Copy BIOS

[kam124]

I was wondering if anyone tell me how to make a copy of my current bios.

Current BIOS is F.1A on an Envy 17n-111tx.

Thanks.

[VJ_R]

Hi

HP does not provide a manual method or software to do this, however when you upgrade the bios and the HP_TOOLS partition is intact, it will back up the old bios to a folder on the tools partition, it also stores a copy of the current bios file in another folder.

They can be found in the bios folder on HP_TOOLS partition

inside the bios folder there will be 3 other folders, current is the presently installed bios, previous is the bios version that was replaced last time the bios was updated. Inside these folders will be a .bin and .sig file, back up both and do not mix them up with other bin or sig files, bios cannot be flashed without the proper sig file that matches the bin file.

you may have to temporarily assign a drive letter to the tools partition if it is hidden, use disk management to do this, be sure to remove the drive letter when you are done,

[VJ_R]

Or i found this link that may also be helpfull

http://support.hp.com/sg-en/document/c02693833

[kam124]

Thanks for your help.

Is the HP-TOOLS partition the same as the HP Recovery partition?

[kam124]

My current BIOS is not available for download.

[VJ_R]

No HP tools should be a different than recovery

[kam124]

Okay so i have (in disk management)
260MB EFI system partition
731MB Recovery partition
15.50GB Recovery partition

Would it be one of these?
Perhaps i don't have it because i have never updated my BIOS?

The reason i want to do this is because the people (same laptop) who have updated their BIOS are unable to have there M.2 SSDs (aftermarket) recognised.

I don't want to risk updating my BIOS without having a backup. The backup is also so that i can give a copy those who want to install their M.2 SSDs.

[DavidPK · Accepted solution]

Hi,

As you're running Windows 10, the HP Tools folder is now located within the EFI system partition.

One way of accessing this is as follows.

Download and install the file Manager utility Free Commander on the following link.

http://freecommander.com/en/summary/

When done, right click the Start Menu icon and select Command Prompt (Admin).

Into the prompt, type the following command and hit enter (include the spaces as shown below).

mountvol x: /s

Then type exit and hit enter.

From the Start Menu, select All apps, then open the Free Commander folder, right click the Free Commander utility inside, select More and then select 'Run as Administrator'.

In the Free Commander window, select partition X from the Toolbar, then browse to:

X:\EFI\HP\BIOS\Current

This folder will contain the unencrypted binary ( as opposed to the encrypted .fd file ) and the requisite signature file.

Regards,

DP-K

[kam124]

Thank you very much.

[DavidPK]

You're welcome

All the best,

DP-K