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HP 250 G8 Notebook PC (1T4J8AV)
Microsoft Windows 11

Have recently upgraded my motherboard for a new one but it has no product id or serial number and when switched on a blue banner appears saying "Manufacture Programming Mode is in unlock mode" then boots up the problem is i can't update any drivers or firmware from Hp because my bios does not see my storage drive can anybody help?

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This might be useful but some of the link are bad.

https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Notebooks-Archive-Read-Only/Manufacture-Programming-Mode-in-Unlock-mod...

 

The BCU is here

 

let me know if this works as I am interested.

 

this discussion might be useful and i found the BCU there

https://www.danielengberg.com/hp-bios-configuration-utility-sccm/

 


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HP Recommended

This might be useful but some of the link are bad.

https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Notebooks-Archive-Read-Only/Manufacture-Programming-Mode-in-Unlock-mod...

 

The BCU is here

 

let me know if this works as I am interested.

 

this discussion might be useful and i found the BCU there

https://www.danielengberg.com/hp-bios-configuration-utility-sccm/

 


Thank you for using HP products and posting to the community.
I am a community volunteer and do not work for HP. If you find
this post useful click the Yes button. If I helped solve your
problem please mark this as a solution so others can find it
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Hi there

thanks for your help will try this

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