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[Tomcheck]

if you would have read the wohle thread you probably knew that i even wrote a tutorial how to create such a boot stick. so, i already solved this problem ;-)

[Tomcheck]

create a usb boot stick with the instructions of my turorial : http://forums.laptop...showtopic=17150

copy the bios files onto the stick and boot up with it.

the new Bios should be 1.18 but there is nothing new but more compatibilities with new processors. So if you already have 1.16 installed, there is no need to update.

[Nicram]

New version: http://www.itos.asia...d/compal118.rar

Edited by Nicram, 07 November 2010 - 11:41 AM.

[Korso]

New version: http://www.itos.pl/d...d/compal118.rar

I am getting a BOSD in Vista since the 1.18 update. Cannot run it. Before i try to reinstall, someone has experienced the same behaviour?

Thanks a lot in advance.

[Tomcheck]

there is an option called ACHP (or something like that), that may be Enabled or Disabled.
Try switching the current setting of that option in bios. I think its in the advanced menu, but i may be wrong.

[Korso]

there is an option called ACHP (or something like that), that may be Enabled or Disabled.
Try switching the current setting of that option in bios. I think its in the advanced menu, but i may be wrong.

OK, I'll try and tell you. Thanks a lot for your kind answer.

[Korso]

OK, I'll try and tell you. Thanks a lot for your kind answer.

It works! Thanks a million dude
Never thought it could be that bios setting

[Tomcheck]

You,re welcome. You bought your machine with the OS preinstalled, didn't you? Because i bought it without any software and so i had that problem already when i tried to install the OS.

[Nicram]

Yep, there is new BIOS, i prepared ISO as usual

http://www.itos.asia...d/compal119.rar
http://www.marcinwilk.eu/compal119.rar

Edited by Nicram, 07 November 2010 - 11:42 AM.

[Nicram]

Hi, thank for this useful post
When I try to update the bios, the next message appears:

"Could not find BCP DMI block in BIOS ROM file image
PRESS A KEY TO RESTART"

Anyone has any idea? I follow all the steps carefully and I have try with different bios versions.

I have a Compal fl90 with 1.04 bios

thanks

Did You try to update to 1.05 first? Did You use my .iso files or some other way? Did You try emergency disk method?

[Nicram]

Tru to update to 1.06 first then using BIOS from compal website. Then if it will not work, we will try emergency disk method (it is restoring bios from the FDD that is connected to USB, it is usefull when laptop freeze when bios update process is running & don't wanna to boot after that).

[Nicram]

I'm happy then

[Guilherme Françoso]

Hi Guys,

Did you tryied it out with a JFL92 model? According to the Compal´s support site, those models (IFT0X, IFL9X and JFL9X) use the same BIOS. Where did you get it? Is this 1.19 BIOS release a modded BIOS?