[GRLUG] OT: BIOS Flashing?

[adderd@kkmfg.com]

It's an HP laptop. Nearly no laptops have socketed bios but this one does.
I  found info on bootblocking the bios to recover but it seems that this
particular HP notebook has a socketed bios that you can change rather than
having a bootblock. Apparently a lot of other HP notebooks have bootblocks
though. I still tried the bookblock but no dice on that.

I can order up another bios cheap really cheap ($25 for a programmed chip)
but I was hoping to find something local so that I don't have to wait for
shipping from California.

If anyone else toasts their bios, biosman.com sells programmed bios chips
for $25. That seems like a reasonable price to me.

> Sorry man, my programmer won't do that family!  bummer..
>
> What kind of bios is that? AMI? AWARD? How old?  Most of the newer bios
> chips have boot block bios recovery for just this situation - unless
> that's
> honked too.
>
> -Chris
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <adderd at kkmfg.com>
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> Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2006 8:57 AM
> Subject: Re: [GRLUG] OT: BIOS Flashing?
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>> It is a PLCC mount flash chip. The numbers on it are:
>>
>> SST
>> MPF
>> 39SF040
>> 70-4C-NH
>> 0230039-D
>>
>> It is a 32Pin chip.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>>> I've got a programmer at home that does flash - If you can find out
>>> what
>>> chip it is exactly I can look and see if my programmer will do it...
>>>
>>> -Chris
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: <adderd at kkmfg.com>
>>> To: "GRLUG general mailing list" <grlug at grandrapids-lug.org>
>>> Sent: Monday, January 02, 2006 11:07 AM
>>> Subject: [GRLUG] OT: BIOS Flashing?
>>>
>>>
>>>> This is offtopic but I don't know where else to ask... And my machine
>>>> DOES
>>>> run linux so...
>>>>
>>>> Does anyone know of anywhere local that will flash a BIOS chip for me?
>>>> I
>>>> tried to upgrade the bios in my laptop but it didn't go so well and
>>>> now
>>>> I'm dead in the water. I have the old bios so I can reflash it. My
>>>> laptop
>>>> actually has a socketed bios so I can remove it to reflash it. So all
>>>> I
>>>> need is someone with a flash programmer or someone adventurous enough
>>>> to
>>>> hot flash it for me. Thanks!
>>>>
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