Lenovo ThinkPad E320 - Can't Access BIOS, SSD Installation Issue, GPT Partition Error

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Hello, The laptop is a lenovo ThinkPad E320, I don't know what happened but I can't enter the bios. After pressing the ESC or F1 key because this is how you entered the bios, the message Entering Bios Setup Utility is displayed for a moment and after a while it disappears and the...

qs300 · Answer

Maybe boot from linux and try to format the disk in NTFS format.

viper_80 · Answer

Of course I can do that but this does not solve the problem with entering bios and I would not like to format the disk due to the data that I already have there.

lisek · Answer

Same happened?
After combinations, e.g. as described on the Lenovo forum Link_ can-t-enter-bios-after-changing-from-uefi-to-legacy

Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E320 is a Quanta PS3 platform
- there should be an inscription on the disc: DAPS3MB .... rev.?
* e.g. DA0PS3MB8E0 REV: E
HM65 chipset
matrix e.g. LP133WH2 TL (L3) or similar

25q32bvsig - 4MB - BIOS
25x40bvsig - 256kB - KBC

Try with a USB keyboard

ps
In the Service Guide for this model
link
And (ver. Cz) especially pages 122 .... on the Bios system update

Before the combination in the BIOS combination: Fn + F1
* BIOS and in Boot Device Manager ..... Fn + F12

viper_80 · Answer

The same with a usb keyboard. The only option is probably the installation of windows if you can install and upgrade bios but I have to figure out a 7mm drive somewhere because I do not want to format the current one.
With F12 it is the same or the message "Preparing Boot Device List" and the computer goes further or the bios must be damaged or something is blocked.
I don't know if this happened because several people used the computer unfortunately.

lisek · Answer

This laptop doesn't have a NoVO button (hidden in the hole) or Onekey recovery?

Stani12 · Answer

Remove the hard disk drive. Unplug the adapter. Disconnect the battery. Hold power for 15sec. Connect only the power adapter. Run and enter the bios as you entered before. If you enter, load the default settings and restart.
If this does not help, then you probably have what the post above lise wrote. An additional button on the power board is available in the hole on the side of the housing, close to the power button.

viper_80 · Answer

Walkthroughs with disconnecting everything I used first from the Lenovo forum. There is no such button.

Stani12 · Answer

Apart from the fact that you can bet a new bios, I have no other idea.

Arex16 · Answer

On the left side has a needle button and instead of turning on the laptop, you start from this button - BIOS SETUP

viper_80 · Answer

Hello, I'm going back to the topic, I still can't enter the bios but I installed windows 10. How to safely put a new bios now? Currently, everything works, but you can't turn on the wifi card.

Stani12 · Answer

Pdd with the concept of put a new bios, I meant to reprogram flash memory with a new batch in the programmer. The procedure is independent of what system is installed. It is important to program the correct batch with the ME region rewritten from the previous region and the read windows key because you probably have UEFI / bios / and the key is saved in it. Added after 4 [minutes]: Whether it's a driver issue or maybe a hardware issue, it's best to run a computer from a bootable disk or flash drive with the linux mint system. The available ISO image is on the linux website. Of course, in your case you have to count on luck to have it set up in the setup because you can't change anything about it.

viper_80 · Answer

I updated the bios to the latest version from windows and of course it did nothing. Is it possible to enter bios directly from windows? I used to have such a possibility in a dell laptop.

sylweksylwina · Answer

There is a possibility. But only in UEFI mode.
You can try to put on a disk in another Windows 10 computer in UEFI mode, with a little luck after inserting into lenovo the system will boot, Windows 10 does not have big problems after changing the configuration.

Unless you have legacy mode enabled permanently in Lenovo without boot support in UEFI, it will not start.
How will the system start when you click on close in the start bar hold shift. You should turn on the menu with advanced settings on which you click, choose the option to set the firmware - with a little luck UEFI will start.

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