How to update BIOS on Compaq 615?

[Motto]

Hi - I've been looking everywhere to find simple instructions on how to update my new Compaq 615 laptop's BIOS to F.0C (on Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit) to help the noisy fan issue.

Can someone PLEASE provide me with a simple guide? I have the BIOS update downloaded but there are no clear instructions from there...

Any help very much appreciated.

[Huffer]

Just run it like any other program. It is a Windows-based BIOS flash. Just make sure nothing else is running at the time, and you have the battery charged and the AC adapter plugged in.

[Motto]

That easy?! Thanks very much, will try now. Wish they had just stated that on the HP web page!

[Motto]

Sorry - just one final check before I run this. I ran the BIOS update and the instructions are below, it states that this is used with the SSM program and is for deploying via a network - this is the only BIOS update I can find for the laptop, do I still just run this BIOS update as a normal program WITHOUT the SSM program? Many thanks.

TITLE: ROM Image for HP Notebook System BIOS (68GVV) Remote ROM Flash - SSM compliant

VERSION: F.0C

DESCRIPTION:

This package creates files that contain a binary image for the System BIOS (ROM) for the listed notebook models with a 68GVV Family ROM. This package is used to flash the System ROM on target notebooks in a network. It requires

System Software Manager (SSM).

To determine the ROM family and ROM date, press F10 on the target notebook during startup to run the Setup Utility, and then view File/System Information.

PURPOSE: Routine

SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP46875

EFFECTIVE DATE: 23 November 2009

CATEGORY: BIOS

SSM SUPPORTED: Yes

PREREQUISITES:

System Software Manager

HOW TO USE:

NOTE: To flash the System BIOS on a target notebook in a network, the

System BIOS image must be used with SSM.

1. Download the SoftPaq .EXE file to a temporary, empty directory on your

hard drive.

2. Copy the SoftPaq to the file store.

Copyright (c) 2009 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.

[Motto]

Please - somebody must know, can I run this directly on my PC avoiding the SSM network deploy?

Many thanks!

[hutopcat]

Yes, first run the installer you downloaded: sp46875.exe

After it finished, you will find the BIOS update in folder c:\SWSetup\sp46875.

Run HPQFlash.exe and follow the instructions.

[Motto]

Hey - many thanks, that worked great. Not sure what difference its made to the fan yet but its quite quiet as I type this.....

[SnakeManJaydSA]

Hi.

I got my HP compaq 615 second hand. It was bought new in September 2009.

I tried the above method to flash the bios with the new version, but after clicking on HPQFlash I get a message saying: "The system does not contain the necessary WMI support for this version of HPQFlash. Please use version of HPQFlash proir to version 4.0"

I tried to check my current version, by pressing F10, but I couldn't see it in the BIOS.

[SnakeManJaydSA]

I also tried making a dvd with the rom.bin as the image, but it didn't work, because nero and imageburn didn't recognise it. So I mounted the .bin with virtual clone and then made a .iso of that with image burn, and then burned that to a dvd with nero, but that didn't work either. Am buying a rewritable cd today to try it on that, but have also downloaded f6 and f9 to try those first.

[SnakeManJaydSA]

I got it fixed. I downloaded f6 and made a bootable usb drive. Used that to get it to f6. Then I could use the new one. f.0c or whatever it is called. Also, my fan seems to be louder than when I had f0, but I like that because I'm putting in more ram today and want it to stay cooler.