The safest way to Flash the BIOS?

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• How Flash the BIOS if you cannot start Windows

  Hello

  I have a BIOS virus which prevents ANY version of any operating system Windows to boot at all.

  (Linux will start and run fine)

  So, to solve this problem, I need re-flashing the BIOS.

  Problem is... HP offers only the BIOS as an executable Windows utility.

  Can someone help me figure out a way to Flash the BIOS WITHOUT Windows?

  THX

  Now, in response to this topic, I discovered a solution...

  HPBIOSFILE.exe - writeromfile /-writehexfile /-writehdrfile

  I hope this helps some of you.

  To use this...

  (1) download the executable file (.exe) for BIOS update for your motherboard

  (2) a copy of the program flashing of Award Bios BACK (Google it, easy to find)

  (3) obtain a downloadable copy of the BACK 6.22 (of Microsoft) and create files to start this one.  (possibly another computer to do this).

  (4) start your computer affected in BACK 6.22

  (a) copy the files in a directory

  "(b) using the bold line above... type the name of your BIOS instead of the HPBIOSFILE.exe file ' and run the command.

  You will find yourself with a ROM file, a BIN file and a header file.

  You can now re-Flash your BIOS on your HP computer outside of a Windows environment.

  ENJOY!

• Pavilion dv6t 7000: failure of the BIOS (Caps lock flashes twice a secone)

  My laptop model number is Pavilion dv6t 7000. In recent days, he had a problem. When I turned off my laptop and put it off, the next day I find that is not starting. A black screen, caps lock shift is blicking twice and f12 key is red (WIFI). Nothigs happen. Then, I searched and came to know that it is the failure of the bios. Then I tried some way and nothings worked. ATLAST when I remove the cmos battery it set again after 2 or 1 minute its starts fine. Then againg I turn off the computer and its power day following again the same problem. I was to solve this problem by removing cmos battery and put it again for 4 or 5 days. But today this tip does not work. I tried so many method like (Windows key + B), (byholding down the power button for 1 minute), (Flash UEFI) etc. to solve the problem of failure of the bios, nothing worked at all. What is the problem?  Is this really a failure of the bios? How can solve this problem? What is a dangerous problem? There the chances that my laptop is completely exhausted?

  Hello
  beep codes or led lights will Flash at the start of the system may indicate a hardware fault or BIOS you say you have tried all the troubleshooting steps
  
  I would like to run the hardware check to make sure it's all working please follow the guide below for instructions and report:
  
  http://support.HP.com/us-en/document/c03467259#AbT1
  
  Tests using UEFI diagnostics and run the quick test
  
  Thank you
  James

• Cannot Flash the BIOS on Satellite L500 due to low battery

  Hey all,.

  Obtained as Satellite L500 (PSLS0A-084002) here. I have the battery not charging issue and everything what I find point to an update of the BIOS.

  Of course, there is a new BIOS for download from the drivers of laptops. So I have the file WinPhlash "sl500 (mv) _bios_w210.exe. However, by running the fact falling before flashing the BIOS with an error number: 144.

  It is because of the battery is bellow 10% charge however I can't it above 10 percent fee that the laptop does not recognize it.

  There must be a way of to WinPhlash running without check. I read that you can run it with the "/ forceit" switch and who will be ignoring the error, but that was for some time and it seems WinPhlash have changed this as she always spits the error.

  I read running back help but after creating a boot cd back, he claims the exe cannot be run from BACK (ffffuuuuuuuu!).

  Any help appreciated. Thank you =).

  Maybe it sounds silly now but there at - it something serious, why you want to update the BIOS on your machine? I mean if everything is OK, why do you need new BIOS?

  In any case, I'm don't know if this will help but please try to remove the battery and check if the update of the BIOS starts if your laptop works on AC only.

• Windows 8 fingerprint reader no longer works (need to Flash the BIOS to fix)

  I have a DV6-7014nr bought around September of 2012.  I have upgraded to WIndows 8 when it first came out.  I had no problem with the reader of fingerprints on Windows 7, but do not use for a long time.

  As the subject says.  I can run it for a few weeks (on Windows 8), and the fingerprint reader stops working.  None of the biometric devices are listed in the Device Manager.  If I try to load the driver, it does nothing, as if the player is simply not there the responsibility of the driver closes just (with no message).

  Peripheral Biometirc in the Panel control says there is no biometric device found and simplepass opens without the fingerprint reader recognized.

  The only thing that solves this is my BIOS which comes Insyde to re-flashing. It is noted in the setup of the BIOS relating to biometric devices.  I have just discovred that BIOS update solves a problem because there was an update that I applied.  Have to reapply the update of the BIOS to fix this seems excessive to us.

  Added March 29, 2013:

  I just re-applied the BIOS two days ago and already the figerprint teader plug working again.  I tried a hard reset (because I saw that as a solution previously, and it is easier and faster to re-flashing the BIOS).  Who has shut down, remove the battery, now the power for 30 seconds button, boot the system without the battery.  He has not fixed the problem and I can't even understand why the fingerprint reader keeps disabling.  A re-BIOS flash solves the problem, it seems that the problem must be with the BIOS software.  Oh I also had turned off the "Allow windows to turn off the device to save power" for the biometric device before he went kaput.  It doesn't stop of is suckier.

  There must be a better way.

  Thank you

  Hello cjwh888,

  Try to restore your BIOS then use Recovery Manager to restore your software and drivers.

  Please let me know if it helps.

  Good luck!

• Cannot Flash the BIOS on A100 (PSAA8E) - flash process freezes

  Hey everybody.

  I am owner of a laptop Toshiba Satellite A100-283 (PSAA8E-1DL044GR)

  I intend to move the CPU (T1350) to a T2400 dual core.

  Before I open the laptop to install the new CPU, I want to assure you that the BIOS will support it-so, I want to upgrade the BIOS to the newest 6.00 version on the Toshiba support site.

  The flash BIOS (S10V600.exe) file is a self-extracting RAR starts automatically the good process of WinPhlash.

  Unfortunately, the last step in the WinPhlash process does not start.
  Instead, the system locks up completely with a CPU usage to 100% (spinning fan at full speed).

  The new BIOS only if written to the BIOS chip since I hard-restarting the laptop and normally boot my linux system. The BIOS is always the version 2.00.

  My questions:

  -Any of you who have already updated the BIOS on this system knew what could cause this?
  -What operating system did you use to Flash the BIOS?

  I was running Flash on a WinXP SP3 LiveCD (Hiren Boot CD) utility, the file loading flash BIOS from a USB storage device (I don't have Windows and would like to avoid to get a new SATA drive and install a 'real' windows there just to upgrade my BIOS, but I would if it could be the only way to get the BIOS flashed)

  Your help is greatly appreciated, thanks and greetings from Germany to the rest of Europe!

  > Before I open the laptop to install the new CPU, I want to assure you that the BIOS will support it-thus, I would like to upgrade the BIOS to the newest 6.00 version on the Toshiba support site

  First update the BIOS won't help you if the old BIOS would not support the new processor.
  In General, you can only use the CPU that is supported by the chipset.
  As much as I know, that the new processors are not added to new versions of BIOS
  http://APS2.toshiba-tro.de/KB0/TSB9401AX0001R01.htm

  > What OS did you use to Flash the BIOS?
  Since the available BIOS version is based on the Windows version, you must use the Windows which has been pre-installed by Toshiba.
  In many cases, the update of the BIOS requires VAP (value added package) which is necessary if you are running Vista or Win7.

• Evo 500: how easily Flash of the bios on the computer

  I have trouble understanding how to Flash the bios of the computer, I put up.  Can someone give me a step by step method how?

  Let me offer you some general tips to make the updates to the BIOS...

  Caution: an upgrade of BIOS defective or broken, unlike an upgrade of the driver, can leave your PC in an unusable state - essentially, turning it into a "brick" electrick
  
  Thus, before any update of the BIOS, ensure that the following TWO are met:
  (1) you have a way to save on the current BIOS of some media that allows you then to restore it, if necessary
  (2) you have a way to boot the PC so that you can restore the BIOS since the recorded media, in which case the BIOS update fails or trashes otherwise your PC

  So, as long as the application of updated BIOS provides you with a way to do both 1 and 2), then flashing the BIOS is safe, because if the PC are lost, you will be able to rely on 2) to restore the original, working, BIOS.

  In addition, if you do this on a laptop, at least have the power adapter is plugged when you do that.  Not sure how many people try this on battery power that have the battery before the upgrade flash is done!

  Good luck
  
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• Flash the BIOS to the operating system other than Vista

  Hello

  I have a HP dv6500 running Windows 7 for which I want to upgrade the card wifi mini pci-e one of the cards intel available on Newegg, or maybe a 4G card.

  However, I read the BIOS of HP stock has a whitelist for the wifi cards, and will work only to select the cards.

  I find a updated F5A bios that I am willing to try: http://www.bios-mods.com/forum/Thread-HP-Disabled-Whitelist-Mega-Thread?pid=28193#pid28193

  I have also heard that Flash a BIOS of Windows 7 it will damage, and the recommended solution is to reinstall Windows Vista. Is there a way to get around this? Maybe I could use a CD EP?

  Thanks in advance.

  Not that I know of.

  Vista or bricks laptop is how I understand.

• How Flash the BIOS on Aspire S3-391 when no present OS?

  I have a new Acer Aspire Ultrabook S3-391-6862.  I want to update the BIOS on the unit, but has difficulty because there is no OS on the Ultrabook again (it came with Win8 on it but I wiped the HARD drive to put Win7 on it).  I downloaded the latest BIOS (BIOS_Acer_2.17_A_A.zip) and unpacked.  It contains 2 files:
  (1) HB2V217.exe (size = 4, 664, 003 bytes)
  (2) Readme.txt (this simply says "Windows flash: Please click on 'HB2V217.exe' to update the bios").

  I then added this "HB2V217.exe" (4 664 003 bytes) the Win7 DVD (I did a DVD ISO, then adds the "HB2V217.exe" of the ISO file, then burned a new DVD of Win7 from this new ISO standard).
  The new DVD of Win7 boots fine, date at which I hit 'SHIFT - F10' to a command prompt, navigate to the "HB2V217.exe" file and run it, date at which it gives me a message error "subsystem required to support the image is not present.

  Other misc notes:
  -If I look inside the "HB2V217.exe" (4 664 003 bytes) with 7Zip, it contains 4 files:
  (1) HB2V217.exe (size = 4564828, but it has the same name, as it is the container for HB2V217.exe 4 664 003 bytes).
  (2) PopMsg.exe
  (3) wFlash.bat
  (4) wFlash.exe

  Obvious questions:
  -Should I copy the 4 files for installing Win7 disc rather than their container?
  -Can you tell me what I am doing wrong?

  Thank you

  Thank you for your help Jean Philippe, although I have now solved the problem, though in a different way.
  To answer your question though, the latest version of BIOS was 2.09.

  My solution was tedious but I downloaded "WinPE", built a flash drive bootable with it, the file copied BIOS "HB2V217.exe" (version 4 664 003 bytes) in the flash drive, booted from the flash player, sailed to "HB2V217.exe" and run it, date on which she flashed BIOS 2.17 new to the Ultrabook and rebooted, and success.

  For anyone who has the same problem, it was my convoluted solution (in a manner of long-term assuming that those who read it are not familiar with some aspects of computers).
  -on another computer, I did the following:
  (1) - download Windows ADK ("adksetup.exe"), which is free (http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30652).
  2-) plugged a USB key (something more bigger than 200 MB is fine).
  (3) - open windows explore and noted the drive letter of the USB Flash drive, I just plugged.
  (4) - ran the "adksetup.exe" and chose only "Windows PE" of all it's features (I forget if I run 'adksetup.exe' once or twice, but have downloaded more than 3 GB of files in total.
  (5) ' adksetup.exe' run and got a box of command prompt.  I typed in this box (but without the quotation marks):
  (6) "copype x 86 C:\WinPE_x86" (I chose 32 bit (x 86) version, although it may either have worked). "
  7-) after he finished I typed ' MakeWinPEMedia/UFD C:\WinPE_x86 E:.
  (8-) where "E:" is the letter of your Flash drive you noted in step 3.
  -NOTE that it will erase and format your USB Flash drive, so be sure you don't have any data you want to keep on it and make sure that you have given the CORRECT DRIVE LETTER or YOU WILL FORMAT AND LOSE DATA ON a DRIVE OTHER!
  9-) copied the "HB2V217.exe" file for BIOS I unzipped from the zip file, I had downloaded from Acer, for the flash to the root drive.
  10-) moved the to the Ultrabook of Acer and started the Ultrabook USB Flash drive (after setting it's BIOS to boot from the USB ports).
  (11) - target navigation on drive "C:" of the Ultrabook in this is the command line by typing:
  (12)-"c:".
  (13)-"HB2V217.exe".
  (14): the Ultrabook of Acer seems to restart twice because it flashes the BIOS and gives you a course.
  15-) after it's all done, restart the Ultrabook and enter the BIOS to check the version of your BIOS is now new and correct.

  There is probably an easier way to make a bootable stick with Windows on it, but nothing I tried seemed to work, so I was stuck with this complicated scheme.

  It would have been nicer if Acer had provided their BIOS image independent bootable OS as do so many other manufacturers, so you could simply image/burn the image to a floppy or CD/DVD and then Flash bootable BIOS boot media.

  In any case, thanks for your help, and maybe it helps others as well.

• Flash or not Flash update the BIOS h8 - 1380t

  Recently purchased HP Pavilion h8 - 1380t Intel Core i7-3280 @ 3.6 GHz - 14 GB DDR3 1600 MHz SDRAM - wind 7 Pro 64-bit.

  Wanted to really install & run Win XP Mode, said installation hardware-assisted virtualization is not enabled in the BIOS. Let me tell you that the BIOS of this machine is as lame as I've seen in 30 years of doing this kind of things. However, there is no menu item for the filming on the virtualization of hardware support and no revision number or date. If I remember it's Megatrends (?) American. Two sessions with HP Technical Support gave rise to "maybe" updting BIOS would provide the H - A virtualization menu item. I downloaded the update available sp56214.exe. Anyone think it's a good idea to update the BIOS? Does anyone have Win XP Mode running on a similar HP desktop computer? And what is the key CTRL-I to enter the flash installation when booting? Is this a different configuration of the BIOS? I have not tried, but I have little time wil.

  You are the very welcome.

  Yes, this is my opinon (if it's not broken, don't fix) unless after reading the BIOS release notes there are something you just has to.

  If there is a way you can Flash the BIOS in the BACK, then I'd be more liberal in my thoughts, but these basic windows flashes... I've read too many horror stories on this forum about failed BIOS flashes.

  Just for fun, do a search on "flash BIOS failure" and see many threads pop up.

  Paul

• Lenovo 3000 N500 4BG, flashed the BIOS and cannot start more!

  Hi there, bought a N500 yesterday I was updating drivers, everything worked ok and then I tried to Flash the BIOS with BIOS 6get12ww on site (today) and then after a stop, nothing works anymore.  It ends with the Blue error screen Windows.  I tried many ways to get the system up, so I can copy the old BIOS from HDD (WPHLASH seemed to make a backup before flashing), nothing works.  None of my Linux can start the machine, they are all stop in the middle of the process, Linux Mint starts, but the screen is not readable.

  Also, WinXP and Lenovo CD may not start in windows or the recovery console.

  So, how can I get a copy of old BIOS, or how I can recover from such a problem? No floppy drive, nothing can read hard drive (no CD or DOS or Windows Flash boot floppies could reach the hard drive).

  System has 4 GB of RAM, 250 GB drive HARD and cpu T3200.

  Help, please.

  People, problem has been found and resolved.

  It seems the old BIOS flashing, BIOS setting has changed the HDD SATA type was changed to something other than ID and correct that, regardless of the type of BIOS resolved the problem and the system works now.

  Paymaan.

• Satellite Pro A300-257 while flashing the BIOS

  Hello

  I have a dilemma. I recently installed windows 7 on my laptop of girlfriends who is a Toshiba Satellite Pro A300-257, everything went well until I tried to update the Bios. I followed all instructions on the toshiba site had to put the model number in to get good bios double checked and triple checked before running the program, but when I ran the system crashed to halfway through the closed system update and now it wont even boot lights are on cd player is ROAR a few stays on black screen.

  I read many forums and it seems im not the only one with this problem.
  I just got the phone to toshiba and they say im not covered because I does not you can call and go through it with them on the phone, even if at no time did he tell me to do that I followed the instructions of there Web site.
  I also confirmed with them that I used the correct bios but they say that they are unable to prove that and I can put in the wrong information that I did not.

  In my view, there is a program that will allow me to boot from the cd so I don't have to go out and buy a reader external floppy to Flash the bios, I think that his winflash. Unfortunately, all I can find is the executable program on there website which im guessing will not start work.
  Anyone know where I can find the prog to update the bios and the bios file so I can create a cd bootable to Flash the bios.

  Any help will be appreciated with gratitude

  Thank you very much

  Hi mate

  I m afraid there is no alternative to reflash the BIOS to the traditional version of BIOS who can start the BIOS updated using an external USB drive and the floppy disk.

  The European driver Toshiba page contains only the BIOS Win-based that can be updated when the windows operating system. The traditional BIOS is not available for download. Only authorized service partners have access to this version of BIOS and that's why I don t see any alternative as to get in touch with the guys and to ask for help.

• PC HP Compaq 8200 Elite MT: Should I roll back before flashing the BIOS?

  Hello, I am trying to determine if the update of the BIOS shown on your website is right for my machine: HP Compaq 8200 Elite MT PC. After selecting 'Let HP find my products,' he identified my machine and sent me to a page that asked me to 'Select language driver and OS' two squares. I selected my language, then going on to the next box that asked me to choose my operating system. However, it does include all the Windows 10 selections. I used to have initially Windows 7 Professional. However, I've recently upgraded to Windows Professional 10. Is it safe select the operating system Windows 7 Professional, even if I is no longer on the machine? You see, I want to update BIOS, because I'm having trouble starting after I install memory upgrades, and the provider of the RAM is recommended to upgrade to the latest version of BIOS upgrade before installing the upgrade of RAM, to eliminate these problems. I don't want to make a mistake, and then select the wrong BIOS update. There is an update of the BIOS on HP.com for my MoBo machine, but only for Windows 7 Pro. So should I go back to 7 Pro, before the update?  Please, inform me as to what I should do.

  Hello:

  I just got the flash drive, I use to update BIOS on my HP business desktop PC.

  I plugged in my dc7800 CMT W10 also running.

  The window on the flash drive, and I closed it.

  Then I went on the desktop, click on this PC, click with the right button on the flash drive, which is drive E:\ in my case.

  Then I chose the Format from the menu, and a box will open.

  In the file system drop-down list that I get on my USB flash drive, I get the following options:

  FAT (by default) which is what you want to use.

  NTFS

  FAT32

  exFAT

  So if you don't see these options, try another flash drive.

• Flashing the BIOS without Windows

  Hello

  I want to Flash my Tecra S10 notebook but I'm only under Linux OS on it!
  The BIOS provided by TOSHIBA only works under Windows.
  So what can I do to Flash my BIOS?

  Thanks for the reply

  Best greetings from Vince!

  I'm afraid not much. As you mentioned in your post, that Toshiba offers the update of the BIOS for WIN version only.
  You have problems with your Tecra? Why you want to update BIOS?

• RAM upgrade problem: Flash the BIOS? or upgrade the processor?

  Hi, I jumped in with both feet and now need help to get out me!

  I have a desktop PC HP Pavilion Elite HPE-470uk who becomes a bit slow (processor card here http://ark.intel.com/products/48505/Intel-Core-i3-550-Processor-4M-Cache-3_20-GHz). After you have added a bluray player that I noticed that it's getting a bit slow so thought I would add little RAM.
  

  I bought a few Hyper X8GB of HyperXbeast 1600hhz, slipped in and the PC did nothing but to turn on and off several times. I checked the two sticks and they both do it. I then (plow in front) checked what memory, the processor can handle and discovered "The Intel® Core™ i3 - 5xx / Intel® Core™ i3-21xx processors handle memory DDR3 1066/1333 MHz" by http://www.intel.com/support/processors/corei3/sb/CS-031175.htm

  After a discussion on another forum, that it has been suggested that I have updated the BIOS because it can allow the processor to manage memory 1600 mhz, but I don't know where to start on this or what version to selected download. I'd appreciate any help you can offer on this.

  The other way, that I can see is to update the processor itself. I thought of nothing too fancy just an i5 because it will allow me to run 3d blurays and should allow me to run some apps at the same time. After reading this http://m.wikihow.com/Upgrade-a-Processor it seems too complicated. Is it really just a matter of taking off the fan, declipsant the old processor, nine droping in and then put on some cooling stick stuff?

  Or should I just return the memory and get good memory?

  See you soon

  Atdot.

  Here are the specifications of original factory for your desktop HP Pavilion Elite HPE-470uk and its card mother MS-7613 (Iona-GL8E). Based on these specifications, this model can support up to 16 GB (4 GB x 4 DIMMs) as follows:

  Dual channel memory architecture
  Four DDR3 DIMM sockets (240 pin)
  PC3-10600 (DDR3-1333)
  PC3-8500 (DDR3-1066)
  Memory non - ECC, unbuffered
  Supports up to 16 GB on 64 bit computers

  In addition, this model can support the following Intel processors;

  Maximum frequency of the processor of the heart < = 2.93GHz
  Intel Core i7 - 8xx (Lynnfield core)
  Intel Core i5 - 7xx (Lynnfield core)
  Intel Core i5 - 6xx (Clarkdale core)
  Intel Core i3 - 5xx (Clarkdale core)

  If you do not have to worry about the update of the BIOS, there is no updates available for your computer BIOS. Honestly, I return the incorrect memory and upgrade to a minimum of 8 GB of RAM. Then, if it solves all your problems, you could also upgrade the processor.

  As the computer is nearly 4 years old, you can consider a factory HP restore to return the computer to a facoty as State. In many cases, it returns original full speed of the computer. The reason why this helps, because the BONE is swollen and clogged over time.

  If you have any other questions, feel free to ask.

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