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    Did your HP Envy 15 fail during a BIOS update?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by mr.nick, Jun 28, 2010.

  1. mr.nick

    mr.nick Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi guys,

    I'm having real problems at the moment as my Envy 15 2nd Gen bricked when updating to the (now withdrawn) F24 BIOS. This was 19th April and I still haven't got it back fixed.

    So, I was wondering how many others have had to return their Envy after a bad flash?
     
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    BNR34RB26DETT Notebook Enthusiast

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    mine went dead also. shipped it back to hp to have the computer recovered....
     
    BNR34RB26DETT, Jun 28, 2010
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    BNR34RB26DETT Notebook Enthusiast

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    and that was the day i purchased the laptop :( i had no idea about the BIOS problem. gen2.
     
    BNR34RB26DETT, Jun 28, 2010
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    csinth Snitch?

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    Yup, sent it back and got a different lappy.
     
    csinth, Jun 29, 2010
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    mr.nick Notebook Enthusiast

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    How long did that take and did they have to replace the cpu + motherboard?
     
    mr.nick, Jun 29, 2010
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