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    HP DV7-2123 unlock bios

    Discussion in 'HP' started by agentteme, Nov 14, 2009.

  1. agentteme

    agentteme Newbie

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    How do I unlock all settings in bios? There are only boot order selection in bios. The bios is dummed so should I flash a new one or do something else? Is there some phoenix bios on my computer?

    HP Pavilion DV7-2123
     
    agentteme, Nov 14, 2009
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  2. Th3_uN1Qu3

    Th3_uN1Qu3 Notebook Deity

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    Unless you pay a programmer some serious cash there is no way to unlock it. Yes they are (purposely) dumbed down, and there's little you can do about it.
     
    Th3_uN1Qu3, Nov 16, 2009
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  3. agentteme

    agentteme Newbie

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    Okay. So is there some way I could set core clocks stable? I mean multiplier to stay 11x and fbs 200=2200mhz which is original clocks but I want turn that cool and quiet power saving setting off.
     
    agentteme, Nov 16, 2009
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  4. Greg

    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Why would you want to disable processor throttling? The CPU will speed up if/when more processing power is needed.

    There are ways to set the processor to always stay on within Windows. Set your power profile to Always ON or Performance. Again, this will not speed up your applications but it will drain more power from the battery and/or your electric bill.
     
    Greg, Nov 16, 2009
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  5. agentteme

    agentteme Newbie

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    Just because throttling freezes my system and cauces problems. Clocks chances all the time and that will slow down my system.
     
    agentteme, Nov 16, 2009
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    Grab a copy of phoenix bios editor from the pirate bay and open up the rom file from your bios that you can download on the hp support page

    That's as far as I've gotten, now I need to figure out how to use this thing to unlock the hidden features. If anyone knows, please give us a heads up.
     
    mrfunnyhaha, Dec 24, 2009
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