Hi, With regards to Lenovo repairs, I have had good results from Nova Networks <https://novanetworks.com/> on Woodward Drive. They were able to help out with parts replacements, as well as firmware updates, etc. - Ed On Fri, Jul 16, 2021 at 8:58 AM Kevin Szabo <k [ dot ] s [ dot ] szabo [ at ] gmail [ dot ] com> wrote: > Regarding repairs, I like The Trailing Edge (TTE.CA) in Bell's Corners. > I've sent people to them before and everyone feels treated fairly. If you > are senior they have a discount. > > - Kevin > > On Fri, Jul 16, 2021 at 8:26 AM dpatte <dpatte [ at ] relativedata [ dot ] com> wrote: > >> Thanks for any suggestions. I pulled the hard drive yesterday, and >> backed up all its data files to my linux box. Phew! >> >> I'm primarily looking for suggestions of who does such repairs around >> ottawa. >> >> >> >> Sent from my Galaxy >> >> >> -------- Original message -------- >> From: Kevin Szabo <k [ dot ] s [ dot ] szabo [ at ] gmail [ dot ] com> >> Date: 2021-07-16 05:04 (GMT-05:00) >> To: dpatte <dpatte [ at ] relativedata [ dot ] com> >> Cc: "oclinux linux [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org" <linux [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org> >> Subject: Re: [linux] Bios crash >> >> I haven't seen a windows update corrupt a bios before, but I imagine it's >> in the realm of possibilities. Others likely have more experience but you >> may want to pull all your power, unplug your battery, and unplug the coin >> cell that keeps the CMOS settings for the BIOS alive. Try to boot to your >> BIOS and if you can get in there reset the configuration to the default >> (pulling the battery doesn't normally set to default). When was your >> laptop manufactured? Cheap Electrolytic caps have a finite lifetime and >> if your machine is over 12 years old you may be reaching it (or capacitor >> plague) >> >> Good luck >> >> On Fri, Jul 16, 2021 at 4:45 AM dpatte <dpatte [ at ] relativedata [ dot ] com> wrote: >> >>> I appologize in advance if this is the wrong forum for this request, but >>> there seem to be many experts on this list - so here goes... >>> >>> My laptop, a Lenovo y50-70 black screened yesterday, I presume during an >>> automated windows update. >>> >>> It wont boot and I cant even get into the bios to see what's up. On boot >>> a few leds go on (power, battery) the disk light flickers for a 1.5 seconds >>> then flashes on and off each second. No other response. >>> >>> Lenovo doesnt seem to have a copy of the bios code I could download and >>> reflash my bios with. >>> >>> Any ideas? >>> >>> >>> I am presuming that the bios is corrupted. Does anyone have >>> suggestions? >>> >>> >>> >>> Sent from my Galaxy >>> >>>