Zitat von plutomaniac im Beitrag #16

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There is nothing special about it, download the rar and extract the .txt file. Same for vsccommn. Try a different browser or something. When you have proper results from FPT and MEManuf -verbose, post them here.

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Started today by removing all power (cord + batteries) for 1 minute or more.

I bought this notebook with Windows 7 Pro 64 pre installed. Perform the update to Windows 10 Pro 64 at the end of July 2015. After the upgrade I have noticed that the notebook didn't shut down. Searched Google and saw that disabling fast sartup resolve the problem, that's what I have done. As I have other notebooks, two of them older than this one and I don't have this problem in the others I am searching for the right solution, disabling fast startup is not the solution!

Answering your questions:

Have you ever replaced the SPI/BIOS chip of the laptop or sent it for someone to reflash or replace it? No

Have you applied any BIOS that it's not from that exact model? No, just updated Bios from HP, for HP EliteBook 8540w.

New tests:

MEManuf -verbose with the default 6.0.40 vsccommn, returns:

Platform: Intel(R) QM57 Express Chipset Revision: B2
Reading HSFSTS register... Flash Descriptor: Valid

--- Flash Devices Found ---
W25Q64BV ID:0xEF4017 Size: 8192KB (65536Kb)


Error 26: The host CPU does not have read access to the target flash area. To enable read access for this operation you must modify the descriptor settings to give host access to this region.

Flash Programming Tool with command "fptw -greset" returns:

Platform: Intel(R) QM57 Express Chipset Revision: B2
Reading HSFSTS register... Flash Descriptor: Valid

--- Flash Devices Found ---
W25Q64BV ID:0xEF4017 Size: 8192KB (65536Kb)

Could not set the GlobalReset bit

Error 205: Failure. Unexpected error occurred.

Looked at the Bios and I dindn't see any of the options you have pointed.

I am attaching some photos from the Bios, that I took with my phone:

Sorry, copy the wrong output!

I have edited my last post and I don't know if you have noticed it:

I bought this notebook with Windows 7 Pro 64 pre installed. Perform the update to Windows 10 Pro 64 at the end of July 2015. After the upgrade I have noticed that the notebook didn't shut down. Searched Google and saw that disabling fast sartup resolve the problem, that's what I have done. As I have other notebooks, two of them older than this one and I don't have this problem in the others I am searching for the right solution, disabling fast startup is not the solution!

MEManuf -verbose output with default vsccommn:

Intel(R) MEManuf Version: 6.0.40.1214
Copyright(C) 2005 - 2010, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.

Platform stepping value is 5

FW Status Register: 0x00000245
FW Status Register1: 0x69000000

CurrentState: Normal
ManufacturingMode: Disabled
FlashPartition: Valid
OperationalState: M0 with UMA
InitComplete: Complete
BUPLoadState: Success
ErrorCode: No Error
ModeOfOperation: Normal
Phase: HOSTCOMM Module

Get FWU info command...done

Get FWU version command...done

Get FWU feature state command...done

Get ME FWU feature capability command...done

Get ME FWU platform type command...done
Feature enablement is 0x62CC65
gFeatureAvailability value is 0x1
vsccommn.bin was created on 00:29:16 07/16/2009 GMT
SPI Flash ID #1 ME VSCC value is 0x2005
SPI Flash ID #1 (ID: 0xEF4017) ME VSCC value checked
SPI Flash ID #1 BIOS VSCC value is 0x2005
SPI Flash ID #1 (ID: 0xEF4017) BIOS VSCC value checked
FPBA value is 0x0
RCBA Base Address read as [0xFED1C000] expecting 0xFED1C000
Data read from RCBA offset for SPIBA: 0xFED1F800
Data read from offset [0x00000038]: 0x00000000
Data read from offset [0x00000028]: 0x000D0044
Data read from offset [0x3440]: 0xDEADDEED
KVM sampling engine and Sprite tests are skipped
because Intel(R) integrated graphic is not available

Request Intel(R) AMT extended test command...done

Warning: Intel(R) AMT extended test command has been blocked
Found an Intel Wireless device

Request Intel(R) AMT full test command...done

Warning: Intel(R) AMT test command has been blocked

Error 9296: MEManuf Test Failed

fptw -d spi.bin output:

Intel (R) Flash Programming Tool. Version: 6.0.40.1214
Copyright (c) 2007-2010, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.

Platform: Intel(R) QM57 Express Chipset Revision: B2
Reading HSFSTS register... Flash Descriptor: Valid

--- Flash Devices Found ---
W25Q64BV ID:0xEF4017 Size: 8192KB (65536Kb)


Error 26: The host CPU does not have read access to the target flash area. To enable read access for this operation you must modify the descriptor settings to give host access to this region.

I am attaching the noebook Bios options in a pdf file.

I will see the links you have sent.

Thank you very much for your precious help.

I have receive an email from HP saying there is a Bios update, I think F61 for HP EliteBook 8540w, but I didn't find it at HP drivers page. See:

http://h20564.www2.hp.com/hpsc/doc/publi...4ts.oid=4173642

Zitat von plutomaniac im Beitrag #22

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Ok, MEInfo and MEManuf report everything as being ok. That problem is almost certainly HP/BIOS related. Maybe some Windows driver of theirs causes this due to Windows 10 incompatibility or maybe the BIOS needs fixing/updating from their side. Ask them to add F61 or whatever is newer for your own model and try it. The only thing you can do for ME (not relevant to this issue) is to update it using FWUpdate + ME6 5MB MB firmware and to disable the Anti-Theft option at the BIOS (AT-p) as that has been EOL since January 2015.

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Zitat von plutomaniac im Beitrag #24

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Don't confuse Driver and Firmware, completely different things. The firmware is found at Section B and the tools (FWUpdate, MEInfo, FPT etc) at section C. As I said though, ask HP to help you on this one.

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