http://acer.custhelp.com/app/answers/det ail/a_id/3288 How do I update the BIOS on my Acer Aspire One AOA ! or AOA "!

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How do I update the BIOS on my Acer Aspire One AOA110 or AOA150 netbook? Note: These instructions are only for the Acer Aspire One AOA110 and the AOA150 netbook series and should not be performed on any other model Acer Aspire One. Updating the BIO !ill re"uire a U B flash dri#e to store the BIO information on during the update. To perform the update to the BIO $

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%rom the dri#ers home page & click 'etbook and select your series and product. )lick on the BIO tab and do!nload and e*tract the latest BIO for the netbook. The files re"uired !ill be in the Dos_Flash subdirectory. -ename the BIO file from 3310.fd to zg5ia32.fd. )opy zg5ia32.fd and Flashit.exe to the U B flash dri#e /nsure that the A) adapter is plugged in. Insert the U B flash dri#e into a U B port. 2ress and hold do!n the %n and the /sc keys together and press the po!er button. 4hen the netbook5s po!er light comes on& !ait a fe! seconds and release the %n and /sc keys. After the keys ha#e been released the po!er light !ill start to blink. 6uring the BIO update process the display !ill be blank. 7et the unit run and after appro*imately 1 to 0 minutes& the unit should reboot and the BIO !ill be updated. If the unit fails to reboot& or the BIO !as not updated successfully& try the steps again. If the problem persists& contact Acer support.

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Updated 11/04/2012: If you can still boot into Windows, see Aspire One Blac !creen of "eat# $ %art 2 for a new utility fro& Acer t#at &a es an update to t#e BIO! on a wor in' Aspire One a lot easier( Based on t#e a&ount of traffic t#is post still 'ets, and ot#er sites wit# articles describin' t#e sa&e proble& ) solution, t#ere are still lots of Aspire One users w#o continue to #a*e t#e sa&e proble&, I+*e updated the instructions, with my comments below , and a pro*ided a download of t#e last BIO! file fro& Acer+s site, wit# t#e BIO! file rena&ed and in t#e "os,-las# directory to &a e easier ) faster to 'et your netboo runnin' a'ain(

Updated 04/2./2010: After doin' t#is a few ti&es and readin' so&e of t#e user co&&ents, I+*e reali/ed t#at you don+t need to use U0etbootin( It won+t #urt anyt#in', 1ust a couple e2tra steps( After a normal restart yesterday, my Aspire One booted into just a black screen. No POST, no BIOS, no hard dri e li!ht acti ity, just the po"er button #$% on and the fan runnin! fast. I "as not ery happy& I "ent to the Acer Aspire One 'ser (orum and started lookin! thru the)ard"are section. I found this thread %ead aspire one and it looked like many others had a similar e*perience. After readin! many stories of "arranty repair or replacement, I "as just about to di! up my receipts "hen I found this post+,e+ %ead aspire one. It seems that a lot of people had success reflashin! the BIOS from a 'SB dri e usin! tools pro ided by Acer. I don-t kno" if it-s officially supported by Acer or if it "ill oid your "arranty, but if the computer-s a paper"ei!ht no" any"ay, "hat the hell. It-s ery easy to do, but the steps are a bit unclear so here-s my attempt to make the "hole thin! painless. This "orked for me, but it mi!ht not for you, so do this at your o"n risk. /ou need+

A "orkin! 'SB thumbdri e you can erase. I used an old 01me!. 'Netbootin. %o"nload from here+ http+22unetbootin.sourcefor!e.net2 The files to flash the BIOS. I used the most recent ersion from here+http+22macles.blo!spot.com2p2acer3aspire3one3bios.html %o"nload all the files to an easy to find location. Steps to prepare the 'SB dri e+

(ormat the 'SB dri e usin! the (AT file system, not (AT45. Start 'Netbootin and choose (ree%OS as the distribution. Screenshot here. 'n6ip the BIOS files and copy them to the 'SB dri e 7ake a copy of the BIOS file and rename it as 89:IA45.(% ;this appears to be ery important < my reflash failed until I did the copy = rename> ,eflash the BIOS+ 7ake sure the AAO is turned off, the battery is attached and the po"er adaptor is plu!!ed in. Insert the 'SB dri e Press and hold (N ? $S@ and press the po"er button to turn it on. ,elease the (n = $S@ keys. The #$% in the po"er button "ill flash. Press the po"er button a!ain once and "ait. 7ine took A4 minutes, but I-d ad ise that you let it sit there for at least : minutes just in case your-s takes lon!er. Bhen the reflashin! is done, the AAO "ill reboot and, hopefully, you-ll be back to normal. If it doesn-t "ork, try reflashin! a!ain. The keypress seCuence is a little tricky. If the second try doesn-t "ork, then you-ll probably ha e to send it off for repair. 9ood luckDDD @redit and a boatload of thanks to macles.blo!spot.com for the instructions I found and hostin! the BIOS filesD Ori!inal instruction from macles+ Acer Aspire One BIOS ,eco ery Updated instructions from Acers site (with comments): 'pdatin! the BIOS "ill reCuire a 'SB flash dri e ;for&atted to -A3 or -A342> to store the BIOS information on durin! the update. To perform the update to the BIOS+ ; 3#e s&aller your flas# dri*e, t#e better( I+*e used 1 'i' and s&aller dri*es successfully> (rom the support home pa!e, click Netbook and select your product. @lick confirm. @lick on the BIOS tab and do"nload and e*tract the latest BIOS for the netbook. ;or download &y *ersion #ere: BIO!,A567,4410,Windows,AOA110 ) AOA180

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9O"I-I6"( Bot# Acer+s ) &y files are /ipped, so you+ll #a*e to un/ip t#e& before you can do anyt#in'( "ouble clic in' on t#e file s#ould un/ip t#e& auto&atically( > The files reCuired "ill be in the %osF(lash subdirectory. ,ename the BIOS file from 44EG.fd to 6!:ia45.fd. ;t#e &odified *ersion abo*e already #as t#e rena&ed file in t#e "os,-las# directory > @opy 6!:ia45.fd and (lashit.e*e to the 'SB flash dri e $nsure that the A@ adapter is plu!!ed in. Insert the 'SB flash dri e into a 'SB port. Press and hold do"n the (n and the $sc keys to!ether and press the po"er button. Bhen the netbook-s po"er li!ht comes on, "ait a fe" seconds and release the (n and $sc keys. After the keys ha e been released the po"er li!ht "ill start to blink. %urin! the BIOS update process the display "ill be blank. #et the unit run and after appro*imately E to H minutes, the unit should reboot and the BIOS "ill be updated. ;typically :4 &inutes>