What can I do with this PC ?

elektra

NiftyDigits wrote: »

1) Leave it to complete and then choose F1 to reboot.
2) Boot into the BIOS Setup screen by pressing F1 at start up and choose to set to Optimised Defaults.

I have created bootable USB but as you said this is a process that can go wrong I just wanted to check something.

Does the USB remain in at step 2 ?

NiftyDigits

elektra wrote: »

I have created bootable USB but as you said this is a process that can go wrong I just wanted to check something.

Does the USB remain in at step 2 ?

No, you are finished with it at the end of step 1.

There is a recovery process if it goes wrong. It's just nicer if it doesn't.

elektra

not sure where I went wrong , it didn't like flash.bat

just came up with this screen

poppellerant

That's because the flash.bat file contains an error.

From Windows, plug the USB stick in. Look for the FLASH.BAT file, then right click it and choose Edit from the menu. The file should now open in notepad, revealing the following:

AFU865 683F1P52.bin /py /sn [U]/ [/U]wb [U]/ [/U]cc /cd /cp

I've underlined the problem - there are a spaces between some of the switches. This is how it should look and what it should be changed to:

AFU865 683F1P52.bin /py /sn /wb /cc /cd /cp

Obviously after making those changes, save the file and try again.

NiftyDigits

Doesn't appear that you have entered anything.

Actually there does not need to be any spaces between the switches.

AFU865 683F1P52.bin /py/sn/cc/cd/cp/wb exactly as written should work.

You can enter it manually at the bottom of the page you have shown.

Look here

You can also edit the Flash.bat file to the same format as above and then run Flash.bat instead. You can leave them in the same order, just format as above.

So two choices; Enter manually or use Flash.bat

NiftyDigits

Went out for dinner but it wasn't enough. So going for a late supper. Hope it's all done by the time I'm back.

elektra

Thanks poppellerant

That worked. I should have worked it my myself if I had taken the time to look at contents of file and read the syntax example on the screen.

Before reading NiftyDigits message above I worked out that it was easiest to just use Dos command Type and then I had it in front of me to re- enter correctly.

ND - hope you enjoyed your supper.

NiftyDigits

Supper

Time to go to sleep....