pip install pycryptodome Run:
sudo flashrom -p ch341a_spi -r original_dump.bin Open original_dump.bin in a hex editor (HxD or Hex Workshop). Seek addresses: 0x018FF0 to 0x019FD0 . You will see the password hash. Delete the entire region by overwriting it with FF . Also, locate the string HPQOEM – immediately after it, replace the following 4 bytes with 00 00 00 00 .
Simply erasing the password breaks the RSA signature. The G5 will refuse to boot. Use UEFITool to recalculate the checksum. Load your dump. Right-click the BIOS region → "Fix Checksums."
But what happens when that security locks you out?
Suddenly, your $1,000 machine becomes a paperweight. You turn it on. You see the dreaded prompt: or "System Disabled [Code: 89526234]."
sudo flashrom -p ch341a_spi -w modified_fixed.bin -V Reassemble. Power on. The password is gone.
Why? Because the HP ProBook 650 G5 uses an with non-volatile memory. The password is not stored in volatile RAM; it is burned into the chip itself.