HP Z1 G8 Tower Desktop PC Software and Driver Downloads. I searched for something and then found what I was looking for. Download the BIOS update for your computer: HP EliteDesk 800 G8 Tower PC and HP EliteDesk 880 G8 Tower PC Software and Driver Downloads. I highly doubt this utility will work on a newer notebook such as yours.

HPBI103. To resolve the thermal issue, update your BIOS to rev. I am not posting any screenshot of that because I am not sure if that is legal or what. As soon as I restart the laptop they reverts back to the funky characters. Some of them wouldn't run saying that it doesn't support the platform but I could run it by modifying the platform check through a hex editor.Īt step 7 of the guide it says to enter PCID number but I am out of luck at that point too because I see a field 'EEPROM DMI String' instead of PCID number and I couldn't find a way to put in the PCID because the PCID number I have of my laptop is 25 characters and the DMI String only accepted 17 so I didn't try anything stupid.Īfter changing the other fields they don't even stick. I tried out different versions of the EEPROM Utility HPBQ116 HPBQ138 HPBQ142 HPBQ189 HPBQ193 Tried following this guide h30499.but no avail. I searched around and found that it probably indicates that a technician replaced the system board or component but failed to input the new serial number in the system.

The following product information programmed into the system board is missing or invalid. To resolve the thermal issue, update your BIOS to rev.

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