Trying to upgrade bios to F.44 ,

[ray2001]

Help!, I am trying to upgrade the bios on my HP15-f305dx notebook. I download the bios file to a folder, then double click on the executable. It goes through license acceptance, begins to extract and then locks the computer? I have sucessfully upgraded from F.31 To F.40 with no problem. It simply will not allow me to install the F.40 without completely locking the computer. It is necessary to hold the power button and then reboot to get it going.

[Barachiel]

@ray2001

Good Day. A warm welcome to the HP community. 

I reviewed the case regarding issues with the bios update. I will be delighted to assist you here.  

Superb description, brilliant troubleshooting and terrific observations made before posting. Kudos to you for that. 😉 

Follow this link and install the latest bios.

Hope this helps. Let me know how it goes. 😉

[ray2001]

HI, thanks, but it did not work. I followed the link , downloaded the file , ran the executable and as soon as it begins to extract it locks. I extracted the file with winrar and as soon as I double clicked on the executable it locks the computer. I have to hold the power button down to shut it off, then reboot. I had no trouble with the f.40 version? I noticed that it is possible to update the bios throught the diagnostic program that is installed from HP. Can you supply me with the proper ini file to do this? It is in the firmware section, asks for the location of the file. I have not tried this with the exe file, not sure it would work, not sure if I could damage the current bios. Thanks for any help you can supply.

[Barachiel]

@ray2001

Thank you for the response.

I'm sending out a Private message with the required information's,

Good Luck. 🙂