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[NVRAM Request Thread] VT, AHCI, & DEP NVRAM Register Master List
#1
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

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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.


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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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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.


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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.

Code:
(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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