Re: Compaq CQ60-313SA Bios Recovery

From	BillW50 <BillW50@aol.kom>
Newsgroups	comp.sys.laptops
Subject	Re: Compaq CQ60-313SA Bios Recovery
Date	2011-07-09 12:47 -0500
Organization	A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID	<iva47j$rm4$1@dont-email.me> (permalink)
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On 7/7/2011 8:00 AM, mysticmelon wrote:
> Hello
> Apologies if I am breaking any rules by starting this thread, I am new.
> Also, sorry for the long post, but I explain my entire progress on
> recovering this laptop.
>
> I am trying to learn how to recovery my laptop from a bad bios flash.
> I'm sure there have been many threads about this before, however im not
> sure that anyone has tried with my particular laptop model, after many
> hours of searching.
>
> The laptop model is: compaq presario cq60-313sa. The problem began
> during a bios update in windows. The update froze halfway through. This
> leads me to believe that there is a bios corruption and not a graphical
> problem, however I may be mistaken.
>
> Research reveals that there are methods of recovering from this problem,
> i.e.something called a crisis recovery mode which can be initiated by
> removing the battery and power cable, performing a hard reset by holding
> the power button down for at least 15 seconds, and then holding winkey +
> B and re-inserting the power cable. This works on this laptop, if I
> insert the power cable and then press the power button three times.
>
> In CRM mode, I get a loud beep code. It is one long beep and two short
> beeps. Research reveals that this is the sign of a graphical error,
> according to beep code tables I've seen for compaq laptops. This
> contradicts my theory that it is a bios corruption. Thus I decided to
> carry on with attempting to recover my bios.
>
> I downloaded the latest winphlash bios update from the HP website and
> extracted it to a folder on my desktop pc. I found the file
> "360AF54.WPH" (this is apparently the bios file) in the extracted folder
> and copied to to a usb pen that I have formatted to FAT16. I renamed the
> file to "360A.BIN" and copied it, an made another one called "360D.BIN".
> This changes the file extension to .bin. I did this because I read a
> thread online with success stories where they renamed the file using
> this formula.
>
> After inserting the usb pen with these files on it, into the usb slot in
> the left side of the laptop, and then booting using the crisis recovery
> mode method explained above, it does NOT beep this time, the usb pen
> displays "connected" on its lcd screen instead of "disconnected /
> charging" like it usually does when i dont use crisis recovery mode. The
> laptop only has the power button led, the wireless led, and the power
> led where the three led's are for power, charging and hard drive. The
> laptop then sits for 10 minutes and then beeps using the same beep code.
> The wireless LED then goes off and the laptop sits repeating the same
> thing. This is as far as I have gotten with my progress.
>
> If anyone has any ideas, or if anyone thinks I should give up, please
> let me know
>
> cheers!

Well a corrupt BIOS that can't be re-flashed is also known as a bricked 
computer. And almost all service centers will replace the whole 
motherboard. That is one way to do it, but expensive.

You can purchase a replacement BIOS. Although it is most likely soldered 
in and this isn't the time to start learning to solder on a project like 
this. And a replacement BIOS from the manufacture will probably be 
expensive if they will sell you one. Although I see on eBay there is a 
seller (or sellers) that will sell you one for almost every make and 
model. I have seen online stores that will sell you one too.

I believe you have tried all other possible tricks to get it to 
re-flash. At least you did everything I know to try anyway.

-- 
Bill
Gateway M465e ('06 era) - Thunderbird v3.0
Centrino Core Duo 1.83G - 2GB - Windows XP SP3

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Compaq CQ60-313SA Bios Recovery mysticmelon <mysticmelon.4wk5gr@no.email.invalid> - 2011-07-07 08:00 -0500
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