Compal NBLB5 bios unlock

[rbarsoianu]

Hello,

I have a compal NBLB5 with I3 and ati 5650 on-board (1gb ramm). I used to be a Linux user but since i purchased this laptop i am stuck in windows becouse the bios does not have a "turn off intel video" switch, becouse ati just made switchable graphics work under linux and they are extremely buggy. So if that little option inside bios to turn off intel would just ...be there, all my problems would be solved. The original bios F06 can be found here http://service1.marasst.com/, althou i am using F10 with can be found here http://www.lamsystems.com/drivers/notebook/nblb5.asp. None of them have what i need. I also adressed marasst company but i got a reply telling me that nblb3/5 is an eol product and they do not support or offer support for linux os's (other words...bummer u're screwed...we don't rlly care that u gave us money).

Sorry my bios version is an F09 beta, after i contacted them they did provide me with a link to a ftp site where i can get an updated bios (has exact the same functions as F06). I have not tried the one at lamsystems, i don't even know if it is compatible with my notebook.

[rbarsoianu]

i've tried the F10 from http://www.lamsystems.com/drivers/notebook/nblb5.asp and it works on my laptop. Still no option for VGA thou, actually on exatra option at all. If you have time please take a look, i rlly don't care wich version u mod (if you can mod it) as long as i get the option to turn off intel in bios.
Thank you

[AHMED HOSSAM]

Thanks for the request, I shall have a look and get back to you shortly.

[rbarsoianu]

Thanks for the request, I shall have a look and get back to you shortly.

Thq thq thq, just love a forum where ppl actually help.

[rbarsoianu]

Thanks for the request, I shall have a look and get back to you shortly.

still no update on the bios ?

[rbarsoianu]

any chance i can get an eta on the bios m8 ? a day, a week...a month ? beeen refreshing 10 times a day this page for quite some time now

[juan_platense]

have those bios advanced menus???
marasst or lam systems??

[rbarsoianu]

any one of them, they are both the same thing. None of them has the option to disable the on-board intel gma adapter.

[juan_platense]

you can go to video configuration??
do you have photos of your bios?

[rbarsoianu]

there is no video configuration in my bios , and no i don't since i can't take print screens of it. i will post some pictures but trust me there is no such thing as video config inside the bios.