M2N68-LA (Narra6) BIOS Update

[AmjadSeif]

Looking for a BIOS update for my motherboard, but couldn't find anything on HP's site. The current BIOS version is 5.17 dated at 1/7/2010. Any help is much appreciated.

[old_geekster]

@AmjadSeif, welcome to the forum.

The only BIOS updates that will work with HP motherboards are those developed by HP.  Since there is none on HP's website, updating is not possible.  Your computer is old enough that none will be developed.

Please click the Thumbs up + button if I have helped you and click Accept as Solution if your problem is solved.

[TheN00bBuilder]

BIOS updates actually DO exist for that board currently. This is a direct download link for 6.14 BIOS update. Make sure the power to the PC does NOT go out during the BIOS update.

http://ftp.hp.com/pub/softlib/software12/COL37867/pv-92765-1/sp52418.exe

[old_geekster]

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@TheN00bBuilder wrote:

BIOS updates actually DO exist for that board currently. This is a direct download link for 6.14 BIOS update. Make sure the power to the PC does NOT go out during the BIOS update.

http://ftp.hp.com/pub/softlib/software12/COL37867/pv-92765-1/sp52418.exe

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Be extremely careful with this update.  There is none shown on the Product Specifications page for the computer.  This update may be for a model not compatible with your motherboard.  The link doesn't give any compatibility  information about the update.

[AmjadSeif]

Thank you for the quick response, but when I attempt to launch the update it gives me the error message "Incorrect BIOS for your system (253)"

[old_geekster · Accepted solution]

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@AmjadSeif wrote:

Thank you for the quick response, but when I attempt to launch the update it gives me the error message "Incorrect BIOS for your system (253)"

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This is what I believed would be the case.  I had checked the Product Specifications page for an update and none was available.  The updates are model specific.

[AmjadSeif]

Alrighty, thanks anyway!

[RockFox]

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@TheN00bBuilder wrote:

BIOS updates actually DO exist for that board currently. This is a direct download link for 6.14 BIOS update. Make sure the power to the PC does NOT go out during the BIOS update.

http://ftp.hp.com/pub/softlib/software12/COL37867/pv-92765-1/sp52418.exe

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This link downloads sp52418.exe.

The properties description is:   2A99 Motherboard BIOS Update 

Windows 10 Home version 1903 would not allow this to run.

[wb2001]

@TheN00bBuilder  and @RockFox ,

Actually sp52418 does not conform to the exact model number CQ5320 as shown here.

@RockFox  but you did reference the OS was not compatible. That was correct.