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4/12/07 at 2:21pm
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I am trying to modify the HWBROM number on a dv9200t series notebook so a 64-bit recovery dvd can be used instead of the 32-bit recovery dvd it was originally shipped with. I have placed a copy of the utilty I'm playing with HERE. I found it on one of the restore dvd's. You can identify your own Motherboard DMI with this utility "run from a bootable cd" and/or modify it. I also found an HP instruction manual HERE.

I don't know if anyone has tried this?

I'm thinking it's just a matter of changing 3 numbers so the other restore dvd with a different software build will work. Any comments? Is it gonna work?
I figure the worst that can happen is I'll have to put my old number back to use my original 32-bit restore dvd once again.

Usage: HDD_DMI [/disk n] /clear|display|output|write [/output] [/quiet|verbose]
Options: /disk n use physical drive n [1..9] (default:1)

/clear Clear all potential checksummed sectors and exit
/clear62 Clear all potential checksummed (except sect 63) sectors
/clearsect Clear the checksummed sector and exit
/display Display hard drive DMI information
/write Write the OEM and Manufacturer information to the disk
/output Print output to the file HddDMI.TXT instead of the console
/updateini search the rp and update the mbr.ini with dmi infos
/Quiet Quiet
/Verbose ...guess
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