HP dv2164eu unlock -- sata problem -- Wistron 30b5 mobo

[sphakka]

Hi there,

I recently upgraded the HD on my HP dv2164eu -- Wistron mobo 30b5. The drive works fine as I was able to install Linux on it via an USB dock station, but once reseated inside the laptop it gives frequent boot failures. It looks like the SATA controller has troubles with it -- the BIOS quick HD test fails always, though every now and then I can boot it and it runs fine (apart from SMART sometimes reporting wrong info) . Someone reported a similar issue and a possible solution by tweaking some SATA option ("native" or not), so here I come and ask if there's any unlocked BIOS for my laptop based on this original one:

BIOS F.3D: <ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp43501-44000/sp43666.exe>

I've seen an old post about the same sp43666 package, though the links to the modded BIOS are dead.

Further info about my mobo are in the attached file 'dmidecode.out'

I can provide any practical help/info related to Linux, should that be needed :-)

Cheers,

^s

[AHMED HOSSAM]

can you give me please the link to the thread which you found the dead link in it !
if i found that i haven`t got the modded bios , i will mod it for you to unhide all sata options .

[sphakka]

can you give me please the link to the thread which you found the dead link in it !
if i found that i haven`t got the modded bios , i will mod it for you to unhide all sata options .

This is the post...
http://www.bios-mods.com/forum/Thread-hp...eless-card
with dead (not found) link http://www.sendspace.com/file/7tqucb.

Thanks for looking into it!

^s

[AHMED HOSSAM]

yes , the link is dead .
i will modify it for you but i can`t remove the whitelist check .
i will unlock all hidden options and add slic2.1 ............ please upload the rw report if you want to add the slic2.1 .

[sphakka]

Hi, no prob for SLIC & whitelist: I run Linux, so I couldn't care the less -- window$ runs in VirtualBox whenever i need it ;-)
I just need to see if I can change my SATA configuration.
--
^s

[sphakka]

Hi Ahmed, sorry I was away for a while. Did I forget anything? You mentioned updating a rw report... er, what's that?
I'm not impatient anyway :-)
Cheers,
^s

[Mick]

How To Create An RW Everything Report

Download and Install RWEverything from one of the following links:

Here or Here

Open RWEverything.

After RWEverything Opens, click ACCESS - ACPI Tables.

When ACPI Tables opens, click anywhere within the ACPI Window.

Now click CONTROL + F2 to save the entire table.

Save this Report to the desktop WITHOUT CHANGING THE NAME and either attach this file to your post or upload it to one of the following:

Here, Here or Here.

[sphakka]

Hi there,
Here I am... better later than never ;-)
I dumped the requested info in 'AcpiTbls.rw.txt' (had to add a .txt extension 'cause the system complained about unacceptable attachment...).
Since I was at it, I put all possible HW info (from both Win32 and Linux) in 'hwinfo-wistron-30b5.zip'.
Cheers,
^s

[sphakka]

Hi,
Could anyone please confirm that the info I posted in my previous message is OK for doing the job? In the meanwhile I had my HDD replaced under warranty and the new one is failing the same way, so there's definitely something wrong with the BIOS...
Cheers,
^s

[sphakka]

ping!