Monday, June 27, 2016

ASUS notebook BIOS update

Today I faced a challenge.  A friend bought an expensive Asus Tachi 21 some months ago.  However, the battery died and can only use on AC power.  However, the machine auto upgraded to Windows 10, and the dual screen NO LONGER works.  After searching around, it appears there is a BIOS fix ( version 211 vs 203 that is on the notebook).

However trying to update it use the BIOS' easy flash or Windows Winflash all failed as it required minimum 20% battery power to flash the BIOS.  So it appears the only solution is to spend money and fix the battery before full functionality can be achieved.  Thats a weird setup.

Anyway with a way to by-pass the battery check to force an BIOS update? thanks

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