Problems after BIOS flash update (won't boot from devices)

[nortexoid]

I recently flashed my bios on a Gateway NX100X (also E-100M) to the latest 76.19 version, and now the thing will POST, but it will not boot from any device, including USB stick, USB DVD drive, or (built in) SATA HDD. I can enter the BIOS set up utility (Phoenix) but as soon it's supposed to start booting from a drive, the screen goes blank and there is a little flashing cursor in the top left.

Any ideas as to what the problem might be? Looking around some forums, it appears either the flash was unsuccessful (nothing indicated this--it flashed and rebooted on its own and appeared to be fine) and my laptop is garbage. Or the flash went ok and the new bios is incompatible with something, such as my memory stick (which I upgraded from the factory). If the flash was really unsuccessful, is there any way to do a flash recovery for this system? I tried the Win + B or Fn + B trick and it doesn't appear to work. (Likewise for Fn/Win + Esc and some other combo.)

Eeeeeek!

 

[mpilchfamily]

Sounds like a bad flash. Not much you can do about it unless your able to flash it again. A bad flash can easily brick a system.

 

[techmanc]

And double check you have the proper BIOS for your motherboard if your able to flash it again.

 

[nortexoid]

The flash was ok. In fact, I brought the notebook to a repair place and a technician took the BIOS chip out and flashed it in an external device. Same problem. He then reflashed it with an older version. Same problem! These are the only two versions they have listed on the support page, and neither of them are the originals, and neither of them work!

Is it possible that by flashing the chip I somehow damaged it, or worse, the laptop? That sounds outrageous, but you never know.