unlocked bios for oem quanta board

[rudeboy]

Dear Admins,


I have a Wortmann Terra Mobile 2500 and I think I have a Quanta SW1 board, too.
No problem to update with original bios from here:
ftp://ftp.wortmann.de/TERRA_Computersyst...s/Neutral/

according threads
https://www.bios-mods.com/forum/Thread-R...ualization
https://www.bios-mods.com/forum/Thread-R...s-SLIC-2-1
But I can´t update with both offered modded BIOS, phlash hung.
I used it with these switches: phlash16 /x /s /mode=3 romname.wph
What can I do to get unlocked and/or 78 bios?

regards, rudeboy

[rudeboy]

Hi!

Can nobody help me or any additional information need?

regards, rudeboy

[BDMaster]

Hi!

Can nobody help me or any additional information need?

regards, rudeboy

Hi friend,
your Itìs an Phoenix Bios and our expert is Sml6397 (Steven) so You have to ask him for this Mod, but I will try to help You for mine possibilities.
So I found only this update :

ftp://ftp.wortmann.de/TERRA_Computersyst...3Q3C41.zip

It's PL3Q3C41 and not the Q3C78 as You reported in your post, so to modify the Q3C78 You have to post a link correct or better to upload It here, then to insert Slic 2.1 It needs an RW report so use this tool to get It (flash before original bios You want to modify so flash Q3C78 original) :

http://forums.mydigitallife.info/threads...atest-News

And then I will try to apply the same mods which are into Hamedd Hossam older one.
Let me know
Regards

P.S. I checked Q3C41 and It contains Slic 2.1, but something is wrong !

[rudeboy]

Hi BDMaster,

thank you for your reply.
If Q3C78 not for my mobo then we can forget it.
But can we fully unlock the 3Q3C41 bios or any other newer bios that fits to mine?

I´m very interested in unlocking bios, how does it function?
Which tools do you use or is there any howto-site?

regards, Thomas

PS: sorry for my English, hope you understand what i want

[Sml6397]

Hello rudeboy,

I will take a look at the BIOS that BDMaster provided in Post #3 for what can be unlocked.

Standard unlockable items include thermal, CPU, ACPI and/or APM, graphics, memory, PCI, USB, SATA, etc. settings. I will also perform a Main/Info Menu upgrade. Unlockable items vary between BIOSes though. I will let you know what I find.


I use the following tools to modify BIOSes:

• HxD Hex Editor: This is the program that I use to perform the actual modifications.
• AndyP's PhoenixTool: Used to decompress and recompress the BIOS image
• PBE (Phoenix BIOS Emulator): Used to emulate the BIOS (only works on some BIOSes though...). This facilitates Main Menu upgrades and allows me to see what I have unlocked as well as provide screenshots to BIOS mod requesters for troubleshooting purposes.
• WinMerge: This is one of my verification tools. I use this tool for directory comparing of the extracted BIOSes (original and modified).


Verification process (I am going to leave a few parts out so that this isn't a novel):

When I complete a mod, I decompress the original BIOS image and the modified BIOS image into separate directories. Then, I perform a directory compare using WinMerge. This allows me to ensure that ONLY the module that I modified was changed (TEMPLAT00.ROM). I then use HxD to compare each individual byte that was modified in the TEMPLAT module. I verify that each modification accomplishes the intended purpose while not causing problems. In addition to this, I also manually verify each menu/sub-menu offset in case the manufacturer or myself have made mistakes (I have seen both before, mostly the former). During the verification process, I also test each menu and sub-menu in PBE (if PBE is capable of emulating the particular BIOS image). The verification process can take almost as long or even longer than the BIOS mod itself for quick mods, but it guarantees that all of my mods are safe to flash assuming I was provided the correct BIOS image to start with and the flashing process does not fail.


As for a how-to: I am planning on creating a beginner-friendly Phoenix BIOS modding tutorial in the future. For starters, this can be a good resource to learn the basics of Phoenix BIOS modding. I learned primarily from experimenting with my notebook's BIOS image and then emulating the changes in PBE. I am going to try to dig up a few more resources that were helpful to me. If you are interested in learning how to modify BIOSes (whether you want to become a BIOS modder or just want to know how the process works) and need help learning, I will be more than happy to provide such help.


~Steven

[rudeboy]

Hi Steven,

any news to that bios?

regards

[Sml6397]

Hello rudeboy,

Sorry for the delayed responses.

Your BIOS has VERY limited space for the addition of new menus/sub-menus/settings. It also has very little that is available for unlock.

I can perform a Main Menu customization though. This will upgrade the Main Menu to give you a LOT more information about your computer. I can also add a few other useful settings.

I will perform the mods explained above.


Over the next 1-3 weeks, I will be receiving a Phoenix BIOS Test system. Once all of the required components arrive, I am going to begin testing new types of Phoenix BIOS mods. I plan on finding ways to "make" more room for the addition of new menus/settings to BIOSes that have little to almost no room for such.


~Steven

[rudeboy]

Hi Steven,

sounds good that you receive a whole test system, but don´t waste to much time in modding this old BIOS.
It would be nice if it offer some smart improvements but after bricking another laptop my morale isn´t very high to upgrade.
The update software doesn't warn that this update doesn't fit with that chip, but was the same chipset and manufacturer, now just a black screen.
I tried the Phoenix Crisis recovery but hasn't found the right keys to activate the mode to boot from floppy.
Tried win/fn & esc/end/b/s/w and so on on every usb port. Or do you have another code for a Wortmann mobile 2102?
How much does a flash programming hardware for Laptop bios chips cost?

regards and good luck
rudeboy

[Sml6397]

Hello rudeboy,

If your BIOS chip is removable and is one of the following types, then it can be hardware programmed: PLCC32, SPI DIP-8.

Examples of these two types of chips can be found in this image.

If you have one of these chips, but it is soldered onto the motherboard, bios-mods will likely support that in 1-2 months.

[rudeboy]

Hi Steven,

I disassembled it and I think this should be the soldered BIOS Chip.