Despite still having the original HDD, the disk was reformatted and Win 7 installed, so I am concerned that the HP BIOS crisis utility may no longer function. 5, 2007 so pre-dates Win 7.Ģ) How do I back up the existing BIOS, in case something goes wrong during its update and I am forced to reinstall the original BIOS? Does HP have some backup utility for BIOS that I can download?ģ) What procedure would I then need to follow to reinstall the original BIOS?
#Universal bios backup toolkit install#
I have recently had a look on HP's website and have found a “critical update” (3.17) of BIOS for my motherboard under the original OS (Win XP 32-bit).ġ) Can I perform the update, even though the desktop now runs a Win 7 64-bit, or should I attach another disk and install the original OS (Win XP) in order to perform this update? This critical update is dated Oct. Due to its age, the original HDD has been imaged over onto an SSD (Samsung 850 EVO MZ-75E1T0B). 2812), socket LGA 775, Core2 Duo CPU E6400 2.13 GHz, with 8GB DDR2 RAM and BIOS by Phoenix Technologies 3.03 dated 4 (Core Version 6.0) and Win 7 64-bit Ultimate SP1. 1.05, Basswood) with Intel P965 chipset (I.D. The computer is a 64-bit HP Pavilion Media Center TV m7585.uk (model RE467AA–ABU) with ASUS motherboard (P5BW-LA, Rev. (Despite having signed up to HP Total Care following the purchase of my desktop computer, I have never been informed of any updates.) My question about my HP computer's BIOS is two-fold, so I will post both parts separately, otherwise it could get very confusing.