Hi IT Pros, If this method did not work for you, most likely it's because you have a most recent HP model. I made a video recently about updating the Bios version on a new HP laptop. Hope it helps! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-d-bc2i6zthk.html
@@stevejoe9516 Hello, If you dont know the BIOS password you can reset it. I have some videos about that: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-tl_h-BpgWpU.html Hope it helps. thanks for the comment!
hello. I have this error during installing my BIOS."IHISI: Get support mode fail in SMI!" and "BIOS" did not support InsydeFlash!. I opened the file using my Dell laptop while I want to update my HP laptop's BIOS. Hope you can help me. Thank you.
I have a hp 250 g5 notebook pc, I just want to upgrade it to a ssd and 16 ddr ram memory, it has windows 10 pro. I went hp software/drivers downloads and found the bios the corresponds my pc: f:48--12-17-2019. I downloaded and save it into a usb. Is that all I need to upgrade my pc and boot it from the usb? Of that I have to load other drivers like sound, network and the like? Thank you for your answer if it happens that you read my post.
thank you for this, it's much better explained than the said "instructions" there. also, if you create the "new folder" and install the bios package directly on the hp laptop (as you did on your pc), will update the bios right after the install is finished. much faster that way, and you don't even need a usb for it. that's how i just updated my 470 g2
I may be overreacting, but I'm upgrading to a new CPU and wanna make sure the BIOS is done right. I downloaded the newest bios version, saved it to the HPupdate desktop folder, and what was saved was the application to launch the HP flash utility. But, I ran the flash utility and chose the USB recovery option which saved a bunch of the files you showed in the video but there are some differences. I got 3 folders labed "EFI", "Hewlett Packard", and "HP". Each of the 3 folders seem to share almost all of the same files, even down to the sub folders (BIOS and BIOSUPDATE being in all 3 main folders) The only difference is in the "HP" folder and then into the BIOSUPDATE folder, there are less of the EFI, s09, s12, s14 files than in the main EFI and Hewlett Packard folders. I'm unsure if maybe the version I got from the HP site included all of what you dragged in from your download from the HP site, or if I missed something to move over?
This procedure worked for my 10yo HP Folio 9470m running Ubuntu 22.04 with BIOS 68IBD F.73 Rev.A. First USB stick I tried (noname brand) was not recognized while the second one (from Sandisk) worked pefectly. Thanks for this great video!
Hello, i typed in google the name of your computer + drivers. It took me to the HP website, latest bios is F.53. If the method in the video does not work, try running the bios update from windows itself without creating a usb. Hope it helps Thanks for the commment
Hello Daniel, I have done a new video for other HP models. Maybe that will help you. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-d-bc2i6zthk.html Hope it helps Thanks for the comment!
@@MyITWorkshop Yes got it thanks. But I downloaded BIOS setup sp8??? and connect with FAT32 formatted but when setup runs it shows USB like G:\. 15123. USB When I click on next the windows shows error Required HP UEFI BIOS Update utilities is not found in source or destination folder unable to continue. How to resolve?
Hello, I am getting a problem reading my flash drive it says "46 - Error: Problem getting flash information" when I download and open the bios update file. Hope you can help, thank you!
I tried 4 different USB devices. One device showed nothing on drive, One shown everything except files inside the Bios/New folder..... whaddiddeye do ?
Pls help fix this system does not contain the necessary wmi support for this version of hpqflash I have "hp probook 6550b" Nvm i reinstall an older version
Hi, i have the older 10 year old HP 6730b and in the bios there is NO update option, only reset back to default. i even tried loading the bios file in windows but it just said finished? didnt go to a app or anything?? Laptop starts normally to windows but i had that 501 error at start and just reset bios to factory and that cleared that but still cant find any place to update the bios to latest. All settings in the bios seem to be on "change" and i even took battery out to reset in case a security lock is on somewhere. My other laptop from same age 4530s has a update line with the bios section, so is the 6730b locked out from bios updates or is the chip faulty or locked out in some way?? Otherwise its working and booting ok . Thanks
I have the same problem. No "update BIOS" setting in the BIOS. But there is a newer version of BIOS on the hp website. So there must be a way, but nothing works. Just plugin in the usb stick doesn't do anything. Any ideas?
In earlier versions of the BIOS the 'Update' option may not have been there, it may only have been added in a later version than you have, like the one you are trying to update to. You need to follow the procedure described in the post by @metaorior above, which does not require the update option in the BIOS; indeed, his procedure should work even if the BIOS is corrupt and you cannot even boot the laptop or access its BIOS.
See my reply to the first reply to this post from @MrOlegrom. Why do you want to update the BIOS on your laptop if it's working and booting OK anyway, unless you want to add some new hardware that isn't recognised, like a new SSD for example, as a few of the other posts here are trying to do? There is a significant risk that you will brick your laptop if you get any part of this procedure wrong so if you don't NEED to update the BIOS, DON'T DO IT and if you don't know exactly what you're doing but still need to update then get a technician who does know what they're doing to do it for you - this is non-trivial procedure!
Hello Amged, The easiest way is to download the bios upgrade from the hp website and just double click on it. If you are using linux, you need to do it using a USB Thanks for the comment!
Hey what do i do if i dont have the bios version ? I accidentally flashed my bios so now i cant know my previos version, it only say F.20 in bios version plz help Thanks
Hi Jack, I would try using the serial number of the HP laptop/desktop and look for it at he HP website. That way you can find the latest Bios update for your computer. Thanks for the comment!
What if the keyboard indicates corrupted bios via keyboard beep code, but does not show the hp screen?! Seems like I cannot enter bios menu via esc or f10... ;/
Hello Pampos, I normally do it on an empty USB, but no, it not necessary. However, if there is any problem booting from the USB, it's due to the extra files/folder you added to it. Finally, in order for the USB to boot, it needs to be formatted as FAT32. Hope it helps Thanks for the comment!
Hello, If you have a an HP desktop computer, this video may help you to reset the Bios password: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-tl_h-BpgWpU.html Hope it help Thanks for the comment!
Hello Android Emperor, If this happened after the Bios update, the trick that worked for me is; disconnect everything from the computer, unplug the power cord and press the power button for 10-15 secs, after that connect everything back and start the computer. The message should disappear. Hope it helps Thanks for the comment
@@freakzyymy5368 Odd....worked for me many times. Another thing since you updated the Bios. Check if there an option to disable this feature in the Bios itself.
Hi M, I am not understanding that it doesnot give you the option create a usb.........you have a usb connected, download the software, run it, then what happens?
My IT Workshop when is install it the Bios softwares is saved in swsetup in c drive and there is Dosflash and hpqflash folder... I have a problem in pc start up when i start my pc 1st they stuck and hp logo and then i turn off and then they start and boot up but its show Fw setup recovery error ...
I have a 8300 hp desktop pc and latest bios 3.08 is install but there is a problem in that i am trying to downgrade it but its not working i install the 3.08 version again and again with hpqflash from windows but the problem is not solved
@@mharoon2630 I am confused, did you manged to update the Bios version or not? Are you trying to downgrade the BIOS version? Are you trying to downgrade the BIOS version after the upgrade?
My IT Workshop i update my Bios to 3.08 but there is problem in that update. So i need to fix that problem but nothing is work old version of bios is not downgrading and the new version is not installing again ...
Hi. Thank you for recording this videos. Unfortunately for me does not work: when I try to install HPQ Flash Wizard (min 6:21 in your video) I receive error message "Required HP UEFI BIOS Update utilities are not available in source or destination folder, unable to continue". I tried different method, I searched on the internet... - no success. I want to update HP Probook 6560b, from BIOS ver F.20 to BIOS ver F.67 RevA because any new SSD (replacing HDD) is not recognized by laptop. If you have some advice for me I will appreciate.
You must correctly format it with hp tool with latest bios. 1- plug charger 2- put pendrive 3- press and keep pressing power button + windows + B (for a long time, around 1minute) 4- keep looking at the power led and other LED at bottom left notebook 5- when it's enought ALL LIGHTS WILL TURNOFF 6- LET POWER BUTTON ONLY but keep holding windows + B 7- The notebook will appear off but it's ON pendrive light will turnon and bios flash will start(screen will be off) 8- Wait around 1 to 3 minutes for the flash ( screen will be off) 9 release windows+b 9- turnoff via power button 10 - try turning on. it should work.
Hello! I am trying to create a BIOS update on my USB drive, but when I select the drive and hit next I get the error: "Required HP UEFI BIOS Update utilities are not available in source or destination folder, unable to continue, can you help ,,thanks
Sir, I want to do the whole process manually, I'm going to make folders on the flash usb and transfer files thats we need completely manually, I just need you to teach me where to get the two files that you renamed, I mean with the suffix BIN and SIG , thank you
Hello, I really appreciate these instructions, I found your video after 2 days of searching for a solution to flash the update to a HP Folio 9470m, in just 20 minutes I had successfully completed the BIOS update.
Pls tell me step by step how to disable (hp logo with protected by hp sure start) while in starting boot because i donot need this my pc is hp Z240 bios version 1.92
We need a bios update for an HP G62 laptop. With the screen black your missing the point because we can't put jack from said laptop in laptop because it don't work get it ? Worst possible outlook is the Gag... HP login/sign up make a password they like but I don't understand hence my being here...my hope was to use a OTG Flash drive Android...then have HP site download it into my useless 2020 moto e phone & automatically load it into a bootable file ready to fully update the g62 craptop...then I discovered some cellular phones are unable to operate a OTG stick...(sigh!). So upset...
Hello, thats correct, this is only for HP. I have other videos in my channel to create a bootable usb for other manufacturers. Hope it helps Thanks for the comment
You can create the USB drive on a different computer as long as it's running Windows, just as the author does in the video; the same applies if your're running Linux or any other OS on the update target machine, you don't need to enter the OS to do the update.@@nonyhaha
I had no file called ROM(.cab) so I had to google a little how to fix it, here is what I came up with, maybe it helps someone: there is a file called map.ini where you can find something like this: 179B=hpqflash.exe -s -f68ICF.CAB 17A7=hpqflash.exe -s -f68ICF.CAB 179C=hpqflash.exe -s -f68ICE.CAB 17AB=hpqflash.exe -s -f68ICE.CAB the first letters relate to your computer, you can find it in CPUz (programm) or if you start your HP and go into systeminformation. in my case it was 17A7. Now rename the file (in my case f68ICF.CAB) to ROM.cab and it should work as expected. I hope I could help someone.
Hi. I have a question for you because I wanted to update the bios in the hp omen 16 5t925ea laptop. I currently have a bios version with the F17 designation and I want to update to the latest version of F20 and the problem is that there are even earlier versions of these bios: F18 and F19 and if I download the latest version of F20, I have to download the two previous versions for the latest one to work ? Something will happen if I skip these F18, F19? Will the system be unstable or poor performance? 2 Question: What is the best program to download the bios update? Is it through this bios sp executable file and something or is it better to use the program: Uefi Bios Update, amibios, afudos or rw everything. I would like an answer...
Hello, In most cases is not needed to go in order. Unless there is a note for version F20 that says you need F18-19 before upgrading to F20. If not, there should not be any problems. You can download the upgrade using your web browser. Hope it help TY for the comment!
Sir my laptop does not startup at all, only caps lock and num lock blink three times, changed ram also still same problem. Took to service centre they flashed bios via programmer and it displayed system board ct, serial no, product no missing every time it started, I tired to update the same and using bios configuration tool changed the mpm status to unlock so that can update with sku no, product no and system board no but after restarting once again same blinking problem persists, sir please help thanks in advance
Hello, Yeah that happened to me on the same HP model in this video. It will depend on the model, the older it is the less likely it's to fix it. I leave the link for the official HP website where it details what to do depending on the blink pattern: support.hp.com/us-en/document/c01732674 Hope it helps Thanks for the comment!
Thank you for the video! But I have a problem. There is no "update BIOS" setting in the BIOS. But there is a newer version of BIOS on the hp website. So there must be a way, but nothing works. Just plugin in the usb stick doesn't do anything. Any ideas?
Good video, Im not getting the flash wizard to pop up. I tried running as admin and changed directory to my own on the desktop. Im thinking my windows 10 build 2004 has something to do with it. Im going to try to revert to build 1909 and try again.
Hello Ufuk, If the device is old, in my case i have a Hp laptop from 2006, the manufacturer doesn’t support those anymore.Therefore, you wont find drivers or Bios upgrades for them in the HP website...... Thanks for the comment
very good, I have a similar Probook, but I'm actually interested in this for a G7 notebook, same procedure? It currently has a Chinese BIOS, (it can change to English), I got it to work but I wanna update and have latest and English. I just need to confirm info of notebook as you show?
Hi Abismael, If you don't have the Bios password and it is a Dell desktop computer, this video will be useful: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-54vqKBiTGSg.html if it is a laptop It will depend on the model, removing the Cmos battery MIGHT work. Hope it helps. Thanks for the comment!
I have an HP Pavilion G6-1a32nr laptop. I have downloaded the latest BIOS release (F.49 Rev.a) available for my laptop on a second computer, however when I install and run the programme on it (Insydeflash) I do not see the option for creating a bootable USB, only a GUI with the option to start flashing. What else can I do ?
Hello Romaine, You can this other; create a DOS bootable usb, oen done copy the Bios update to it and boot from the usb, I leave the link for the video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-uhU303AXEFM.html If that doesn't works either, try executing the update from windows itself. Hope it helps Thanks for the comment!
hello. i am having bios issues with HP PAVILION 15-cb000 i updated my bios and now my starting screen is always black / blank. nothing shows but laptop keeps running, fan keeps running. btw. where did you get that "HPupdate" folder? you did now show where you get that from plus i also need to try your method. i need that rom.
flash wizard didn't open, I tried find and install it, only version I find didn't match witch my pc, so I create folder and search .bin and .sig mannually, i also mannually find rom.sig (and I put them all in folder) but I didn't have efibios.sig and all files from 8:40 min, if someone could help I will by thanks a lot, my system bios is 786C1
yep, thats an error in hp bios updates, which i have too. If you try to run it manually, you'll get an error kind of "no ROM.CAB file found", and it's really missing. Also there is a post on hp community, where a couple users have that problem too. You know what HP support does? He started to convince user not to install update, because it have small changes and then started to ask all non-related to problem stuff, such as serial number etc. Easy solution is to write USB stick with livecd, copy folder C:\SWSetup\SP79709 from other windows pc (you should get this bios update from HP website) to your stick, rename file ..\SWSetup\SP79709\68SCE.CAB (it can be different for you - see "system information"-"BIOS Revision" on HP PC) into ROM.CAB, then boot on HP comp using LiveCD and start HPQFlash.exe. Thats the only way it worked for me Too bad i still cant connect my ssd, even if i change sata mode to 3Gb, as many people advice.
I have got CQ61 et120 and I tried to install Samsung Evo 850 gb. Unfortunately, bios doesn't recognize the drive. I performed a Primary HD Self Test and it says "it passed". But with no luck, bios still doesn't recognize. I have the latest Samsung firmware. I tried to update the bios on laptop but couldn't find the right one. Any clues?
Can you help me? when I turn on my monoblock computer, Computer beeping loud and show this message: The BIOS recovery files cannot be found or the files are corrupted. Using another computer and a USB flash drive, download the latest BIOS file from the HP website and create a BIOS USB recovery drive for the PC that needs recovery. Insert the BIOS USB recovery drive into the PC that needs recovery and restart the PC.
Hey brother I want to get my older BIOS version of #Hp #Laptop back how can I get because new version is problematic, pls Reply brother I want my previous BIOS version back 🙏 help me
Hello DHAVAN, I will start saying: It not a good idea to downgrade you Bios version for it may render your computer unusable. Now, I have 2 videos on which i do exactly that, downgrade the Bios version. So, it is up to you, your computer might work with no problem after the downgrade or i may not work at all. Finally, there are some cases on which the Bios downgrade process can't be performed. One of them happens if the update fixed some vulnerabilities in the device. Link for the video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-jmw6-K2bcBM.html Hope it helps Thanks for the comment!
Nothing - just wait and don't turn it off using the power button! Windows may be trying to install updates in the background as it shuts down (if you have automatic updates turned on that is) - if you kill it before it's finished then then it will just try to do the whole thing again the next time you shut it down. The alternative is to go into 'Windows Update' while Windows is running, check for updates if necessary then watch as it applies any outstanding ones until there are no more left; it may well still take a long time to shut down after this but it will tell you what it's doing with a progress readout. Once the updates have been applied it should shut down as quickly as normal - Patience Grasshopper!
when i am installing the software in Hpupdate folder on desktop, after that u had a window HPQ Flash wizard but for me insydeflash v4.39 is opening up. Later its giving error as ROM file not found and is ending the further process
im lost at the hpq flash wizard...how do i get that option/pop up to show?...do i need do download a software sir?..btw im using sir a different pc to do this process..thank u in advance..
Hello!! when i run the .exe it starts to update my bios but it doesn't prompt me with the usb option, i need that bios on USB to flash another laptop(the same model) any help? and thank you in advance.
I don't have 'Update your Bios ' option please help When I try the option ' update bios in this computer' it flashes bios and restarts to windows not updating bios HP 421 G1 laptop
Hello B K, I would try another USB brand, if available, or create the bootable USB one more time. If that does not work the HP laptop model may not support this method of updating the BIOS version. In that situation i would recommend updating the bios from Windows itself. Here i have a video for that: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-g4-lOJWN9_U.html Hope it helps. Thanks for the comment!
Hello, i tried to update the bios of my hp probook 6450b but there is not more support for this machine, so there is not drivers for bios in hp website. do you know another side where i can get the drivers?
Hello EMG STEVE, I have the same situation on a HP laptop from 2007, my first laptop ever. Hp does not support that model anymore and there are no updates available. The only option is the internet, go to the bios, get the motherboard model and look for updates. Depending on how old it is, it will be harder/easier to find firmware upgrades. Hope it helps Thanks for the comment
Hi, maybe it's due to the latest windows update, but windows doesn't allow me to open the bios program to create the usb. I tried opening it as administrator. also turning off every security measure I could find, still red warning sign says not allowed (something else in cause I'm Dutch)
In my case, after BIOS update, laptop didn't restart. It just having charging light on hours (even when it's unplugged) and nothing else. I tried to long press power button but nothing happened. Just charging light on and black screened cold laptop. Any suggestions how to mend this problem?
Seems like the BIOS update failed or the BIOS file you downloaded wasn't the correct one for your laptop. Did you interrupt the BIOS update while it was still running or lose power or something else that didn't allow the update to complete? You should ensure that you download the correct BIOS update file for your laptop model, from the HP website ONLY - don't trust downloads from any other site, then follow the procedure in the video up to creating the USB drive with all the necessary files on it using another computer. Finally, follow the procedure in the post by @metaorior above - that doesn't require you to access the laptop's BIOS menu again to do the BIOS update as shown in the video, which you can't do now because you broke it.
Thanks for the Video. I try to Update a Probook 650 G1 with L77 1.32 Bios on it. Even though the HP update says its for L77 AND L78 family, it doesnt work. "the system bios update failed unable to open bios image file" And your solution does not work because the Folders are different. Any suggestions? Thanks!
Hello good afternoon. I am getting an error in the part where I press next after selecting the usb memory. I get a window with the following error: the program cannot continue as the necessary utilities "HP UEFI BIOS UPDATE" are not available in the source or destination folder.
I WANT TO ASK A FEW QUESTIONS? HOW TO UPDATE A BIOS WITHOUT BIOS ADMINISTRATOR PASSWORD? I HAVE A MODEL; HP ELITEBOOK 8470P. MY WINDOW IS CORRUPTED AND I WANT TO INSTALL A NEW WINDOW VIA CD ROM. BUT FIRST I WANT TO OPEN BIOS SETTINGS AND NEED TO CHANGE THE BOOT OPTION? I HAVE ALREADY TRIED THE CMOS BATTERY TRICK BUT I COULD NOT.
Hello, If you dont have the admin password to access the bios then you wont be able to change any setting in it. Laptops, in most cases, are more problematic when trying to remove the admin or startup password as they dont have the jumper as desktops do to reset it. Removing the cmos works for some models. In your case it seems it did not. One way that comes to mine and if available, NOTE: I haven’t tested this, would be to run the bios update from windows as for many models it come as an .exe file. 1 mote thing, if you have your hdd/ssd encrypted with Bilocker, disable it first before updating the Bios. Otherwise you might not have access to it after the update unless of course you have the recovery key for bitlocker. Hope it help Ty for the comment
You should be able to boot the laptop from the CD-ROM by repeatedly pressing the F9 key as you power on the laptop then choosing the CD-ROM from the list of boot options displayed, unless booting from CD-ROM is disabled in the BIOS, which may be why you need to access that first. Try it and if it doesn't work then try using the 'rufus' utility (Google it) to put the contents of your CD-ROM or ISO file onto a USB drive and try booting and installing from that instead (same way, F9 while powering on, and see if the USB drive is seen in the list of options) - USB booting may not be disabled even if booting from CD-ROM is.
