Re: Hp elitebook 840 g6 locked bios
Problem solved, badly formatted text file, BCU works fine for all fields.
Notes in case it helps anyone:
Much easier to backup and restore DMI with BCU if the laptop is bootable into Windows. Run the following in administrative command prompt before and after resetting password:
power off, battery pull, PoE pi3 with pogo probe worked for read/write 32MB chip without disassembly/soldering. pi4 usb-c did not work - mismatched reads.
to make unlock file in hex editor (this will erase DMI data and put laptop in MPM mode):
change 3F (?) to 3C (<) after the following strings:
52 00 65 00 63 00 6F 00 76 00 65 00 72 00 79 00 53 00 74 00 61 00 74 00 75 00 73 (Recovery Status)
49 00 44 00 45 00 4B 00 50 00 75 00 62 00 43 00 52 00 43 (IDEKPubCRC)
6F 00 6D 00 6D 00 6F 00 6E 00 53 00 65 00 74 00 75 00 70 (CommonSetup)
44 00 65 00 76 00 69 00 63 00 65 00 43 00 6F 00 6E 00 66 00 69 00 67 00 46 00 6C 00 61 00 67 00 73 (DeviceConfigFlags)
and replace
26 48 00 70 00 4D 00 70 00 6D 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 (HP MPM) with
26 48 00 70 00 4D 00 70 00 6D 00 00 00 00 23 01 00 02 00 00 00
start laptop, reboots numerous times, use F10 and apply factory defaults, save and exit
F10 again, go to Security tab and reset bios security to factory defaults (this step asks for a password if the above step is not done)
Originally posted by mp3boy
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Notes in case it helps anyone:
Much easier to backup and restore DMI with BCU if the laptop is bootable into Windows. Run the following in administrative command prompt before and after resetting password:
Code:
before flashing any files!!: BIOSConfigurationUtility64.exe /Get:data.txt after unlock: BIOSConfigurationUtility64.exe /Set:data.txt
to make unlock file in hex editor (this will erase DMI data and put laptop in MPM mode):
change 3F (?) to 3C (<) after the following strings:
52 00 65 00 63 00 6F 00 76 00 65 00 72 00 79 00 53 00 74 00 61 00 74 00 75 00 73 (Recovery Status)
49 00 44 00 45 00 4B 00 50 00 75 00 62 00 43 00 52 00 43 (IDEKPubCRC)
6F 00 6D 00 6D 00 6F 00 6E 00 53 00 65 00 74 00 75 00 70 (CommonSetup)
44 00 65 00 76 00 69 00 63 00 65 00 43 00 6F 00 6E 00 66 00 69 00 67 00 46 00 6C 00 61 00 67 00 73 (DeviceConfigFlags)
and replace
26 48 00 70 00 4D 00 70 00 6D 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 (HP MPM) with
26 48 00 70 00 4D 00 70 00 6D 00 00 00 00 23 01 00 02 00 00 00
start laptop, reboots numerous times, use F10 and apply factory defaults, save and exit
F10 again, go to Security tab and reset bios security to factory defaults (this step asks for a password if the above step is not done)
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