-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 Content-ID: <alpine.LSU.2.21.1802161447530.5763@minas-tirith.valinor> El 2018-02-16 a las 13:08 +0100, Liam Proven escribió:
On Thu, 2018-02-15 at 22:13 +0100, Carlos E. R. wrote:
The laptop is: "compaq presario CQ61-330SS", too old to have new firmware updates.
Hang on, that does not make sense. When it new, it would have got updates!
I never had reason to apply any, the machine worked fine, and I failed to see the updates till you pointed to them. I only saw windows drivers.
It took some digging but the latest BIOS for it is version F.23 rev A, from Jan 14 2011. Is that what you are running?
If not, I suggest that you upgrade to it.
I have F.14, I just looked. You are right, I must upgrade.
https://support.hp.com/ca-en/drivers/selfservice/compaq-presario-cq61-3 00-notebook-pc-series/3938633/model/4033892
I searched HP's website for:
compaq presario CQ61-330SS latest bios
Since what you describe is a startup problem, I think it is most likely firmware-related.
Right. I will have a look there. Thankyou for finding it, I didn't. [...] What I see there is "software and drivers", not "bios upgrades". Where are they? Ok, I had to lie and say I have windows 7 (w10 is not in the list!), then I get a list of drivers, and one of the "drivers" is "bios". It is an exe file, I hope it runs in W10. I see three items under "bios": HP Notebook System BIOS Update (Intel Processors) WinFlash for HP Notebook System BIOS (for Notebooks with Intel Processors) F.11 Rev. A WinFlash for HP Notebook System BIOS (for Notebooks with Intel) F.13 A What is that WinFlash thing? Ah, I see. Type: BIOS Version: F.23 Rev. A Operating systems: Windows 7 (64-bit) Release date: Jan 14, 2011 File name: sp51527.exe (2.1 MB) Description: This package provides an update to the System BIOS. The update installs on supported notebook models using a supported Microsoft Windows Operating System. A reboot is required to complete the installation. Fix and enhancements: - - Fixes an issue where moving or clicking a USB mouse that is attached to the notebook during the Power-On Self-Test (POST) prevents the system from booting. - Fixes an intermittent issue that may result in an unexpected behavior, where the system stops responding (hangs) or a memory page fault is generated. This issue only occurs with 64-bit operating systems F.11 Rev. A Updates the WinFlash Utility to version 3.72.00. Updates the EC BIOS to version 21.22. Updates the Intel Memory Reference Code to version 2.9.Updates the WinFlash Utility to version 3.72.00. Updates the EC BIOS to version 21.22. Updates the Intel Memory Reference Code to version 2.9.Updates the WinFlash Utility to version 3.72.00. Updates the EC BIOS to version 21.22. Updates the Intel Memory Reference Code to version 2.9. F.13 A Updates the Computrace Option ROM to version 887. - -- Cheers Carlos E. R. (from openSUSE 42.3 x86_64 "Malachite" (Minas Tirith)) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2 iF4EAREIAAYFAlqG5TcACgkQja8UbcUWM1xxGAD+JgACBQJrqfHdmgqhZPsBVH2u DPHhxuoyJ+MBGkjzSjEBAI42K6RTH2EsbC3wXrlOUAQ545uCOfGitaKI1gBML7ER =J3Ei -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----