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July 22nd, 2020 08:00

17 R3, Bios Updated Failed

Hi,

I tried to update BIOS to 1.8.0, but during the update when it reached %70 it stucked,  I waited 1 hour but nothing happened, then I shut down my laptop. Now when I try to power on my laptop,  it can not boot, it says

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Boot Guard verified failed
System will shutdown
Press any key

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I tried some of solutions:

- press F12(or FN) repeatedly when power on, doesn't work

- CTRL+ESC key with BIOS recovery,  doesn't work

 

I need my laptop as soon as possible, and I would be greatly appreciated if you could help me about this problem.

 

And according to Dell Policy, BIOS update breaks motherboard CMOS, am I eligible for a one time only out of warranty motherboard replacement?  I bought my laptop on 2016/05.

 

Thank you

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    Posted July 22nd, 2020 11:00

    Try disconnecting the cmos for 15 minutes and remember,

    Never turn off a laptop during a bios update because its removing code and adding code to the bios while its writing.


    *NOTE: I am NOT a Dell employee, But I am a Community Rockstar*

    Quick Tip: If your laptop has voltage / charging issues, try shutting it down, unplugging power from laptop, hold power button down for 30 seconds to do a full reset!

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    Posted July 24th, 2020 21:00

    Doesn't Alienware have Dual-BIOS?

    I think mine 17-R4 does have that. But its horrible that it got stuck at 70%. I would cry if 3000$ got bricked like that. I always update my BIOS from support assist. Never manually do it because who knows. 

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    Posted July 25th, 2020 12:00

    I’m sorry man, it’s the truth.

    Alienware doesn’t have a Dual BIOS option but I had a weird encounter with mine.

    I turned off the computer completely and then when I plugged my headphones inside of the headphone jack, it booted into its bios screen and said:

    BIOS RECOVERY OPTIONS

    Go back an Update

    Boot into OS

    And something else I forgot.


    *NOTE: I am NOT a Dell employee, But I am a Community Rockstar*

    Quick Tip: If your laptop has voltage / charging issues, try shutting it down, unplugging power from laptop, hold power button down for 30 seconds to do a full reset!