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    Replaced G62 a18sa (AMD) new motherboard - needs 'tattoo'

    Discussion in 'HP' started by clarky_1969, Nov 2, 2011.

  1. clarky_1969

    clarky_1969 Newbie

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    Hi All,

    I am new to the forums so excuse me if I ramble on - I recently replaced my G62 a18SA (AMD Athlon II CPU) motherboard and all went well, all running smoothly, however at boot up it prompts me to inform me that the system board information is missing/invalid and and needs promgramming in.....In other words 'tattoo' thus will not work with my restore disc set....contacted HP and they told me to buy another operating system which is ridiculous,

    Help...!

    Can anyone direct me to where I can get the tool to tattoo this information to the bios and exactly how I can do it.

    Clarky (Peter)
     
    clarky_1969, Nov 2, 2011
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    gcapp99 Newbie

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    Clarky, I know by now you've figured it out or are just living with a crippled MoBo but for anyone else finding this thread looking for help, here's how I got it done.

    HP has "Confidential" tools available only to authorized service personnell that allow access to the MoBo's EEPROM to "Tattoo" it. There are several different versions of the software- it's called DMIFIT. After exhaustive Googling I finally found the right version to enter the data on a brand new MoBo on a DV6.

    The process involves creating a bootable flash drive with the correct version of the software. In my case the one that worked was called HPBQ138.EXE.

    Try Googling "[your HP laptop model] DMIFIT" then hope you can find a link to it that hasn't been removed by HP.

    Be advised: INCORRECT SETTINGS INSTALLED USING THIS TOOL CAN "BRICK" YOUR MoBo! PROCEED AT YOUR OWN RISK!

    Once you have the correct version and you have successfully booted from the flash drive, run the HPBQXXX.EXE. The easiest way to get most of the critical settings done is to enter the PCID string. The PCID is usually on a sticker in the battery compartment. You can also specify the Windows version and other settings that the System Recovery utility utilizes when doing a full system wipe-n-reload.

    Hope this helps someone else that is annoyed by the error message on the BIOS splash screen every time they turn on their laptop...
     
    gcapp99, Jan 14, 2013
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