1.grab phoenix tool from http://www.sendspace.com/file/n1cz9i
2.extract the folder and then run PhoenixTool
3.obtain the latest BIOS update for your laptop
4.Extract using 7zip or whatever and change the .fd (the one that is the closest thing resembling your rev number which can be found in my case where the battery is along with all the other information about the laptop) to .bin
in my example my .fd was 03672.fd which i changed to 03762.bin
5.Run phoenixtool on the .bin file
You will get loads of files but the two that matter...
- RSA.SIG
- <BIOS>F<VERSION>.bin.DEC (in my case it was 03672F12.bin.dec)
6.using a spare flash drive name it HP_TOOLS (i think it needs to be fat32)
then create a folder called Hewlett-Packard.
then a sub folder called BIOS
then another sub folder called Current
7.Place the 2 files on the usb stick in the Current folder
- RSA.SIG
- <BIOS>F<VERSION>.bin.DEC
8.now change the two filename as such
- RSA.SIG -> <BIOS>.SIG
- <BIOS>F<VERSION>.bin.DEC -> <BIOS>.BIN
in my example:
- 03762F12.bin.DEC -> 03762.BIN
- RSA.SIG -> 03762.SIG
10.Shut down your laptop, plug the USB stick, hold win + B and power on.
Wait for the system bios to flash.
please dont ask me for help as i am no expert im just able to follow instructions well
All credit goes to maxhello for forwarding me to this website http://forums.mydigitallife.info/threads/35272-HP-Insyde-BIOS-recovery-steps
so ultimatly big props to kallisti5