In the BIOS Setup utility, select the File tab. Select Apply Defaults and Exit. The BIOS setup utility closes and the computer boots into Windows. NOTE: BIOS configurations vary depending on the computer. For further information on a specific computer, view the documentation provided ...
For HP laptops you can obtain a readable fimrware image by using their BIOS update utility and having it make such plain bin files (advanced mode, third option). Just decompressing the update utility yelds a file that is unreadable.