I update the BIOS also from HP to F.42 I believe it is. At least on this laptop, that seems to be where all the HP drivers/software is stored. I found these files in c:\swsetup folder. Pressing enter should start the bios update utility.Īfter the bios is updated successfully you can restart the laptop. Tried a few different drivers, nothing, then eventually went back and installed the original Win 7 driver that was on the HDD. ![]() exe file name first and after a space enter the bios file name, and then this command "/P /B /C". ![]() exe extension and other with the bios version extension probably.ģ. You'll probably see two files being listed now, one with the. Type " DIR" to get a list of files on the pen drive.Ģ. Just insert the pen drive into USB and make sure its set as the first boot device. That done, just paste the Bios files on the USB key and you're all set.ġ. Now click "Start" and the HP Drive Key utility will turn your USB device into a bootable DOS disk. Choose the button next to "Using DOS system files located at:" and click the little browse button "." next to the blank and navigate to wherever you kept the DOS boot files. Under "Format Options" check the box next to "Quick Format" and "Create a DOS startup disk". Set the volume label to anything you want, doesn't matter. (once recognized it will appear in the first pulldown menu).ģ. Insert the pen drive and wait for it to be recognized by Windows and the HP Drive Key utility. Just install the HP drive key software at first.Ģ. Now you need to make the pen drive bootable.ġ. You'll easily find both of these through Google. ![]() A software called "HP drive key utility". Well, updating the Bios from a pen drive is pretty straightforward and simple.Ģ.
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