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    [BIOS] HP Envy 14 BIOS F.12 A Released

    Discussion in 'HP' started by Marcham93, Aug 18, 2010.

  1. Marcham93

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    nice thx for the heads up
     
    prtzlflpz, Aug 18, 2010
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    "Adds support for the Intel Anti-Theft Technology."

    It really seems like a useless feature IMO...
     
    GivingHope, Aug 18, 2010
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    There are usually other "small" fixes also... hopefully battery for me. =P
     
    Marcham93, Aug 18, 2010
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    Y'all might note that this is an Envy 14 BIOS update. It's not for any other Envy models. It really helps if that info is in the title of the thread instead of just "Envy"...
     
    Pitabred, Aug 18, 2010
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    Wait ... so they jumped from F.06 to F.12 ? Does that make any sense?
     
    badtzwang, Aug 18, 2010
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    HP is weird like that
     
    MagusDraco, Aug 18, 2010
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    Updated the driver thread with this BIOS release, along with the new ATI graphics drivers.

    I'm tempted to close this thread and encourage discussion in the driver thread but I think we'll leave this open for the time being. :)
     
    justinkw1, Aug 19, 2010
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    I deleted the HP tools partition when I reformatted and installed a new OS. How should I go about flashing to this version of the BIOS? Do I need to recreate the hptools partition?
     
    valismp, Aug 26, 2010
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    Simply download and launch the Softpaq executable containing the new BIOS to begin the flashing process. You do not need to recreate the HP_Tools partition.
     
    justinkw1, Aug 26, 2010
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    I downloaded the sp49999.exe executable and ran it, and although it tells me it is going to upgrade me from F.02 to F.12A, upon reboot I find that I still have F.02 installed. Has anyone else encountered this problem?
     
    valismp, Aug 26, 2010
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