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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

Installed windows, then got a message saying "updating firmware" when I accidentally unplugged it.

Now it wont start.

I press the power button 2hich lights up then goes off after 2 seconds.

Is it totalled?

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By *ancgent74Man
over a year ago

Denton, Manchester


"Installed windows, then got a message saying "updating firmware" when I accidentally unplugged it.

Now it wont start.

I press the power button 2hich lights up then goes off after 2 seconds.

Is it totalled? "

Possibly bricked. Firmware is different to the OS and powering off when upgrading it is possibly the worst thing you can do.

What's the make and model?

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By *taffs_hotwifeCouple
over a year ago

Wolverhampton

Is it an Acer?

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Installed windows, then got a message saying "updating firmware" when I accidentally unplugged it.

Now it wont start.

I press the power button 2hich lights up then goes off after 2 seconds.

Is it totalled?

Possibly bricked. Firmware is different to the OS and powering off when upgrading it is possibly the worst thing you can do.

What's the make and model?"

Dell optiplex 7050. Bricked as in a write off then

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Is it an Acer?"

Nope, Dell

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By *ancgent74Man
over a year ago

Denton, Manchester


"Installed windows, then got a message saying "updating firmware" when I accidentally unplugged it.

Now it wont start.

I press the power button 2hich lights up then goes off after 2 seconds.

Is it totalled?

Possibly bricked. Firmware is different to the OS and powering off when upgrading it is possibly the worst thing you can do.

What's the make and model?

Dell optiplex 7050. Bricked as in a write off then"

Not necessarily - you can try BIOS recovery boot.

Power it off then hold down CTRL + Esc and power it on - Fingers crossed you will get the BIOS recovery option to restore it.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Installed windows, then got a message saying "updating firmware" when I accidentally unplugged it.

Now it wont start.

I press the power button 2hich lights up then goes off after 2 seconds.

Is it totalled?

Possibly bricked. Firmware is different to the OS and powering off when upgrading it is possibly the worst thing you can do.

What's the make and model?

Dell optiplex 7050. Bricked as in a write off then

Not necessarily - you can try BIOS recovery boot.

Power it off then hold down CTRL + Esc and power it on - Fingers crossed you will get the BIOS recovery option to restore it. "

Thanks! Will give it a try tomorrow.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

Update ; its bricked. Worth a try n thanks for the advice anyway.

The message at the time said not to swich off while updating firmware but not the consequence, otherwise i wouldn't have tried rearranging extension leads whole it was running. Will just have to get it fixed

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By *alldarksurreyMan
over a year ago

surrey

Tap f2 as it boots up, that will take you to the bios screen

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By *G CoupleCouple
over a year ago

kent

Google search dell bios recovery. There may be hope yet

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Firmware wouldn't be a PC update. Most likely a hard drive or some such in which case you've only bricked a component

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Firmware is the BIOS Update, so if you've unplugged, likely it's fooked. Trip to local repairer suggested.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Tap f2 as it boots up, that will take you to the bios screen"

Yep i tried that.

Pressed power button and rapidly pressed f2 but light just went back off.

Also tried ctrl+esc as suggest ed but nothing. Will look on internet and weigh up options.

Thanks for suggestions people

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Google search dell bios recovery. There may be hope yet"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Problem is, the bit that was updating is the bit that can usually fix things. Search for factory reset for your model but even that may be fooked if it too was part of the bit that was updating.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Motherboards usually have a jumper that resets the bios. Or remove the cmos battery for a few minutes?

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Motherboards usually have a jumper that resets the bios. Or remove the cmos battery for a few minutes?"

Oh right, will have a try

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

I'll exhaust all options before buying any parts

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