HELP was doing a bios update on ibm thinkpad z61t

had a power outage as i was doing an bios update on my ibm thinkpad z61t now when i boot it comes up black screen n two lights on the battery n the one to the left first one what do i do or is it shot please help me xxxxx ty
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Normally the lenovo update utility will prevent you from running the bios update if you don't have a charged battery installed, were you using a method other than the update provided by lenovo?
Also, it is technically possible to reburn the bios chip and there is at least one company in the usa that offers this service, it will cost you at least twice as much as you can get a good working motherboard for so replacing is your best option.
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