Portege M100 Bios damaged

Hi,
yesterday i turned off my M100 by holding the power switch while it starts. Since the the power LED blinks orange when I turn it on and nothing else happens.
I read that this means, that the BIOS is damaged.
Is there a way to fix that or is this really the end of my little M100?
Thanks.

Hi!
You should try this at first: Remove the battery and AC/DC adaptor, wait up to one hour and then connect the battery and the AC/DC adaptor. Now you can try it again.
In worst case the mainboard must be replaced. For this you can go to an authorized service provider.
Bye

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