Hello To All,
Well, I don't know what else to do. Its 3am, I have been searching the web for several hours looking for a solution. At this point, I am ready to use my laptop for a frisbee. My problem started at about 7pm. I was downloading updates for my Lenovo N500 laptop using their toolbox feature. I needed an updated driver for my wifi card as well as the ethernet LAN card. It also stated my bios required updating to version 1.10 I read the "read me" notes that said the new bios would fix several bugs and Lenovo had it listed as a high priority update. I hesitated for a moment and wondered if I should really select the update. Ahhh If only I had hesitated a little longer. The new driver updates downloaded and installed without a problem. Then came the bios update. I was watching the progress, it stated it was making a backup of the present bios (bios.bak) and then began the flashing process. Then the laptop restarted. Now, I could have sworn the flashing process wasn't complete yet. I basically stated "OH! S@#$!@&*!!" And sure enough, my wonderful evening came to an end. XP would not load. It is a normal start up sequence. The lenovo splash screen appears and the XP logo and start up appears. But then, for a split second the blue screen of death appears and disappears instantly replaced by the "safe mode" screen. The one that states "windows did not start successfully". You have several options here. Start windows normally, or in safe mode, safe mode with networking etc. It doesn't matter what you select here. The laptop will only display the XP logo and start up for a second and then the safe mode window will pop up again. I can still enter the Phoenix setup utility. The BIOS version listed is 6GET18WW(V1.09) EC version is 6GEC19WW(V1.08) Version 1.10 is listed no where which leads me to believe the flashing did not complete. The Lenovo support site has both versions available for download 1.09, 1.10. But you have to install these with a working operating system. I have read that you can re-flash the BIOS using a boot CD ISO image. I cannot find an ISO file with the BIOS version I need. According to Lenovo phone support they don't have one for my laptop. They told me to take it to an authorized Lenovo repair center. Or, for 95 dollars an hour the support rep "might" be able to help me over the phone as my laptop is out of warranty. Any help would be appreciated. I am at a loss, and at this point I am so frustrated I wouldn't recognize the solution if it was right in front of me. I need a drink............
My specs. Lenovo 3000 N500 laptop 4233-52U
Windows XP SP3 1gig RAM
DVDRW drive
Kind Regards,
Rob
