ProBook 4540s Bios v.43

[Janab]

Hi,
I just noticed that my bios is v.42, and v.43 is available. is there anyway I can update the bios in OSX? I have already tried it on windows 7 installed in Vmware fusion 6, but it keeps crashing.

I just thought it is a good idea as I am considering a bios upgrade prior to a fresh install of OSX.

thanx

 

[RehabMan]

Hi,
I just noticed that my bios is v.42, and v.43 is available. is there anyway I can update the bios in OSX? I have already tried it on windows 7 installed in Vmware fusion 6, but it keeps crashing.

I just thought it is a good idea as I am considering a bios upgrade prior to a fresh install of OSX.

thanx

If you read the documentation available from HP on updating BIOS, there are two methods:
- from with Windows
- by building a USB stick on another machine with Windows on it, then using the USB on the target ProBook to update

Updating BIOS within OS X or using a VM is not possible.

 

[Janab]

If you read the documentation available from HP on updating BIOS, there are two methods:
- from with Windows
- by building a USB stick on another machine with Windows on it, then using the USB on the target ProBook to update

Updating BIOS within OS X or using a VM is not possible.

Hi RehabMan,
Thanx for your reply, I am having a look at HP's website and for the life of me I can not find the Bios method approach!
can you assist me please?

Thank you

 

[shak3800]

Hi RehabMan,
Thanx for your reply, I am having a look at HP's website and for the life of me I can not find the Bios method approach!
can you assist me please?

Thank you

Go to the drivers for probook 4540s from hp and there is a link for bios to download . Its a setup file you run it and voila, bios updated

 

[Janab]

Go to the drivers for probook 4540s from hp and there is a link for bios to download . Its a setup file you run it and voila, bios updated

Hi Thanx for your input.
I am aware of your the link, but I can not run the update in OSX, I need to run it off a USB in Bios, which I really can not do!

 

[SgtRoswell]

Hi Thanx for your input.
I am aware of your the link, but I can not run the update in OSX, I need to run it off a USB in Bios, which I really can not do!

Well you can download the windows-based bios package and update it. It is fairly straight forward. There is something I needed to do in Bios as well as OSX, but not sure what did I do exactly

 

[Janab]

Well you can download the windows-based bios package and update it. It is fairly straight forward. There is something I needed to do in Bios as well as OSX, but not sure what did I do exactly

thanx guys, as I was going to reformat OSX again, I gave up and installing win 7 only to update the bios and then install osx again.

 

[bagnolet]

If you can have access to another computer running Windows, download the sp63820.exe, run it but stop after the file decompressing. Go to C:\swsetup (not sure about the folder name) to retrieve the newly created sp36820 folder, put the files found inside it on a fat32 USB stick. When booting your 4540s, click on ESC and go to the BIOS setup to find a command update it.

 

[RehabMan]

Hi Thanx for your input.
I am aware of your the link, but I can not run the update in OSX, I need to run it off a USB in Bios, which I really can not do!

The two methods I mention in my original reply are fully described at hp.com. I suggest you read the documentation HP provides.

 

[bagnolet]

The method "Using f10 setup to update the BIOS" is described at page 122 of the HP ProBook 4540s Notebook PC Maintenance and Service Guide