This is no request thread! HP COMPAQ bioses, how to modify the bios?

Discussion in 'BIOS Mods' started by Yen, Aug 6, 2009.

  1. TTAV134

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  3. sebus

    sebus MDL Guru

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    TTAV134, yes I tried this version as well, the ONLY version that works for 6715b is the one from sp36583.exe (and only with rom.cab from it)
    Anything else I get:

    Unable to read BIOS information from CAB file

    sebus
     
  4. benschngit

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    I was getting this error too at first. I un-cabbed the original Rom.cab, copied in my new .bin file and re-cabbed it including the other files from the original cab. Then those errors went away.
     
  5. TTAV134

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    hi,

    have you any idea of brand of the bios or the flashing tool.

    regards
     
  6. TTAV134

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    well done!
     
  7. TTAV134

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    hi pic_whizz,

    Happy for you, I would like to publish a bios mod for this machine but i dont find any NX7300 on HP site.
    Could you provide the link for the original bios.

    regards, and thanks for the report.
     
  8. pic_whizz

    pic_whizz MDL Novice

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    I've also got a NC6120 but this does not contain any SLIC info according to SLIC Dump!

    Is there a way to mod the bios on this laptop?

    Cheers,

    Pic_Whizz
     
  9. assos

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    After bios modded twice with two different bios, the second was succesfull,my machine (hp laptop dv6000 series) has 2 tables named APIC.The 1st CREATOR ID is "LOHR" and the 2nd CREATOR ID is "LTP".In dual boot (Vista & W7) when I try to enter in W7 I have blue screen. Please any help.
    Sorry for my bad English.
    Thank you in advance.
     
  10. TTAV134

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  12. sebus

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    True! HPQFlash seems to read version only from ver.txt, hence it was complaing as my cab did not contain it

    _ROM_ 68YTT v0F.0E 01/31/2008
    0x00000000 0x00010000
    0x000F0000 0x00010000

    Once cab was redone hpqflash worked "fine"

    But sadly still only slic 2.0 (and RSDT HP 0944 != Pubkey==Marker)

    Log attached

    sebus
     
  13. pic_whizz

    pic_whizz MDL Novice

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    Thanks Tav,

    Yes the NC6120 is quite old but still runs XP very well and so I think 7 will run run great!

    Will the DMI Tools write SLIC info or does it just enable the SLIC on laptops that have the table disabled?

    Cheers,

    Pic_Whizz
     
  14. TTAV134

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    hi,

    No miracles for tonight, DMI Tools just enable the SLIC on laptops that have the table disabled.

    sorry
     
  15. TTAV134

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    SEBUS,

    we have the tool but infortunately we dont know how to force the "protected zone" to be flahed.
    May be an idea will come soon.
     
  16. pezzonovante

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    Many many thanks to TTAV134 and others. At last I have been able to activate my HP Mini 2140. In the last two weeks I had tried every single activator on the planet and failed. Now I have updated my BIOS to the latest version and it had SLIC 2.1 built-in. So all I had to do was to use the OPA tool and Windows was activated without any problems.
     
  17. naseap

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    Does the HP bios sp44198 for an HP laptop 6735s already have a 2.1 slic. I asked before but did not get a confirmation. It is my friends laptop and I don't want to flash the bios unless I know first. Thanks.
     
  18. Machi007

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