Speedrun to Bricking my Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3...

Brick Moment

I will start off by saying I feel like a retard having done this.

I took it upon myself to gain access to the hidden BIOS settings/menus on my Lenovo.

I read a few posts about it being dangerous and that it could render your laptop unusable, but I didn't heed the warnings.

I first downloaded some archives of BIOS modification, flashing, and extraction tools but none of them did what I was hoping for.

I then read about a secret key combination that you can press while booting to BIOS setup.

You have to enter BIOS setup, don't hit any key except FN + R + N 3 times, then you hit F10 and Save and Exit.

When you reboot, enter BIOS setup once again and a new Advanced menu will appear.

There are things in there that are most definitely safe to change, but most settings seem to be left over from other laptops/PCs that use Insyde BIOSes.

I changed a few settings I figured might break the laptop, but I assumed that it would be reversable with a BIOS flashback or Self Heal and boy was I wrong.

Now the laptop "posts" (I think) but doesn't seem to enter windows anymore.

Its just a black screen with keyboard lights.

I tried the Insyde BIOS Recovery Mode to no avail.

I'll admit, I'm a risk taker and shit like this plagues my life because I'm an idiot when it comes to hindsight.

Now I am usually pretty lucky though, I had only 17 days left on my warranty for the laptop.

I currently am waiting on the shipping box and prepaid label being sent from Lenovo.

Long story short; If it feels wrong, or you know better, best leave it alone.