[Unlocked] Acer Aspire 5741G (v1.23) + UEFI BIOS Alpha Test

[pano9000]

Hi,

I wonder if it is possible to unlock the BIOS of the Acer Aspire 5741G.
I searched the forums and found unlocked BIOSes of similar laptop models (e.g. 5742G or 5755G which seem to use the same/similar BIOS), but I do not want to risk bricking my laptop by flashing it with a BIOS that is not primarily made for the 5741G.

At the moment I use the latest available BIOS, v1.23:
http://global-download.acer.com/GDFiles/...&SC=EMEA_8

The BIOS menu also says: Insyde H2O Rev. 3.5

I'd be glad if someone could help me out here :-)

btw: This laptop has both an integrated (Intel HD) and a discrete GPU (NVidia Geforce 320M), but Acer disabled the integrated chip, so I cannot switch between them. Do you think with an unlocked BIOS I might be able to activate it again?

[pano9000]

bump :-)

[camiloml]

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/45117524/bios-mo...miloml.exe

I wait your news

[camiloml]

Thanks for confirming,



Moved to unlocked /mod

[pano9000]

Yeah, it worked, but it didn't show me any additional settings that I was hoping for (e.g. Fan Control and Video Settings).

But still thank you! :-)

[kimyu92]

Will it work like nvidia optimus?

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please help us to unlock i5 intel IGP (switchable with GT320m) so that we can save a little bit battery life

[pano9000]

Will it work like nvidia optimus?

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please help us to unlock i5 intel IGP (switchable with GT320m) so that we can save a little bit battery life

Unfortunately it does not unlock the Intel GPU chip, so no, it doesn't work like nvidia optimus

[kimyu92]

so anyone know how to hack the bios to unlock Intel GPU (what a waste i5 IGP)?

[Termich]

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/45117524/bios-mo...miloml.exe

I wait your news

I had to register again just to make a thank you post! The bios works fine and I've been adjusting a lot of features ever since.
Keep up the good work!

[walidkilani]

hi
this model Acer Aspire 5741G can be upgrade the ram to 16 GB