

Warning 3: Review BIOS configuration after each BIOS upgrade. You need to adapt names for newer versions. Warning 2: All names and FW version are based on FW at time of writing this article.

Failure to obey this steps may brick your laptop. Don't shutdown or try to interrupt update once it started. Warning 1: Make sure that you have fully charged battery and laptop is running from AC. HP may change update procedures so watch carefully output from commands.

These procedures may work also on similar models from HP but there is no guarantee that it will work in future. I will describe several ways how to update BIOS for both of my laptops: HP web pages don't mention it directly but there are several ways how to update BIOS without using MS Windows operating system. I would like to update BIOS but I don't want to install MS Windows. I have only Linux installed on my HP ProBook & EliteBook. If you are not sure then use windows update tools from HP support site. Proceed at your own risk and only if you are familiar with BIOS update process. Failure to flash/update it properly may brick laptop. Warning Warning Warning: BIOS is key component of computer.
