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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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Installed windows, then got a message saying "updating firmware" when I accidentally unplugged it.
Now it wont start.
I press the power button 2hich lights up then goes off after 2 seconds.
Is it totalled? |
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By *ancgent74Man
over a year ago
Denton, Manchester |
"Installed windows, then got a message saying "updating firmware" when I accidentally unplugged it.
Now it wont start.
I press the power button 2hich lights up then goes off after 2 seconds.
Is it totalled? "
Possibly bricked. Firmware is different to the OS and powering off when upgrading it is possibly the worst thing you can do.
What's the make and model? |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Installed windows, then got a message saying "updating firmware" when I accidentally unplugged it.
Now it wont start.
I press the power button 2hich lights up then goes off after 2 seconds.
Is it totalled?
Possibly bricked. Firmware is different to the OS and powering off when upgrading it is possibly the worst thing you can do.
What's the make and model?"
Dell optiplex 7050. Bricked as in a write off then |
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By *ancgent74Man
over a year ago
Denton, Manchester |
"Installed windows, then got a message saying "updating firmware" when I accidentally unplugged it.
Now it wont start.
I press the power button 2hich lights up then goes off after 2 seconds.
Is it totalled?
Possibly bricked. Firmware is different to the OS and powering off when upgrading it is possibly the worst thing you can do.
What's the make and model?
Dell optiplex 7050. Bricked as in a write off then"
Not necessarily - you can try BIOS recovery boot.
Power it off then hold down CTRL + Esc and power it on - Fingers crossed you will get the BIOS recovery option to restore it. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Installed windows, then got a message saying "updating firmware" when I accidentally unplugged it.
Now it wont start.
I press the power button 2hich lights up then goes off after 2 seconds.
Is it totalled?
Possibly bricked. Firmware is different to the OS and powering off when upgrading it is possibly the worst thing you can do.
What's the make and model?
Dell optiplex 7050. Bricked as in a write off then
Not necessarily - you can try BIOS recovery boot.
Power it off then hold down CTRL + Esc and power it on - Fingers crossed you will get the BIOS recovery option to restore it. "
Thanks! Will give it a try tomorrow. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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Update ; its bricked. Worth a try n thanks for the advice anyway.
The message at the time said not to swich off while updating firmware but not the consequence, otherwise i wouldn't have tried rearranging extension leads whole it was running. Will just have to get it fixed
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Tap f2 as it boots up, that will take you to the bios screen"
Yep i tried that.
Pressed power button and rapidly pressed f2 but light just went back off.
Also tried ctrl+esc as suggest ed but nothing. Will look on internet and weigh up options.
Thanks for suggestions people  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Problem is, the bit that was updating is the bit that can usually fix things. Search for factory reset for your model but even that may be fooked if it too was part of the bit that was updating. |
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