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‎10-27-2020 05:35 PM

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Product: HP TouchSmart TX2 1200
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 (64-bit)

I am looking for assistance finding the original BIOS for my touchsmart PC. I have tried going through HPs support pages and none of them even allow me to see any files for this computer anymore. The SSD in this computer is completely blank (I'll be installing Linux probably, but it's had Windows 7 on it in the past) and has no recovery installed in it (as it's a new disk) and I am looking to get the original BIOS so I can reinstall them to this computer via a flashdrive.  Besides the new SSD, I also have a new battery for this computer. It has booted for me in the past (I've had it for 3-4 years and this is the first time Ive had any trouble with it. 

 

The reason I am pretty sure it's the BIOS that is the issue because when I try to start it up, nothing kicks on but the lights and the lights for CAPS LOCK and NUM LOCK flash. According to HP's own BIOS page, it says that this is a sign of BIOS errors. The screen doesn't come on and it refuses to go past this stage. I have tried changing hard drives and that hasn't helped with this either (just in case it was a sign of drive failure). I have also tried the Windows key + B and Windows key + V with the original SSD but it was also a replacement disk (from when I first bought the computer) so it also didn't have a recovery drive on it. 

 

Any assistance is greatly appreciated! 

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