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05-25-2020 07:39 PM
Trying to update the BIOS and then the OS of this notebook. It is currently M73 Ver.01.14. Downloaded sp101955.exe and trying to install via USB drive.
Getting this message:
"Place the System BIOS BIN file on a FAT32 partition either on the system hard drive or on removable USB Key under the "Hewlett-Packard\BIOS\New" folder.
Next, add or verify the HP Bios update utility (HpBiosUpdate.efi) and signature file (HpBiosUpdate.s12) are located on the same FAT32 partition under the following folder path: "Hewlett-Packard\BIOSUpdate".
Initially after extracting the files, the folders are:
Hewlett-Packard:
BIOS:
Current (<-- there's a .bin file here "M74_0154.bin")
New (<--EMPTY)
Previous (<-- EMPTY)
BiosUpdate (<-- lots of .efi and signature files)
BIOSUpdate (<-- same .efi and signature files as above)
files that are not in any folder:
HPBIOSUPDREC (appl)
HPBIOSUPDREC (txt)
HPBIOSUPDREC64 (appl)
HPBIOSUPDREC64 (txt)
HpqPswd (appl)
Installer (appl)
M73_0154.bin
M74_0154.bin
WSSP101955 (.rtf)
How do I get the notebook to find the files? I have tried moving the files as per the pathways on the message and that didn't work.
05-26-2020 02:03 AM
Hi
Hopefully one of these documents will cover (and solve) your problem...
https://support.hp.com/ca-en/document/c00042629
https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c02693833
https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c04126730
05-26-2020 03:16 PM
I guess because the BIOS is quite old the only options I get are to:
- Update BIOS Using Local Media
- Back Up BIOS to Local Media
That's why I'm trying to update via USB drive. Problem is the pathways and folders are incorrect? Also, there are 2 bin files in the extracted files (M73_0154 and M74_0154). I'm not sure which one is correct or if they're both supposed to be there?
Also, the windows button + V or B methods do not work. I have tried multiple times and nothing happens other than the fan turns on. Nothing displays on the screen.