how to flash bios

newbie1234567

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Oct 13, 2015
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hi all

i have a hp dv7 3180us entertainment notebook and i wanted to flash its bios using a flash drive.
i have searched the internet for the solutions and they all say to download the latest bios version from the manufacturers website which will be a rar
i have downloaded the bios version from hp website but it is not a rar file. Instead its just an exe file named sp50586

i really have no idea how to go about doing this. so can anyone provide me a step by step solution about how i can flash by bios using a flash drive.

i have been getting a BSOD after updating my bios from windows and now i also can not access my bios menu. i have tried removing and reinserting the cmos battery but nothing changes.
 
The .exe file you downloaded is a self-extracting archive file. You need to run it to extract the actual bios file. If your computer is not posting, you can often restore a botched bios flash by placing the bios file on the root directory of a usb drive and booting your computer.