Insyde BIOS Recovery

1. ) Obtain the correct BIOS file for your system. The file extension will usually be one of
the following: “.fd” “.rom” “.bin” “.wph”
2.) Please see paragraph 3 to determine what you should rename the BIOS file to.
3.) Copy the renamed BIOS file to an EMPTY USB flashdrive. If the flashdrive is not
empty or is incorrectly formatted, the recovery process may fail.

4.) Disconnect the AC power adapter and, in the case of a laptop, remove the battery as well.

5.) Insert the USB flashdrive into one of the USB ports on the computer. In most cases, the
particular USB port that you use will not matter. That being said, some computers are finicky
and will only accept a specific USB port for recovery.

6.) With all power sources disconnected from the computer, hold down the ‘Windows’ key and
the ‘B’ key. Do not release these keys until instructed to do so.

7.) Connect the AC power adapter to the computer.

8.) Press the ‘Power’ button on the computer.

9.) When the LED’s illuminate, you may release the two keys from step #6. You may notice
some of the LED’s illuminating differently from how they do in normal computer operation.

10.) After about 10 seconds, the computer should start reading the flashdrive. While searching
for the file system, the computer may (should) beep for one second. The number of beeps can
vary based on the capacity of the flashdrive as well as the number of files on it. If the BIOS file
is not found, the computer will reboot and try again.

11.) If the file is found, the computer will load it. The particular computer used in this tutorial
took 12 seconds to load the BIOS file, but times can vary based on the size of the BIOS image.
No beeps will be heard during this process.

12.) After the computer is finished loading the BIOS file, it will start flashing the BIOS. During
this process, the computer will beep every 2 seconds. The computer used in this tutorial took
about 32 seconds. About 5 seconds after the flashing process has finished, the computer will
shutdown. If the recovery process was successful, then the BIOS should work normally the
next time you boot up the computer.

*NOTE: Not all devices will produce beeping sounds during the recovery process. The USB
flashdrive LED should still blink on and off while the computer is loading the BIOS image. If the
loading process is successful, the computer should shutdown within the next minute. For
larger BIOS images, this may take longer.

BIOS Recovery
The chance for BIOS corruption is a readily understood risk. An improperly coded BIOS file,
a bad flash routine, a power failure, and a variety of other problems can occur during the
update.
Even after a failed flash, a potentially dead motherboard can possibly still be recovered.
Most BIOS manufacturers (Award, Phoenix, AMI, and Insyde) now include an option known
as Boot Block protection. The Boot Block sector is write protected, thus it can only be
damaged if the flash utility is explicitly directed by a command line switch to overwrite
this EEPROM memory range. The Boot Block can load the most basic BIOS functions
 for the simple I/O operation of ISA video, floppy drive transfers, and keyboard input.
Luckily these features are all that is generally required to rebuild the entire working BIOS.
The instructions below specify using arbitrary names (like bios.fd) for the recovery
information. In most cases you can determine the correct file recovery name for your
machine by using Andy P’s SLIC tool from My Digital Life. This will help you determine the
correct recovery name for your BIOS when you load it into the tool and will also help you
make sure you correctly identify your BIOS type (Award, AMI, Phoenix, Insyde, etc.)

Paso 3. Actualice el BIOS

Use los diagnósticos de hardware UEFI en el equipo original para
actualizar el BIOS.
1. Encienda el equipo original y pulse inmediatamente la tecla Esc varias
veces, una vez por segundo, hasta que se abra el menú Inicio.

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2. Presione la tecla F2 para abrir el menú de Diagnósticos de hardware
UEFI.
3. Asegúrese de que el cable de alimentación está conectado a la notebook.
Manténgalo conectado durante el proceso de actualización del BIOS.
4. Inserte la unidad flash USB que contiene la actualización del BIOS en un
puerto USB disponible en la notebook.
5. Haga clic en Administración de firmware o Administración de BIOS.
CRISIS Recovery: Key Combinations

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I have created this Wiki article so that CRISIS Recovery key combinations for various computer
and BIOS models can be documented and stored in a central location.

All of the key combinations listed in this Wiki are derived purely from user submissions from
across the internet. I cannot verify the accuracy of any of these key combinations.

List of possible key combinations:

•Ctrl+Esc
•Alt+Esc
•Fn+Esc
•Win+B
•Fn+B
•Win+R
•Fn+R
•Ctrl+F
•Win+F
•Ctrl+Alt+S
•Ctrl+Home
•Fn+Home
•Alt+End
•Ctrl+End
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•combinations of Ctrl, Fn, Win, & Alt with the other options

 Format: The "+" in between keys is not a character that you press. It is a deliminator.
(Example) For "Win+F" you would press "Win" AND "F".