Forum RSS Feed Follow @ Twitter Follow On Facebook

Thread Rating:
  • 0 Vote(s) - 0 Average
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
[-]
Welcome
You have to register before you can post on our site.

Username:


Password:





[-]
Latest Threads
[REQUEST] Lenovo B580 (H1ETxxWW) Whiteli...
Last Post: lamirekhalihana
Yesterday 04:24 PM
» Replies: 162
» Views: 86062
[REQUEST] Lenovo Y400 & Y500 (6BCNxxWW) ...
Last Post: Dudu2002
Yesterday 03:33 AM
» Replies: 161
» Views: 101164
HP ProDesk 400 G1 DM: New CPU Support
Last Post: Rubilnik
01-26-2026 12:55 PM
» Replies: 19
» Views: 7372
(Request) Hp Reno (89B5) bios to support...
Last Post: DeathBringer
01-26-2026 12:49 AM
» Replies: 1
» Views: 154
BIOS MOD FOR DELL N7110 UNLOCKED UEFI BO...
Last Post: shopbody
01-25-2026 06:26 AM
» Replies: 36
» Views: 75947
ASUS TUF FX504GD BIOS Unlock Request
Last Post: steelray124
01-24-2026 05:04 AM
» Replies: 30
» Views: 15456
Request for BIOS Unlock / Undervolt Supp...
Last Post: hakeristss
01-23-2026 05:31 PM
» Replies: 1
» Views: 1286
[REQUEST] Dell Inspiron N5110 BIOS Unloc...
Last Post: memzsalvatore
01-23-2026 03:48 PM
» Replies: 11
» Views: 6387
[REQUEST] Lenovo G40-70 (9ACNxxWW) White...
Last Post: LevyBrandon
01-22-2026 08:03 AM
» Replies: 39
» Views: 22222
custom Bios for ECS P5SD-A to support LB...
Last Post: GusG
01-21-2026 04:54 PM
» Replies: 0
» Views: 333
not able to access bios
Last Post: Labud
01-21-2026 04:32 PM
» Replies: 0
» Views: 244
Hp probook 6560B Upgrade to Ivy Bridge
Last Post: DeathBringer
01-21-2026 09:22 AM
» Replies: 6
» Views: 682
[REQUEST] HP G62-100, -200, -300 & -400 ...
Last Post: JetstreamSam
01-20-2026 08:57 PM
» Replies: 53
» Views: 30403
[REQUEST] Lenovo G700 (7ACNxxWW) Whiteli...
Last Post: Dudu2002
01-20-2026 04:42 AM
» Replies: 164
» Views: 104396
TerraMaster F2-221 BIOS MOD
Last Post: sd1898
01-19-2026 02:38 PM
» Replies: 2
» Views: 8000
Dell 5285, bios 1.23.0 downgrade unlock
Last Post: drukman
01-19-2026 06:18 AM
» Replies: 0
» Views: 275
Rampage V Extreme Bios
Last Post: Stipularbirch
01-18-2026 11:20 PM
» Replies: 1
» Views: 1337
[Request] HP 3300 Pro MT Bios Unlock/Mod
Last Post: manu69xyz
01-18-2026 07:12 PM
» Replies: 36
» Views: 36304
[Request] Unlock the BIOS HP ProDesk 40...
Last Post: manu69xyz
01-18-2026 06:57 PM
» Replies: 12
» Views: 13288
LG Gram BIOS modding
Last Post: Aqualung
01-18-2026 11:20 AM
» Replies: 1
» Views: 299

How to extract .bin file from .fd BIOS update file
#1
I am new here. I purchased an Acer Chromebook C7 which I came to not like due to the limitations. I understand it is basically an Acer Aspire One AO756 with a heavily locked down BIOS made custom for the Chrome OS. I understand if you can flash the BIOS, this little guy will essentially become an AO756 where you can load anything including Linux or Windows.

Here is what I have done.
1. Figured out where the BIOS hardware protection switch was located and jumpered it.
2. Downloaded both Acer AO756 Bios updates from the website.
3. Extracted the older one (not for Windows 8) using 7zip.
4. Found the .fd file (HM70x64.fd) for this unit.
5. I tried using the Flashrom command to flash but was warned that the file size was different from the BIOS and it exited.
6. I read up and understand I need to somehow extract a .bin file from the .fd file but do not know how to do this.

Does anyone here know how to do this? I understand I could make this thing a brick but I really don't care at this point. Thank you.
find
quote
#2
Another solution to this problem would be some utility that would allow me to flash natively inside Linux using the stock Insyde bios update file. Is it possible to flash directly from an .FD file within Linux?
find
quote


Forum Jump:


Users browsing this thread: 1 Guest(s)