The system BIOS update file is missing or corrupt.

[Luminasphear]

Hi there,

Having difficulty creating a BIOS flash recovery drive using instructions here: https://support.hp.com/gb-en/document/c02693833

We have a HP ProBook 450 G3 Notebook which is failing to boot.  Beep code is 2 slow, 2 short.  Error condition is: The main area (DXE) of BIOS has become corrupted, and there is no recovery binary image available.  Resolution: Perform BIOS recovery with external media (USB or CD-ROM). For information on how to restore the BIOS refer to the HP support document: HP Notebook PCs - Restoring the BIOS.  URL: https://support.hp.com/gb-en/document/c02693833

We have downloaded the latest (and subsequently older) version of BIOS:

01.24 Rev.A 12.0 MB Feb 1, 2018

sp85184.exe

Upon execution, folder and files are created (C:\SWSETUP\SP85184) but executable fails with error: "HPBIOSUPDREC
The system BIOS update file is missing or corrupt. The system BIOS will not be updated." 

Any ideas?

[jorkki]

Something doesn't sound right.

To recap, you selected the option 'Create recovery USB' when you ran the sp exe file and had a USB stick inserted.

You then shut down the computer, had it on AC power,  the USB inserted,  held the WinKey+B down when you switched the computer back on and the BIOS update process started?

You need to have the Fast Boot option disabled in BIOS for this to work reliably.

[ajk23az]

To fix this, here is what I did;

go to this pc

go to c drive

go to SWSETUP folder

find the SP _ _ _ _ _ folder that pertains to the bios youre trying to install

then double click on the .exe that ends in 64