Re: HP probook 640 g2 - does it self destruct with bios chip removal?

I know its a couple years later, but I have a possible theory. The HP laptops that have socketed BIOS chips are internal engineering samples. I've gotten my hands on them twice on the used market. They have Rev. B bios instead of the standard Rev. F bios most of them have. That would account for why the 1st laptop didn't work, but not the second. So I'm not sure about that. But I can confirm that the internal prototypes they use in testing do in fact come with removal bios chips. The first one I found was a 8540W...

Re: HP Probook/Elitebook BIOS Password Reset [Util]



That's not how intellectual property works in the US and I should know with decades of experience working in computer forensics managing chain of evidence in intellectual property litigation at top 100 law firms in Silicon Valley.

Also many of the people who replied to this thread thought this was a legitimate site to obtain the software, it shows actual damages have occurred to the owner's intellectual property.

Topcat, your response could be used to argue your statements show an intent...