Re-establishing BIOS on HP Laptop

[greinsch]

While trying to update the BIOS on my Omnibook 6000, the system failed and
thus destroyed the current BIOS.

How can the BIOS be re-established without sending it back to HP?

Thanks,

GR

 

[Kevin]

Download a fresh BIOS from the HP website? Request a disk from HP so you
can flash the BIOS? Unless your computer, laptop or desktop, is not working
at all, it is not a good idea to fool with the BIOS. I have never messed
with the BIOS on any of my systems and they ran just fine for years.

 

[sendem]

While trying to update the BIOS on my Omnibook 6000, the system failed and
thus destroyed the current BIOS.

How can the BIOS be re-established without sending it back to HP?

Thanks,

I think you have to send it to HP or a good service place that can
reprogram the chip.
If the computer doesn't start at all, the symptom of a dead BIOS, there's
nothing you can to at the simple hardware/software level. There are
devices that can clip onto the BIOS chip and reprogram it, or, if it
unplugs, you can get a replacement, but usually, in notebooks, they are
soldered in and, from my own experience with an old Hitachi, they didn't
bother replacing the chip - they installed a new motherboard for free - it
was in warranty.
The only motherboards that can recover from a dead BIOS chip, AFAIK are
some of the new ASUS, but that's not your situation.
I think it's off to HP. You should call them first, to confirm it, though.

 

[greinsch]

Thank you. It's dead in the water.

Thanks for all the prompt replies.