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‎11-24-2019 10:05 AM - edited ‎11-24-2019 12:43 PM

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Product: Z840
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

Hi all,

 

I just updated the BIOS on my Z840 from the previous 02.48 to the new 02.50 by running sp100084.exe on Windows 10. Of course the reboot was done and flashing was completed off Windows as always at which point I got the standard message that after restart, lights will go on and off for a while etc.

 

Unfortunately upon restarting (automatically after the BIOS was updated) the board lights flashed, fans were spinning a bit and after only a few seconds (2 or 3) the machine shut down. It then started up again after a few seconds and shut down again. It repeated the same cycle over at least 6 minutes after which I decided to power it down. I've since tried clearing the CMOS, removing the battery, doing the Bootblock pin reset but I still get the same error cycle. Has anyone seen this before? The BIOS update completed fine and the program reset the workstation, can it be that it was not actually completed correctly?

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