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[NVRAM Request Thread] VT, AHCI, & DEP NVRAM Register Master List
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Information 
I am creating this thread for all all of those who want a SAFE way to enable VT-x, AHCI, or various other options that do not show up in their Phoenix BIOSs. This method does NOT involve flashing the BIOS. Only the CMOS NVRAM is modified, so any changes made can always be reverted if necessary and will never result in the corruption of the BIOS. Please note that this is NOT a BIOS modding request thread. This is only for NVRAM Registers. Big Grin

NOTE: I am building upon a "master list" of NVRAM registers created by ScuderiaConchiglia (Gary) from notebookreview.com. All credit for the original creation of the list and >95% of the VT registers goes to him. He gathered users' submissions of working NVRAM registers for each notebook/BIOS and organized them into one list. My contributions include the AHCI/DEP registers, posting of the list here, and <5% of the VT registers.

The way that I find NVRAM registers involves the BIOS image itself. The image is decompressed using AndyP's PhoenixTool and then the TEMPLAT0.ROM and STRINGS0.ROM modules are inspected to identify the registers. This method works very well on new-style phoenix BIOS's.

So far, most of the list is occupied by Sony notebook models as it originally came from a thread about Sony Vaio models. I am going to divide this list into different sections for each manufacturer.

As for register compatibility, the BIOS version must be the same. The notebook model is irrelevant. All that matters is that you have the same BIOS version.

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If you wish to contribute to this list, there are 2 ways of doing so:
1.) Upload/link your BIOS file (dump or official update) here so that I can download it and figure out the registers for VT-x and/or AHCI and/or DEP.
2.) Figure out the register on your own. There are 2 primary ways of doing this. The first involves trial-and-error with symcmos. The second way involves inspecting your own BIOS image. Please double check your work if you use this method.

I will be posting user-friendly tutorials on how to perform both methods of "register hunting."
EDIT: Here is the tutorial on tracing NVRAM Registers on your own.

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If you have any questions, confusions, or needs for clarification, please post a reply on this thread or PM me.

My ability to add registers to this list depends entirely on user submissions of their BIOS images or their own findings.

INFO: DEP stands for "Data Execution Prevention." It also goes by names similar to "No Mem Protection" "Execute-Disable Bit" "No Mem Execute" etc...

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NVRAM MASTER LIST

Code:
Laptop Models: SONY MODEL BIOS VERSION VT REGISTER AHCI REGISTER DEP REGISTER ========== ============ =========== ============= ============ AR Models: VGN-AR21S R0200J6 reg 0195 [reg 00F6] |02F7| VGN-AR31S R0200J6 reg 0195 [reg 00F6] |02F7| VGN-AR31M R0200J6 reg 0195 [reg 00F6] |02F7| VGN-AR71S R2090J8 reg 0285 [reg 0009] |028E| VGN-AR71M R2090J8 reg 0285 [reg 0009] |028E| VGN-AR870 R2090J8 reg 0285 [reg 0009] |028E| VGN-AR61ZRU R2080J8 reg 0285 [reg 0009] |028E| VGN-AR61ZU R2080J8 reg 0285 [reg 0009] |028E| VGN-AR61M R2080J8 reg 0285 [reg 0009] |028E| VGN-AR61E R2080J8 reg 0285 [reg 0009] |028E| VGN-AR730E R2080J8 reg 0285 [reg 0009] |028E| VGN-AR51SU R1050J8 reg 027F VGN-AR670 R1050J8 reg 027F VGN-AR690U R1050J8 reg 027F VGN-AR250G R0150J6 reg 0195 VGN-AR550U R0030J8 reg 027F VGN-AR630E ??? reg 027F VGN-AR520E R0032J8 reg 0282 [reg 0009] |0288| VGN-AR41L R0032J8 reg 0282 [reg 0009] |0288| VGN-AR41E R0032J8 reg 0282 [reg 0009] |0288| C Models: VGN-C1Z R0035J4 reg 030C [reg 00FC] |030F| VGN-C290N R0080J4 reg 0318 [reg 00FC] |031B| VGN-C260E R0080J4 reg 0318 [reg 00FC] |031B| CR Models: VGN-CR240E R1121Q0 reg 05BB VGN-CR290E R1121Q0 reg 05BB VGN-CR231E R1121Q0 reg 05BB VGN-CR29XN R1121Q0 reg 05BB VGN-CR220E R1121Q0 reg 05BB VGN-CR220E R1100Q0 reg 05BB VGN-CR353 R2101Q0 reg 05BB VGN-CR320E R2101Q0 reg 05BB VGN-CR354 R2101Q0 reg 05BB VGN-CR590E R2101Q0 reg 05BB VGN-CR520D ??????? reg 05BB VGN-CR520E ??????? reg 05BB VGN-CR11SH R0220Q0 reg 05B2 VGN-CR120E R0220Q0 reg 05B2 VGN-CR19XN/B R0220Q0 reg 05B2 VGN-CR13G R0231Q1 reg 05B2 SZ Models: VGN-SZ?? R0112N0 reg 0354 [reg 015C] |0357| VGN-SZ1M/B R0112N0 reg 0354 [reg 015C] |0357| VGN-SZ460N R0112N0 reg 0354 [reg 015C] |0357| VGN-SZ71WN R0121S5 reg 02F1 VGN-SZ79GN R0122S5 reg 02F1 [reg 0189] |02FA| VGN-SZ61XN_C R0122S5 reg 02F1 [reg 0189] |02FA| VGN-SZ61WNC R0122S5 reg 02F1 [reg 0189] |02FA| VGN-SZ730E/C R0122S5 reg 02F1 [reg 0189] |02FA| VGN-SZ95US R0122S5 reg 02F1 [reg 0189] |02FA| VGN-SZ??? R0101S5 reg 02F1 VGN-SZ1XP R0096N0 reg 0399 [reg 0165] |039C| VGN-SZ360 R0096N0 reg 0399 [reg 0165] |039C| VGN-SZ370 R0096N0 reg 0399 [reg 0165] |039C| VGN-SZ3XP R0096N0 reg 0399 [reg 0165] |039C| VGN-SZ120P R0092N0 reg 0399 FE Models VGN-FE890 R0200J3 reg 0195 [reg 00F6] |02F7| VGN-FE21SR R0200J3 reg 0195 [reg 00F6] |02F7| VGN-FE31M R0200J3 reg 0195 [reg 00F6] |02F7| VGN-FE550G R0072J3 reg 0195 VGN-FE41E R0200J3 reg 0195 [reg 00F6] |02F7| (Note: User upgraded CPU from T5500 to T7600 and BIOS to R0200J3) VGN-FE780G R0200J3 reg 0195 [reg 00F6] |02F7| (Note: User upgraded BIOS to R0200J3) FZ Models: VGN-FZ240E R1120J7 reg 02CD TZ Models: VGN-TZ130N R0052N7 reg 0363 [reg 0159] |0366| VGN-TZ180N R0052N7 reg 0363 [reg 0159] |0366| VGN-TZ17GN R0052N7 reg 0363 [reg 0159] |0366| VGN-TZ91HS R0052N7 reg 0363 [reg 0159] |0366| VGN-TZ21MN_N R0052N7 reg 0363 [reg 0159] |0366| VGN-TZ20WN R0052N7 reg 0363 [reg 0159] |0366| VGN-TZ27GN R0071N7 reg 0363 VGN-TZ92NS R0081N7 reg 0363 VGN-TZ37 R0081N7 reg 0363 VGN-TZ31MN R0091N7 reg 0363 FZ Models: VGN-FZ180E R0050J7 reg 02D3 [reg 0009] VGN-FZ190E R0050J7 reg 02D3 [reg 0009] VGN-FZ11ZR R0050J7 reg 02D3 [reg 0009] VGN-FZ160E R0050J7 reg 02D3 [reg 0009] VGN-FZ130E R0040J7 reg 02D3 VGN-FZ140E R0040J7 reg 02D3 VGN-FZ150E R0040J7 reg 02D3 VGN-FZ31M R2110J7 reg 02D0 VGN-FZ31Z R2110J7 reg 02D0 VGN-FZ340E R2110J7 reg 02D0 VGN-FZ470E R2110J7 reg 02D0 VGN-FZ490N R2110J7 reg 02D0 VGN-FZ35GN R2110J7 reg 02D0 VGN-FZ38M R2110J7 reg 02D0 VGN-FZ39VN R2110J7 reg 02D0 VGN-FZ480 R2110J7 reg 02D0 VGN-FZ35M R2110J7 reg 02D0 VGN FZ345D R2110J7 reg 02D0 VGN FZ31S R2110J7 reg 02D0 VGN-FZ350AE R2110J7 reg 02D0 VGN-FZ21M R1120J7 reg 02CD [reg 0009] |reg 02D3| VGN-FZ290 R1120J7 reg 02CD [reg 0009] |reg 02D3| VGN-FZ21Z R1120J7 reg 02CD [reg 0009] |reg 02D3| VGN-FZ21E R1120J7 reg 02CD [reg 0009] |reg 02D3| VGN-FZ290E R1120J7 reg 02CD [reg 0009] |reg 02D3| VGN-FZ280E R1120J7 reg 02CD [reg 0009] |reg 02D3| VGN-FZ91NS R1120J7 reg 02CD [reg 0009] |reg 02D3| VGN-FZ230E R1120J7 reg 02CD [reg 0009] |reg 02D3| VGN-FZ285U R1120J7 reg 02CD [reg 0009] |reg 02D3| VGN-FZ260E R1120J7 reg 02CD [reg 0009] |reg 02D3| G Models: VGN-G11XRN/B R0062N5 reg 0360 [reg 015C] |reg 0363| N Models: VGN-N31Z/W R0100J4 reg 0318 VGN-N250E R0030J4 reg 030C [reg 00FC] |reg 030F| (NOTE: User upgraded CPU from Intel T2250 to Intel T2700 for VT-x) VGN-N250E R0070J4 reg 0318 [reg 00FC] |reg 031B| (NOTE: User upgraded CPU from Intel T2250 to Intel T2700 for VT-x) NR Models: VGN-NR11Z/S R0131J9 reg 02D0 [reg 0009] |02D6| VGN-NR11Z R0130J9 reg 02D0 VGN-NR110E R0131J9 reg 02D0 [reg 0009] |02D6| VGN-NR115E R0131J9 reg 02D0 [reg 0009] |02D6| VGN-NR120E R0131J9 reg 02D0 [reg 0009] |02D6| VGN-NR123E R0131J9 reg 02D0 [reg 0009] |02D6| VGN-NR140E R0131J9 reg 02D0 [reg 0009] |02D6| VGN-NR160E R0131J9 reg 02D0 [reg 0009] |02D6| VGN-NR160N R0131J9 reg 02D0 [reg 0009] |02D6| VGN-NR180E R0131J9 reg 02D0 [reg 0009] |02D6| VGN-NR180N R0131J9 reg 02D0 [reg 0009] |02D6| VGN-NR185E R0131J9 reg 02D0 [reg 0009] |02D6| UX Models: VGN-UX390N R0112N2 reg 034E [reg 015C] |0351| Desktop Models: SONY MODEL BIOS VERSION REGISTER ========== ============ ======== VGC-LA2 R0102W2 reg 0198 VGX-TP1E R1060W3 reg 02C4 VGC-LM1ER R0250W5 reg 02E8 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ACER MODEL BIOS VERSION VT REGISTER AHCI REGISTER DEP REGISTER ========== ============ =========== ============= ============ 4720z Z013810 reg 035A |reg 0360| 4320z Z013810 reg 035A |reg 0360| 4320g Z013810 reg 035A |reg 0360| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Toshiba MODEL BIOS VERSION VT REGISTER AHCI REGISTER DEP REGISTER ============= ============ =========== ============= ============ Satellite Models: M110-ST1161 PL10190 reg 0276 |0279| M115-S3094 PL10190 reg 0276 |0279| M115-S3104 PL10190 reg 0276 |0279| M115-S3144 PL10190 reg 0276 |0279| M115-S3154 PL10190 reg 0276 |0279| M115-SP3021 PL10190 reg 0276 |0279| A100-784 PSAANE S10GM600 reg 0297 |029A| A100-784 PSAANE S10PM600 reg 0297 |029A| A110 (PSAB6E) TW2E170A reg 05FA |0144| Other Models: P300-133 BL5S3D57 reg 0237 [reg 058E] |023D| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ HP MODEL BIOS VERSION VT REGISTER AHCI REGISTER DEP REGISTER ======== ============ =========== ============= ============ DV9000 30CFF34A reg 020A DV9000 30CFF34B reg 0219 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ UNKNOWN MODELS: BIOS VERSION VT REGISTER AHCI REGISTER DEP REGISTER ============ =========== ============= ============ R0170J3 reg 0195 [reg 00F6] |02F1|


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DOS Commands for Reading/Writing to the CMOS NVRAM:

Code:
Reading: symcmos -v2 -LDefault.txt
Code:
Writing: symcmos -v2 -UModified.txt

NOTE: Most of these registers were acquired from users' submissions. I cannot verify the accuracy of all of these (unless I have the image). If you find a mistake in the list, please tell me so that I can fix it. When telling me, an image of the BIOS would also be helpful.

!!!!!PLEASE READ!!!!!! Our Ukrainian friends are undergoing atrocities right now and need support. There are two things you can do for starters:

1.) Donate to one of various organizations offering medical, military, and psychological support to those impacted: Support Organizations

2.) Combat misinformation on social media. 

Also, please feel free to PM me if I have not replied again about your BIOS mod request after 5 days.
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#2
This post contains a revision history of the NVRAM Master List above. Major changes as well as corrections to the list will be recorded here.

May 30, 2014
-Added a new HP section

May 28, 2014
-Added AHCI & DEP registers for R1120J7 (Contains 10 Vaio VGN-FZ notebooks)
-Added 10 new Vaio VGN-NR notebooks with the R0131J9 BIOS and their respective AHCI & DEP registers
-Added several other registers for various BIOS versions
-Corrected the R0062N5 BIOS VT register and added the AHCI & DEP registers

May 24, 2014
-Added a new Toshiba section
-Added a new Unknown Models section (The BIOS version is known, but not the notebook model)
-Added some new notebooks/BIOS's in all sections except Acer
-Added several DEP Registers
-Added a few AHCI Registers

May 22, 2014
-Added a new Acer section
-Added a column for DEP (Data Execution Prevention/No Mem Protection) Registers

May 18, 2014
-Made list slightly easier to read (it is now easier to differentiate sections between model series in Sony>Vaio models)
-added NVRAM registers for several BIOS versions
-Added a few new BIOS's to the list and their respective registers

!!!!!PLEASE READ!!!!!! Our Ukrainian friends are undergoing atrocities right now and need support. There are two things you can do for starters:

1.) Donate to one of various organizations offering medical, military, and psychological support to those impacted: Support Organizations

2.) Combat misinformation on social media. 

Also, please feel free to PM me if I have not replied again about your BIOS mod request after 5 days.
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#3
Does anyone have a R2110J7 image (official image or a backup will do)? I cannot seem to find it on the internet. If I had a copy of this image, I could unlock the NVRAM registers of AHCI and DEP for 13 more notebooks as they all share this BIOS version.

!!!!!PLEASE READ!!!!!! Our Ukrainian friends are undergoing atrocities right now and need support. There are two things you can do for starters:

1.) Donate to one of various organizations offering medical, military, and psychological support to those impacted: Support Organizations

2.) Combat misinformation on social media. 

Also, please feel free to PM me if I have not replied again about your BIOS mod request after 5 days.
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#4
Here is a list of registers that I have found in my own BIOS image . The only file you will need from this achieve is the "bios.wph" file. Note: This is an unmodified, flashable image.

This list reflects some of the registers that I have identified functions for, I will be updating this list over time.


•All of the memory cache settings in the "MCH Workarounds:" BIOS menu. •Passive TC1 & Passive TC2 Values •DTS Enable •Processor Power Management •DTS Calibration •Frequency Ratio •MEF Support •EMA Support •Critical Trip Point •Active Trip Point •ALS Support •FACP - PM Timer Flag Value •Enhanced C-states enable •Fast C4 Exit Support •Thermal Control Circuit •PROCHOT# Enable •DBS Cycling Temperature •PCI Clock Run •Serial IRQ Quiet Mode •BIOS iAMTx •Thermal Offset •Thermal Monitor Enable •AC97 Modem PME Enable •Clock Power Management •On-board LAN •Root Port ASPM Support •Timestamp Counter Updates •PXE OPROM •Memory Throttling •TS on DIMM •Port 80h Cycles •Spread Spectrum Clock Chip •!!PCI Express Graphics Port!! •PCI Express Root port settings (such as PCI Express - Root Port 1) •GPLL Power-Down Enable •Azalia - Device 27, Function 0 •a lot of options corresponding to different settings each with the name "Minor Standard" •Vaio Animation Logo •Set Max Ext CPUID = 3 •External Drive Boot •!!VT Feature!! •!!Enhanced AHCI!! •Fast String Operations (NOTE: "FOR DEBUG ONLY") •Installed O/S •Numlock •Hot-Plug Bus Gap •I/O (this is literally the entire name of the option) •various hard drive settings such as "heads" "cylinders" "sectors" etc. •!!Pre-allocated Memory Size (Graphics memory setting)!! •!!Total Graphics Memory (another graphics setting)!! •BIA Control •GMCH BLC Control (backlight/inverter setting) •etc etc etc


NOTE: If anyone needs a specific register in their BIOS image that is from this list, please feel free to ask.

!!!!!PLEASE READ!!!!!! Our Ukrainian friends are undergoing atrocities right now and need support. There are two things you can do for starters:

1.) Donate to one of various organizations offering medical, military, and psychological support to those impacted: Support Organizations

2.) Combat misinformation on social media. 

Also, please feel free to PM me if I have not replied again about your BIOS mod request after 5 days.
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#5
I am considering adding a "frequency ratio" column to the NVRAM Master List, but most Intel CPU's have their multipliers locked by the PLL. I do not know very much about this, but I do know that it is difficult to circumvent (involves hardware circumventing). EDIT: This setting could actually be useful to desktop users. I may just post registers for the desktop models instead of notebook models.

To be clear, the "Frequency Ratio" option controls the multiplier of the CPU's external clock rate. My notebook's CPU's external clock is 166.67 MHz. The frequency ratio (ie. multiplier) of the CPU is 14. 166.66666666666666666666 * 14 = 2333.33 MHz (2.33 GHz).



I am also going to be adding a poll to this thread. The poll will ask "What option do you most want added to the NVRAM Master List?" I will include a several pre-defined options. If you have a different setting suggestion, please post a reply in this forum (NOTE: I may add your option suggestion to the poll).

In the future, I intend to add a table of thermal setting registers. I will have to work on the layout of the table though. This process will also involve the identification of a massive amount of registers for each BIOS image, so it will take a while.

~Steven

!!!!!PLEASE READ!!!!!! Our Ukrainian friends are undergoing atrocities right now and need support. There are two things you can do for starters:

1.) Donate to one of various organizations offering medical, military, and psychological support to those impacted: Support Organizations

2.) Combat misinformation on social media. 

Also, please feel free to PM me if I have not replied again about your BIOS mod request after 5 days.
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#6
Hello!!

I've been looking for a while on how to enable AHCI on my old notebook Sony VGN-CR21S / P.

I have installed a ssd and really goes well because it does not have ahci.

I have installed windows 7 pro 64 bits and 4gb ram DDR800 @ 667 mhz

The notebook pc drivers are here and as the bios that page is:

http://sonyvaiodriver.com/category/sony-...p-drivers/

R1121Q0

Until Friday I will have a new charger for the laptop and I can not verify 100% but should be putting this page.

In the list of NVRAM does not appear that this can be enabled AHCI bios. Is it true? How could enable ?. I would not mind putting another bios the laptop pc.

CR Models:
VGN-CR240E R1121Q0 reg 05BB
VGN-CR290E R1121Q0 reg 05BB
VGN-CR231E R1121Q0 reg 05BB
VGN-reg CR29XN R1121Q0 05BB
VGN-CR220E R1121Q0 reg 05BB

Thanks and hope to answer quickly !!
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#7
Hello Emotive,

Sorry for the long response time.

Unfortunately, this BIOS does not support AHCI mode. I did find the Intel VT-x (hardware-assisted virtualization) register though. The NVRAM register that controls VT-x is 05BB. Set it from [05BB] (0000) to [05BB] (0001) to enable it.


~Steven

!!!!!PLEASE READ!!!!!! Our Ukrainian friends are undergoing atrocities right now and need support. There are two things you can do for starters:

1.) Donate to one of various organizations offering medical, military, and psychological support to those impacted: Support Organizations

2.) Combat misinformation on social media. 

Also, please feel free to PM me if I have not replied again about your BIOS mod request after 5 days.
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#8
So with the VGN-N250E, it IS possible to set AHCI, change amount of video RAM, etc, WITHOUT flashing?

Where can I find more info on how you guys pull this off? I did a little research and i'm coming up with just more questions.
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#9
Hello xust-,

It is possible to change options for settings including fan/thermal controls, VT, AHCI, memory cache, PCI, and many more WITHOUT flashing. For a list of interesting registers that I have identified and recorded from this particular BIOS image, please refer to post #4. Unfortunately, the Video Memory settings will not help you to increase the video memory. I think that they will allow you to decrease it though...


Instructions:
1.) Boot into your DOS flashdrive* and type the read command below. If it does not work (Ex. It says that something could not be found), type "C:\" first. This will dump your computer's NVRAM Token Table onto the flashdrive.
2.) Upload your NVRAM Token Table text file (obtained in Step #1) here. Please be sure to tell me the BIOS version, which settings you wish to have modified, and what to set those settings to. At a later date, I will be adding a tutorial detailing the process of modifying your own NVRAM registers.
3.) Boot into the DOS flashdrive and use the write command specified below. Be sure to replace "Modified.txt" with the name of your own modified text file.
4.) Press and hold the power button until the computer turns off. This is necessary with settings that require a power cycle (such as VT-x).


Reading/Writing the CMOS NVRAM:
Code:
Reading: symcmos -v2 -LDefault.txt ; "Default.txt" is an example file name Writing: symcmos -v2 -UModified.txt ; "Modified.txt" is an example file name

* If you need help creating a bootable DOS flashdrive, please refer to this page.


~Steven

!!!!!PLEASE READ!!!!!! Our Ukrainian friends are undergoing atrocities right now and need support. There are two things you can do for starters:

1.) Donate to one of various organizations offering medical, military, and psychological support to those impacted: Support Organizations

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Also, please feel free to PM me if I have not replied again about your BIOS mod request after 5 days.
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#10
Hello guys,

I'm not sure if this is the right place to post but this is my nvram token list the with default options. This applies to my VAIO VGN-FZ21Z with bios R1120J7 to which i have made a RAM upgrade from 2GB to 4GB. There are other values as well but i have posted ONLY the ones that i am 100% about. Where there is a 0 value i have found 00 00 hex so there is no text there, either there is no option or there is no text. I have managed to enable HPET, sata hot plug, VT, disabled the vaio logo at bios boot. You will see different tokens with the same text, i think this is because the bios is prepared for multiple drives for example or i don't know, maybe someone will shed some light. Have fun, be cautious and if you manage to kill it, restore default settings in bios or worst case unplug the bios battery for a while.

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(0018) [0000] Sata port 1 hot plug: Disabled / Enabled (001B) [0000] sata port 1 interlock switch: Disabled / Enabled (001E) [0000] sata port 2 hot plug: Disabled / Enabled (0027) [0000] HPET Support: Disabled / Enabled (0111) [0001] pci express root port 2 /type 18: Disabled / Auto (0114) [0001] pci express root port 3 /type 18: Disabled / Auto (0117) [0000] pci express root port 4 /type 18: Disabled / Auto (011A) [0001] pci express root port 5 /type 18: Disabled / Auto (0123) [0001] Pci express graphics port: Disabled / Enabled (0126) [0001] Igd device 2: - Disabled / Enabled (0129) [0000] ALS Support - Disabled / ACPI (012C) [0006] Active trip point: Disabled / 15 C/23 C/31 C/39 C/47 C/55 C/63 C/71 C/79 C/87 C/95 C/103 C/111 C/ 119 C (012F) [0000] Critical trip point: POR / 15 C/23 C/31 C/39 C/47 C/55 C/63 C/71 C/79 C/87 C/95 C/103 C/111 C/ 119 C /127 C (0132) [0000] EMA Support Disabled / Enabled (0135) [0008] High-Fan Trip Point: Disabled /23 C/31 C/39 C/47 C/55 C/63 C/71 C/79 C/87 C/95 C/103 C/111 C/ 119 C (0138) [0000] MEF Support: - Disabled / Enabled (013B) [0001] FACP - PM Timer Flag Value: - Disabled / Enabled (013E) [0000] Passive TC1 Value: 0 -> 15 (0141) [000A] Passive TC2 Value: 0 -> 15 (0144) [000B] Passive Cooling Trip Point: Disabled /23 C/31 C/39 C/47 C/55 C/63 C/71 C/79 C/87 C/95 C/103 C/111 C/ 119 C (0147) [0002] Passive TSP Value: 0 -> 15 (014A) [0001] FACP - RTC S4 Flag Value: Disabled / Enabled (014D) [0003] Thermal Control Circuit: Disabled / TM1 / TM2 / TM1 and TM2 (0150) [0001] DTS Calibration: Disabled / Enabled / Recalibrate (015C) [0000] DTS Enable: Disable / Enable (015F) [0001] Enhanced C-States Enable: Disable / Enable (0162) [0003] Processor Power Management: Disabled / GV3 Only / C-States Only / Enabled (0165) [0001] PROCHOT Enable: Disabled / Enabled (0168) [0001] Thermal Monitor Enable: Disabled / Enabled (016B) [0001] Thermal Offset: Disabled / Enabled (016E) [0001] Timestamp Counter Updates: Disabled / Enabled (0171) [0001] ASPM Latency Checking: Disabled / Enabled (0174) [0001] Clock Power Management: Disabled / Enabled (0177) [0001] Pop Down Mode Enable: Disabled / Enabled (017A) [0001] Pop Up Mode Enable: Disabled / Enabled (017D) [0001] PCI Clock Run: Disabled / Enabled (0180) [0001] Device 29 USB 2.0 Enable: Disabled / Enabled (0183) [0001] Force WX Detection: Disabled / Enabled (0186) [0001] Azalia Modem PME Enable: Disabled / Enabled (0189) [0000] On-board LAN: Disabled / Enabled (018C) [0001] Overcurrent Detection: Disabled / Enabled (018F) [0000] PXE OPROM: Disabled / Enabled (0192) [0001] Root Port ASPM Support: Disabled / Auto (0195) [0000] SATA Clock Request: Disabled / Enabled (0198) [0000] MDA Support: Disabled / Enabled (019B) [0000] PCI Express Size: 128 Mb / 64 Mb (019E) [0001] Port ASPM Support: Disabled / Auto (01A1) [0000] Lane Width Support: Auto / Force X1 / Allow X16 (01A4) [0000] OS Thermal control: Normal / EC Throttle / Recalibrate / EC Shutdown (01A7) [0001] CK-505 Clock Chip: Default / Program (01AA) [0000] Spread Spectrum Mode: Off / On (01AD) [0000] Spread Percentage: Down 0.50% / Down 1.00% / Down 1.50% / Down 2.00% / Down 2.50% / Cntr 0.50% / Cntr 1.00% / Cntr 1.50% / Cn tr 2.00% / Cntr 2.50% (01B0) [0001] Compatible Rev. ID: Default / Program (01B3) [0000] DB-800 Clock Chip: Default / Program (01B6) [0001] DFOROM(Robson) Support: Disabled / Enabled (01B9) [0000] Spread Spectrum Clock Chip: Off / Hardware / Software (01BC) [0001] Port 80h Cycles: LPC Bus / PCI Bus (01C2) [0001] Azalia - Device 27, Function 0: Disabled / Auto / Enabled (0228) [0001] Total Graphics Memory: 0 / 128MB / 256MB / MaxDVMT (024C) [0000] Pre-Allocated Memory Size: 1MB / 8MB (0258) [0001] ALS Support: Disabled / Legacy / ACPI (025E) [0001] Platform Manageability: None / AMT / ASF / Not Active (0264) [0001] Active trip point: 0 Disabled / 15 C/23 C/31 C/39 C/47 C/55 C/63 C/71 C/79 C/87 C/95 C/103 C/111 C/ 119 C (026A) [0001] Thermal Control Circuit: Disabled / TM1 / TM2 / TM1 and TM2 (0270) [0001] Azalia - Device 27, Function 0: Disabled / Auto / Enabled (0282) [0000] Network Boot: Disabled / Enabled (029D) [0000] Password when Power On: Disabled / Enabled (02AC) [0001] Cache Base 512k-640k: Write Through / Write Protect / Write Back (02C7) [0005] Installed O/S: Other / Win95 / Win98 / WinMe / Win2000 / WinXP (02CD) [0000] VT Capability: Disabled / Enabled (02D0) [0001] Core Multi-Processing: Disabled / Enabled (02D6) [0001] Cache E400 - E7FF: Write Through / Write Protect / Write Back (02DC) [0001] Cache EC00 - EFFF: Write Through / Write Protect / Write Back (02E2) [0000] Memory Cache: Disabled / Enabled (02FD) [0000] Frequency Ratio: Default / X 6 / X7 / x8 /x9 /x10 x11/x12 /x13 /x14 /x15 /x16 /x17 /x18 /x19 /x20/x21/x22/x23/x24/x25/ X 26 / X 27 (0303) [0002] NumLock: Auto / On / Off (0336) [0000] Key Click: Disabled / Enabled (033C) [0001] Keyboard auto-repeat delay: 1/4 sec / 1/2 sec / 3/4 sec / 1 sec (034B) [0001] PCI Hot-Plug Resources: Disabled / Hot Plug / Docking (0351) [0005] I/O: None / 256 / 512 / 1024 / 2048 / 4096 (0354) [0006] Memory: Amount of Memory.in bytes allocated.per Hot-Plug slot: None / 1M / 2M / 4M / 8M / 16M / 32M / 64M (0357) [0006] Pre-fetchable Memory: None / 1M / 2M / 4M / 8M / 16M / 32M / 64M (0366) [0001] Pop Up Mode Enable: Disabled / Enabled (036C) [0000] Critical Trip Point: POR / 15 C/23 C/31 C/39 C/47 C/55 C/63 C/71 C/79 C/87 C/95 C/103 C/111 C/ 119 C /127 C (0396) [0000] Overcurrent Detection: Disabled / Enabled (0399) [0000] Hard Disk 0 / Heads: 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9/10/11/12/13/14/15/16 (039C) [0000] EMA Support: Disabled / Enabled (03D8) [0000] Frequency Ratio: X7 / x8 /x9 /x10 x11/x12 /x13 /x14 /x15 /x16 /x17 /x18 /x19 /x20/x21/x22/x23/x24/x25/ X 26 / X 27 (0402) [0001] Passive TC1 Value: 0 -> 15 (0405) [0000] Boot-time Diagnostic Screen: Disabled / Enabled (0408) [0000] Active Trip Point: 0 Disabled / 15 C/23 C/31 C/39 C/47 C/55 C/63 C/71 C/79 C/87 C/95 C/103 C/111 C/ 119 C (0432) [0001] Memory Cache: Disabled / Enabled (043E) [0006] Cache Base 512k-640k: Write Through / Write Protect / Write Back ??? (0441) [0000] Cache A000 - AFFF: Write Through / Write Protect / Write Back (0447) [0005] Cache Video BIOS area: uncached / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / Write Protect / 0 / 0 (044A) [0005] Cache C800 - CBFF: Disabled / 0 / 0 / 0 /Write Through / Write Protect / Write Back / 0 (044D) [0005] Cache CC00 - CFFF: Disabled / 0 / 0 / 0 /Write Through / Write Protect / Write Back / 0 (0450) [0005] Cache D000 - D3FF: Disabled / 0 / 0 / 0 /Write Through / Write Protect / Write Back / 0 (0453) [0005] Cache D400 - D7FF: Disabled / 0 / 0 / 0 /Write Through / Write Protect / Write Back / 0 (0456) [0005] Cache D800 - DBFF: Disabled / 0 / 0 / 0 /Write Through / Write Protect / Write Back / 0 (0459) [0005] Cache DC00 - DFFF: Disabled / 0 / 0 / 0 /Write Through / Write Protect / Write Back / 0 (045C) [0005] Cache E000 - E3FF: Disabled / 0 / 0 / 0 /Write Through / Write Protect / Write Back / 0 (045F) [0005] Cache E400 - E7FF: Disabled / 0 / 0 / 0 /Write Through / Write Protect / Write Back / 0 (0462) [0005] Cache E800 - EBFF: Disabled / 0 / 0 / 0 /Write Through / Write Protect / Write Back / 0 (0465) [0005] Cache EC00 - EFFF: Disabled / 0 / 0 / 0 /Write Through / Write Protect / Write Back / 0 (0468) [0005] Cache System BIOS area: uncached / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / Write Protect (046B) [0006] Cache Extended Memory Area: uncached / 0 / 0 / 0 / Write Through / Write Protect / Write Back / 0 (04BC) [0000] BIA Control: Automatic / Disabled / Level 1 / Level 2 / Level 3 / Level 4 / Level 5 / Level 6 (04C2) [0000] IGD - Boot Type: VBT Default / CRT / LFP / CRT+LFP / TV / LFP-SDVO / EFP / TV-SDVO / CRT+LFP-SDVO / CRT+EFP (04C5) [0001] IGD - Device 2, Function 1: Disabled / Auto (04C8) [0000] IGD - Panel Scaling: Auto / Force Scaling / Off (04CB) [0006] IGD - LCD Panel Type: 1: 640x480 LVDS / 2: 800x600 LVDS / 3: 1024x768 LVDS / 4: 1280x1024 LVDS / 5: 1400x1050LVDS1 / 6: 1400x1050 LVDS2 / 7: 1600x1200 LVDS / 8: 1280x768 LVDS / 9: 1680x1050 LVDS / 10: 1920x1200 LVDS / 11: Reserved / 12: Reserved / 13: Reserved / 14: 1280x800 LVDS / 15: 1280x600 LVDS / 16: Reserved (04CE) [0000] IGD - S3 Popup: Disabled / Enabled (04D1) [0001] GMCH BLC Control: PWM / GMBus (04D4) [0001] Pre-Allocated Memory Size: 1MB / 8MB (04D7) [0002] Total Graphics Memory: 0 / 128MB / 256MB / MaxDVMT (04DA) [0000] IGD - TV Standard: Auto / NTSC / PAL / SECAM / SMPTE240M / BT / 0 / SMPTE295M / SMPTE296M / CEA 7702 480p / CEA 7702 480i / 0 / CEA 7703 720p / CEA 7703 1080p / CEA 7703 1080i (04DD) [0000] Minor Standard: Auto / NTSC / PAL / SECAM / SMPTE240M / BT / 0 / SMPTE295M / SMPTE296M / CEA 7702 480p / CEA 7702 480i / 0 / CEA 7703 720p / CEA 7703 1080p / CEA 7703 1080i (04E0) [0001] Video Repost: Disabled / Linux / Enabled (04E3) [0000] ME BIOS Ext: Disabled / Enabled (04E6) [0000] ME BIOS Ext Password: Disabled / Enabled (04EC) [0000] Enable ME Devices: Disabled / Enabled (04F5) [0000] HECI END Of Post: Disabled / Enabled (04F8) [0001] IGD - Device 2: Disabled / Auto (0507) [0000] Processor Power Management: Disabled / GV3 Only / C-States Only / Enabled (050A) [0000] IGD - S3 Popup: Disabled / Enabled (0519) [0005] USB - Device 29 Ports: Disabled / Port 1 / Ports 1 and 2 / Ports 1, 2, and 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 (051C) [0002] USB - Device 26 Ports: Disabled / Port 4 / Ports 4 and 5 / Port 5(maybe) (0537) [0003] Ultra DMA Mode: Disabled / Mode 0 / Mode 1 / Mode 2 / Mode 3 / Mode 4 / Mode 5 / Mode 6 (053A) [0000] Ultra DMA Mode: Disabled / Mode 0 / Mode 1 / Mode 2 / Mode 3 / Mode 4 / Mode 5 / Mode 6 (053D) [0006] Ultra DMA Mode: Disabled / Mode 0 / Mode 1 / Mode 2 / Mode 3 / Mode 4 / Mode 5 / Mode 6 (0540) [0000] Ultra DMA Mode: Disabled / Mode 0 / Mode 1 / Mode 2 / Mode 3 / Mode 4 / Mode 5 / Mode 6 (0543) [0000] Ultra DMA Mode: Disabled / Mode 0 / Mode 1 / Mode 2 / Mode 3 / Mode 4 / Mode 5 / Mode 6 (0546) [0000] Ultra DMA Mode: Disabled / Mode 0 / Mode 1 / Mode 2 / Mode 3 / Mode 4 / Mode 5 / Mode 6 (0549) [0000] Ultra DMA Mode: Disabled / Mode 0 / Mode 1 / Mode 2 / Mode 3 / Mode 4 / Mode 5 / Mode 6 (054C) [0000] Key Click: Disabled / Enabled (054F) [0001] Boot-time Diagnostic Screen: Disabled / Enabled (0552) [0000] I/O: None / 256 / 512 / 1024 / 2048 / 4096 (0555) [0000] Multi-Sector Transfers: Disabled / 2 Sectors / 4 Sectors / 8 Sectors / 16 Sectors (0558) [0000] I/O: 1024 / 2048 / 4096 (055B) [0006] Transfer Mode: Standard / Fast PIO 1 / Fast PIO 2 / Fast PIO 3 / Fast PIO 4 / FPIO 3 DMA 1 / FPIO 4 DMA 2 (0561) [0000] LBA Mode Control: Disabled / Enabled (0564) [0000] Key Click: Disabled / Enabled (0567) [0000] 32 Bit I/O: Disabled / Enabled (0570) [0000] Multi-Sector Transfers: Disabled / 2 Sectors / 4 Sectors / 8 Sectors / 16 Sectors (0576) [0000] Transfer Mode: Standard / Fast PIO 1 / Fast PIO 2 / Fast PIO 3 / Fast PIO 4 / FPIO 3 DMA 1 / FPIO 4 DMA 2 (057C) [0000] LBA Mode Control: Disabled / Enabled (0582) [0000] 32 Bit I/O: Disabled / Enabled (058B) [0004] Multi-Sector Transfers: Disabled / 2 Sectors / 4 Sectors / 8 Sectors / 16 Sectors (0591) [0006] Transfer Mode: Standard / Fast PIO 1 / Fast PIO 2 / Fast PIO 3 / Fast PIO 4 / FPIO 3 DMA 1 / FPIO 4 DMA 2 (0597) [0001] LBA Mode Control: Disabled / Enabled (059D) [0000] 32 Bit I/O: Disabled / Enabled (05A6) [0000] Multi-Sector Transfers: Disabled / 2 Sectors / 4 Sectors / 8 Sectors / 16 Sectors (05AC) [0000] Transfer Mode: Standard / Fast PIO 1 / Fast PIO 2 / Fast PIO 3 / Fast PIO 4 / FPIO 3 DMA 1 / FPIO 4 DMA 2 (05B2) [0000] LBA Mode Control: Disabled / Enabled (05B8) [0000] 32 Bit I/O: Disabled / Enabled (05C1) [0000] Multi-Sector Transfers: Disabled / 2 Sectors / 4 Sectors / 8 Sectors / 16 Sectors (05C7) [0000] Transfer Mode: Standard / Fast PIO 1 / Fast PIO 2 / Fast PIO 3 / Fast PIO 4 / FPIO 3 DMA 1 / FPIO 4 DMA 2 (05CD) [0000] 32 Bit I/O: Disabled / Enabled (05DC) [0000] Multi-Sector Transfers: Disabled / 2 Sectors / 4 Sectors / 8 Sectors / 16 Sectors (05E2) [0000] Transfer Mode: Standard / Fast PIO 1 / Fast PIO 2 / Fast PIO 3 / Fast PIO 4 / FPIO 3 DMA 1 / FPIO 4 DMA 2 (05E8) [0000] LBA Mode Control: Disabled / Enabled (05EE) [0000] 32 Bit I/O: Disabled / Enabled (05F4) [0000] ME BIOS Ext Password: Disabled / Enabled (05FA) [0000] MEF Support: Disabled / Enabled (0606) [0000] ME IDE-R : Disabled / Enabled (060C) [0001] Memory: 32M / 64M (0636) [0000] Network Boot: Disabled / Enabled (0648) [0003] NumLock: Auto / On / Off (0651) [0000] SATA RAID Enable: Disabled / Enabled (0666) [0000] IGD - TV Standard: Auto / NTSC / PAL / SECAM / SMPTE240M / BT / 0 / SMPTE295M / SMPTE296M / CEA 7702 480p / CEA 7702 480i / 0 / CEA 7703 720p / CEA 7703 1080p / CEA 7703 1080i (0675) [0000] Auto Suspend Timeout: Off / 5 Minutes / 10 Minutes / 20 Minutes / 30 Minutes / 40 Minutes / 60 Minutes
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