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Carolinaboy 3Posts February 27, 2009Registration date - Last answer on Oct 13, 2011 1:56am BST
I have an HP Pavilion dv9000 series computer. While performing the HP Health Check, it was recommended that I upgrade the existing bios. After downloading, the computer shutdown but upon reboot, computer would not boot up. Instead, I received one long beep and two short beeps. The computer worked fine before bios upgrade. Is there a way to return to the default bios settings on this computer?
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Shantyhag Apr 11, 2009 2:05pm BST
I had exactly the same problem last night. HP's 'Health Check' recommended that I flash the BIOS of our new HP Dv7-1175. Had the computer about 3 days, and was receiving some strange errors reporting unrecogized USB devices not recognized and a buggy USB driver. So, OK, Flash the BIOS.

Precisely the same thing occurred. The utility for flashing the BIOS ran, seemed to work, shut down the computer. Then nothing.

I restarted to a backlit screen, no POST or BOOT. Here's how I solved the problem (though I can't tell you why it worked, other than it obviously reset the CMOS).

1) Turned off the computer

2) Removed Battery and disconnected power cord.

3) Waited, pensively, for 5ish minutes (read several places to wait for 20 minutes; I didn't)

4) Plugged the power cord back in (I did NOT reinsert the battery)

5) Holding down the Insert/Scroll button, I held the power button down for 20-30 seconds. Nothing happened until I released the power button. When I released the power button (still holding the Insert/Scroll button depressed), the computer came up and Windows booted. Could not, at that point, get ESC pressed; wouldn't let me into the BIOS.

6) Restarted and prayed, came up normally; opened the BIOS by hitting ESC at the proper time, reset to defaults (just to be sure).


The computer has seemed to work operate normally since, though for the life of me, I can't tell you why this worked. I was, for the record, trying to press the Insert button, so if yours has these separated-- as my Toshiba does-- then I'd start with that.

Hope this helps someone.
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SaraW - May 31, 2010 12:53am BST
How do you get into BIOS? You said press Escape... when do you press it?
SaraW - May 31, 2010 1:31am BST
Figured it out. Reset to defaults. Still doesn't work. I'm seriously to the point of crying. My laptop is my baby.
computer nut - Oct 13, 2011 1:56am BST
thank you, you saved hours of work to rebuilt the computer.
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ixtremed1 34Posts August 4, 2008Registration date Feb 28, 2009 10:07am GMT
I think you should remove the CMOS battery and plug it again after some minutes then try to reboot your pc
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djinn - Nov 12, 2009 6:50pm GMT
Thanks so much for reviving this

Its so frustrating.. I have a perfectly functioning laptop which is just in a 'coma' because of a thing as small as bios

it happened like this:

1/ DL BIOS thing from website
2/ Accidentally installed... I was doing an XP installation and was at installing drivers, and I guess I just kept clicking one after the next... I would NEVER have clickd bios upgrade had I known that was it
3/ it started to a point then Blue screen of death... then forced restart...
4/ then nothing.. since early January.. had to write my fricking thesis without my PC!

I heard something about using an external floppy disck drive, a floppy disk with a correct BIOS file, some DOS boot files, and a combination of keys on the keyboard to force the PC to read the floppy and install the BIUOS file over itself and thus repair BIOS

It seemed to work, in that it read the floppy for like 15 secs, but when I restarted it, nada!

I think I might have gotten the wrong files.. so I've been asking for the EXACT instructions.. give it to me like I'm an idiot, someone... I need my PC!

Well, I've cut the exact solution I followed, put any part of it into GOOGLE and you should find the exact site I got it from... 2007 forum I believe... It might serve you better than it served me... If it does, please put in a word for me.. I really need someone's help. So here is the cut text solutiuon:

And as extra here's the procedure for the DV6000 models...

So for those who have the same issue, here is the procedure, it should
work with most Pheonix bios

1/ don't call HP if you don't want to loose your time and stay with no
laptop for 4-6 weeks
2/ don't use the last firmware on HP website (F.06), he is corrupted
and will bsod your laptop
3/ download a previous version (F.04 or F.02) bios, it is a windows
.exe file, extract it 1 time or 2 times till you reach the bios file
*.wph
4/ download the crisis recovery diskette stuff
(http://rapidshare.de/files/30321496/268076.exe or google it to find
another link)
5/ launch the crisis recovery tool, it will generate a floppy with few
files on it, delete BIOS.WPH which is on it and replace with your file
(rename it bios.wph)
6/ remove the battery from the dead laptop
7/ remove the power cord from the dead laptop
8/ press fn+b or win+b (was win+b for me)
9/ while keeping the key pressed, plug the power cord and power on
10/ when it starts to beep and read the floppy, release the key
11/ floppy will be read for about 20 sec, then nothing, do not unplug
at this time, bios is rebuilding
12/ go have a cigarette
13/ if laptop did not stop or reboot alone, unplug the cable and reboot
it
14/ in my case, the laptop stopped alone when it was finished (about 40
sec)
15/ laptop is resurected, takes 5 min instead of the 4-6 weeks if you
call HP
Carolinaboy› halfpipe07 - Nov 27, 2009 10:48am GMT
Sadly, I have yet to solve my problem. I have used the procedure described by djinn, but wasn't successful. I did not have to depress any keys in order to reflash the BIOS. After creating my CRISDISK recovery disk, I connected the USB floppy to my laptop, turned the power on, and the machine immediately started reading the disk and doing it's thing. After it finished, it turned itself off. But, when I turned the power back on I still had the original problem of 1 long and 2 short beeps. Since the procedure has worked for others, I've entered the link to show where I got the information. http://h30434.www3.hp.com/psg/board/message?message.uid=39973#U39973 This is the HP Consumer Forum website. Look for a post by Leedos which provides a link to download CRISDISK and another link for the BIOS file. Keep in mind this primarily addresses the HP dv9260nr but I'm pretty sure the procedure he describes to create the crisis recovery disk will work for any machine just so long as you use the correct BIOS for your machine.

I still refuse to believe that the HP recommended BIOS upgrade damaged the motherboard but it's beginning to look that way. I was confident that reflashing the BIOS back to the original one would correct the problem. But, I'm back to square one. Right now, I'm doing as much research as I can what can be done if anything. I've already priced a replacement motherboard and $415 but I keep hoping I won't have to go that route. And it still angers me that HP will accept no responsibility on this. Plus, I've found out that there are hundreds like me with the same problem.

So, if anyone has any additional ideas, I would appreciate any help I can get.
sohit - Jun 29, 2010 10:50am BST
pls. enter in setup using f10 or any other designated key, go to system configuration and disable sata native support. it will surely solve the problem

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MisiekK Jun 27, 2010 9:46pm BST
to recovery BIOS Phenix in Pavilion notebook You need:
- FDD Disk (You must do this with Crisi Disk program with Bios.wph to Your laptop)
- Floppy on USB
- turn on notebook with keys Windows and B to start in ZOMBIE MODE.
- Bios.WPH to your laptop You must get from spxxxx.exe file from HP site
- Bios.WPH file You can uncompressed from spxxxx.exe by the 7-ZIP program.

Oryginally spxxxx.exe is packed WinFlash for windows with bios.wph.

originally procedure:
Remove your your battery (or battery and hard disk).

You should force the system to boot from either the FLOPPY, CDROM or a FlashDrive.

Download and unzip B1800 crisis recovery disk and be sure you replace the provided bios (BIOS.WPH) file with your laptop most current bios file (Phoenix only). Note that you should first extract from the BIOS updater exe tool the BIOS ROM, then rename your ROM as BIOS.WPH.

Use crisdisk tool to create a bootable diskette and a bootable floppy with the files phlash.exe, minidos.sys and (your bios file) bios.wph will be created for you

Held Win+B key (other report the key combination being Fn+B)

plug in AC adaptor

Push the power button, with the two other buttons still down.
If the power led start, release the `Fn'and `B' button.
If you're lucky, you'll hear lots of beeps.... Your computer will reset itself and start in Windows!! can take 5 to 10 minutes so be patient.

Powered on, it did some beeping then I saw the light access of my flash drive, when the light stop I released win+b, it did some beeping then the cpu fan quick in (I knew then I was in good shape because it's the sound it make when the bios is flashing) then it stop and more beeping for 30 secs then it powered itself off .. done!

If the booting doesn't succeed, try a different timing on releasing the `Fn' and `B' button.

good luck
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