HP Pavilion 15-n205sc BIOS recovery

[daliis]

Hi everyone,
I have an HP Pavilion 15‑n205sc (G1L77EA) laptop and I’m experiencing the following issue:

• No display when powering on

• Caps Lock blinks 2 times, which indicates a BIOS failure according to HP

• Tried Win + B / Win + V → no response

• Tried removing RAM and CMOS battery → same behavior

• Laptop is older and HP no longer provides BIOS or drivers for this model on official sites

I have found a BIOS update online and would like to try recovering the BIOS via USB flash drive, if possible.

I’m looking for advice on:

1. Whether this is feasible for my exact motherboard revision

2. How to safely attempt USB BIOS recovery

I’m not looking to flash a file from an unverified source myself, just guidance or a safe procedure.

Has anyone experience with this model or tips on how to safely attempt BIOS recovery via USB?

I need exe file please, thank u 

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Hi:

Does your PC have an Intel or AMD processor?

I can give you the link to the latest BIOS update HP has for that model series but there are some that come with AMD and Intel processors.

I also have to check the file to see if it will allow you to create a USB BIOS recovery drive.

Some will not, and in that case you would be out of luck.

[daliis]

AMD i guess

[Paul_Tikkanen · Accepted solution]

Below are the info and exe file links to the latest BIOS update I could find for the 15-n2xx notebooks with AMD processors (F.20):

https://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp79501-80000/sp79552.html

https://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp79501-80000/sp79552.exe

Watch these videos for how to create and use a USB BIOS recovery flash drive with the BIOS update file I posted above.

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

The process worked for this forum member:

Solved: S.N. Problem and BIOS Problem - HP Support Community - 9566926

[daliis]

Thank u so much, it works

[Paul_Tikkanen]

You're very welcome.

Glad to have been of assistance.