I managed to brick my Asus N61JV-X2 by updating the bios using their official bios update software. (Specs if you're curious https://www.anandtech.com/show/2962

I managed to brick my Asus N61JV-X2 by updating the bios using their official bios update software. (Specs if you're curious https://www.anandtech.com/show/2962/asus-n61j-x2-optimus-gt325m-meets-arrandale https://www.anandtech.com/show/2962/asus-n61j-x2-optimus-gt3... ) I also learned that backup bios chips were a thing but not usually available on a notebook PC