BIOS reinstallation/installation

godfather17 · 02-09-2009, 06:30 PM

Hey guys I have a laptop that was given to me and the person told me that the laptop has to have the bios reinstalled. Can anyone give me directions or a link to a site that can show me how to reinstall or install or upgrade the bios. Thanks for the help.

~~Laptoper~~ · 02-09-2009, 08:06 PM

Lappy bios are done via windows enviroment on most lappys, unlike desktop PC's you don't have options of recovery flashing.

Post the brand and mod #.

godfather17 · 02-10-2009, 07:28 AM

I will be getting the laptop tomorrow I will get the exact mod# tomorrow but I think it is a Sony VAIO VGN-FS760W I am almost 100% sure it is that.

~~Laptoper~~ · 02-10-2009, 08:25 AM

There might not be a bios problem, wait until you have the lappy in your possession then post if the unit boots.

godfather17 · 02-11-2009, 06:07 AM

I will do that.

godfather17 · 02-11-2009, 02:33 PM

Hey i got the lappy. can you (laptoper) or anyone else help me out with a few things. When I turn on the laptop it stays on the first screen, the one where it says the name brand of the computer in this case vaio, for a very long time. Is that a bios problem? If it is not how can I fix it?

godfather17 · 02-11-2009, 08:04 PM

Hey, the laptop works good but there is the problem that i said before. I have contacted the old owner and she said the repair man said you have to reinstall the bios and that would fix the problem, which is sometimes the computer does not start, so can any one tell me how to reinstall the bios or tell me a website that shows me how to reinstall the bios.

**simpswr** · 02-11-2009, 09:12 PM

That does not sound like a BIOS problem to me . .but you should be able to find the BIOS on the Sony suppoort site along with instructions.

If you boot from a CD is the delay still there?

godfather17 · 02-12-2009, 03:19 AM

yea I reinstall windows with boot cd that came with the computer and restored it to factory form. and also something when I press the power button all the lights go on but nothing happen nothing in the screen comes up. IF anyone can help me please do.

**simpswr** · 02-12-2009, 12:20 PM

That sounds like a power supply problem . . what Brand and Model is this laptop?

godfather17 · 02-12-2009, 03:26 PM

the brand is sony vaio model vgn-fs760w. I am getting a quote to see how much it is to fix it done by a computer store in my town but I hope they also can tell me what is wrong it is in the quote so I can come back here with a better detailed answer with what the problem is and if it is something that you guys can help me it would be great but if it is not than I will have to pay to get it fixed; if I have to pay I will still come back to say how the repair went. I will post what the quote tells me tomorrow as soon as I get the laptop back.

**simpswr** · 02-12-2009, 03:31 PM

good plan

godfather17 · 02-14-2009, 11:02 AM

ok so the laptop is back and back with bad news. the tech guy said that the motherboard is bad. is there anything I can do to try to fix it. the computer turns on sometimes without any problem but other times it does not turn on as I explained before.

**simpswr** · 02-14-2009, 11:04 AM

Bummer . . unless you can find a motherboard for that specific laptop, it wouild cost more to fix it than to replace it

godfather17 · 02-14-2009, 12:08 PM

yea it sucks. Can you still tell me how to reinstall the bios because the person who I bought the computer from said that the tech who she had look at said it was just a bios problem that could be fixed if the bios was reinstalled; so I want to try to reinstall the bios because who knows that might work and there is nothing wrong with trying you know.

**simpswr** · 02-14-2009, 12:10 PM

Depends on the brand of the laptop . . YOu should be able to find the BIOS on their support site with instructions

godfather17 · 02-14-2009, 12:14 PM

the brand is sony vaio. I went to their website and when the computer actually turned on I tried to update the bios but it said that my bios does not need to be updated; so is there a way that I can reinstal it. the model is vgn-fs760w

**simpswr** · 02-14-2009, 12:20 PM

Sounds like you have the newest BIOS. . go into BIOS and reset to defaults . . if that does not help, you likrly have a bum board

godfather17 · 02-14-2009, 12:26 PM

hpw do i reset to default' sorry i dont know how to mess with the bios a lot thanks with all the help

**simpswr** · 02-14-2009, 12:31 PM

It is one of the menu pick in the BIOS

02-09-2009, 06:30 PM	#1 (permalink)
godfather17 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 87 OS: xp	BIOS reinstallation/installation Hey guys I have a laptop that was given to me and the person told me that the laptop has to have the bios reinstalled. Can anyone give me directions or a link to a site that can show me how to reinstall or install or upgrade the bios. Thanks for the help.

02-09-2009, 08:06 PM	#2 (permalink)
~~Laptoper~~ Troubled Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 450 OS: Vista 32bit My System	Re: BIOS reinstallation/installation Lappy bios are done via windows enviroment on most lappys, unlike desktop PC's you don't have options of recovery flashing. Post the brand and mod #.

02-10-2009, 07:28 AM	#3 (permalink)
godfather17 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 87 OS: xp	Re: BIOS reinstallation/installation I will be getting the laptop tomorrow I will get the exact mod# tomorrow but I think it is a Sony VAIO VGN-FS760W I am almost 100% sure it is that.

02-10-2009, 08:25 AM	#4 (permalink)
~~Laptoper~~ Troubled Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 450 OS: Vista 32bit My System	Re: BIOS reinstallation/installation There might not be a bios problem, wait until you have the lappy in your possession then post if the unit boots.

02-11-2009, 06:07 AM	#5 (permalink)
godfather17 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 87 OS: xp	Re: BIOS reinstallation/installation I will do that.

02-11-2009, 02:33 PM	#6 (permalink)
godfather17 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 87 OS: xp	Re: BIOS reinstallation/installation Hey i got the lappy. can you (laptoper) or anyone else help me out with a few things. When I turn on the laptop it stays on the first screen, the one where it says the name brand of the computer in this case vaio, for a very long time. Is that a bios problem? If it is not how can I fix it?

02-11-2009, 08:04 PM	#7 (permalink)
godfather17 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 87 OS: xp	Re: BIOS reinstallation/installation Hey, the laptop works good but there is the problem that i said before. I have contacted the old owner and she said the repair man said you have to reinstall the bios and that would fix the problem, which is sometimes the computer does not start, so can any one tell me how to reinstall the bios or tell me a website that shows me how to reinstall the bios.

02-11-2009, 09:12 PM	#8 (permalink)
simpswr Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: May 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 12,330 OS: XP, Vista, Win 7	Re: BIOS reinstallation/installation That does not sound like a BIOS problem to me . .but you should be able to find the BIOS on the Sony suppoort site along with instructions. If you boot from a CD is the delay still there? __________________ Rich MemTest86 \| BenchTest \| Virus/Trojan/Spyware Help How to post a Screen Shot \| PC running slow?

02-12-2009, 03:19 AM	#9 (permalink)
godfather17 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 87 OS: xp	Re: BIOS reinstallation/installation yea I reinstall windows with boot cd that came with the computer and restored it to factory form. and also something when I press the power button all the lights go on but nothing happen nothing in the screen comes up. IF anyone can help me please do.

02-12-2009, 12:20 PM	#10 (permalink)
simpswr Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: May 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 12,330 OS: XP, Vista, Win 7	Re: BIOS reinstallation/installation That sounds like a power supply problem . . what Brand and Model is this laptop? __________________ Rich MemTest86 \| BenchTest \| Virus/Trojan/Spyware Help How to post a Screen Shot \| PC running slow?

02-12-2009, 03:26 PM	#11 (permalink)
godfather17 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 87 OS: xp	Re: BIOS reinstallation/installation the brand is sony vaio model vgn-fs760w. I am getting a quote to see how much it is to fix it done by a computer store in my town but I hope they also can tell me what is wrong it is in the quote so I can come back here with a better detailed answer with what the problem is and if it is something that you guys can help me it would be great but if it is not than I will have to pay to get it fixed; if I have to pay I will still come back to say how the repair went. I will post what the quote tells me tomorrow as soon as I get the laptop back.

02-12-2009, 03:31 PM	#12 (permalink)
simpswr Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: May 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 12,330 OS: XP, Vista, Win 7	Re: BIOS reinstallation/installation good plan __________________ Rich MemTest86 \| BenchTest \| Virus/Trojan/Spyware Help How to post a Screen Shot \| PC running slow?

02-14-2009, 11:02 AM	#13 (permalink)
godfather17 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 87 OS: xp	Re: BIOS reinstallation/installation ok so the laptop is back and back with bad news. the tech guy said that the motherboard is bad. is there anything I can do to try to fix it. the computer turns on sometimes without any problem but other times it does not turn on as I explained before.

02-14-2009, 11:04 AM	#14 (permalink)
simpswr Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: May 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 12,330 OS: XP, Vista, Win 7	Re: BIOS reinstallation/installation Bummer . . unless you can find a motherboard for that specific laptop, it wouild cost more to fix it than to replace it __________________ Rich MemTest86 \| BenchTest \| Virus/Trojan/Spyware Help How to post a Screen Shot \| PC running slow?

02-14-2009, 12:08 PM	#15 (permalink)
godfather17 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 87 OS: xp	Re: BIOS reinstallation/installation yea it sucks. Can you still tell me how to reinstall the bios because the person who I bought the computer from said that the tech who she had look at said it was just a bios problem that could be fixed if the bios was reinstalled; so I want to try to reinstall the bios because who knows that might work and there is nothing wrong with trying you know.

02-14-2009, 12:10 PM	#16 (permalink)
simpswr Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: May 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 12,330 OS: XP, Vista, Win 7	Re: BIOS reinstallation/installation Depends on the brand of the laptop . . YOu should be able to find the BIOS on their support site with instructions __________________ Rich MemTest86 \| BenchTest \| Virus/Trojan/Spyware Help How to post a Screen Shot \| PC running slow?

02-14-2009, 12:14 PM	#17 (permalink)
godfather17 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 87 OS: xp	Re: BIOS reinstallation/installation the brand is sony vaio. I went to their website and when the computer actually turned on I tried to update the bios but it said that my bios does not need to be updated; so is there a way that I can reinstal it. the model is vgn-fs760w

02-14-2009, 12:20 PM	#18 (permalink)
simpswr Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: May 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 12,330 OS: XP, Vista, Win 7	Re: BIOS reinstallation/installation Sounds like you have the newest BIOS. . go into BIOS and reset to defaults . . if that does not help, you likrly have a bum board __________________ Rich MemTest86 \| BenchTest \| Virus/Trojan/Spyware Help How to post a Screen Shot \| PC running slow?

02-14-2009, 12:26 PM	#19 (permalink)
godfather17 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 87 OS: xp	Re: BIOS reinstallation/installation hpw do i reset to default' sorry i dont know how to mess with the bios a lot thanks with all the help

02-14-2009, 12:31 PM	#20 (permalink)
simpswr Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: May 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 12,330 OS: XP, Vista, Win 7	Re: BIOS reinstallation/installation It is one of the menu pick in the BIOS __________________ Rich MemTest86 \| BenchTest \| Virus/Trojan/Spyware Help How to post a Screen Shot \| PC running slow?