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It is a Compaq Presario 2500 (specifically 2594US) notebook
I used a Winflash utility from their website to update the BIOS:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwar...551&lang=en
(I was hoping to fix an audio problem.) However, right before it started programming the BIOS it froze and has been completely unresponsive since. I waited 48 hours before hitting the reset button on the bottom of the notebook and taking out the battery. It is still unresponsive, I have tried a couple different working power supplies and the notebook does not even try to power on (no LEDs or anything!)
Would a bricked laptop be completely dead like this? Is there any hope aside from a new motherboard?
I used a Winflash utility from their website to update the BIOS:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwar...551&lang=en
(I was hoping to fix an audio problem.) However, right before it started programming the BIOS it froze and has been completely unresponsive since. I waited 48 hours before hitting the reset button on the bottom of the notebook and taking out the battery. It is still unresponsive, I have tried a couple different working power supplies and the notebook does not even try to power on (no LEDs or anything!)
Would a bricked laptop be completely dead like this? Is there any hope aside from a new motherboard?