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    To NP700Z7C (S02UK) owners: BIOS needed

    Discussion in 'Samsung' started by Falathar, Aug 31, 2014.

  1. Falathar

    Falathar Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hello,

    Some time ago my laptop bricked due to win 8.1 update. No recovery possible. I want to try to write new BIOS to the CMOS chip using BUS Pirate. But for that I need 8mb BIOS binary ROM image. Unfortunately on Samsung's website there's only 6mb BIOS in 'cap' format.

    Now I'm looking for a good soul with NP700Z7C (ideally S02UK) laptop that would be kind enough to backup his/her BIOS and send it to me.

    I'm not sure if proper bios backup is possible with Samsung's bios update tool. Maybe CMOS De-Animator would work?
    CMOS De-Animator v3 - BOGIN, JR.

    Regards,
    f.
     
    Falathar, Aug 31, 2014
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    Dannemand Decidedly Moderate Super Moderator

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    Hello Falathar,

    You want to check our BIOS rollback thread. I am currently away from my PC, but if you check the sticky list at the top of the Samsung forum, it contains a link to it.

    In addition to general discussion, that thread also contains a utility to help search for specific BIOS files from Samsung's database.
     
    Dannemand, Aug 31, 2014
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  3. Falathar

    Falathar Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi Dannemand,

    Thanks for the tip. I know that thread, but for my bios (most probably P03ABP) there's only that *.cap file which is only 6mb and cannot be used with flashrom. That's why I need someone with same laptop model to make bin rom image.
     
    Falathar, Aug 31, 2014
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    Dannemand Decidedly Moderate Super Moderator

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    OK, I see. I take it you also tried searching for it using the utility attached somewhere inside that thread.

    Let's hope someone here can help you :)
     
    Dannemand, Aug 31, 2014
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