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    HP 8710w can't extract vBIOS

    Discussion in 'HP Business Class Notebooks' started by octiceps, Jul 29, 2015.

  1. octiceps

    octiceps Nimrod

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    Hi,

    I'm having trouble dumping the vBIOS from an HP 8710w laptop. The GPU is a Quadro FX 1600M:

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    When I try to save the file in GPU-Z, I get BIOS reading not supported on this device.

    When I try to make a vBIOS backup in NVFlash (both DOS and Windows), I get ERROR: Supported EEPROM not found:

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    Any ideas?

    BTW here are pics of the MXM board:

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    I'm not knowledgeable enough about this, but can anyone identify the EEPROM chip? I'm wondering if this board doesn't have one and stores vBIOS with system BIOS like laptops with soldered GPUs, that's why GPU-Z and NVFlash are throwing errors whenever they try to access the EEPROM.
     
    octiceps, Jul 29, 2015
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  2. triturbo

    triturbo Long live 16:10 and MXM-B

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    It's either that, or you need to try older version of either GPU-Z or NVFlash.
     
    triturbo, Jul 30, 2015
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  3. octiceps

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    The question is how old. I've tried versions dating back to 2012 but no dice.
     
    octiceps, Jul 30, 2015
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  4. triturbo

    triturbo Long live 16:10 and MXM-B

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    Well, it's older than that, but the chances are that you might need to look, or find someone to look for you, in the BIOS. MyDigitalLife is a good place to start.
     
    triturbo, Jul 30, 2015
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