HP EliteBook 9470m, Scrambled BIOS - LFC
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- Опубліковано 27 вер 2024
- More BIOS stuff today, this EliteBook doesn't post and needs it's BIOS to be reconstructed!
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I miss pendrives with activity LEDs... I found them super useful. Computer cases without HDD activity LEDs or reset switches make me sad.
Sponsorship is ok...nothing wrong with making an honest living
I have to say that, after two whole years of me trying to fix one of these computers which had a blinking charge light (white-orange) and no power, which for me seemed like a power failure all that time, it has turned out to also be a scrambled BIOS. After spending almost a hundred hours of tinkering (and learning a lot of it), a cheap ch341 programmer and your video has been the solution. Thanks a lot, Graham! You earned yourself a Patron 😊
My 2c about the sponsorship: It's all about the presentation!
From our past experience, I trust that you won't make it boring or fake, so why not!
Agreed. My thoughts were that doing the read in person while I take covers off (a section I usually fast forward) avoids a fairly jarring cut-to-commercial, and keeps it nice and unobtrusive, but also people aren't missing any 'content' if they skip forward to when the covers are off.
@@Adamant_IT And there was I hoping for a few Linus-styles segues 🙃
Mate, you pour so much effort and dedication into these videos. You are always taking the 'hard' route in order to make your content informative and valuable for the viewers. Please, go ahead and take up any sponsor deal you feel comfortable with. I will gladly watch it knowing, that you get at least a small bit back.
Fully understand the need for ads. However, if you could add a skip point or leave a banner on screen while running, that would allow us to choose whether to watch it. Thanks mate. Keep up the great work.
You can use the sponsor block extension to get skip points
Hey man! Love the work as always, Sponsors are all good, YT Run them all the time so go for it!
You need to press and hold B key and then press the power on button to boot in bios mode but before that you should disconnect bios battery and check.
You got this Graham, you have never given up in locating the problem on a laptop.. I like these types of complicated situations, because it teaches us, to explore other possibilities, and in searching sometimes, we find the real problem, and not what we thought.
So I have complete confidence in you. 😁💻
Your channel is the best IT repair channel on this entire UA-cam. You deserve so much more subscribers and yes please take all the sponsors you can get! A business is a business and you have got to pay the bills. Keep on doing what you are doing. I am an system engineer myself but as you know, you learn every day something new and i learned a lot from you! Big fan.
You are far braver than me in soldering on multi-layer boards. I've worked with computers since the 1970s, and am quite up to date with technology, but had to give it all up due to poor health. But, I still like to maintain my computers and those of a few friends, so I definitely like to keep abreast of tech. I could have worked out the bios content needed, but would not have gone to bios chip removal etc. so would have been stumped at that point - especially as I only have a basic soldering iron and have no intention of investing in more tools which I have little need for.
I enjoy repairing computers, and given that I cannot do it today due to ill health, I will instead appreciate watching someone else at work who does a proper, professional job like yourself. Keep up the good work!
This deep dive into bios is very interesting.
AWESOME - this BIOS Challenge made me squirm 'till you got it working! Great job.
I'm really surprised that just before 1 hour I completed the same laptop HP Elitebook 9470m with a BIOS flash to remove the BIOS password in order to reinstall the windows which was corrupted. And just opened the youtube and saw this video and felt wow, Admant also troubleshooted same laptop. I was really enjoying this video cause I have completely removed the laptop and took the motherboard out for BIOS flash. The matter is I spent for 2 days in working with BIOS, flashing, then reflashing more than 6 times and finally before one hour I completed and now I have a complete business class laptop as Adamant said. Actually, I didn't think this laptop as high grade before Adamant emphasized it.
Thanks a lot! Hp 450 g4 had corrupt bios and now it works again🎉
Nobody likes adverts, but you absolutely need them. There is nothing at all wrong with running a business and making money. Have the sponsorship up-front like you suggested. Your work is appreciated!
The documentation on these HP laptop's BIOS recovery procedure is all over the place, but most of the time you have to hold down Windows + B or V key and then hold the power button for 2 seconds for it to initiate fail safe BIOS recovery...
For me the BIOS recovery procedure worked on a HP Envy4 only when i removed the internal HDD/SSD.
An appropriate one minute ad? Absolutely.
You need to press win+B key before powering the laptop when using usb flashback. hold it until an image came
I made a tool to view window's serial directly from dump.. when I have it I print it and stick it on the back of the laptop :)
Dude, you have loads of patience and talent. I’m in IT for medical manufacturing plus I build and repair PCs on the side. Your videos have taught me so much. You’re a credit to the industry. :)
A constantly flashing caps lock indicator is what you should expect when doing a BIOS upgrade from USB, together with non responsive power button, so you can't turn it off during the BIOS upgrade.
Possibly someone was removing the battery during BIOS upgrade, and the laptop was then stuck in this mode.
What you should have done (or tried) is to push and hold WIN KEY + B KEY and then push power button, while you had the USB installed.
I would support adverts as long as they are relatable to the channel 👍🥰😇
I salute you for thinking about actually good value sponsoring and not just monetization
anything that keeps you going and the videos coming
Make your money man! We trust and support you.
I would be happy to hear about sponsors in your channel. First because your videos are very instructive and you deserve to earn more from them and second because I am sure you will filter the sponsors and only send the good stuff towards us :)
For sponsors, do like "My Mate Vince" where he speaks about his list of fans when he sees that a task is about to be long like unscrewing a back cover or so.
Vince gave a shout-out to Graham in his last MacBook video
@@reggiedixon2 Yes. About the capacitor. Louis Rossmann, AdamantIT, Paul Daniels(?) mentioned the model had that specific issue and replacing the capacitor will revive the MacBook again.
You do you dude it won't stop me from watching.
More than happy to hear about more UK based coffee roasters!
I wouldn’t mind seeing Sponsors on your channel. Whatever helps you earn more money and keep the channel going is fine by me.
Go for the sponsorship. We had a lot of these back in the days, HP replaced the mainboard when this happend. I still have mine and use it sometimes, i like the formfactor.
🎈I told you, you had this Graham!
This kind of repair is a level, I do not know.. Let a computer professional like Graham take care of it, until I learn how. Thank you Graham, for a interesting video, and BIOS complications that had my head spinning.🤯💻 You are definitely the man.
Dude, you can advert anything. I am learning so much from your videos and its all so interesting.
11:11 I think you would need to press something like (win+B key, or Win+V key, or just keep pressing B key) one of those 3 options for it to work.
Hey G.Lord. Great video as always.
A word to the wise
HP Bios upgrade procedure
Insert the USB flash drive with the BIOS file into an available USB port on the notebook. Press and hold the Windows + B keys, and then simultaneously press and hold the power button.
Use USB with indicator lights .
I would say you're pretty good in what you do, keep learning & improving each day, there's always something new to learn, knowledge is power!
sponsers are good no problem,more channels are doing it all the time
It's getting the balance right with sponsoring. It wouldn't phase me if you did as you're suggesting. Edit; The uefi tool looks great, a little confusing as you had to swap between versions of uefi tool to get the functionality you needed but it was intelligible as long as I didn't blink. I can take the matchsticks out my eyes now. But really, very informative and interesting to watch. Edit 2; Back in the '90s and noughties you could reprogram a BIOS chip by just shorting pins out on the system board and loading the BIOS image from a floppy diskette. Of course that didn't always work and you had to unplug or unsolder the chip and reprogram it. But you didn't have to worry about protected sectors or branding or machine type numbers and serial numbers etc. I'm sounding old now...
I love it when you win!
15:03 LOL just worked on a Dell XPS 13 9300 which has 5 BIOS chips on it! That ElitebOOK is a walk in the park! Good work mate.
as long as it is a tasteful read and a product you personally endorse.
i have a dell latitude E5470, and as for dissasembly its a little in the middle, yes it has a big removable bottom panel, but then if you want to go further, you have to take off a "subframe" that provides it with rigidity.
Yes to Sponsors.... You deserve to get something more.
Sponsor shoutout.Sounds good. Best to do it while taking the covers off.
yea go for sponsors Graham - a vocal ad is much better than other ads randomly interrupts - also i have a elitebook 840 board with locked bios wish i could send you
Very well ... Greatings from Portugal 🇵🇹 🌟
Perfect advertising strategy! Awesome awesome awesome content. You’re Dependable and trustworthy. I would trust your endorsement.
I did the same thing with my elitebook 8470p. Downloaded the whole bios image on bad caps and got a post with those scary red messages. I restored all the serial numbers and stuffs using BCU.
I trust whatever you pick to promote will be good. You deserve to get some extra coin for your videos, you produce great content
Hey man- Sponsors are good! Go for it. We all like your content enough to bear a 60 second ad...
In my view it’s a perfect approach to advertise products. Go for it.
im ok with a sponmser read. good for you, good for the channel.
tbh, i rarely coment anything, but im watching regularly and im fairly okay with sponsors. Im convinced that you really pick someone whos worthy
I dont mind ads, its normal this days... but I would love to see a progress bar, so if somebody is not interested into it, they could get a visual feedback on how long the ad section is when skipping.
Example.. Ad section starts, in the top or the bottom of the screen a bar apears so while the ad is running, its getting shorter and shorts till it completely disapears when the section is over.
Awesome video sir. Your videos give my confidence to continue and keep getting better...cheers bro
Yes, sponsor it just fine it is an incentive for the great work you are doing, Great insight on the configuration of bios file.
Go for all the content appropriate sponsors you can get! Loving your work, its inspiring me to begin electronics (hobby level).
Bro. Make it a 90 second read if u feel like it. I just learned of this new way to fast forward thru all the bits of ur vids that bore me. Cheers matey! Love em so keep em coming and make ur money. Maybe put up a new poster even.
Time for the HP Schematics on this critter!
Mismatched memory is red flag. I always remove one and test.
Then swap and test again.
Usually one will allow boot.
Then install an identical chip in the second slot. Will also run dual mode with like timings.
Ok for the sponsor but you need also to drop something in any video like Linus do... :)
Go sponsors. Loved the video, amazing skills man. That advice at the end I’ll take it to heart.
Its completely ok if you read sponsor. But one thing if you read continuously for 60 sec. People will skip/fast forward it. So IMO its best to split this in chunks maybe a little in start and rest of it near end if its ok with the sponsors.
But its just me, you obviously free to do whatever You want.
BTW Great video as always.
60-second reads are the industry standard, so that's what it'd likely be. But yea, the rate of people who skip is the PR agency's concern, not mine, if you see what I mean.
@@Adamant_IT Well in that case. I'll Look forward to watch your first sponsered video, soon. :)
You need to hold a key combination to initialise a bios flash. You cant just put a usb in and it will flash. Very common on the hp laptops.
Yes, exactly. Just inserting and powering the laptop on is not enough!
Gday go for it re sponsors.
If it helps with the bills and interesting, then all the better.
Great video and a real eye opener in the bios file structure of these type of LT’s and traps on replacing an existing bios set. Appreciated
Holds the Windows key + B key down (then power on) to force BIOS reflash mode from the recovery USB :)
Regarding Sponsers, I would do it definitely Graham.. Do you.
If it helps, I have no problems with the sponsor read. As long as it's a product you stand behind.
Your sponsors suggestion sounds ok to me
I'm amenable to that sponsorship bro but pls 40 sec only. Always excited to watch your informative videos tutorial ...
BEST VIDEO FOR BIOS RECOVERY THANK YOU
You are a G when it comes to computers! Awesome work. Get sponsored, I'm fine with you getting paid as long as the content is the same.
Super, no problems with short sponsor part
go for it - your take on it will be amusing
Kaptontape withstands heat but is not protecting against it. Use aluminum foil if you want to shield something.
the best thing about the elitebook is the dock, once you dock it, it's basically a desktop, you can close the screen and the monitor disappears and you can access the BIOS and stuff, and the power button is ported to the outside do you never have to open it, and the dock is lockable.
the newer ones have a thunderbolt dock, and I don't like it as much, though they still port the power button to the dock itself, I just don't like that you can't lock the laptop inside the dock, so you have to kensington lock both the laptop and the dock itself.
I'd be OK with some sponsor content as long as it wasn't too intrusive. I usually prefer the host talking about the product to just cutting away to an advert, so your idea sounds fine. Keep up the great work!
Hi, USB flash on boot works, just need to press and hold windows key+ V or + B
make it interesting to watch while you do the sponser read, like taking the thing apart. that would be a very nice middle ground.
LFC with coffee is beautiful 😀
@Adamant IT great video and some good information but the instructions on the flashback is wrong from hp, I found keeping the battery in plus put in the flash drive then power plug (AC adaptor) the hold down window key and the B or C key ( it depends on the HP laptop ) while holding it down press the power button release the bower button but keep pressing the other 2 key will enable flash back now this doesn't always work, I always try this first and have an great success rate
Yea, another chap in the comments suggested another key-combo, so there must be a fair bit of variation.
@@Adamant_IT the old pre 2011 are propername.bin on root w no folder structure and ctrl esc
@@Adamant_IT Yes,usually win+B+power on button for 2 seconds,leave power on while win+B still pressed until it start load from USB drive.If nothing happened remove BIOS chip than...
If the sponsor is related to the work you do and you willing to put your name and your brand with it, am good with it man. Just don't let it get out of hand. So many used to be great channels out there are now just advert channels...
Do your thing man..use best judgement...and all will be fine.
Yep all for ad reads but as soon as I hear "now a quick message from our sponsor" I immediately skip a few mins. If the read was very ad hoc, relaxed and something that was actually useful then go for it.
Thank you for sharing, very interesting. You are a business, so discrete adverts have to come!
this is very helpful i hope the nexts fix is admin pass swat of HP soon keep it up
Cracking job, Graham. WRT the BIOS flashback, did you try the other USB port as well? You mentioned liquid damage to one of the ports but I have in the back of my mind that sometimes you have to use particular USB ports to flash the BIOS.
As for sponsors, go for it, but please keep the spots to 15 seconds or so, 30 seconds tops. After about 15 seconds I start to hit the skip button, especially on a subsequent viewing.
Loved da ending innit
Great video as always. You mentioned that a SATA SSD can cause your computer to not post - this happened to me on my homebuilt PC, my 4TB Sandisk SSD just stopped working and PC could not boot if fitted.
Sometimes with the power button, your timing can be a little off (God only knows how that works). If it's not responding, let it go for a couple of seconds and then hold it down again.
It’s your channel. I have UA-cam premium so don’t see the normal adverts. If you want to earn some extra money that’s your choice. It’s part of the UA-cam landscape. I’d take £400 for a 60 second plug - who wouldn’t? I can always skip ahead. At the end of the day, you’re providing free entertainment/education etc. You deserve to be recompensed for that.
Greet video, once again! But didn’t you leave some tape in there? @47:42
with or without sponsores keep the level high as is. If sposnors means higher level then i say go for it.
Go ahead with the sponsors. You got to make Moneybrother.
Yes dude, I think the community here respects your decisions. We have faith that you respect us back. We'd probably watch while you read and disassemble.
Do what you need to do man, it's your channel, your rules.
i think that as long as your picking genuine products that you would use yourself then 60second ad for it is fine
go for it man get those sponsors
YES! IT'S ALIVE!!!
Yes totally agree with sponsors... go for it