Cool, but have you flashed a W510? They really have a knack for this, do a search for BIOS update in this forum and you'll see tons of examples of people experiencing what I just did - following instructions, but the machine just dies after a reboot.
Anyway, I downloaded BIOS 1.41 and burned it as a bootable ISO using MagicISO. After changing boot order, it booted from CD and ran the BIOS update successfully. I got to a page that said "either leave CD in, reboot, let the CD come back to this page, then eject CD and reboot; or take CD out now, reboot, and change boot order and boot into OS." So I did the latter (seemed less redundant), I ejected the CD, and hit "enter" to reboot. It rebooted, and I hit F1 to enter BIOS setup in an effort to change the boot order, but it froze at "entering BIOS setup." I left it for a long while, then I was forced to pull the plug.
Since then, when trying to boot (on either battery or AC) the bluetooth light comes on, as does the ThinkLight, and CAPS and power button, but then they all turn off except the power light, and nothing else happens. Nothing on the screen. The fan and harddrive run but the HDD access light never blnks.
I do have antivirus, but how does that affect BIOS? The operating system isn't even active during BIOS operations is it?
Tech support had me verify it wasn't a static buildup by doing the discharge procedure. They confirmed the BIOS update went wrong and were quick to get my on-site support in action. So far I've appreciated the professionalism and promptness of their response - an improvement over previous experiences. Tech is supposed to service the machine tomorrow after the motherboard is delivered via next-day air.
BTW I informed myself on this prior to executing. I knew it was highly likely I would brick the machine. I timed it in a week that's not essential to have my powerful laptop. I fully expected this to happen. It was worth a try though, since I was having mid-suspend operation deaths that I'm convinced were BIOS-related, since a later BIOS version than mine specified suspend improvements. It's been a long and drawn-out ordeal with this machine that hasn't been solved by anything I've tried - you can read my plight by searching these forums too. The only thing I hadn't tried was a BIOS update which was suggested by Lenovo reps many times during tech calls. I knew better than them though, that the update would likely fail and give me grief at a busy time in my life. So I declined until this week.
Overall I'm concerned that this is so common on these machines - or at least it's so easy to screw the process up. I remember reading a thread on here where an experienced computer guy, who had flashed many BIOS previously, was terrified of doing so on the W510. Now I see why.
