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‎12-07-2019 08:06 AM

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Product: HP Pavilion dv6500
Operating System: Other

Hi all

I have an old HP Pavilion dv6500 notebook in my hands and I want to find the latest BIOS in order to upgrade, but I cannot find any product page for this... any suggestions ?

 

info:

- HP Pavilion dv6500

- product number : GT464EA#B1A

- system board ID : 30D2

- CPU : Intel Core 2 Duo T7300 @2GHz

- BIOS version : F.09

- serial number : CNF7311FGV

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‎12-07-2019 09:08 AM

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Hi:

 

HP retires support for products over 10 years old.

 

Here is the link to the final BIOS release for dv6500's with the Intel processors...

WinFlash for HP Notebook System BIOS (for Notebooks with Intel Processors)

F.5A    Apr 5, 2010
This package contains the WinFlash utility and a System BIOS image for the supported notebook models and operating systems. The WinFlash utility is used to locally flash the System BIOS (ROM) on notebooks operating in a Microsoft Windows XP or Microsoft Windows Vista Operating System environment.

Fix and enhancements:
- Fixes an issue where an "HP Battery Alert" message may be displayed after updating the operating system to a Microsoft Windows 7 Operating System.

https://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp48001-48500/sp48024.exe

 

 

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‎12-07-2019 12:59 PM

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Hi @Paul_Tikkanen and thanks for the answer!

I understand that this .exe should be run under windows OS

Is there a way to flash BIOS under DOS ?

The case is that this laptop has no OS and while trying to install one, strange messages appears, so I should give BIOS update a try.

 

A link with BIOS update able to install under DOS would be appreciated

regards

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‎12-07-2019 01:03 PM

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You're very welcome.

 

Unfortunately, the BIOS update is for Windows only, and HP never made any written to be run in DOS.

 

What version of Windows are you trying to install and what error message are you getting when you go to install Windows?

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