Lenovo Pulls Legion Go BIOS V42 After 3 of 3 Test Devices Bricked

3 articles · Updated · The Verge · Aug 24

Lenovo said some Legion Go handhelds can hit a blank screen during BIOS V42 installation, and it has removed the update from its support site while validation continues.
V42 was not pushed through Windows Update or Legion Space; affected users are told to hold the power button for about 10 seconds, wait 1 minute, then reboot before contacting support.
The issue appears limited to the original Legion Go 8APU1 that manually downloaded V42 from Lenovo’s website, not the Legion Go S or Legion Go 2.
A Lenovo forum employee said in-warranty repairs should be free and out-of-warranty fixes also should be covered subject to local laws, but the company had not formally confirmed that stance.
Internal testing cited on Lenovo’s forums reproduced the failure on 3 of 3 devices in one Europe team, suggesting a batch-specific motherboard component or other narrow trigger.