Hello, I have been searching for the solution to put back Note Book model,serial number and recreate uuid string. I have tried winphlash16 with the switches as recomended,it runs the flash update but no change to parameters. I also tried the phoenix version 2.02 with advance button runs but no change. Tried the dmi toolkit but not sure which hpbcxx file tried some no luck. Any suggestions or help would greatly be appreciated as it doesnt seem that it should be that hard to change with the right tools.I have run the vista7 slic on other dv6000,a little newer but didnt lose bios info.(slic 2.1 ) The specs: Hp dv6000 dv6253cl bios f43 phoenix General Information : Manufacturer : Unspecified Product : Unspecified Version : Unspecified Serial Number : Unspecified Support MP : Yes, 2 CPU(s) Version MPS : 1.4 Chassis Information : Manufacturer : Quanta Type : Notebook Version : N/A Serial Number : None Asset : Unspecified OEM Support SLIC : SLIC : Yes SLP OA : v2.0 On-Board Device Information : Device : 64 (Video) Embedded Controller : Yes Slots Information : Slot PCI-Express : Available (64-bit) 5.0v, 3.3v Slot PCI-Express : Available (64-bit) 5.0v, 3.3v External Connectors : EEPROM Information : Type : EEPROM Specific Address : 0x57 Thanks for any info,suggestions. Bruce