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    HP DV6-6190 BIOS Softbrick

    Discussion in 'HP' started by Earhog, Jan 11, 2013.

  1. Earhog

    Earhog Notebook Enthusiast

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    I've soft bricked my dv6-6190us and I can't figure out how to recover from it. I don't have the HP_Tools partition on my hard drive anymore. I made a usb bios recovery stick using the hp tool, but I can't get that to work either :( Help!! Please!!!!
     
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    Try pop the cmos battery.
     
    baii, Jan 11, 2013
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    Ya I tried that, still get black screen with power on and caps lock light blinking
     
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    Yes, I tried that again and it worked! Thanks
     
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    Yea, make sure pop it out, wait at least 15sec. Holding the power on button helps .
     
    baii, Jan 11, 2013
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