Thanks for the response.
Somehow, the BIOS was corrupted and I can’t select any of the options in it; all options are greyed out/inaccessible. I’m unable to upgrade or install firmware for WiFi cards and I think that’s directly related to the BIOS (though I’m not sure and don’t know how to troubleshoot that).
I was also trying to get a working BIOS on the machine so that I could have flexibility when booting, e.g. run Linux or some other OS with Rufus (or similar).
But, as I mentioned in my last post, I can’t access the BIOS chip at all (currently) – the binary I shared with you was from a previous session. And the machine seems to boot, but the monitor isn’t coming up at all, so I need to look at:
- The BIOS chip
- My connection to the screen (I’m working in an Acer laptop and despite my best attempts to be careful with the components I may have corrupted something)
If I ever get this resolved I report back (or if I have questions along the way).
Appreciatively,
ES