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    bios update for the np900x5n

    Discussion in 'Samsung' started by boe, Jun 17, 2021.

  1. boe

    boe Notebook Evangelist

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    Hello,

    I installed the samsung update and it did update a bunch of the drivers in Win10. However the bios seems to be the original. I'd like a newer version of TPM in the bios. I can use a group policy to enable it with the old TPM but I'd like to enable more functionality.

    Anyone know where to get the bios update or if there is one?
     
  2. Dannemand

    Dannemand Decidedly Moderate Super Moderator

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    What is your current BIOS version? That tells the Platform ID (BIOS family) which you can then use to look up the latest BIOS version. Once you have that you can download the update file directly.

    It's well described in our BIOS rollback thread. I'll add a link when I get to a PC. Meantime you can find it in the Samsung sticky thread.

    Edit:
    http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads/samsung-laptops-roll-back-bios-updates.696197/
     
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    Thanks - bios P07AFV
     
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    Using the following link shows that ITEM_20181226_21839_WIN_P07AFV.exe is the latest BIOS for your computer. So 2.5 years old.

    http://sbuservice.samsungmobile.com/BUWebServiceProc.asmx/GetContents?platformID=AFV&PartNumber=AAAA

    You can download it with the following link (although you already have it):

    http://sbuservice.samsungmobile.com/upload/BIOSUpdateItem/ITEM_20181226_21839_WIN_P07AFV.exe

    Again the steps for finding these with any Samsung model are described in the BIOS rollback guide I linked earlier.
     
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    Thanks. I guess that explains why there were no updates for it in samsung update.
     
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    Exactly. But now we checked. And if others with the same model find this thread with Google, they can see what the latest version is and download it if needed.

    So we accomplished something here :)
     
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