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[Louie04]

i also have a bricked dv6-2000sl does anybody solved this problem? i tried all the procedure posted here but still no luck. kindly post some idea to solve this model, thanks.

[EGU]

Hello,
I have a problem with DV5-1140eo. Tryed all thigs i could find her on this side about flashing bios after black screen problem.
Can anybody help me with this problem.?? DV5-1140eo
Wich names shud files have??? Tryed with 3603, 3602, 30F2, 3600

HELPPPPPPPPP

[EGU]

Hi all
My native language is Spanish and I do not speak or write English, so what you read is a translation, excused if the grammar is bad.
It happened the same problem of the failure of the bios. Following the advice of users who gave ideas and especially of 0.0 in the post of "09-29-2008, 03:30 AM" which explains how to rename files and with the support of the day raj85 07 - 07-2009, 11:44 AM on which platform parses the "ini" and shows how to call the update files, for example, in my case the computer is a 1022LA DV5 in which the last update is the F.38, and the file "ini" shows the following

[Platform_Check]
flag = 2
1 PlatformName = 30F2
2 PlatformName2 = 3600
Croft PlatformName3 = 1.0
PlatformName4 = 3622

The procedure is followed, and since the files are uncompressed, two files with extension. 30F2F38.FD FD and 3622F38.FD this case, what is done is to rename (the first. Fd) to 30F2. BIN, as shown in the first line of (1) and the second PlatformName 3600.ROM. as shown in the second line of (2) PlatformName.

Insert the memory and continue with the method described in this post.

Thank you all for your ideas

Dont work with DV5-1140EO!!!!!!!!!!

[henry1970]

Hello, desperately need help... I must have read this forum 100 times
My pc is a DV5 2155dx and is bricked.

All the lights come on when I press the Win+B and the USB light flashes and is read. That is not the problem.

The problem is finding the right bios for my laptop. When I read the forum, went to the hp site and download all bios for this laptop.

Problem is, after extraction I find file 01433.fd to my dismay. Afterall, I was expecting something like 3603***.fd so that I can rename it to 3603.bin and see the magic.

Like I said, I only end up with 01433.fd. What's worse is that even the other earlier versions of this laptop for bios contain that same folder 01433.fd

What do I do? Am stuck? Where do I get the right bios? What do I rename them too? Please helpzz

Thankyou in advance DV5 2155dx. Emergency

Hi Ratatouille, any luck? I got the same issue. It looks like there are two streams of BIOS:
Software & Driver Downloads HP Pavilion dv5-2155dx Entertainment Notebook PC - HP Customer Care (United States - English)

I tried both but neither worked. Could anyone help with this? Much appreciated.

[ayoub98]

guys i have hp 630 notebook and i serch the same thing as u all but i've tryed ur method but didnt work i have destroyed my pc like u all with wrong bios flash i did that because they said that it will pirate the bios and unlock the adveced settings pls help me how to restore my bios i have HP630 notebook bios version
03674.fd i rename it to .bin and copy it to usb 2GB fat32 and fat16 and the biig think it there is nooo beeps and the usb didnt run at all also the usb light stayed off and pls all of hp do win key + b or there is other keys plss i've just bought it thhis pc its new new pls i have just 2 months plsssssssssssssssssssss

heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeelp i will kill my self i need it ls pls pls pls responce me pls

and what should happend when pressing win key + B tell me exactly pls
huh ok i've sent it to hp cuz I've just bought it so they will repair it but Free but still hope u tell me what I wanted

[dn042]

I'm trying to fix a laptop for a friend, and I think it might be bricked but maybe someone has an answer.

I have the two blinking lights of doom so I followed the instructions on the first page for this model of laptop (HP G61 408CA) and renamed the .FD file as suggested.

If I don't plug in the USB and do the windows+B thing, the laptop turns on (fans run and hard drive spins up) but still have the flashing numlock and capslock key in the two blink pattern (BIOS failure).

If I do plug in a USB formatted in FAT32 and hold windows+B as it turns on, it beeps ~once per second for around 30 seconds then beeps four or five more times. After that it doesn't restart, the screen remains black and the two blink pattern remains.

If I format the USB in FAT then it beeps four times at ~1Hz, then a couple more times later and the screen remains black with the two blink pattern.

Is there any other way of flashing the BIOS, like from another computer or something like that? I'm pretty much resigned to the fact that I won't be able to fix it, but if there is another trick that someone has up their sleeve I'd be willing to try.

[SUBJN]

I have similar problem with my hp dv6 6001tx.


-There is no sound each time I reboot and it not auto shutdown.
- I test with all possible name :F1B version, after unpack I got 01658.BIN, open file .ini I got

[Platform_Check]
Flag=3
PlatformName1=1656
PlatformName2=1657
PlatformName3=1658
PlatformName4=1659
PlatformName5=165A
PlatformName6=3581
PlatformName7=3582
PlatformName8=3583
try all name: 01658, 1656, 1657, 1658, 1659, 165A, 3581, 3582, 3583, HP... with .BIN and FD extension => nothing happen

finally, I open the back cover (slide left <=> right to open battery or ram, hardisk) and remove bios battery. Then hard reset (press power button 30s), put thumb driver in, ... press and hold + and turn the power on. It works !!!

hope this can save your day . good luck ^^

[fedeliio]

Hi SUBJN,

I have hp dm4 1024tx. I'd tried to udpate BIOS, which failed, thus corrupting it. Insyde is the worst software to update BIOS. I had downloaded the whole exe from hp website.

I tried different ways mentioned in this thread. Nothing worked. Flash drive was detected. It was read but BIOS didn't come up. I'm saying this because led in flash drive used to glow.

So, I tried your way(hard reset). Now flash drive is not recognized(LED in flash drive is not glowing), when trying the next step after hard reset.

What do you think? Can anything be done?

I used 64 bit version of the bios update software.

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/s...32426&sw_lang=

which points to http://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp56001-56500/sp56058.exe

[enzof60]

Hi any look with this would love to know have same problem with my cq61-310sa tryed all the sugestions above and no look thanks in avdance, the bios file is 363FF03.fd renamed it 363F.fd 363F.bin 363F.rom also tryed full name and changed fd to bin, rom also usb drive is a 16mb formatted to fat i also tryed a 4gb formatted to fat and fat32 and no luck. The notebook reads the usb drive but i dont get beeps and it dosent shutdown it stays on. Have i renamed the file right or is my bios chipped fried or is something else please help thanks.

[steven_0]

Hi All,

Thanks for all the information you guys have placed here.
However non of the 23 pages seems to help me solve this thing...

Here it is:
A DV6-2110EA pavilion.
Came with a broken fan, was working but made a hell of a noise.
Fan ordered, replaced and within 3 weeks same noise..
Took it apart to return the fan to the supplier, and placed back the old fan for the time being.
After putting the laptop back together i booted and was welcomed by a black screen and blinking caps/numlock keys. The sequence is 2 blinks pause 2 blinks. (at some rare boots it just keeps blinking them)
And yes, i took anti static precautions..

Tried all the things that i found here in the forum, but it does not seem to want to read the usb stick.
I used a 128mb stick, formatted at FAT and placed a lot of possible combinations with the file names.
However the laptop does not even want to start reading the usb.
Tried all the usb ports but same effect.

Anything i can still try or is it time to start to order a new motherboard ??

Greets
Steven
ps no the damn thing is not even mine but i feel responsible for it..