Hello, looking to unlock a Phoenix BIOS for an HP/Compaq Presario 2180CA.
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(02-03-2022, 03:01 AM)herb2k Wrote: [ -> ]looking to unlock a Phoenix BIOS
What exactly to unlock? Since this is AMD BIOS there are not many hidden settings. That's what I can offer you so far:
M160.zip.
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(02-03-2022, 08:42 AM)Maxinator500 Wrote: [ -> ] (02-03-2022, 03:01 AM)herb2k Wrote: [ -> ]looking to unlock a Phoenix BIOS
What exactly to unlock? Since this is AMD BIOS there are not many hidden settings. That's what I can offer you so far: M160.zip.
Thanks! I flashed this and it worked to unlock all of the settings around [Display] and [Keyboard].
I was originally looking to see if there is a way to get the boot menus to recognise either PCMCIA or USB devices as valid to boot from, since USB devices seem to be detected on the POST screen, but I can't tell if the BIOS menus are just hiding those options under the BOOT settings.
(02-03-2022, 04:45 PM)herb2k Wrote: [ -> ]I can't tell if the BIOS menus are just hiding those options under the BOOT settings.
No, these options are not hidden in PhoenixBIOS.
(02-03-2022, 11:33 PM)Maxinator500 Wrote: [ -> ] (02-03-2022, 04:45 PM)herb2k Wrote: [ -> ]I can't tell if the BIOS menus are just hiding those options under the BOOT settings.
No, these options are not hidden in PhoenixBIOS.
Thanks for sharing that. Then it's safe to say this BIOS cannot support booting from those mediums?
(02-04-2022, 12:30 PM)herb2k Wrote: [ -> ]Then it's safe to say this BIOS cannot support booting from those mediums?
USB booting supported for sure, and if the device has a built-in PCMCIA slot, this medium also should be supported. This is not an issue of locked BIOS settings, but a code in BIOS that is responsible for the available functions.
(02-04-2022, 01:55 PM)Maxinator500 Wrote: [ -> ] (02-04-2022, 12:30 PM)herb2k Wrote: [ -> ]Then it's safe to say this BIOS cannot support booting from those mediums?
USB booting supported for sure, and if the device has a built-in PCMCIA slot, this medium also should be supported. This is not an issue of locked BIOS settings, but a code in BIOS that is responsible for the available functions.
Interesting - USB booting has never worked and the boot menu that shows up has the + to expand categories (Such as Removable Devices, Hard Disk), but no facility to actually do that (hitting enter as you do in the setup screen just picks the first option).
(02-04-2022, 02:08 PM)herb2k Wrote: [ -> ]USB booting has never worked
It turns out that the BIOS does not detect USB devices until the system is booted? Really interesting, but I can't help it.
(02-04-2022, 02:42 PM)Maxinator500 Wrote: [ -> ] (02-04-2022, 02:08 PM)herb2k Wrote: [ -> ]USB booting has never worked
It turns out that the BIOS does not detect USB devices until the system is booted? Really interesting, but I can't help it.
Seems like it (shows on POST screen but never available in the Phoenix Setup Boot Menu).
Anyways, thanks for your help and discussion on this!