Recent content by tomase

Well, I know just enough about these things to be dangerous, so... :sweatsmile: As to what I'd been hoping to accomplish, I'd wanted to try and flash the BIOS chip with its original software since the HP Recovery Utility and all the dozens of key press combos I'd searched for didn't work...

Sorry, I haven't been online in a few days! So, the previous owner tried to update the BIOS when an update was released and it did not go well. He was not super technical, but knew just enough to be dangerous (kinda like me, lol), so he ended up just pulling out the hard drive and RAM and...

Steltek, that schematic DOES help. Thank you! I thought I'd looked everywhere trying to find that thing and just came up empty! Thank you so much! :) Dapunisher, yeah, I'm going to ditch trying to use Windows and go back to good old reliable Linux for the programming part. I'm only using...

Well, I went to Win-Raid, and they're absolute jerks. Refused to point out the chip to me and hit me with computer science level technical specs instead and a "Good Luck." I can just go back to Linux to flash the BIOS, that part is simple enough and takes care of Problem #2. But I'm still stuck...

I appreciate your reply, thank you! I'm not accustomed to laptops/notebooks. I deal with bigger setups that aren't so cramped I'm not afraid I'll break something if I sneeze while holding it. 🤣 This motherboard has truly confounded me. I can find a dozen specs on the HP ProBook 450 G3, the 440...

Hi guys! I'm restoring a barebones HP ProBook 455 G3 to life, but I'm having serious trouble with my BIOS chip on the motherboard. I'm used to dealing with bigger PCs, not things that small. :( Anyway, I need to flash the BIOS (and update it eventually, since the stock board has an AMD chip...