Fail to update the BIOS

[alex877]

 product code: 15-fb0002nq

I have arleady did the step delete bios file from currently folder and previous and I still get this error I have like I think 32~ mb free up in bios folder

[tk_srq]

@alex877,

Apparently, 32 MB free space isn't enough. I would say the EFI system partition (ESP) needs 40-50 MB free space for BIOS update.

Your \EFI\HP folder still has a BIOS flash utility and various other files. You can delete the entire \HP folder. Next time you attempt to update BIOS, the BIOS update utility will create a new HP folder and install necessary files there again, so it's safe to delete the HP folder.

You need to use command prompt to delete the HP folder. You can use the mountvol command to assign a volume (drive) letter to the hidden ESP. You can then run the rmdir command to remove the HP folder.

Below is the screenshot of command prompt operations I performed to delete the HP folder in my notebook.

You need to run command prompt as administrator.

You can use any unused letter for the ESP. Here I just used B.

First, I checked the content of the ESP and found that it has 59.3 MB free space. Then the rmdir command is used to delete the HP folder.  I checked the free space again and found the ESP had almost 86 MB now.

If you run the same command lines as I did, run the following lines. You need to hit the Enter key after each line.

mountvol B: /s

cd /d B:\EFI

dir

rmdir /s HP

Y

dir

exit

Just so you know, the ESP contains \Boot and \Microsoft folders that store critical Windows Boot Manager (boot system files). If something goes wrong during the above operation, your notebook may not boot into Windows. I suggest that you backup important personal data beforehand.