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Okay guys if anyone can shed any light on whats going on id be greatly appreciative.
I have a Dv5 1046tx which HP health check advised me to upgrade the bios on to get rid of a volume control issue.
Of course i downloaded the insyde tool and proceeded to install version f.21, which appeared to go okay until it got to the end of the install at which time the laptop just kept getting the error message that it wasnt responding.
After this it did however restart of its own accord, and from then on it does power up on the second push of the power button, but shuts off for a few seconds then turns on continuously all with no screen or audible beeping.The scroll and caps lock buttons flash continuously during this time and when it is running continuously.
The inside flash version of f.21 was sp45138, on opening this with Winrar i have 2 files titled (3602f21.fd) and (3603f21.fd) respectively which i have tried unsuccessfully to get my lappy to read from my imation 2gb usb drive.
Have tried Fat 16 with many variations of these files (relabelling 3603f21.fd as 3603.bin or 3602.bin or 3603 as 3602 with no success. Ive tried holding win+b on boot as i plug in the usb drive,power and start button and ive tried fn+esc, but neither of these appear to access the usb stick. Is there generally no sound or beeps on startup until the usb stick is accessed? It does appear that the mute button is on so i am unclear of whether this is the cause.
Any advice or instruction would be welcomed as i go through this process with fat 32. The replacement for this motherboard comes from india and i was quoted today that the cost is $823.97+10% tax for a new board, or for a refurbished board it is about $700.
Hp do not give out or admit to having a recovery proceedure, so if anyone has any tricks , youd make me a very happy fella.
DV5 1046tx failed bios update
Discussion in 'HP' started by gone2thepack, Feb 11, 2010.
