I've gotten the BIOS and flashed it with the DOS flasher but now the system doesn't come back on. Is it possible to recover the machine?
Rename the file to ICL50.bin and ICL50.fd and ICL50.rom and place all three files on a usb flash drive (this does not have to be bootable) and follow directions below Basically Insyde Bios has this format: ????F??.FD | || ||_|_____ EFI BIOS file | ||_|________ Version number |__|___________ Model specific For those who have HP Compaq Model Series C700US, C700-50EM, C722TU, C731TU, C734TU, C751NR, C762NR, C767TU, C780EE, C797EL series, rename your .FD file to IBL80HW.FD to use on the usb flash drive. So, here is how to recover from an Insyde Bios Disaster: Find PLATFORM CHECK. Underneath PLATFORM CHECK will be a list of Platform names which will look like this example: [Platform_Check] flag=2 PlatformName=361B PlatformName2=3610 It is PlatformName=361B and PlatformName2=3610 that are the key to recovery Insyde Bios. Here is the tricky part. In the example that I gave above, there are 2 bios files showing. This indicates there are 2 Insyde Bios files or there may be 3 or more insyde bios files. What needs to be done is rename all the corresponding insyde bios files to what is included in the PlatformName. So, in our example above, we must rename 361B654.FD to these 3 files: 361B.bin and 361B.rom and 361B.fd For PlatformName2, we must rename 3610564.FD to these 3 files: 3610.bin and 3610.rom and 3610.fd Then place these renamed files on a bootable usb flash drive and follow the instructions below If you cannot find the name of the bios file in PlatformName= then look for FileName= and it will display something like this: FileName=intel.fv - and so, we must rename the bios file to intel.fv (1.) REMOVE CD or DVD if possible (you may have to press the power button the quickly press the CD EJECT button) (2.) REMOVE ALL USB DEVICES, NETWORK CABLES, (anything hooked to the laptop) (3.) PRESS AND HOLD the POWER BUTTON DOWN FOR 5 secs to shutdown the laptop (4.) REMOVE BATTERY (5.) REMOVE AC CORD (6.) PUT the USB THUMB DRIVE IN USB SLOT ON RIGHT SIDE OF LAPTOP (the one i used anyway) (7.) PRESS AND HOLD the POWER BUTTON down for 10 secs... release (8.) while holding FN + ESC plug in AC POWER CABLE, (KEEP HOLDING FN+ESC the whole time) (9.) NOW PRESS POWER BUTTON & HOLD IT DOWN... THE FAN SHOULD SPIN UP (keep holding FN+ESC) ONCE FAN SPINS UP, RELEASE POWER BUTTON (10.) eventually the fan will shut off.... (seemed like 30 seconds,, but could have been 5 minutes... i was freaking out) when fan shuts off i unplugged my AC CORD... REMOVED THE USB DRIVE,,,, and then plugged the AC power back in,,, then pressed power and my the miracle of technology and my preserverance... i got a green power light followed by an POST SCREEN!!! Now atleast it should boot.. Now, you can try to use winplash again But when using WINFLASH... exit all programs,,, kill all tasks in taskbar... (i never do,,, but it's a good habit to be in)