C700 / CQ40 / CQ45 / DV4 / DV5 / DV6 / HDX18T - Insyde BIOS RECOVERY using a USB THUMBDRIVE

[konstantin]

My notebook is dead after a winflash failed.
The notebook is Pavilion DV9500t CTO and the bios file is 30CCF59.WPH
I've tried to rename the 30CC.fd ,30CC.BIN file but notebook looks like it wants a different file name

If anyone knows what file the notebook is looking, please help.

[Dolg]

WPH - is not Insyde BIOS. It is the Phoenix bios, and to recovery it needed another sequence of actions.

Actions to recovery Phoenix BIOS. ONLY Phoenix.
1) Download the Crysis disc
2) You need a USB-flash drive. All the information on it erased. The size of preferably not more than 4GB, less is better.
3) Extract the archive to any folder
4) Download the archive with the BIOS for your notebook model from the HP site
5) Extract from the archive with BIOS a binary .WPH file, It takes about 1 MB
6) Copy it to the folder with the unpacked archive (at step 3). Inside that folder there should be no other folders. Only files.
7) Rename the BIOS file to BIOS.wph
8) Insert the USB-flash drive in the USB-port
9) In the folder with unpacked archive (at step 3) run the file WINCRIS.EXE
10) Dont touch any settings and just press Start. When formatting and writing process is done, close WINCRIS, shutdown your notebook.
11) Remove the notebook battery and disconnect the AC cord. Connect USB flash drive to your NB, hold down Fn+Esc (or Win+B, try other keys), connect the AC cord and holding down Fn+Esc turn on your NB. Release all keys after 10-15 seconds after power on. Recovery process goes with a black screen, it can be detected by the readout indicator on a USB-flash drive. Recovery process lasts from 3 to 5 minutes. After the finishing recovery process, notebook restarts (or shutdown) automatically.

If the notebook does not respond to USB flash drive, try using the USB floppy drive. Also try to connect the USB flash drive (or USB FDD) to different USB ports.

Sorry for offtopic.

[egypcio]

Hey guys
I just recovered my DV3 2155MX!!! It's aliiiiive again ;P
(Damn! I am looking like a baby child. LOL)

Well, I needed to create some folders and stuff to bring back my old bios after updated from Insyde BIOS F0.6 to F1.3A. A friend of mine helped a lot and found the link in HP forums with the folders I created;
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport...dTypeId=321957

So... the old BIOS I just found in a chinese forum and used Google Translate Tools to read that
http://bbs.bios.net.cn/viewthread.php?tid=75544

AH! Almost forgot!
I put the old BIOS eather in \current, \previous and \(root) folders using the names 306D.FD [.BIN too] and 306E.FD [.BIN too].
Unfortunately the EXACT process can't be writed here, but I'll try to tell what I did to solve the issue.

1) Remove battery and AC power cable;
2) Holded *power button* for 20secs / it's the hard reset from HP forums;
3) Plugged the pendrive with all files and those folders;
4) Pressed and holded *WINKEY+B*
5) Still holding *WINKEY+B* I plugged the AC power cable;
6) Powered on the laptop;
7) When laptop beeped I released the keys and waited...
8) Firts boot I holded *F10* before power on the laptop again;
9) Still no battery and... BOOTED OLD BIOS!

Thank you all guys!
0.0, macakox, iq-myst, dannyres, errodrigues, raj85... and specialy to my friend Marcos 'Mark' Saraiva and 落花剑影 (Falling-Ying) from BIOS.net.cn (;

[phoeniix]

I have the same problem on the DV8T. Just flashed last night to F.15E from F.12. The application exited mid erase/write. I rebooted and black screen. I have tried all sorts of combinations of "Win + B", "Fn + Esc" along with using a thumb drive with files 7001.bin and 7001F15.bin at the root and in "Hewlett-Packard/BIOS/current" and "Hewlett-Packard/BIOS/previous" and still nothing. My battery's removed, I remove power, hold power button for 30 seconds to hard reset, plug in the usb drive, hold the keys above, then plug in power and power on. I have even tried holding all 4 arrow keys while powering on and nothing.

I'm starting to think that the DV8T has a different set of keys to trigger bios recovery.

Has anyone else had these issues?

Marc

PS: oh and HP tech support wants me to mail it back for 2 weeks. Sigh. Why cant they just tell me the bios recovery sequence?

[kegerator]

I too have had the same issue with the Bios Flash from V12 to V15.E, with the Black Screen of Death.

I called HP Customer Support and spent 30-minutes trying to get them to tell me the Bios Recovery Mode trigger, and they intentionally have changed it and will not give out the information! That is extremely disappointing, as my only option is to send it in for repair, 10+ days - are they crazy???

Anyone know what the new Bios Recovery Mode trigger is for the dv8t? There is always one, so we just need to find out what it is. Does anyone know? Anyone here work at HP?? I'm ready to go with the Bios file on the USB drive when ready!

Thanks! Now it's becoming a personal challenge to solve this before the weekend is over. Please feel free to PM me if you don't want to post it on the forum. Thanks to everyone, I know we'll get it solved.

[smoses799]

same issue with my dv8t.

[egypcio]

... I have tried all sorts of combinations of "Win + B", "Fn + Esc" along with using a thumb drive with files 7001.bin and 7001F15.bin at the root and in "Hewlett-Packard/BIOS/current" and "Hewlett-Packard/BIOS/previous" and still nothing.

FN+ESC?
I used WINKEY+B.

Well, have you tried to use F10 to boot the rescue bios feature mode? (with that old bios file into \hewlett-packard\bios\previous and \)

Another point you could check is that file name searched from platform.ini.

[phoeniix]

FN+ESC?
I used WINKEY+B.

Well, have you tried to use F10 to boot the rescue bios feature mode? (with that old bios file into \hewlett-packard\bios\previous and \)

Another point you could check is that file name searched from platform.ini.

FN+ESC is just another way to trigger bios recovery for some HP laptops. In fact I have found 3 ways looking through various documents.
FN+ESC
WINKEY + B
All 4 Arrow Keys
Since HP has bought so many companies, its no wonder there are so many ways.

As for F10, That is an option that the BIOS has to start the system recovery process. Since my BIOS is erased I didnt even have that option as the system powers on to a powered off screen. Regardless, i tried holding it down while powering on the system, and it didnt work either.

Thanks for the suggestion, though.

[Wizard37]

This nuked my DV8T as well, I would kill for the BIOS recovery process for this as well.

[Mene]

Hey guys, I could use some help. this might be a lnog post but i want to give you all the nifo at once.

I ahve a DV6-2064. I bought it in November in Canada but I'm in the carribean for the next 4 months.

I was using my computer as normal when it froze on me and wouldn't post on reboot. Instead the screen remains blank and the capslock & numlock lights flash twice every 5 seconds.

I read the steps and downloaded the most recent bios file which is 3635F04.fd. I looked in the platform.ini file and saw that it had several diff sets of numbers ranging from 3635 - 3539 & 363A. I made multiple file names using all 6 names and used 3 file extensions including .bin, .fd and .rom. That's about 18 diff file names,

I followed the instruction on page 1 and my cmoputer started beeping and whirring. 1 minute into the beeping the screen came alive with a message that my bios was being flashed.

I was pretty excited and happy. But upon rebooting, the laptop still wouldn't post and I still had a black screen and the flashing caplock & numlock key.

I went back tot he HP support website and fdownloaded an older version of the bios. I have placed the 18 variations of this bios on the flash drive but need to wait until I get home to try it out.

Any idea's as to why my system still won't post even though the flash was succesful?

maybe my bios chip is dead?

thanks for the help.