Dv4-2160 bios corrupted, how to repair from usb

I have a dv4-2160us that only powers up briefly, basically flashes, then shuts down. i have read and determined this may be a problem with the bios. i have created a usb uefi w/ HP_TOOLS label and have tried to follow the instructions to prep it for recovery. When i power up the dv4 using the win+b and power, it comes on and tries to access the usb drive but nothing happens. the process seems to repeat endlessly. can someone tell me the correct procedure to prep the usb drive for bios update or repair by usb?

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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