Trying to create a USB Bios installer to update a different laptop

[tonto199]

I'm trying to create a USB Bios update installer, however when running the install shield/wizard, after selecting the USB drive to install the files into, the wizard just exits and doesn't pop up with the option to "copy the BIOS image to use it on other devices" so i can create a Recovery USB flash drive.

[Lil_Boy_Blue]

Hi

Any particular BIOS?

Any particular Make or Model (Dell or HP)?

[tonto199]

Yep, HP EliteBook 8570p, and have tried downloads sp77818 and sp96091. I was successful with sp85528 on my spare laptop, but not the other 2 downloads for the 8570p.

[Lil_Boy_Blue]

Hi

Hmmmm

Using 7zip I can see some stuff.

[SYSTEM_ID]

179B=hpqflash.exe -s -f68ICF.CAB
17A7=hpqflash.exe -s -f68ICF.CAB
179C=hpqflash.exe -s -f68ICE.CAB
17AB=hpqflash.exe -s -f68ICE.CAB

So it seems to cover more than 1 Main-Board.

Directory of C:\swsetup\SP96091

15/04/2019 03:12 2,760,579 68ICE.CAB
11/04/2019 16:59 2,885,372 68ICF.CAB
07/10/2019 12:21 <DIR> 68ICFCAB
07/10/2019 12:10 <DIR> BIOSUpdate
07/10/2019 12:11 <DIR> hpqflash
22/01/2014 15:37 5,945,560 HPQFlash.exe
22/01/2014 15:37 8,776,920 hpqFlash64.exe
15/05/2013 11:19 294,616 hpqRun.exe
16/10/2012 11:07 186 map.ini
04/05/2019 14:30 1,068 WSSP96091.rtf

C:\swsetup\SP96091>dir 68icfcab

11/04/2019 17:21 256 efibios.sig
11/04/2019 16:58 5,242,880 Rom.bin
11/04/2019 16:59 64 Rom.sig
11/04/2019 16:59 64 ver.sig
11/04/2019 16:59 95 ver.txt

The only thing I got was a message about a corrupt CAB file.

Obviously I cannot run the flash thing to corrupt my own system.

So I accept you have a problem, at some stage with the download.

[tonto199]

Thanks for your efforts...much appreciated.

I downloaded SP96091 3 times or more with the same results.

My board is the 17A7 one....what would you recommend i do here to be able to update my BIOS via a USB?

[Lil_Boy_Blue]

17A7=hpqflash.exe -s -f68ICF.CAB

So run the exe file

hpqflash.exe -s -f68ICF.CAB

[tonto199]

I've had to take my laptop in for a hard dive replacement and other repairs, so have been unable to try your solution. I should get it back tomorrow, and i'll update the status of this post....thanks again for your efforts