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06-02-2025 02:52 PM
The only suggestion I can offer would be to try recovering the BIOS with a USB BIOS recovery drive.
HP has retired support for the model series since it is more than 10 years old.
Below are the info and exe links to the latest BIOS update I could find for that model series (F.50).
https://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp88501-89000/sp88872.html
https://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp88501-89000/sp88872.exe
Watch these videos for how to make the USB BIOS recovery drive and how to attempt to recover the BIOS with it.
How to make and use the BIOS recovery flash drive to recover or update the BIOS outside of Windows.
Creating a BIOS Recovery Flash Drive for HP Notebooks | HP Notebooks | HP Support
How to recover/update your notebook's BIOS with the USB recovery drive:
Restore the BIOS with a Recovery Flash Drive on HP Notebooks | HP Notebooks | HP Support