Unfortunately I have the later version of bios loaded onto my motherboard which means that I am guessing the EC version is different! This bios is 1PCN60WW and my bios is the latest being 1PCN73WW. I have just checked the hard drive and found it is indeed 1PCN73WW bios. I have tried it with this version and the screen boot loops with the backlight screen enabled and then powers off and on again (which is constantly repeated. I can access the bios using the Fn2 key but cannot get it to boot up or show Lenovo logo. Could someone help me out with the attached dump from the laptop please as it has I believe a power on password as it did originally prompt for 'Password' previously when powering on laptop. See my attached dump. This came from a Child's laptop who put the password on and of course don't remember it!
I just had a thought to try loading the latest bios files from the USB port if it was to boot from the usb port and see what happens! Though just checked it doesn't look like they have a dos based version of the bios file so booting from dos doesn't look like an option here!
Model number of the laptop Lenovo V110-15AST
Serial number: R90RKPK6R
From bios screen EC Version 1PEC21WW
Manufactured:18/09/2010
I did notice this flash ic is a 1.8V and not 3.3V or 5V so be warned when reading it or writing to it!
Provide the full machine model number, serial number (or Service tag, SNID) and the board model number (see https://www.badcaps.net/forum/showthread.php?t=88758 ) ,The serial number, make, full model number, motherboard model and revision (except QR codes) must be written/typed at your request as per the rules. Not as a picture, part of the file name and so on.
Just noticed I haven't included the board model number which is 15283-3
So to recap :
Model number of the laptop Lenovo V110-15AST
Board model number 15283-3
Serial number: R90RKPK6R
From bios screen EC Version 1PEC21WW
Manufactured:18/09/2010
Just noticed I haven't included the board model number which is 15283-3
So to recap :
Model number of the laptop Lenovo V110-15AST
Board model number 15283-3
Serial number: R90RKPK6R
From bios screen EC Version 1PEC21WW
Manufactured:18/09/2010
Thank you for replying Peste.
I did see this when looking for the file, however as I rarely look at bios files for laptops or computers and patching them I am somewhat lost. I have been reading up on it over the last 24hours to try to understand how to go about patching it. Can you point me in the right direction how to patch it as the file doesn't contain my serial number etc. I am happy to learn but so far the tools I have looked at don't appear to be used with this bios, unless I am missing something?
Ok just been reading more information. It now makes sense to transfer my details which are at DMI 3C1000 - 3C11FF onto this bios which should make it operational again. I compared my bios with this bios file yesterday and found too many differences which made me believe the issue was the bios file was missing a load of data. I will patch it up now and reprogram the flash ic again. Hopefully it will be resolved shortly!
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