How to Update BIOS on Dell Laptops?

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[Local pickup only] SW Florida, Port Charlotte area

Looking to sell my homelab as a bundle if possible. Everything is in working order and currently set up as a proxmox cluster.

Price: $6k - Able to wheel it right out the door.

Proof:
https://imgur.com/a/6hLb3LM

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StarTech 12U 19in rack

1x Dell r640

2x Intel Xeon Gold 20 core 6138 CPU @ 2.00GHz

4x 32GB DDR4 2666MHz (128GB Total)

1x x540-t2 10gb PCI-e NIC

2x Supermicro AOC-SLG3-2M2 PCIe

4x Crucial P3 1TB PCIe M.2 2280 SSD

1x PERC H730 Mini RAID controller

3x 900GB 10K 6GB/s SAS HDD

1x 120GB 6GB/s SATA SSD

2x 750W PSU

iDrac 9 license Enterprise

3x Dell r630

2x Intel Xeon CPU 18 core E5-2697 v4 @ 2.30GHz

2x 64GB DDR4 2400MHz (128GB Total)

1x x540-t2 10gb PCI-e NIC

2x Supermicro AOC-SLG3-2M2 PCIe

2x KingSpec NX Series 1TB Gen3x4 NVMe M.2

2x ORICO NVMe SSD 1TB M.2

4x 900GB 10K 6GB/s SAS HDD

1x 120GB 6GB/s SATA SSD

2x 1100W PSU

iDrac 8 license Enterprise

Dell r720

2x Intel Xeon CPU 8 core E5-2670 u/2.6GHz

24x 8GB DDR3 ECC 1333 MHz (192GB Total)

8x 2TB 6GB/s SAS HDD (16TB Total)

1x PERCH710P Mini RAID controller

2x 750W PSU

iDrac 7 license Enterprise

Battery Backup
CyberPower CP1500PFCRM2U PFC Sinewave UPS Battery Backup and Surge Protector, 1500VA/1000W

Switches

1x TRENDnet 8-Port 10G Switch, 8 x 10G RJ-45 Ports

Firewall

1x PA-450 Lab unit 8 Port 1GB

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phd33z · 4 days ago

Might want to mention zip code. FL is pretty big!

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Beatlejuice6 · OP · 4 days ago

Thank you for the catch! Added.

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su5577 · 4 days ago

How much power is this running if left running 24/7? Do you need 220v receptacle?

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Beatlejuice6 · OP · 4 days ago

Im not sure the actual draw but I am running it off a standard 110 plug with no issues.

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Tig992 · 4 days ago

As an Indiana lad, I genuinely yearn for that 640 lol

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homemediajunky · 4 days ago

6k for the entire setup is wildly expensive. Indianapolis here as well. Reach out to u/KooperGuy as he may still have some 14th gen configured exactly as you want (or multiples). Including full NVMe configured units, 740XDs, etc. He will ship to Indy as well.

He's a good guy, knowledgeable and won't overcharge you. Haven't spoken with him in a few weeks so no clue what he has, but he would be the first person i reach out to for anything Dell or refer people too, even still.

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r/Dell • [2]

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Are Dell's BIOS updates cumulative?

Posted by dhiadhoo · in r/Dell · 5 days ago

i Have a Dell G15 5535 with the factory bios from 2023 (Dell Inc. 1.2.0, 21/07/2023), and i want to update to the latest version 1.15.0 (12 Aug 2025), do i need to gradually update or i can just download the latest firmware?

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timfountain4444 · 5 days ago

Mostly no, but as others have said, sometimes you have to update to version 1.8, for example, before you can go to 2.0. This is why it's important to actually read the release notes that accompany the BIOS.

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dhiadhoo · OP · 5 days ago

Thanks I'll double check but I dont think they mentioned anything like that

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alexanderpas · 5 days ago

It the README doesn't state anything about a minimum required BIOS version, you can just update to the latest version directly.

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dhiadhoo · OP · 5 days ago

Yes they dont mention so hopefully it works

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symph0ny · 5 days ago

There are times where they separate major versions that have to be installed first as component firmwares are updated and the later bios versions aren't tested without the new firmwares. Generally the bios pre-installer will warn you if you need to install a previous version before continuing.

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dhiadhoo · OP · 5 days ago

OK thanks for the info good to know about the installer warnings

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DisgruntledPenguin58 · 5 days ago

I see no interim BIOS update requirements. You should be good to update from 1.2.0 to 1.15.0.

Ensure you suspend BitLocker before updating the BIOS.

\#Iwork4Dell

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dhiadhoo · OP · 5 days ago

Thanks , since i'm windows family I don't have bitlocker, but I have another option that I've already disabled "device encryption" or smth is it good to go?

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r/Vivo • [3]

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How fast is vivo update its phone? How long Vivo will update x200 ultra ?

Posted by Ababjay · in r/Vivo · 5 days ago

How fast is vivo update its phone? How long Vivo will update x200 ultra ?

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Tintinlindo · 5 days ago

From my experience it will be almost every 2 weeks until almost the next ultra is out, after that it will be monthly updates. From what I know vivo give us 3 years of Origin OS updates and 5 of security patches or smth like that

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According_Pilot_746 · 5 days ago

2030 on ultra and 1 yr of security patches

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TemporaryInk · 5 days ago

So far, very frequent. Since its release in late April, I've been getting an update roughly every 1 to 3 weeks on my X200U.

Not sure if they're going to keep that pace up though, once the X200U is no longer their latest and greatest device.

My understanding is they'll do 4 years of updates and an additional 1 year of security patches.

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r/retrobattlestations • [4]

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Dell Inspiron XPS BIOS Versions A04, A05, and A06 Have Been Found!

Posted by Chicadelsol- · in r/retrobattlestations · 6 days ago

Credits to Torasapphire for notifying me about this.

For anyone who has a Dell Inspiron XPS with an old BIOS, you might have gone looking for an update only to find that the latest on Dell's website is A03. If you try searching for newer versions, a forum comes up asking about it, but not the BIOS download itself.

However, Torasapphire mentioned that the file still exists on Dell's servers; there's just nothing searchable linking you to it. You can manually link yourself to the download though. I should note that I have not tested these, and use then at your own peril.

The link is: https://downloads.dell.com/bios/ixps_a06.exe

Additionally, this works for other versions of the BIOS, and you can even see the patch notes at https://downloads.dell.com/bios/ixps_a06.txt

However, do NOT install A04, which I believe is why A03 is the newest that you can get to normally. A04 has some issue that causes it to not boot properly or something. A05 fixed this issue according to the notes.

I hope this helps!

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentium_4

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XFX1270 · 6 days ago

Has anyone archived these?

What models exactly are these for? I have an XPS T500 with AO3.

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Chicadelsol- · OP · 5 days ago

The original Dell Inspiron XPS laptop. Twin of the Inspiron 9100. Model is PP09L. I really wish Dell gave it a less generic name…

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Wiregeek · 3 days ago

If you're curious as to "so what", the biggest thing from the release notes is

New microcode update for Prescott C-0 step processor
New microcode update for Prescott D-0 step processor
Added support for Prescott E-0 step processor

The Prescott E-0 is 64 bit, which is pretty significant. It's also 90nm manufacturing, which should mean it's going to be a massive upgrade for that old dell in terms of efficiency and heat - or overclocking and performance.

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Chicadelsol- · OP · 3 days ago

What CPU is the E-0? I saw that in the notes and I didn’t reslly understand what it meant

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Wiregeek · 3 days ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Intel_Pentium_4_processors#Prescott_(90_nm)

Looking back.. man we were scrabbling for any bit of performance we could get.

Please keep in mind that I'm out of the game. I'm just doing a bit of reading because it caught my eye.

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DeepDayze · 3 days ago

This works if you know the exact name of the bios file and I'm sure older versions carry the same naming structure as the newer versions. Good find plus props for the warning about the A04 version so this info can really help those who have these particular XPS models.

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r/gigabyte • [5]

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Windows 11 Update Soft-Bricked My Gigabyte Laptop – BIOS Update Fixed It, But Unsure If It’s Stable Now

Posted by TeamRocketTM · in r/gigabyte · 7 days ago

Hey all,

I just had a pretty rough experience and wanted to see if anyone else has run into something similar (or has advice on how to stabilize things going forward).

Here’s what happened:

I installed a Windows 11 update, and it soft-bricked my Gigabyte laptop, as it did for many others on this forum.

I couldn’t boot properly, so I ended up having to do a BIOS update to get past the issue.

After that, Windows went into the “did not start correctly / automatic repair” screen. From there, I chose the option to continue to Windows 11.

I was able to get in, but my PIN login was suddenly invalid. I had to reset a new PIN before it let me through.

Now I’m back in Windows, but I’m not feeling too confident. I haven’t even restarted again yet, and Windows 11 is already pushing me to update once more.

So now I’m stuck wondering:

Is my system actually stable, or am I just sitting on borrowed time before it fails again?
Should I block updates for a bit, or let them through?
Would it be smarter to just do a clean wipe/reinstall of Windows to make sure there aren’t lingering issues?

Has anyone else had these kinds of problems with Gigabyte laptops + Windows 11 updates, or specifically with the BIOS update “fix”?

Any advice on best practices to prevent this happening again (or to confirm that my system is truly fixed) would be hugely appreciated.

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myanth · 7 days ago

Bios update resets the soft tpm so resetting pin is normal.

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TeamRocketTM · OP · 6 days ago

So the failed to boot properly is normal?

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myanth · 6 days ago

Resetting windows hello pin after bios flashing is normal and expected.

Honestly windows update breaking your computer is pretty normal too.

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FarPace3461 · 7 days ago

Go to the copilot, inform it about your spec and ask everything you need to know, it will help you instantly and you can ask in multiple ways making it easy to understand.

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TeamRocketTM · OP · 7 days ago

I will try this, I am already using chatgpt but ill see if they are different

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FarPace3461 · 7 days ago

I am also quite a beginner in the PC build and upgrade space, learning bit by bit. I had faced multiple issues during windows 10 to 11 and also graphics tuneup due to my legendary processor and mobo drama combo. I looked online and getting the exact solution for my spec is quite impossible because of how many people have the same build. So, at that point Microsoft Copilot did help me a lot.

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r/DellXPS • [6]

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BIOS Flash Progress Stuck At 0

Posted by chriggsiii · in r/DellXPS · 7 days ago

Like the title says. It stayed stuck at 0% for about an hour and I finally called Dell Support (I have a service contract with them).

They never said a word about unplugging the USB stuff. Instead, they told me to remove the AC cable from the computer and then hit the power button. I hit the power button and held it for about 30 seconds but no change; the computer would not turn off.

So they told me to just wait three hours until the battery is totally drained and the computer shuts off. Then replug the AC, wait for five minutes, then turn the computer back on and it should do a normal BIOS update at that point.

The thing is, after I unplugged the AC, and after I hit the power button with no success, Dell Support then told me to contact them through email as a follow-up if the reboot/re-update got stuck again. However, after they said good-bye, I started googling and found out about disconnecting the USB stuff. So I disconnected my USB hub, but it had no effect. I'm thinking that maybe the reason why it had no effect was because the power was disconnected. Is it correct that a BIOS update WILL NOT PROCEED if it sees the computer is running on battery? Might I find that, if I disobey Dell support, and plug the AC back in, it will start doing the update because I've disconnected the USB hub? Or will that not make any difference? Hope all of that makes sense.

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Embarrassed-Dog7231 · 7 days ago

Hi ! Same for me this week !

A BIOS update on my DELL XPS 14 9440 was performed with DELL Support Assist, my computer restarted without issue (but I was not in front of the computer during the whole udated process), then I shut it down by the end of the day.

The day after, it hang with a high CPU fan noise on the screen "Checking BiosConnect Wireless Payload".

DELL support ask me to shut it down but no effect using the power button, I had to wait the battery drain...

When I started it again, it stucks on the XPS logo with no more information but I was able to stop/start it using the power button again.

The next day, a technician replaced my laptop's motherboard, and everything went smoothly after that!

Good luck !

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chriggsiii · OP · 7 days ago

I got luckier. Once the battery had drained, I plugged the charger back in and waited five minutes. Then I turned the thing back on --

-- AND IT REBOOTED RIGHT BACK INTO THE OS LIKE NOTHING HAD HAPPENED!!!

I consider myself immensely lucky! Especially considering the horror stories I'd read!

The odd thing was that when I went back to the Windows Update menu again to try to run the update again --

-- IT SAID I WAS UP TO DATE!!

HUH???!!

So the update-that-never-happened became the update-that-never-was.

Weirdest damn thing. And scariest.

Completely unrelated has been the strange intermittent death of the Fn F5 keystroke, the one that reloads a browser page. Starting about two weeks ago, it became intermittent, and I occasionally had to use Control R instead. It got worse and worse and finally, today, I can't get the command to happen at all; I've had to switch over to Control R completely.

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r/hardwareswap • [7]

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[USA-NY] [H] 3 x Dell Latitude 9430, 2 x Dell Latitude 7440, 3 x Dell Latitude 7430, 2 x Dell Latitude 7420 [W] Paypal, Cash

Posted by Qwertyonly · in r/hardwareswap · 7 days ago

Selling a bunch of Dell Latitude laptops sourcing from University of Chicago (see my post history for details). All has Dell PRO SUPPORT PLUS, with ZERO deductible - worry free. Professionally maintained. I have a bunch of trades on r/appleswaps (mainly selling Macbooks)

Prefer to sell in bulk. ~~Bulk price: $2500~~

Bulk price for remaining: $650

Item	Specs	Warranty	Quantity	Price (each)
~~Dell Latitude 9430~~	~~Intel Core i7-1265U 1.8GHz (12th), 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD~~	~~June 2027~~	3	~~$380~~
~~Dell Latitude 7440~~	~~Intel Core i5-1345U 1.6Ghz (13th), 32GB RAM, 512GB SSD~~	~~September 2027~~	2	~~$380~~
Dell Latitude 7430	Intel Core i5-1345U 1.6Ghz (12th), 16GB RAM, 256 GB SSD	December 2026	2	$250
Dell Latitude 7420	Intel Core i5-1145G7 2.6Ghz (11th) 16 GB RAM, 256 GB SSD	February 2026	2	$200

Timestamps: https://imgur.com/a/dell-laptops-TWC1xkf

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mccarseat · 4 days ago

PM for 7420

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sailoverthere · 7 days ago

Chat

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Qwertyonly · OP · 7 days ago

Replied

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USAFWorkAccount · 7 days ago

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InsertPhunnyNameHere · 4 days ago

Couldn't PM you so I sent a regular chat message for a 7430. Hope that's okay.

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r/firstworldproblems • [8]

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Copilot and Teams are too similar looking. I just asked my boss how to update the Bios on a MSI claw 8AI+ and stood there wondering why copilot wasn’t replying

Posted by Maxsolo18 · in r/firstworldproblems · 8 days ago

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Fryphax · 8 days ago

Why not just RTFM?

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marvinrabbit · 8 days ago

I know right? It's like when I need to place a ULine order. I just get out their 7 lbs catalog, page to the back for the index, look up 3-4 descriptions of what I'm looking for until I figure out what it's indexed under, then find the page that has my needed item. Next, I go to the front hall where the phone is mounted in its nook and call the nice people at the company. Can't tell you how many good friends I've made while placing those orders. Kids these days will never understand the simpler way of doing things.

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Maxsolo18 · OP · 8 days ago

What FM???! Internet is the F manual!

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PasswordIsDongers · 7 days ago

What are you, a casual?

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r/gigabyte • [9]

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BIOS UPDATE ON AORUS MOTHEBOARDS - BIOS OF CHECK ERROR

Posted by Melenenodi1312 · in r/gigabyte · 9 days ago

The last 3 days I’m trying to update the bios version on my B850M aorus elite.

I found out that downloading from the official gigabyte website, not even one version working. It pops the message Bios id check error. After some digging I found out that a new website called aorus dedicated to aorus motherboards exist. I downloaded the bios form there and boom, it worked. That’s ridiculous, at least make a note so people don’t have to dig all night to update the bios

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lafsrt09 · 9 days ago

I did not know about this Aorus website. I have the Z 790 Aorus elite ax ice running F5 bios. Running it with a 13700k CPU. I went to the gigabyte website about a month ago and it said there was a bios update available. F6g which is not listed on gigabyte control center which I've been using for bios updates. No USB stick needed

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Hit4090 · 9 days ago

First thing make sure you're downloading the correct BIOS for your motherboard revision. Aka Rav 1. Rav 2 and so on

Second thing make sure you're using a good USB drive. I've had issues in the past with Samsung drives.

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Melenenodi1312 · OP · 9 days ago

It’s a new motherboard there is only one revision

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smadeus · 5 days ago

Not only that, it's rare to have more than one revision. For example for my Auorus X570 Elite, there is no other revision, and bunch of other boards I haven't seen any more revisions. It's a rare thing to have a 2nd revision, at least in my eyes.

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senpaisai · 9 days ago

Uh, hate to break this to you ... but the lower left screw hole of your motherboard shows the board revision. The BIOS ID is also located inside the "Hardware Info" tab of the BIOS itself and in the filename of the ZIP file of the BIOS update. Whenever the BIOS IDs don't match, you downloaded the wrong BIOS for your board. There's separate BIOS updates for different board revisions - each with their own unique BIOS ID to prevent people like you from cross-flashing their boards with the wrong BIOS ...

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Melenenodi1312 · OP · 9 days ago

It’s a new board there is only one revision, go check it your self

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Melenenodi1312 · OP · 9 days ago

I would not share this if that was the problem

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smadeus · 5 days ago

Would've been nice if you added a hyperlink to that Aorus website. Just for the future care, as currently I'll be able to find it myself.

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Profetorum · 8 days ago

Try to flash with the motherboard qflash button

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Melenenodi1312 · OP · 8 days ago

Why? I just mentioned the solution on the post. I have updated the bios

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Profetorum · 8 days ago

For some reason, that way even the gigabyte bios works. I don't know why though. But if you solved flashing aorus one, sweet. Not sure what's going on

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r/Hewlett_Packard • [10]

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Elitebook 840 G6 won't post after BIOS update caps lock flashes that's it- how can I fix?

Posted by Solid-Community-1637 · in r/Hewlett_Packard · 10 days ago

Curious on what happened it didn't lose power from me, it just shut off during the update and now it refuses to post just flashes this light code. Can't find what it means

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literally a video on youtube about this

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RIckardur · 10 days ago

have you also tried waiting? some bios updates make the capslock button flash and make the fan speed go nuts. but after waiting for 5 minutes (or more) they usually turn on normally.

Yes, i hated it aswell when it happened to me.

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Solid-Community-1637 · OP · 10 days ago

Yeah I've tried waiting and it doesn't seem to do anything the power light doesn't even come on

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Double-War-5407 · 10 days ago

Very common with hp business laptops. None of the typical recovery methods will work (I.e. recovery usb, win+b).

The only option is to get ec and bios chip from ebay and solder on fresh chips.

Technically you might be able to recover both ec and bios chips using ch341a, often bios chip locks up to the point of no recovery.

Once the laptop is recovered, do not reset bios settings! Disable all bios auto recovery and integrity settings, then update bios to the latest version from the USB!

Note: hope you saved your bitlocker recovery keys. Note 2: ideally you should dump dmi data from your existing chips.

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davide0033 · 8 days ago

gotta love hp. the elitebooks are great, but damn they still manage to half-ass the hardware. my 850 g6 currently is down one headphone jack (who knows what happened, just stopped working like 1.5 years since i bought it) a usb (turns out there's no overcurrent protection, at all. it goes untill a power components dies and shorts (had to take the laptop apart and literally cut the burnt component out, at the least it boots now). also recently speakers seem to have died.

i love my elitebook but damn

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Queasy-Basket-4611 · 10 days ago

BIOS corrupted

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ForeverUnlucky111 · 10 days ago

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Dudefoxlive · 10 days ago

I would try a BIOS recovery first. You can make a USB using the BIOS update file for your machine. It should have an option to make a recovery USB. Basically make the USB, Plug it into your laptop, Hold Windows Key + B and press power. Hopefully it starts recovering the BIOS from a failed update.

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Solid-Community-1637 · OP · 10 days ago

I'll try that

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