Props to HP for creating a easy bios recovery available via USB + B key. Other laptop manufacturers should take notice.

Thank you for this! It turned out my issue was caused by a dead fan but getting the bios recovery going meant that I was able to work out that the screen back light was out...

Once did a BIOS recovery for my HP a couple of years ago and thought it would be that easy for all laptops until i came across other brands. Nice video once again Sorin

Sorin, it's a pleasure to follow you! THANKS

This happened because Windows right now has included BIOS repositories in their update system. It causes BIOS to be update with Windows updates. This is totaly insane. It shouldn't be like this. People don't know how to behave when there's Bios update and they try to cancel it sometimes which causes bios malfunction.

@fu1r4

Жыл бұрын

I was going to write the same as you did. My Huawei do update BIOS after running Windows Update. The only way to prevent it, is to enable BitLocker. You need to suspend BitLocker if you update your BIOS.

@cezartorescu

Жыл бұрын

This happened because people still use the crappy Windows while Linux is free and a lot better ...

@seanh1988

Жыл бұрын

@@cezartorescu Unfortunately most basic functions don't work on Linux on newer hardware. Hell even on my 11th gen laptop it took me days to get everything working and it still wasn't 100% with linux. Then on top of that the battery life was terrible. Windows unfortunately works in most people's cases out of box where Linux even after all these years still is a pain to setup which is quite unfortunate as I personally prefer linux.

@signor_No

7 ай бұрын

​@@seanh1988not all programs are compatible with linux, a lot of game aren't

this is a very common problem with HP laptops, customers freak out very quickly when their system appears dead. It can be misleading though with some of the flashes, usually theres a recovery mechanism built into these systems, but always better if a technician knows how to reflash a bios. Unfortunately, many of the colleges are not teaching thir students correctly, as well as omitting DOS from the ciriculum...great video as usual :)

Good good job.Watching from Kenya

Thanks for your time

Good job mate 👍

Sorin did some magic with Hp and no soldering or anything just usb bios update easy one

Thank you so much for this video. I have an Acer laptop with a similar problem. It had been stolen by a thief and when it was returned to me by the police it wouldn't turn on for a day, then start slowly and boot successfully, but turn off again, then, with a new operating system installed, it wouldn't boot unless I used the boot menu myself and wouldn't remember the changes I made to the bios, including the uefi boot entry of my operating system the next day, black screen the next day and so on. I've already changed the cmos battery, tried to access uefi through a linux app, tried loading the kernel in grub, reinstalled debian 3 times, but I will now do these steps just to make sure I haven't missed an opportunity to fix the machine. There is still a probability that the spot on the mainboard, which is close to the cmos section is the problem, but my thinking is, if it's broken, then why does it sometimes run flawlessly and not at all on other days? And why does it remember the uefi settings after turning it off once, forgets half of it during it's second sleep, and suffer complete bios amnesia the third time? (I'm sorry if this sounds convoluted, I have spent a lot of time trying to fix it already.) Anyways, thank you, I've been watching your channel for days now and even if I can not fix my device, I am definitely learning a lot in the process. 👍🙏

are u still working for your old shop? did they replace you? Nobody will be as great as you.

the bios memory chip in this laptop is a low power non-volatile cmos ram chip - well NV so long as it’s independent button cell is not disconnected. i was impressed with your procedure. in step 1 you removed & replaced the cmos bios battery. this would clear the bios memory to random state (mybe all zeros). but bios then needs to be reinstalled.could as part of startup procedure whereby (i’m guessing) the bios is copied from the hard drive back to the cmos chip. this did not work for whatever reason, the computer didn’t startup. so you then began step 2 - to download a special HP ‘bios upgrade’ program for this model laptop to a usb drive using another computer. plug this device into usb port of non-working one. start it & by default the program runs & updates the bios chip to factory status (only on HP machines of course). (this removes the need for a separate programming device & thus streamlines the update procedure.) Of course assumes laptop has nothing wrong apart from need for corrupt bios to be reset. would you agree or have i got it all wrong?

Man you rock

Tanks

Looks like new ! :O lets go for bios update slow boot! :) usually when laptop doing that its bios copy from another same model of laptop without work on bios file clean it. but lets see i saw so many thinks like this with that bios problem idk did they try to bios upgrade and copy it from another same laptop. edit: lol called it corrupted bios on start of video :D

I think win update was updating the bios and the user wasn't patient and force turning off the computer or it was an electricity issue that's why I disable drivers and bios update from local group policy

I love how people leave on the protective cellophane on! I love peeling it off (on devices I own) as it's part of the process of buying somethine new 😎

I always worry when windows is updating. Whether it will update fine or something like this would happen 😅. So I always keep my updates pending. And when I have courage I update it

Wonderful content. Had a faulty BIOS update on my dell that led to it's demise. Looking for a way to purchase a programmer for that BIOS

@balazsio

Жыл бұрын

There should be something like this if the laptop is not that old

Huge improvement by the manufacturer (HP in this case), in this way a normal, ordinary repair technician, minimally familiar with the Operating System of your PC and handling basic packages can perform this type of work in a simple way. Another way of saying it, I am electronic (hardware) NOT a programmer (software), that is, good for HP: I expect no less from any recognized manufacturer! I see that, at least in this case; they are heading or heading towards the place that corresponds to them or make our lives easier. What is it difficult for them to do so! Thanks for your time and sharing. All the best.

Thanks but,What combination of keys are you pressing while b9ting up from USB. ??

pound land sell them button batterys very good as well ive used them for year a pound 4 ..six

ohhhh i see model now i have 2 of these and cant get them to work they work perfect when you swap memory from 1 slot to another one and than it work all good but when yout turn it off you must again swap memory slots from one to another idk why is that happening. Try to turn it off and on few times.... or i am unluckiess person to have 2 with same laptops with that problems

Hi, I think its better to use wristband just for safety. Thanks for the videos

That was about like updating my desktop BIOS. Though in more than 30 years of computers and tinkering with them I've never had a BIOS simply get corrupted. I've updated countless times (thankfully never bricking a MB, whew...lol). How does a BIOS even get corrupted? Can a Windows update cause it on a laptop? Or some kind of hardware failure?

@TheRealFrank0

Жыл бұрын

Unexpected power failure. Yes, with time, such updates have fail-safes in place so that issues like these never happen. But sometimes, not often, these things do happen. BIOS can be corrupted, and therefore, BIOS flashing is required. Some cases are lucky where like HP, you just plug a USB and sometimes, not so lucky.

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HELLO Sir can we use this method FOR Any hp laptop like 6th 7/8 generation. ??? please please please let me know 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

@saeedakram4297

Жыл бұрын

please let me know

It is very likely that it has been updated and the bios has also been updated and I turn off the pc for the update

To B or not to be :D

A normal flash drive can work or it should be bootable usb help please

hi there i have a question if u or anyone else can help me ... i have old lenovo IdeaPad slim 1 with amd a6-9220e... the laptop works just fine I'm just woried that it's making some buzz sounds when i opened the laptop the sound was coming from the cpu... i could hear it from the heatsink.... it's not that loud i can only notice it when i come close enough to the laptop.... does this mean i have a short or something ? or will the laptop die soon ? any help will be appreciated... and btw I'm not a technician

thank you .I will buy 5 more hp laptops

slow boot = HDD.. Win key and B to recover w HP.. when bios is not overcorrupt. (does not work 1/2 the times) Ctrl Esc most insyde bios other brands

@caprairinucai

Жыл бұрын

If is booting,yes,slow boot =HDD.If it does not==check the lights on keyboard,the internet or ask a friend.Thank you for CTRL ESC tip :)

I need an answer from bios experts on here , HP probook 650 G1 . L78 family with dedicated AMD 8750M this laptop had a very strange issue it takes like one min to turn on and keyboard freeze and stop working , of course laptop was taken apart , tried new keyboard even switched the board into other similar model just to roll out bad touchpad or usb daughter board . tried over 7 bios they all cleaned ME region they all have the same result , delay start and non responsive keyboard , to my surprise I tried bios for L77 family the UMA version and the laptop booted fine , keyboard and everything working perfect except the error message "the machine is not in commitment state" which it didn't bother my customer as long as the laptop boot and everything working fine.could someone pls explain why the UMA bios version worked fine and not the original bios . also I forgot the AMD 8750M was not detected in windows with the original bios and of course it won't be detected either by the UMA bios . I just need explanation for this behaviour . could be the dedicated AMD gpu died and caused all of that and by flashing UMA bios version it disabled it from the bios ?pls explain

@leimad13

Жыл бұрын

It really seems like it! Had one occasion like you where I had to do the very same, completely disabling dedicated video card fixed the laptop.

@Customer22374

Жыл бұрын

@@leimad13 Yea I figured even though main display working on intel HD but I think the bios has to do some check up when you start the laptop. the UMA bios version fixed the issue totally .

My laptop ac005tu it is caps lock blinking you step flow bios not update, f2, hard check menu coming how to fix

I have the same fault but the caps lock had a steady light not flashing, any ideas

@balazsio

Жыл бұрын

I guess light indicates another issue. You always can try the same steps: memory swap, battery out and back, motherboard battery out and back

@waleed9128

Жыл бұрын

@@balazsio I did but no success

HP no longer support my HP laptop where I can download bios? thanks

Sorry, i dun know what mean by B key. can you show us next time show us the way how to start the flashing steps?

@danytoob

Жыл бұрын

Hold down the actual letter "B" when you turn on the computer (be sure the USB drive with the BIOS & recovery program is inserted before you turn on!). This forces the laptop to look for the USB drive recovery files/BIOS to begin the repair.

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It's a HP so it's not nice. They fall over like this more than me on a night out.

First

It's utter garbage, not nice. Why do you say "nice laptop" every time? Slow AF, old AMD APU.

@Customer22374

Жыл бұрын

nice laptop but your comment not nice

@seckinseckin3919

Жыл бұрын

Show some respect people who train you free with thousand of videos.. they are not obliged to share their experiences to you..

did this with an hp laptop i bought for $100 worked well