Hp Bios Update loop after successful(?) bios update

So i tried to update bios through windows first, system hung and then my laptop wouldnt turn on with the battery on. I removed the battery, entered windows and tried again to update bios, but this time i got a fail message. I entered the bios update utility pressing win+B, flashed the latest bios using a usb stick, all seemed well until i tried to reboot. Caps lock blinks twice, bios updates fine from usb flash and same goes over again and again. "Hidden" bios on the hdd's efi partition seems damaged cause bios doesnt update from there, only through usb. Any ideas?

, Hello and thank for posting on the HP support forums. Generally unless you are having a huge issue with your hardware you do not want to play with your BIOS unless you have a tun of experience on dealing with a big OOPS! The good news is there are a few articles on the HP support sight here to help you out. HP Notebook PCs - Restoring the BIOS HP Notebook PCs - Updating the BIOS Consumer Notebooks and Windows 8 - Overview of BIOS updates Not every system is the same so before you try and update anything as important as a BIOS call before you dig or at least check out the documentation so that you do not end up with a massive crash that you can not recover from outside of replacing the motherboard. I hope the links help and if not here is the link so you can contact HP Support for repair options. Contact HP Support Please let me know how things go. Thanks again for posting and have a great day.

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Iain

I just ran into this nasty glitch on a mac mini running Leopard which I had just attempted to update using Software Update. The only package requiring a reboot was iTunes 7.6 which did FAIL to update along with one other package (I forget which). I told the system to reboot and gave authority to 'kick' others currently logged in. It complied and the screen went black, however there was no reboot sound....hmm...I held down the power button and still nothing. Then held it still longer and finally it rebooted...I logged in then immediately saw Setup Assistant. I was like "hmm...odd...this doesn't look good." After complying I clicked "Done" and then it logged me out (odd?), and then I logged in again only to find Setup Assistant greet me! So here I am..looking for answers on how to fix. Luckily I have SSH enabled and can login to the machine via SSH. Looking for a possible solution to run OS X Updater from command and possibly fix what's broken.

The onboard realtek lan choice in BIOS is GONE! after Successful bios flash...

my motherboard is 865pe neo2-v, i have Successfully flashed my bios but now the choice to enable onboard lan has gone from the bios menu??!!! and also all the pci cards i have are not working!!?!!!, any idea what is going on here? windows can not see any pci device i have pluged in the m.b.

Try Clear CMOS Guide and then check your bios settings again.
What version of the bios did you install?

Startup Loop after Lion software update on MacBook

I installed the software update for Lion last night...and now I am in a startup loop nightmare...white screen with apple logo for about 5 minutes or so...then the computer shuts itself off ...then restarts only to do it again & again...when I held the command + s keys down at startup I get the error message "error reading driver 'System\Library\Extensions\AppleACPIPlatform.kext\Contents\MacOS\'.-
Any advice on what to do next? Thanks in advance

If I understand you right, I should backup my Macbook Pro if it had not been backed up for a while, before downloading the Update?
Yes. For one reason, it will flush all "local snapshots" to the backup device. It's a good idea to connect the backup drive periodically, otherwise it will eventually stop creating those "local snapshots". That period of time is up to you, and is a function of the amount of work created between backups. Once a week generally works for me, but I'd definitely back up prior to any OS X update.
About a minute is about right, from a fully shut down condition to the login screen. Macs are designed to be ignored when you're not using them. Shut the lid or just walk away from it; there really is no benefit to shutting down completely unless you don't intend to use your Mac for several days. Waking up from sleep is almost instantaneous by comparison.
Thank you very much for your help. If I click the "this helped me" button, will I still later be able to choose "this solved my question" if my problem was solved?
Yes. The intent (I believe) is to accentuate answers most likely to benefit those seeking answers to similar questions. It's not a perfect system but it's the only one this site offers.

Macbook air is stuck in a reboot loop after running Software Update. It looks like a firmware update is failing.

I have a first generation Macbook Air running Lion, and just ran software update to get the latest version of iTunes. It appears I may have gotten a firmware update mixed in the bunch, and now it keeps trying to run the update at boot, failing, and shutting down.
I can start the restore partition, and the system appears to function, but I cannot figure out how to abort this failing update so I can use my system, and determine which update is breaking it and why. I've tried resetting the firmware, but that didn't change anything.
There's nothing, not even a the CD drive plugged into the Air, so it's not a peripheral problem.
I could restore from backups, but that seems like a very brute force way to get rid of a firmware update loader.
Does anyone know how to disable these little beasts?

Restart the Air while holding down the shift key, this is safe mode. Once in to the login screen, login then hold the shift key again. It will disable login items, which can be the cause of startup problems. Remove all your login items from your user accout and try a restart (Note the login items if you need to re-add essential ones later). If it all works well, then keep an eye on third party startup items, they will cause you grief!

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