hp p7-1446s bios update

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reno33
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Hey guys,

I made the mistake of buying an hp without realizing the very limited bios that it has. The motherboard is a MSI MS-7778. I have searched for a bios that I can flash to rid myself of the limitations and am unable to find a solution. it is an AMI bios version 8.11. If anyone can point me in the right direction I would greatly appreciate it!

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edwin
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The board used is this one:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/docu ... 43058#N100

Which has no retail equivalent, so there's no starter bios to work from. I fear you just made a wrong choice, prefab systems are usually not for tinkering.

The best you can do is bring it back to the shop under warranty and build your own.
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reno33
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thank you for the reply. I feared this would be the case. Thanks again for you're help.
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You're welcome. The trouble is those boxes are so very cheap that many people fall for them only to find out they really bought a ready-made box, not an actual computer they can customize to their likings...
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