Can I extract it without using the SPI programmer? S/N is CND0260KLS

Yes, No success. Always gave me NO PERMISSION/ ERROR CODE: 6, here 's part of the log:



2024/08/08 23:44:52.685519 | 7236|Setting|HP::Shared::StreamLog::StreamLog| Log Severity Level >= Info
2024/08/08 23:44:52.685519 | 7236|Info |HP::Shared::StreamLog::StreamLog| Begin.
2024/08/08 23:44:52.685519 | 7236|Info |BiosConfigUtility::InitInstance| *****************************************************
2024/08/08 23:44:52.685519 | 7236|Info |BiosConfigUtility::InitInstance| ** HP Bios Configuration Utility v. **
2024/08/08 23:44:52.685519 | 7236|Info...

Hi there, I got this laptop used and when it reboots it tries everytime to update the BIOS but it fails to write the bios and stucks at 1%.
To power off the machine, i need to open it and remove the battery.
I saw in the BIOS that the serial, model and windows serial info are missing. Maybe the previous owner messed with the BIOS for some reason, and now I don't have the DMI data.

Maybe if I can manually insert back the values, I can proceed to update, but how can I add the values? I tried with the HP BIOS Tool but with no luck. I do have an SPI Programmer (using Raspberry...

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Thank you, I tried your method and recovered the password before you post it ...

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Yes, I can run windows, only the BIOS is locked.

I will attach here the BIOS with the password and try your procedure to extract the password...

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How you managed to find the password? Same problem here. Multiple machines but same password (I hope)...

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Thank you, I will try!

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Thank you, now I have all the infos.

The question is the point 3:
[B]3.Edit the serial numbers in the DMI block with yours.[/B]

Can they be edited directly in the HEX file using HEXD?Re: Lenovo IdeaPad 330S-15ARR - 330S_ARR_V06

Thank you, now I have all the infos.

The question is the point 3:
[B]3.Edit the serial numbers in the DMI block with yours.[/B]

Can they be edited directly in the HEX file using HEXD?Re: Lenovo IdeaPad 330S-15ARR - 330S_ARR_V06

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The post #29 says:

[B]enter the original bios of the laptop[/B]

But as i told you [B]I don't have it[/B]. I have also managed to get a donor BIOS from another machine and I know the process explained in that post(already done by me on macbook BIOSes), the problem is that I don't know how to replace the infos I have into the block of the update extracted bios.Re: Lenovo IdeaPad 330S-15ARR - 330S_ARR_V06

The post #29 says:

[B]enter the original bios of the laptop[/B]

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Yes, for sure I learned the lesson.
I tried to edit the DMI info using "DMI EDITOR" both under Windows and as EFI Shell, but I can't write the parameters.
Is there any other tool that works?
I also tried LVAR but the only version I found does not work.

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I read the post, but I don't have the original BIOS DUMP, can be done?...

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Hi, i got a broken 330s and flashed a clean BIOS without backing up the corrupted one. Now i have a working laptop but without Serial number and M/B model in BIOS. Is it possible to manually add them in the BIOS file and reactivate the Win10 License? I read on another forum that this can be done using LVAS64 app but the only one I found is too old and does not work with my machines. Any help will be appreciated. Thank you