Bios Mods -The Best BIOS Update and Modification Source

hello, ive been considering attempting to unlock my aorus x7 dt v8 laptops bios to get access to the many features such as overclocking that are not included in my bios.
unsure about any protections in the bios and unsure what to use to flash it aswell or how to even.


my bios can be found here: https://download.gigabyte.com/FileList/B...c-f002.zip

hwinfo dump:

Motherboard ---------------------------------------------------------------

 [Computer]
  Computer Brand Name:                    GIGABYTE AORUS X7 DT V8
 [Motherboard]
  Motherboard Model:                      GIGABYTE AORUS X7YV8
  Motherboard Chipset:                    Intel HM370 (Cannon Lake-H)
  Motherboard Slots:                      4xPCI Express x1, 3xPCI Express x4, 1xPCI Express x16
  PCI Express Version Supported:          v3.0
  USB Version Supported:                  v3.1
 [BIOS]
  BIOS Manufacturer:                      American Megatrends Inc.
  BIOS Date:                              04/26/2018
  BIOS Version:                           FB03
  UEFI BIOS:                              Capable
  Super-IO/LPC Chip:                      ITE IT8587E

BIOS ----------------------------------------------------------------------

  BIOS Vendor:                            American Megatrends Inc.
  BIOS Version:                           FB03
  BIOS Release Date:                      04/26/2018
  BIOS Start Segment:                     F000
  BIOS Size:                              16 MBytes
  System BIOS Version:                    5.13
  Embedded Controller Firmware Version:   3.2
  ISA Support:                            Not Present
  MCA Support:                            Not Present
  EISA Support:                           Not Present
  PCI Support:                            Present
  PC Card (PCMCIA) Support:               Not Present
  Plug-and-Play Support:                  Not Present
  APM Support:                            Not Present
  Flash BIOS:                             Present
  BIOS Shadow:                            Present
  VL-VESA Support:                        Not Present
  ESCD Support:                           Not Present
  Boot from CD:                           Present
  Selectable Boot:                        Present
  BIOS ROM Socketed:                      Present
  Boot from PC Card:                      Not Present
  EDD Support:                            Present
  NEC PC-98 Support:                      Not Present
  ACPI Support:                           Present
  USB Legacy Support:                     Present
  AGP Support:                            Not Present
  I2O Boot Support:                       Not Present
  LS-120 Boot Support:                    Not Present
  ATAPI ZIP Drive Boot Support:           Not Present
  IEE1394 Boot Support:                   Not Present
  Smart Battery Support:                  Not Present
  BIOS Boot Specification Support:        Present
  Function key-initiated Network Service Boot Support: Not Present
  Targeted Content Distribution Support:  Present
  UEFI Specification Support:             Present
  Virtual Machine:                        Not Present


Hi~guy
There are no options like "secure boot" on default bios of gigabyte laptops ,so you can't let usb device to visit uefi environment ,but if you want to re-flash mod bios , it need change few setup variable in efi shell environment.

Now, please read this article and following its step"5. Change BIOS Lock Variable"  to change variable 0xA12 to 0x0 , 0xA12 was variable of option"bios lock" correspond with you provided bios.


After the variable change and return to OS  ,use this tool to dump bios and attach it(run dump.bat as administrator) ,i'll edit it for you.

(06-09-2020, 10:27 PM)genius239 Wrote: [ -> ]Hi~guy
There are no options like "secure boot" on default bios of gigabyte laptops ,so you can't let usb device to visit uefi environment ,but if you want to re-flash mod bios , it need change few setup variable in efi shell environment.

Now, please read this article and following its step"5. Change BIOS Lock Variable"  to change variable 0xA12 to 0x0 , 0xA12 was variable of option"bios lock" correspond with you provided bios.


After the variable change and return to OS  ,use this tool to dump bios and attach it(run dump.bat as administrator) ,i'll edit it for you.

hello, i have done what you asked, followed step 5 and typed "setup_var 0xA12 0x0", rebooted then dumped the bios and have attached the file as requested.

edit: file was too big to attach, i uploaded it here instead: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1I-ZsJS1...sp=sharing

(06-10-2020, 09:47 AM)xemnes Wrote: [ -> ]

(06-09-2020, 10:27 PM)genius239 Wrote: [ -> ]Hi~guy
There are no options like "secure boot" on default bios of gigabyte laptops ,so you can't let usb device to visit uefi environment ,but if you want to re-flash mod bios , it need change few setup variable in efi shell environment.

Now, please read this article and following its step"5. Change BIOS Lock Variable"  to change variable 0xA12 to 0x0 , 0xA12 was variable of option"bios lock" correspond with you provided bios.


After the variable change and return to OS  ,use this tool to dump bios and attach it(run dump.bat as administrator) ,i'll edit it for you.

hello, i have done what you asked, followed step 5 and typed "setup_var 0xA12 0x0", rebooted then dumped the bios and have attached the file as requested.

edit: file was too big to attach, i uploaded it here instead: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1I-ZsJS1...sp=sharing

Hi~your modded was done ,plz check pm.

thanks, will do, do i just follow the rest of the steps after 5 in your link to flash it?

edit: you didnt include a "flash.bat" in the fpt12.rar

(06-10-2020, 11:11 AM)xemnes Wrote: [ -> ]thanks, will do, do i just follow the rest of the steps after 5 in your link to flash it?

edit: you didnt include a "flash.bat" in the fpt12.rar

https://usersdrive.com/nxd6okrx2llx.html

(06-10-2020, 11:20 AM)genius239 Wrote: [ -> ]

(06-10-2020, 11:11 AM)xemnes Wrote: [ -> ]thanks, will do, do i just follow the rest of the steps after 5 in your link to flash it?

edit: you didnt include a "flash.bat" in the fpt12.rar

https://usersdrive.com/nxd6okrx2llx.html

it worked, my bios is now unlocked. thank you so much for your help, i really appreciate it

(06-10-2020, 12:22 PM)xemnes Wrote: [ -> ]

(06-10-2020, 11:20 AM)genius239 Wrote: [ -> ]

(06-10-2020, 11:11 AM)xemnes Wrote: [ -> ]thanks, will do, do i just follow the rest of the steps after 5 in your link to flash it?

edit: you didnt include a "flash.bat" in the fpt12.rar

https://usersdrive.com/nxd6okrx2llx.html

it worked, my bios is now unlocked. thank you so much for your help, i really appreciate it

it's great~!
Now capture some unlocked screenshot to me ,thanks.

what like take a picture of the advanced menu in the bios?

(06-10-2020, 12:53 PM)xemnes Wrote: [ -> ]what like take a picture of the advanced menu in the bios?

Yes~by phone or camera to capture.

I forgot to inject new security tab in modded ,only it has option"secure boot".
I'll give you another modded next time ,i'm going to sleeping now.