DV3550el bios recovery from USB

Hello to everybody!
I'm having a problem with a DV3550el, the BIOS splash is just stocked. It's actually impossible to enter in any BIOS page. If I press "esc" "F1" and so on, the write on the bottom left change, but nothing happens.
So I was looking for a USB recovery software, any suggestion?
....or it's an hardware problem and I have to say byebye to "him"?
thanks in advance!
Bye

gleba wrote:
-Got a new laptop t135-s1309.
-works great.
-created recovery media on usb using the creation utility.
-to test recovery media, I ran recovery from the usb media.
-starts and carry's out recovery for a time.
-then error 10-fc12-0241 is displayed.
-I then recovery from the hidden partition on the hard disk by holding the zero key down during startup.
-this works and the machine is restored.
-by the way i shrunk the 'c' drive to 70 Gb and have a 210 Gb 'd' drive.
-the machine recovers as expected from the hard drive. I use the choice where partitions are not altered.
-I tried two different usb flash drives. One a Kingston 8GB, the other a Dane-Elec 8GB.
-I don't feel there is a hardware problem.
-I want to have recovery media besides the hard drive so I can recover should the hard disk fail or the hidden partition becomes faulty/unusable.
Probably because the recovery program doesn't support USB connected devices.

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-Got a new laptop t135-s1309.
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I press the power button
Power, Bloc Maiusc and wifi lights and fan on but dark screen
2/3 seconds and everything shut down
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02/01/15 00:47:45 EFI HP BIOS Update 3.0.0.0 Started
02/01/15 00:47:46 HP BIOS Image Interface Protocol Version 2.0
02/01/15 00:47:46 BattInit: Protocol 2010.
02/01/15 00:47:46 All Required Protocols Located
02/01/15 00:47:46 System ID: 1970
02/01/15 00:47:46 System ID = 1970
02/01/15 00:47:46 HpBiosUpdate.Mode = 4
02/01/15 00:47:46 Current Directory = HEWLETT-PACKARD\BIOSUpdate\
02/01/15 00:47:47 SMBIOS Init Success
02/01/15 00:47:47 SystemFamily = 2
02/01/15 00:47:47 PlatformLang reported as en-US.
02/01/15 00:47:47 Language Selected is currently (eng).
02/01/15 00:47:47 Starting BIOS Update Process
02/01/15 00:47:47 Setting BIOS Update Token
02/01/15 00:47:48 Getting BIOS Detail Information
02/01/15 00:47:48 BIOS Returned BiosID '0196D'
02/01/15 00:47:48 Loading BIOS Image
02/01/15 00:47:48 File name constructed: Hewlett-Packard\BIOS\Current\0196D.bin
02/01/15 00:47:49 Reading New BIOS Image Hewlett-Packard\BIOS\Current\0196D.bin
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02/01/15 00:47:49 Verifying Binary match
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02/01/15 00:47:50 Failed Reading BIOS Signature File Hewlett-Packard\BIOS\Current\0196D.sig
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02/01/15 00:49:13 Verifying Written BIOS Image
02/01/15 00:49:28 Skipping Verification Block 0 Address 0x0000000000000000 Size 0x0000000000020000
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02/01/15 00:49:32 Skipping Verification Block 256 Address 0x0000000000100000 Size 0x0000000000180000
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I press the power button
Power, Bloc Maiusc and wifi lights and fan on but dark screen
2/3 seconds and everything shut down
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Flash the Bios
Verifying BIOS image
Flash the Bios
Verifying BIOS image
Verification of BIOS image failed
The pc reboot itself and everything restart from point 2.
Infinite Loop! How can I do to resolve this issue? It's something broken on the mobo? Or do I have to clear the CMOS? Or something similar?
P.S.: My warranty ended.
P.S.2: I put USB Stick in USB2.0 port and not in USB3.0 ports
P.S.3: I have also tried to:
Remove HDD and power on
Remove RAMs simultaneously and power on
Remove CD/DVD-RW and power on
Holding Power On for 1 minute with no external power and power on
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gabry3795 wrote:
Hi guys, after a BIOS update my HP Pavilion 15-e026sl not boot anymore, it does the following scheme:
I press the power button
Power, Bloc Maiusc and wifi lights and fan on but dark screen
2/3 seconds and everything shut down
The pc automatically reboot with bloc maiusc light flashing
HP Bios update starts with the need to recovery Bios because it's corrupted
Flash the Bios, but when verifying the bios flashed I got error
Everything restart from point 4
So, I read on this forum and on the HP Support Center how to create the famous "HP_TOOLS" USB stick in order to restore the BIOS image. (With another pc) From the Support Page of my Pavilion 15-026sl I downloaded the latest BIOS update (F.23), I started the .exe file and I created the USB Stick choosing the correct option.
Then I put the USB on the Pavilion and with Win + B + Power combination the pc started to recover BIOS from USB, and this is the log that I extracted from the USB stick:
02/01/15 00:47:45 EFI HP BIOS Update 3.0.0.0 Started
02/01/15 00:47:46 HP BIOS Image Interface Protocol Version 2.0
02/01/15 00:47:46 BattInit: Protocol 2010.
02/01/15 00:47:46 All Required Protocols Located
02/01/15 00:47:46 System ID: 1970
02/01/15 00:47:46 System ID = 1970
02/01/15 00:47:46 HpBiosUpdate.Mode = 4
02/01/15 00:47:46 Current Directory = HEWLETT-PACKARD\BIOSUpdate\
02/01/15 00:47:47 SMBIOS Init Success
02/01/15 00:47:47 SystemFamily = 2
02/01/15 00:47:47 PlatformLang reported as en-US.
02/01/15 00:47:47 Language Selected is currently (eng).
02/01/15 00:47:47 Starting BIOS Update Process
02/01/15 00:47:47 Setting BIOS Update Token
02/01/15 00:47:48 Getting BIOS Detail Information
02/01/15 00:47:48 BIOS Returned BiosID '0196D'
02/01/15 00:47:48 Loading BIOS Image
02/01/15 00:47:48 File name constructed: Hewlett-Packard\BIOS\Current\0196D.bin
02/01/15 00:47:49 Reading New BIOS Image Hewlett-Packard\BIOS\Current\0196D.bin
02/01/15 00:47:49 Getting BIOS version from file image
02/01/15 00:47:49 Bios Version = F.23
02/01/15 00:47:49 Verifying AC or Battery Power Status
02/01/15 00:47:49 Verifying Binary match
02/01/15 00:47:49 Loading Signature File
02/01/15 00:47:50 Failed Reading BIOS Signature File Hewlett-Packard\BIOS\Current\0196D.sig
02/01/15 00:47:53 Bios Verify Signature Success (Success)
02/01/15 00:47:53 Loading Password File if required
02/01/15 00:47:54 Writing BIOS Image
02/01/15 00:49:13 Verifying Written BIOS Image
02/01/15 00:49:28 Skipping Verification Block 0 Address 0x0000000000000000 Size 0x0000000000020000
02/01/15 00:49:28 Next BlockIndex 32, BlockAddress = 0x0000000000020000
02/01/15 00:49:32 Skipping Verification Block 256 Address 0x0000000000100000 Size 0x0000000000180000
02/01/15 00:49:32 Next BlockIndex 640, BlockAddress = 0x0000000000280000
02/01/15 00:49:34 Skipping Verification Block 717 Address 0x00000000002CD000 Size 0x0000000000001000
02/01/15 00:49:34 Next BlockIndex 718, BlockAddress = 0x00000000002CE000
02/01/15 00:49:42 Skipping Verification Block 1133 Address 0x000000000046D000 Size 0x0000000000003000
02/01/15 00:49:42 Next BlockIndex 1136, BlockAddress = 0x0000000000470000
02/01/15 00:49:42 Skipping Verification Block 1152 Address 0x0000000000480000 Size 0x0000000000001000
02/01/15 00:49:42 Next BlockIndex 1153, BlockAddress = 0x0000000000481000
02/01/15 00:49:43 Skipping Verification Block 1153 Address 0x0000000000481000 Size 0x000000000007F000
02/01/15 00:49:43 Next BlockIndex 1280, BlockAddress = 0x0000000000500000
02/01/15 00:49:43 Updating BIOS files
02/01/15 00:49:43 Setting Flash Completion Status
02/01/15 00:49:44 BIOS Update Process Complete
02/01/15 00:49:44 BIOS Update Successful
Everything's gone successful, the pc reboot and I get the same scheme of situation before restoring the BIOS, with a little difference:
I press the power button
Power, Bloc Maiusc and wifi lights and fan on but dark screen
2/3 seconds and everything shut down
The pc automatically reboot with bloc maiusc light flashing
HP Bios update starts saying 'The System BIOS is being recovered' (but if I have already done it from USB?!)
Flash the Bios
Verifying BIOS image
Flash the Bios
Verifying BIOS image
Verification of BIOS image failed
The pc reboot itself and everything restart from point 2.
Infinite Loop! How can I do to resolve this issue? It's something broken on the mobo? Or do I have to clear the CMOS? Or something similar?
P.S.: My warranty ended.
P.S.2: I put USB Stick in USB2.0 port and not in USB3.0 ports That is a good plan
P.S.3: I have also tried to:
Remove HDD and power on
Remove RAMs simultaneously and power on This will not help
Remove CD/DVD-RW and power on
Holding Power On for 1 minute with no external power and power on
But nothing's changed
Thank you to anyone who wants to help me
Download the current BIOS Rompaq on another Windows PC. Double click it to open it. Choose the" create a recovery USB flash drive to use on devices with corrupted BIOS." option
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareDownloadIndex?softwareitem=ob-134117-1&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en...
Plug a 2GB or larger capacity flash drive into an available port
Once the recovery usb flash drive has been created, plug it into your pavilion 15 notebook and press the power button to boot to it and write a fresh bios rom file into the CMOS ROM to replace the corrupted one currently there.
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Hi @kridrina
Welcome to the HP Support Forums!
I understand that you are getting a double LED flash pattern on startup, meaning a BIOS problem. I am happy to help.
Had you deleted the contents of HP_Tools at some point in the past?
It sounds like you went straight to trying to make a usb flash device to repair/reinstall the BIOS. Have you tried a basic BIOS restore from the saved image? Mainly using the Windows+B combination as described in this page.
Restoring the BIOS
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How force load BIOS from USB thumb device

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I use the
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And when I use that drive on an older laptop runs windows 7. it works.

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Thank you for your reply. Neither of these solutions applied to the malfunction i am experiencing.
When i attempt to power up the notebook, it flashes power for a second then cuts off. The volume touch control above the keyboard flashes briefly during this short time. I have tried removing pci-e cards, memory, drives, etc to see if that would allow the pc to boot and none helped. The only way to get any kind of resopnse out of this pc is by pressing win+B while pressing the power button. The pc powers on but to only a blank screen. If i have a usb drive inserted, it periodicly check this for something as if its looking for something to boot from.
Now i have read that you can create a bootable usb drive using "HP Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) Support Environment" and "HP USB Recovery Flash Disk Utility" basically you get the uefi utility with the "HP_TOOLS" labeled partition. I have also read that it is possible to actually install bios revisions to this usb drive by using a option in some downloaded bios upgrade packages on a working pc so it may then be inserted into a pc with a malfunctioning bios and updated using the win+B feature.
When i create my usb drive, it appears it has a place for this including folders for flash programs and bios files. The latest bios for the dv4-2160 however, when run on a working computer with the "HP_TOOLS" usb drive inserted, does not give me an option to install the bios to the USB drive. Is there a way to put the flash program and bios files on a properly configured & formatted usb for the dv4-2160us?

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Hi!
You can download new BIOS versions on the Toshiba website. Search for your model and select BIOS update
http://eu.computers.toshiba-europe.com
Download the right file and follow these instructions:
Extract the zip file containing the BIOS upgrade to a temporary folder.
Make sure that all open files are saved and all applications are closed.
Execute the extracted *.exe file in the temporary folder. Follow the instructions on the screen.
The BIOS update will be done automatically.
After a few minutes the Notebook will restart automatically.
Bye

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