Pegatron AAHD2-HY Holly motherboard Bios Update

[MattNC79]

Can someone please tell me if there is a bios update available for the above motherboard.  I have upgraded to windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center.  My system information is below.

 OS Name Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center
Version 6.3.9600 Build 9600
Other OS Description  Not Available
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name 
System Manufacturer Hewlett-Packard
System Model p6-2100
System Type x64-based PC
System SKU QW795AA#ABA
Processor AMD A4-3420 APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics, 2800 Mhz, 2 Core(s), 2 Logical Processor(s)
BIOS Version/Date AMI 7.15, 12/16/2011
SMBIOS Version 2.7
Embedded Controller Version 255.255
BIOS Mode UEFI
BaseBoard Manufacturer PEGATRON CORPORATION
BaseBoard Model Not Available
BaseBoard Name Base Board
Platform Role Desktop
Secure Boot State Unsupported
PCR7 Configuration Binding Not Possible
Windows Directory C:\Windows
System Directory C:\Windows\system32
Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume2
Locale United States
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "6.3.9600.17196"
Time Zone Eastern Daylight Time
Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 8.00 GB
Total Physical Memory 7.49 GB
Available Physical Memory 4.49 GB
Total Virtual Memory 15.0 GB
Available Virtual Memory 12.0 GB
Page File Space 7.50 GB
Page File C:\pagefile.sys
Hyper-V - VM Monitor Mode Extensions Yes
Hyper-V - Second Level Address Translation Extensions Yes
Hyper-V - Virtualization Enabled in Firmware No
Hyper-V - Data Execution Protection Yes

[Dunidar · Accepted solution]

Hello MattNC79,

I understand you are looking for a BIOS update to your HP Pavilion p6-2100 Desktop PC using the AAHD2-HY (Holly) Motherboard. Unfortunately, I have been unable to locate a BIOS update for that motherboard at this time.

I hope I have answered your question to your satisfaction. Thank you for posting on the HP Forums. Have a great day!

[MattNC79]

This is a two part question. The first question is in reference to HP Security bulletin c04393276.  According to this bulletin, there is a Bios update for HP Pavilion p6-xxxx desktops with software ID SP60768.  I have an HP pavilion p6-2100.  I know this update is not listed on my particular PC's driver update page.  However, would this update work for my PC?

Second question: HP manufactured Pavilion PC's with the Pegatron AAHD-2 Holly motherboard what came from the factory with bios versions greater than AMI 7.15.  I have seen as high as AMI 7.24.  If HP is not going to issue a BIOS update for my computer, can the BIOS versions installed on those computer be used?

[old_geekster]

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@MattNC79 wrote:

This is a two part question. The first question is in reference to HP Security bulletin c04393276.  According to this bulletin, there is a Bios update for HP Pavilion p6-xxxx desktops with software ID SP60768.  I have an HP pavilion p6-2100.  I know this update is not listed on my particular PC's driver update page.  However, would this update work for my PC?  This information is for HP computers that have UEFI Firmware.  They didn't begin using full UEFI Firmware until mid-Octobler, 2012.  Your conputer was released in January, 2012.  So, the update will not work in your computer.

Second question: HP manufactured Pavilion PC's with the Pegatron AAHD-2 Holly motherboard what came from the factory with bios versions greater than AMI 7.15.  I have seen as high as AMI 7.24.  If HP is not going to issue a BIOS update for my computer, can the BIOS versions installed on those computer be used?  No, you should never attempt to use any update that is not listed on the Software/Driver page for your particular model.

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[MattNC79]

Hey is a quick snap shot of my system.  My motherboard is UEFI enable and it is running in UEFI mode.  It does support UEFI firmware.  Would this make a difference?

OS Name Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center
Version 6.3.9600 Build 9600
Other OS Description  Not Available
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Manufacturer Hewlett-Packard
System Model p6-2100
System Type x64-based PC
System SKU QW795AA#ABA
Processor AMD A4-3420 APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics, 2800 Mhz, 2 Core(s), 2 Logical Processor(s)
BIOS Version/Date AMI 7.15, 12/16/2011
SMBIOS Version 2.7
Embedded Controller Version 255.255
BIOS Mode UEFI
BaseBoard Manufacturer PEGATRON CORPORATION
BaseBoard Model Not Available
BaseBoard Name Base Board
Platform Role Desktop
Secure Boot State Unsupported
PCR7 Configuration Binding Not Possible
Windows Directory C:\Windows
System Directory C:\Windows\system32
Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume2
Locale United States
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "6.3.9600.17196"
User Name JosephNewsome\JOSEPHNEWSOME\Joseph Newsome
Time Zone Eastern Daylight Time
Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 8.00 GB
Total Physical Memory 7.49 GB
Available Physical Memory 4.90 GB
Total Virtual Memory 15.0 GB
Available Virtual Memory 12.2 GB
Page File Space 7.50 GB
Page File C:\pagefile.sys
Hyper-V - VM Monitor Mode Extensions Yes
Hyper-V - Second Level Address Translation Extensions Yes
Hyper-V - Virtualization Enabled in Firmware No
Hyper-V - Data Execution Protection Yes

[old_geekster]

Thank you for the additional information.

I have requested verification from HP Support about the specs of the computer.  I will let you know what they say when I hear back from them.

[MattNC79]

Thank you!

[MattNC79]

Any word yet?

[old_geekster]

Sorry for the delay.  I haven't received an answer at this point.

Where did you get the information that you posted on the computer?

[MattNC79]

The information came from my computer:

Control Panel>Administrative Tools>System Information

Here is a screen shot.