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