Hi guys I've done a search on this forum, but found nothing, so i made this thread. I'm not to good about BIOS thing(s). So, i want to ask a few questions about flashing BIOS : 1. What is the requirements on flashing BIOS? 2. Is flashing BIOS will be permanent? For example, if i flash my BIOS, everytime i reinstall my Operating System(OS), it'll be permanent without having to re-flash the BIOS? 3. I've an Acer Aspire 4740G laptop with the quite old BIOS (V1.02 - 2009), i wanna flash my BIOS with the V1.10 i've downloaded before, the question is : is there someone that has the same laptop type as i have? Is there still have "Info", "Security", and "Advanced" menus in the V1.10? Hope someone can answer my questions and i'm sorry if there's a same thread
Don't flash your BIOS unless you are having problems with the old one Yes it is permanent and if you get it wrong, you create a permanent brick out of your machine You won't get any performance boost from flashing your BIOS, they are only updated generally to quash bugs and add support for new hardware / OS If it's working, leave it alone
I'm not having any problems with the old one, i'm just want to update it to the newest What about the requirements to flash the BIOS? Thank You Very Much
Download Bios from ACER Disable your antivirus before Flashing Extract - Browse Windows Folder from extracted folder and run Winflash_V110.exe as Administrator Wait a minute, Computer will restart and all done.
@mabaega : I've tried your method, and successfully updated my BIOS to V1.10 Thanks @mr.redroad : Thanks for the tips. But can i ask something? When i upgraded my BIOS, i shutdown my laptop but when i start it, the "Fan" is so noisy and it's not booting Windows 8. Then i turn off & turn it on again, the "fan" seems to be just fine (not noisy again) and it's starting Windows 8. Is it okay? Is the the side effect for the first time upgrade BIOS?
If there is no problem with your pc now, means everything is fine. I am using Acer 4740G since 2010 with BIOS v1.10, I also have tried several OS like XP, Vista, Win7, Win 8/8.1, Ubuntu. and all went well.
One of the things that is recommended when flashing bios is that the current bios settings are left in the default bios settings state so when flashed it does not leave the machine in an unusable state .. The bios mod whether OEM or other presumes default settings .. The executable bios program you used may take inventory of the settings of bios prior to flash at reboot .. My guess is the fan speed change is more likely due to an increase in CPU activity creating an increase in temp calling for more fan rather than anything else .. Keep an eye or ear in this case on it and check bios settings if you believe something has changed and adjust settings accordingly or as needed ..