HP 8710p BIOS could not update - now infinite LOOP - trying to find - please help!

Hey all. I've updated my friends to f.20 bios system - and it now appears that the bios update failed, and then it restarts.

It is an endless loop - which never lets me boot in windows - so I can't go back to a previous version of the BIOS.

I have read around forums and discovered a method to try an emergency recovery by getting the rompaq bios and by holding down the Windows key + B when I turn on the system.

Just buy an external USB floppy drive to try this emergency recovery.

I tried the USB - but it wouldn't work.

I get different results here - but not what I want.

With the USB floppy plugged: when I press Win + B - seeing traffic flashes so far much more time, looks like it initializes the floppy drive (green light comes on for a moment) - but then nothing - just flashing caps lock for a little and then finally a restart again in the fate of loop. It never appears to start to read the diskette or find a bios file.

What I am doing wrong? What can I try? The disc must be leabeled a certain way? Should it be renamed my BIOS file?

Any help would be GREAT!

I had a very similar experience.  Here is how I fixed it.

Download sp41954.exe hereor search for it.

Double-click the file to launch the application.  If you use Vista or later, close the program, go where he extracted (C:\swsetup\sp41954) and search for the FirmwareUpdater.exe file.  Right-click on the file and select Properties.  Click on the Compatibility tab and select "run this program in compatibility mode for: Windows XP (Service Pack 3).  Open FirmwareUpdater.exe and create a startup disk.  If you are using XP, you can create the sp41954 startup disk directly.

Turn the laptop off.  Connect the floppy drive USB with the newly created on the portable computer diskette.  Hold all four arrows while turning on the laptop.  Continue to hold down the four arrows until you see the num-lock or flashing caps lock key (don't remember which).  He should be reading the disk.  After a minute or two, the laptop should restart and operate normally.

When I did, I disconnected the laptop and removed the battery.  I don't know if it was necessary to remove all or not.

I hope this helps.

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