Lenovo U310 cannot access bios or boot menu

OK so I'm not dumb, and consider myself pretty tech-savvy.
I've got Windows 8.1 I've installed myself on the SSD.
I've tried using novo key, f2, f12, b, also windows reboot-to-bios feature, nothing works.
When using novo key, and selecting setup or boot menu, it just boots to win 8.1 anyway.
Now, I can't reflash the bios, because I'm on the newest version, and the flasher throws error 182 (bios already equal or higher version).
What do I do now to reflash the BIOS, and thus allow me to access the setup/boot menu?

Other folks have had similar problems with the U310 and SSD  Here is the link to that discussion in case you had missed it.....
http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Lenovo-U-and-S-Series-Notebooks/U310-can-no-longer-access-bios/m-p/89622...
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