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I'm not sure if it'll work in this case but I once bricked a motherboard, and used a in chip programmer to restore a known good bios. Its a bit in the weeds, and I was relying on some rather obscure fora to get where I needed, but it'd be a possible option. The programmers are not expensive, but its a but of a fiddly process in general
– Journeyman Geek ♦
Commented Jun 11 at 5:23
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@JourneymanGeek, And physically accessing the chip is also nontrivial. One would think HP has some responsibility for bricking working PC's, though "beyond warranty". Did their success after bricking printers last year (bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/…) inspire them to boost PC sales??
– DrMoishe Pippik
Commented Jun 11 at 13:23
If it was easy, and I could walk someone through it, I'd post an answer. You'd probably need to pull the machine apart, locate the chip etc. That said, its doable either if you're really brave, or a proper/great pc repair tech. If you can't trust the company to do the right thing, and don't mind the work, or paying someone to do it, its a potential option.
– Journeyman Geek ♦
Commented Jun 11 at 13:31

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