[REQUEST] Sony Vaio VGN-FZ series (R1120J7) BIOS Unlock

[mangomes]

Hi there,

I am working on the modded BIOS now and will report back soon.

UPDATE: There are a fair amount of settings to unlock ranging from CPU to ACHI configuration. This modification is now in progress.

Regards,
TheWiz

Great News! I've been looking for this for a long time now! Hope this one is still on its tracks!
Do you think it will be possible to increase GPU memory somehow with those hidden options on the FZ21M? 512MB might just make my life way better

Thank you TheWiz

[Sml6397]

Hello Iperzampem0,

Sorry about the long delay!

I will take a look at the BIOS image to see what I can unlock.

~Steven

[Sml6397]

Hello Iperzampem0,

In order to create a flashable BIOS mod, I need one of two things. I need either an official BIOS update from Sony, or I need a BIOS dump from your notebook and an official BIOS image from Sony that is for a notebook in the same notebook series (Vaio VGN-FZ series) and with the same chipset (Intel PM965) as yours. If you can find such an official BIOS image, I can take the platform data from the official update and apply it to your backup image and then proceed with the BIOS mod.

~Steven

[raileanu]

sorry for the delay in response, it is a puzzling case by far. Can you describe what errors XP and vista show.

Thanks,
TheWiz

When I keep the battery connected, system does not boot up. If I remove the battery and start system using AC Power it boots up.

If I connect the battery while the system is ON and then battery LED starts blinking too fast.

In XP :
Power Settings says "Plugged in, Not charging." Battery status shows "Unknown Battery".

In Vista :
Power Settings says "Plugged in, Not Charging", and a message window pops up stating that the battery is not compatible and please click ok to send system in hibernate state.

Thanks

You should uninstall the Vaio Battery Check Utility. Anyway, flashing the bios with that CD that comes with the fake battery and buying that battery on the first place is al togheder wrong. Try to flash back the original file first that I upload here. I know this post is very old but I Hope this can help someone ele also.

[genius239]

sorry for the delay in response, it is a puzzling case by far. Can you describe what errors XP and vista show.

Thanks,
TheWiz

When I keep the battery connected, system does not boot up. If I remove the battery and start system using AC Power it boots up.

If I connect the battery while the system is ON and then battery LED starts blinking too fast.

In XP :
Power Settings says "Plugged in, Not charging." Battery status shows "Unknown Battery".

In Vista :
Power Settings says "Plugged in, Not Charging", and a message window pops up stating that the battery is not compatible and please click ok to send system in hibernate state.

Thanks

You should uninstall the Vaio Battery Check Utility. Anyway, flashing the bios with that CD that comes with the fake battery and buying that battery on the first place is al togheder wrong. Try to flash back the original file first that I upload here. I know this post is very old but I Hope this can help someone ele also.

I have some questions ,the bios you attach ,does it can be re-flash again?? and how do you do it ??what utility you use?
If you can do it ,i think  i could  made some modification for this bios.  

Or you can provide original official file??

[raileanu]

Sorry, I don't have the official bios as I search myself for it for long time all over the internet. I know I have it downloaded from Sony in one of my hard-drives few years ago but is like mission impossible to find it.
You can try use Phoenix WinPlash to update the bios. Chose one version that has Advace option like winplash 1.5.0.55 and set it to force write the bios even if same version. Or you can use a TSOP 48 SPI Programmer but this require good soldering skils etc.

[genius239]

Sorry, I don't have the official bios as I search myself for it for long time all over the internet. I know I have it downloaded from Sony in one of my hard-drives few years ago but is like mission impossible to find it.
You can try use Phoenix WinPlash to update the bios. Chose one version that has Advace option like winplash 1.5.0.55 and set it to force write the bios even if same version. Or you can use a TSOP 48 SPI Programmer but this require good soldering skils etc.

I have ability for desolder and re-solder chip ,but i don't need .
I just check your attach bios and i found i can unlock some options on this bios. ,

[omBreTo]

HI All, I have VGN-FZ230E with Phoenix BIOS Version: R1120J7 ... I need unlocked BIOS version with Advanced Boot Options menu open, to force usb flash boot without legacy option, Please point me where can be found exact flashed version of this bios on this forum, Thanks ...