Hello there FacePunchers, I want to update my BIOS but I find myself unable to do so.
I have an ASUS X54H with Windows 8.1 x64. I went to the ASUS website and they offer updates only for Windows 7.
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Regardless of that I downloaded the latest version of BIOS that they offered and received a strange file with a .208 extension. I don't know what to do with it.
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Several forums have told people with similar problems to download and try an executable called WinFlash. When I do so and try to install it I receive a message telling me that my computer is not compatible.
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I have entered into the own BIOS and tried to update it but once again I found myself unable to do so...
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I'm starting to get desperate about this...can anyone here please help me?
Couple things,
Is your battery shot, as it probably wont let you try to flash the bios with a shady power source as you could brick your computer
Winflash doesnt work on a whole lot of devices, it did come with my asus u50f though.
Are you sure the version you downloaded is newer than the version you have? There should be a version number/date somewhere in the bios.
Also why do you want to update your bios so bad?
My battery is weird, even if it says that it is at a full charge the computer won't start unless it is plugged. It doesn't gets shut down but instead enters in a hibernation like state.
I at first wanted to update the BIOS just to have everything nice and correct but as more problems arose I just wanted to update it due to pure frustration.
Have you tried the Asus suite thing? It can install BIOS for you
[QUOTE=Axsisel;49386807]My battery is weird, even if it says that it is at a full charge the computer won't start unless it is plugged. It doesn't gets shut down but instead enters in a hibernation like state.
I at first wanted to update the BIOS just to have everything nice and correct but as more problems arose I just wanted to update it due to pure frustration.[/QUOTE]
yeah, your battery is shot. Mine does the same thing. Says 100%, you unplug it, and like 30 seconds later it hibernates.
Good luck being able to update with it like that :/
Updating the BIOS does not fix a stuffed battery, leave it as is and replace the battery.
Why do you want to update your laptop BIOS anyway?
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