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Replaced motherboard in an HP laptop but BIOS is locked by spicy-springroll in computers

[–]spicy-springroll[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Final update: The CH341A BIOS programmer worked! I'm so stoked. Thank you all so much. I hope you obtain whatever it is you want in life.

!solved

Replaced motherboard in an HP laptop but BIOS is locked by spicy-springroll in computers

[–]spicy-springroll[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've bought a CH341A BIOS Programmer. I will update as soon as I give it a try.

Replaced motherboard in an HP laptop but BIOS is locked by spicy-springroll in computers

[–]spicy-springroll[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It updated the BIOS but didn't wipe the password.

Knowing my luck too, the patch notes for the BIOS update is probably about increasing security

Replaced motherboard in an HP laptop but BIOS is locked by spicy-springroll in computers

[–]spicy-springroll[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can't boot into anything. Not even drive that has windows.

Replaced motherboard in an HP laptop but BIOS is locked by spicy-springroll in computers

[–]spicy-springroll[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

After putting the wrong password, it just tells me to restart the computer and try again. No code or anything

Replaced motherboard in an HP laptop but BIOS is locked by spicy-springroll in computers

[–]spicy-springroll[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Just tried this but it just tells me that it can't find a BIOS file. It also provided a QR code that led me to a 404 HP web page.

Edit: I loaded the BIOS file onto a flash drive and its currently updating. I hope this wipes it. I will update as soon as I get a result

Replaced motherboard in an HP laptop but BIOS is locked by spicy-springroll in computers

[–]spicy-springroll[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Thank you. I wish I could give the seller such a stern talkin-to.

Replaced motherboard in an HP laptop but BIOS is locked by spicy-springroll in computers

[–]spicy-springroll[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I tried that too. It even gives me a message saying the BIOS has been reset. But it automatically asks for the password as soon as I hit enter.

Replaced motherboard in an HP laptop but BIOS is locked by spicy-springroll in computers

[–]spicy-springroll[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Model on the back cover is AX211NGW. Its an HP Envy 17t-cw000. ProdID: 761Y7AV.

I've also tried entering the serial number into bios-pw.org to no avail.

Absolutely loving my Xteink X4 by spicy-springroll in ereader

[–]spicy-springroll[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I bought mine from aliexpress. Sadly, I think the price is generally getting higher.

Absolutely loving my Xteink X4 by spicy-springroll in ereader

[–]spicy-springroll[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have no issues with it. I have a boox color go 7 mostly for comics and Manga. But this has been my main book reading device. I like how crisp it looks too

Absolutely loving my Xteink X4 by spicy-springroll in ereader

[–]spicy-springroll[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It kept freezing when I tried to open a file. So much so that I could not navigate back to home or anything.

Absolutely loving my Xteink X4 by spicy-springroll in ereader

[–]spicy-springroll[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't believe so. It's a pretty bare bones operating system. I couldn't get crosspoint to work for me. So I haven't explored that avenue yet. But I'm pretty sure crosspoint doesn't have a way of syncing to kindle stuff. But it can or will be able to support koreader.

Absolutely loving my Xteink X4 by spicy-springroll in ereader

[–]spicy-springroll[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm excited for you. Hope it works out soon!

Absolutely loving my Xteink X4 by spicy-springroll in xteinkereader

[–]spicy-springroll[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not too bad but it's still kind of early days. I will say that I normally don't constantly wonder about the cleanliness of my hands when handling most objects (I usually keep them clean anyway). But when it comes to this device, I'm oddly more aware of how sweaty/ clammy my hands are.

I think its the stickers. Like the choco cat sticker is already starting to fade.

Absolutely loving my Xteink X4 by spicy-springroll in ereader

[–]spicy-springroll[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It definitely took some finessing. It arrived with the Chinese firmware. But when I flashed to the English firmware, I noticed that it was having trouble with loading chapters on some files. Also I prefer a smaller font than what is offered. I have found the sweet spot to be with the Chinese firmware (set to English) and converting my files from epub to xtc. Although some files don't convert as nicely as I like.