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  • Pmipas
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    • Feb 2026
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    HP Elitebook 845 g11. Bios impossible?

    Hello Newbie here, i recently got my hands om a elitebook 845 g11. For the last week i have been looking for ways to get this laptop functional

    When starting I get a picture from wolf Security then bios Windows startup.
    If i try other bot options the only options available are Windows on the hdd or a boot option from the Ethernet port
    So bios is secured by a password and i have been reading about how to flash the main bios with CH341A + SOIC8 Clip. But no one seems to be successful with this method.
    I know enough to post a dump of the main bios here but from what i have been reading it will just reset from EC, and i read that this model has a 3rd chip that needs to be flashed inside the cpu :s is thats the case i might just give up now or

    Can i just take out the SSD and then install Windows while the SSD is in another computer? Then put it back in again

    If so will the usb ports be functional once Windows is booted? Or are disabled in bios also disabled in Windows once started?
    Will be adding pictures of menus serialnumber etc tommorow


    Edit :My thinking is i dont really care if i cant access bios aslong as i can remove the old Windows any other way and use the computer in a normal manner.

    Thanks
    Last edited by Pmipas; 02-10-2026, 04:53 PM. Reason: Newbie
  • m1ch43lzm
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    • Mar 2019
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    Originally posted by Pmipas
    Hello Newbie here, i recently got my hands om a elitebook 845 g11. For the last week i have been looking for ways to get this laptop functional

    When starting I get a picture from wolf Security then bios Windows startup.
    ....
    Is it the HP logo, and under it the "HP Wolf security" logo? That's normal, it's just the branding

    Originally posted by Pmipas
    Can i just take out the SSD and then install Windows while the SSD is in another computer? Then put it back in again

    If so will the usb ports be functional once Windows is booted? Or are disabled in bios also disabled in Windows once started?
    Will be adding pictures of menus serialnumber etc tommorow


    Edit :My thinking is i dont really care if i cant access bios aslong as i can remove the old Windows any other way and use the computer in a normal manner.

    Thanks
    Should be possible to take the SSD out and start the Windows install on another PC, then when it finishes copying files (after first reboot), power off that PC and swap the SSD to the 845 G11, Windows setup should continue from there
    The USB ports should work in Windows, you only can't change boot order/boot from external devices

    Should work unless "Verify Boot Block on every boot", "Dynamic Runtime Scanning of Boot Block" and "Sure Start Secure Boot Keys Protection" settings are enabled in BIOS

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    • Pmipas
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      • Feb 2026
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      #3
      ^thanks im going to give it a try

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