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‎10-23-2020 12:00 PM

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Product: Pavilion G6-2323DX
Operating System: Linux

Does anyone know where HP keeps their BIOS upgrade files?

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‎10-23-2020 12:05 PM

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Hi:

 

They will only run in Windows...

 

You can find the last BIOS update released under the W8 64 bit driver section.

 

https://support.hp.com/us-en/drivers/selfservice/HP-Pavilion-g6-Notebook-PC-series/5330578/model/537...

 

F.2A     Sep 19, 2016

 

https://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp77001-77500/sp77491.exe

 

Fix and enhancements:

- Provides improved security of UEFI code and variables. HP strongly recommends transitioning promptly to this updated BIOS version which supersedes all previous releases.

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‎10-23-2020 12:05 PM

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Hi:

 

They will only run in Windows...

 

You can find the last BIOS update released under the W8 64 bit driver section.

 

https://support.hp.com/us-en/drivers/selfservice/HP-Pavilion-g6-Notebook-PC-series/5330578/model/537...

 

F.2A     Sep 19, 2016

 

https://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp77001-77500/sp77491.exe

 

Fix and enhancements:

- Provides improved security of UEFI code and variables. HP strongly recommends transitioning promptly to this updated BIOS version which supersedes all previous releases.
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‎10-23-2020 01:28 PM

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What only runs in windows?

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‎10-23-2020 01:32 PM

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The BIOS update file will only run in Windows.

 

Since it was not written to be run using any other operating system but W8, I don't know what would happen if you run it in W10 for example.

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‎10-23-2020 01:40 PM

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Well there is a BIOS utility that works from the command prompt, and HP states that one can install from a USB drive.  But that's not the problem.

 

The problem is that I cannot find the HP directory where all the BIOS files are stored.  I would like to know two things:

1. What is that latest version?

2. Will I be able to turn on switchable graphics?

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‎10-23-2020 01:44 PM

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I gave you the link to the latest version, and I have no idea if the update will allow the switchable graphics to work in Linux, since Linux is not a supported operating system.

 

All the BIOS updates for your notebook are on the support page I posted.

 

Click on the previous versions section.

 

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‎10-23-2020 01:58 PM

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My computer did not bring up that page.  Let me try again.

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‎10-23-2020 02:00 PM - edited ‎10-23-2020 02:01 PM

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You can just click on the actual BIOS update file link I posted earlier if you want the latest one.

 

I gave you both the link to the driver page in general and the direct link to the latest BIOS update exe file (sp77491).

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‎10-23-2020 02:01 PM

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Sadly, that file does not have the version number listed in the name that I can figure.

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‎10-23-2020 02:04 PM

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I went back to the web link and found it needed the OS selected.  So I selected 8.1 64-bit.  Then I saw some links but not BIOS choices.

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