Phoenix BIOS Crisis Recovery?

[IntuitiveNipple]

After updating the BIOS of a VGN-FE41Z, from R0190J3 to R0200J3, the laptop won't start. It seems the reprogramming of the EEPROM didn't work.

I had prepared a Phoenix Crisis Recovery diskette just-in-case, not expecting to have to use it.

However, it seems either the boot-block of the BIOS has been corrupted, or the key sequence to activate crisis recovery mode is different to the one I know of: battery out, Fn+B or Win+B keys held down, insert power plug, press power-on button, wait until the boot disk is accessed before releasing keys.

I tend to think it is the former because after power-on the LEDs stay lit. The only activity is the DVD and hard disk doing their power-on checks.

Has anyone had experience of using the Phoenix Crisis Recovery procedure on a Vaio?

[Thalamus.]

Hi IntuitiveNipple,

I would think Vaio-Support would be the best people to contact for your BIOS problem..

[IntuitiveNipple]

I would think Vaio-Support would be the best people to contact for your BIOS problem.

Yes indeed, but it is also worth checking if/how to do things ones-self. I was going to re-program the EEPROM (EN29LV800BB-70TCP, a 48-pin 20mm TSOP package) but Sony immediately offered to collect the PC and return it to me in 5 days.

[Thalamus.]

Hi again,

I agree but you could end up possibly making things worse..