Hello, I have an HP Pavilion dv6 6120us laptop with BIOS f.1b, I would like to modify the bios, that is, introduce a microcode to improve the processor. It comes with the i3 2310m processor and I would like to update it to a core i5 3360m that have the same socket, tdp and number of cores, I have tried to modify it, but it tells me that it is encrypted, can someone help me?
@alex970331 See here for the unlocked modded BIOS, but don't expect to use any Ivy Bridge processor on this laptop.
There is more to it than just whether the Ivy Bridge cpu will fit the socket. Bios and chipset also need to support the upgraded cpu.
Usually not, and usually BIOS updates are issued in two forms: without any note or with a notice "Recommended" and/or an "Urgent". Everything without a note or with notice "Recommended" can be skipped, but everything "Urgent" must be installed in chronological order, and generally the next one does not include the previous one, but that does not mean that some company may not do otherwise. Therefore, it is always worth investigating how this company updates its BIOS and Firmware. But it is always safer to install them in chronological order and after updating the BIOS, always update the Firmware as well. I became interested in this question when there were successive messages that BIOS update failed, black screen on BIOS update, BIOS update failed etc. Still have not had personally any problems never, but never say "never". Everything may happen.
How come the asus live update tool (for example) only offers the latest version? ps, now google for "rhetorical question". Bios/firmware updates are incremental/cumulative, they are standalone files containing ALL previous improvements/fixes.
You might ordinarily think so. But, I've had a couple of older Intel brand motherboards where bios had to be carefully updated in proper sequence, or things could go badly.
the last computer I update his bios, a work station computer. it didn't boot later about bios updates, I say if it work, don't touch.
That all can be but these are hardly consumer level scenarios. When required, the support page should provide the proper instructions. contradicts this
Have had that multiple times with Acer and ASUS. Coming from a relatively old firmware, you first had to flash a specific middleware version (aka "transition firmware") that brought the system up to the latest firmware generation. Only then, you'd been able to apply the latest firmware within that generation. In all cases, the major number of the firmware changed.
My server runs on a Intel mobo that was released when Ivy Bridge wasn't a thing, a FW update added the support to it. But it proved to be the most convoluted FW update I did in 40 years. First I had to update to an intermediate level (which worked only via DOS flasher.) Then I had to update to a second intermediate release. (this time you had to do it from windows) Then the machine won't boot anymore because the Intel flasher is buggy and flashed the right FW for a slightly different mobo. Then I had to flash the right update via the emergency recovery procedure (which is managed by the BIOS itself, after a jumper move) Finally I had to flash the final version (this time via EZ flash). Hence don't ask me why I never used Intel machines