Hello !
I'm not quite sure if this is the right section to post my thread, but it's worth the shot
So here we go: I have a a248 by HP which bios is locked... I would really like to overclock it as I have a very good RAM and processor...
I know you guys master the job
Hope you will help me !
Llywelyn
EDIT: link to the last official locked BIOS:
ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp26001-26500/sp26390.exe
my mobo is an a7n8x-la
Or maybe another BIOS for a mostly similar board, best would be a rebranded...
I will make a research, maybe we could find a working BIOS from another machine, that will do the job.
Wish me luck!
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the A7N8X-LA is considered basically a A7N8X-VM but with firewire support...
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The whole HP system, that is the BIOS and recovery partition and disks, are configured to make recovering the system as easy as possible.. so the BIOS is very proprietary. Any updating of such a system needs to be done through HP... which probably has very little new available for such an old system.
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Hmm, so it may be worth it givign a customized special BIOS like the -VM with injected firewire and microcode from the 3.14?? f3bandit, what do you think? would be possible?
For testing, I will buy such a board with a 3000+ and give it a shot!
(06-03-2010, 12:56 AM)MrTangoWhisky Wrote: [ -> ]Or maybe another BIOS for a mostly similar board, best would be a rebranded...
I will make a research, maybe we could find a working BIOS from another machine, that will do the job.
Wish me luck!
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the A7N8X-LA is considered basically a A7N8X-VM but with firewire support...
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The whole HP system, that is the BIOS and recovery partition and disks, are configured to make recovering the system as easy as possible.. so the BIOS is very proprietary. Any updating of such a system needs to be done through HP... which probably has very little new available for such an old system.
Yes of course that is a possibility as well and I appreciate your help as users know their machines better than we do. so that helps us alot. good luck and I will be here waiting for your reply!
(06-03-2010, 01:50 AM)MrTangoWhisky Wrote: [ -> ]Specs:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/docum...=c00006476&lc=en&cc=us&dlc=&product=396650
Manual:
http://www.elhvb.com/mboards/OEM/HP/manu...manual.pdf
Well the bios is made by ASUS for HP which most likely it is a rebranded ASUS board. you best bet is to find the ASUS equivalent board and link the specs and bios here in a post in this thread and we will go from there!
the only diff between the two HP boards is a option rom for the firewire so there won't be any diff. settings or options in the setup menus!
(06-03-2010, 03:00 AM)MrTangoWhisky Wrote: [ -> ]So, can you diff the 2 BIOSes?
I'm @work now, though I cannot...
-LA BIOS is found here: ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp26001-26500/sp26390.exe
-VM BIOS is found here: http://support.asus.de/download/Download...uage=en-en
but i also attached it!
at first I think the normal -LA is rompaq/ASUS/AMI and the -VM is award right?
The HP bios roms are the same there are no settings or options to unlock or enable. you will have to find the original board on the asus site before it was re-branded for HP. And then we will go from there!
You don't have to do it tonite as I read you @ work. but no worries we will be here. And we aren't going anywhere!
(06-03-2010, 03:11 AM)f3bandit Wrote: [ -> ]The HP bios roms are the same there are no settings or options to unlock or enable.
Yes in deed they are, this is the latest Beta-BIOS from HP...
(06-03-2010, 03:11 AM)f3bandit Wrote: [ -> ]you will have to find the original board on the asus site before it was re-branded for HP. And then we will go from there!
It is a *special-developed-for*HP-board, there is no original except the base and this is the -VM... There was a version called -L made of a -VM but with a normal AMI-BIOS but it never got sold...
(06-03-2010, 03:11 AM)f3bandit Wrote: [ -> ]You don't have to do it tonite as I read you @ work. but no worries we will be here. And we aren't going anywhere!
You know, here in Germany we are 6 hours further... And @ work (not much to do!) only means I can download, upload and research on web but not install anything...
And yes it's true, where the hack could you go with all these oil in front of your home?
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OK, and I was right, softpaq is ASUS/AMI and normal is award... Now I'm searching for the right firewire option in all these tons of A7N8X versions...
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Got it, it is the same they used in the -E deluxe...
(06-03-2010, 04:06 AM)MrTangoWhisky Wrote: [ -> ] (06-03-2010, 03:11 AM)f3bandit Wrote: [ -> ]The HP bios roms are the same there are no settings or options to unlock or enable.
Yes in deed they are, this is the latest Beta-BIOS from HP...
(06-03-2010, 03:11 AM)f3bandit Wrote: [ -> ]you will have to find the original board on the asus site before it was re-branded for HP. And then we will go from there!
It is a *special-developed-for*HP-board, there is no original except the base and this is the -VM... There was a version called -L made of a -VM but with a normal AMI-BIOS but it never got sold...
(06-03-2010, 03:11 AM)f3bandit Wrote: [ -> ]You don't have to do it tonite as I read you @ work. but no worries we will be here. And we aren't going anywhere!
You know, here in Germany we are 6 hours further... And @ work (not much to do!) only means I can download, upload and research on web but not install anything... And yes it's true, where the hack could you go with all these oil in front of your home?
Well if I am understanding the oil thing right, Um well I am pretty far down and in so no oil in my front yard, one cause I live in an apt and on second floor, and two florida is pretty far out of the way. we have some
[censored]-holes quoting it's here already but it's BS. all "US" news is BS. and as for Bios I think we can make this work lemme crunch the chew bios goodness you sent my way. gimme a few minutes!
fyi I have the same s/n on aim and yahoo!
(06-03-2010, 04:24 AM)f3bandit Wrote: [ -> ] (06-03-2010, 04:06 AM)MrTangoWhisky Wrote: [ -> ] (06-03-2010, 03:11 AM)f3bandit Wrote: [ -> ]The HP bios roms are the same there are no settings or options to unlock or enable.
Yes in deed they are, this is the latest Beta-BIOS from HP...
(06-03-2010, 03:11 AM)f3bandit Wrote: [ -> ]you will have to find the original board on the asus site before it was re-branded for HP. And then we will go from there!
It is a *special-developed-for*HP-board, there is no original except the base and this is the -VM... There was a version called -L made of a -VM but with a normal AMI-BIOS but it never got sold...
(06-03-2010, 03:11 AM)f3bandit Wrote: [ -> ]You don't have to do it tonite as I read you @ work. but no worries we will be here. And we aren't going anywhere!
You know, here in Germany we are 6 hours further... And @ work (not much to do!) only means I can download, upload and research on web but not install anything... And yes it's true, where the hack could you go with all these oil in front of your home?
Well if I am understanding the oil thing right, Um well I am pretty far down and in so no oil in my front yard, one cause I live in an apt and on second floor, and two florida is pretty far out of the way. we have some [censored]-holes quoting it's here already but it's BS. all "US" news is BS. and as for Bios I think we can make this work lemme crunch the chew bios goodness you sent my way. gimme a few minutes!
fyi I have the same s/n on aim and yahoo!
The link for the asus VM goes to the asus site. one draw back is they changed their site to prevent direct linking to d/l's. sooooooooo- "meh"
I had to drill down and there is no bios d/l listed for either of the VM models.
Also try to hang with me on here as it is closed to my bed time.
f3bandit <-Techie vampire
I run from sunlight lol
Ok so I am currently comparing both the LA and VM roms and so far I have compared these sections Bios info, Sys info, Board info, Chassis info, Processor Info. and they all match exactly so far.