Comments on: BIOS v3304 Acer Aspire One

By: Instructions for updating the Acer Aspire One BIOS | NetbookTech

Instructions for updating the Acer Aspire One BIOS | NetbookTech — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 05:48:07 +0000

[...] way to boot into DOS is to boot from a USB flash drive. I followed the recommendations from the Aspire One User webpage here and managed to update the BIOS fairly painlessly. The page actually links to instructions laid out [...]

By: lewis84

lewis84 — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:07:48 +0000

hey guys , the fan control software for the XP version of AA1 has been updated to work with bios 3304

many thanks to Ralf Neumüller

http://www.computentsystems.de/aceraspireonefancontrol/

By: Acer Aspire One BIOS update 3304 now available at NetbookTech

Acer Aspire One BIOS update 3304 now available at NetbookTech — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 21:17:37 +0000

[...] [via AspireOneUser.com] [...]

By: mike987

mike987 — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 17:49:47 +0000

After updating bios I have issues with WiFi. Sometimes my Wifi card is just not working, neighter on Ubuntu nor on XP. Any reboot doesn’t help. I had this problem three times, and what’s interesting – every time after removing battery everything worked. I’m not sure if it is caused of BIOS update, but the problem appeared after I did it.

By: lewis84

lewis84 — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 16:35:21 +0000

ok so i managed to figure it out lol , me being dumb, but when flashing finished , i pressed f2 when it was re booting and it says the bios are v.3304, which is good that it worked, but i hear no change in the amount of fan noise , acer supposed to have fixed the problem, but it has not changed anything with the fan

By: lewis84

lewis84 — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 10:59:06 +0000

hey guys tried it, made flash bootable to dos etc. , pressed f12 at restart but only 3 options popped on screen something to do with haitachhi, one to do with usb2 flash and something else , but no safe mode so since i didnt know what i was doing i thought i would just leave it alone

By: herby68

herby68 — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 07:58:38 +0000

try this way, its easy and works well
http://www.aspireoneuser.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=50&t=4153&p=27798&hilit=black+screen#p27798

By: lewis84

lewis84 — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 15:19:47 +0000

thanks Machani , ill get a spare usb pen and try it out , ill let everyone know what happens and if its worth doing.

By: frosterrj

frosterrj — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 01:00:43 +0000

wow. no changelog. how safe is this one?

By: machani

machani — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 23:13:55 +0000

lewis84,
1. You need a USB flash drive (SanDisk or any Generic brand)
2. Make it bootable to DOS by following these instructions:
http://macles.blogspot.com/2008/07/flashing-bios.html

(NOTE: The screenshot shows the Drive is /dev/sb1. This screenshot seems to be done from a Linux machine. From XP, the Drive shows up as D:\ or E:\. Verify that that is the correct drive letter for your USB flash drive).

3. After running the unetbootin-windows-latest.exe program, unzip the new BIOS files and copy the three files: 3304.bat, flashit.exe and ZG_3304.fd to the flash drive
4. Leave the flash drive in the USB port, reboot, hit F12 at the initial boot prompt.
5. Select “Safe Mode” when you boot.
6. It should bring you to a DOS screen with A:> prompt
7. Change to the C: drive by typing: C: followed by ENTER
8. Type: 3304
(You need to have your laptop connected to external power supply or it won’t work).
9. When you reboot, hit F2 at the boot prompt and verify that your Bios version is 3304