Bios update failure - bios image needed - lenovo S10-3

hello!
i`m in big trouble now
I just have reinstalled win7 and thought that i have to install the driver AND to do a bios update. I dont know why, but now my netbook can't start up (display is off, blackscreen).
Now i read some threads how to recover the bios, BUT i dont have a bios image (oh god, i am so stupid...).
Is there any possibility to solve this problem? Maybe by getting a bios image from a other S10-3 user?
Btw, my lenovo has the Atom N550, 1GB DDR3 Ram.
Please help me. I am thankful for any advice.

hi sasa22
you can download the bios file from the link below. after downloading, right click and select 'extract files' to get the files you need.
http://consumersupport.lenovo.com/uk/en/DriversDownloads/drivers_show_2521.html
hope this helps.

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