the BIOS normally resets itself.
Yes, it is definitely still to save. You can find instructions on how to blindly fix the firmware via a bootable pendrive. However, it is only when the notebook boots, only the display control remains off.
You can even buy pre-programmed BIOS chip and solder yourself. I find it OK as a stopgap, but with it the serial number (also stored in the BIOS) also changes, it can cause problems in your linzesierte programs.
I solve these problems always on the hardware side, so reprogramm the external BIOS chip, enter serial numbers into the new firmware. There are several methods, one example: