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Whitelist on BIOS HP DV6-2050ES

Discussion in 'Ask for help / Laptop Repair' started by The Stig, Mar 21, 2023.

  1. The Stig

    The Stig New Member

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    Hello,

    I'm trying to upgrade the wifi adapter on my old laptop HP DV6-2050ES but it has BIOS whitelist so when I install the new card, I get the 104 unsupported hardware error.

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    I've found an old BIOS flash .exe, but it's version F.13 and I have F.15 installed. Is it possible to downgrade the BIOS? Or should I find a way to backup the existing file?
     

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    The Stig, Mar 21, 2023
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    The Stig New Member

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    I've managed to backup the existing BIOS with InsydeFlash.
    Is it possible to remove the whitelist from it and activate all the hidden options?

    WiFi device is Qualcomm Atheros 9285

    PCI\VEN_168C&DEV_002B&SUBSYS_3040103C&REV_01
    PCI\VEN_168C&DEV_002B&SUBSYS_3040103C
    PCI\VEN_168C&DEV_002B&CC_028000
    PCI\VEN_168C&DEV_002B&CC_0280

    Many thanks in advance.
     

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    The Stig, Mar 30, 2023
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