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                 laptopcentercr 
                  
                 
                
                Costa Rica 
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                       Posted - 05/30/2012 :  15:58:16
                        
                      
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                       Hi, I just got the GQ-4X with ADP-081
  Im new in this, so I try to play around. I have 2 identical laptops with soic8 (W25q80-soic8) I copy the original file to have a backup. And download different version of the Bios from HP. The file came in EXE and I extract with WinRar the BIN file.
  I can identify, read, erase, write and verify the chip without problems. But the laptop will only work with the original file I got from the chip. Wen I try to use the BIN file I download from HP dont't work. I already try with different versions of BIOS and it wont work. I would like to know if Im doing something wrong, or I have to add something to the BIN/Code file before I write down.
  Here is what I do:
  Steps: 1.Extract the .exe file with WinRar to get the .bin file. 2.Run the software and connect the programmer. 3.Select a device from the device list which is your BIOS chip part number.(W25q80-soic8) 4.Load the .bin file into the software buffer. 5.Place your bios chip on the programmer adapter and lock it. 6.Click ID button. It should report the correct ID. 7.Then Erase->BlankCheck->Write->Verify 8.Install the BIOS in to the Motherboard
  Any help will be appreciated. Thanks in advance,  Mike | 
                     
                   
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                 Bad_Ad84 
                      
                 
                
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                       Posted - 05/31/2012 :  12:51:41
                        
                      
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                       Not all bios updaters have the full file as you would write it to the chip.
  If yours is one of those, you need to flash a machine with the bios update - then dump the chip and use that dump in future. | 
                     
                    
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                 NewYourkJas 
                  
                 
                
                Congo, Democratic Republic of 
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                       Posted - 07/23/2012 :  16:44:22
                        
                      
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                      |  Super-Duper site! I am loving it!! Will come back again - taking you feeds also, Thanks.:) | 
                     
                    
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