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		<title><![CDATA[Bios Mods - The Best BIOS Update and Modification Source - General Discussion]]></title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 09:50:03 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Problem: ideapad 330s]]></title>
			<link>https://www.bios-mods.com/forum/Thread-Problem-ideapad-330s</link>
			<pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2026 00:12:57 -0500</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.bios-mods.com/forum/member.php?action=profile&uid=247937">jeevacation</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[Hi!<br />
<br />
Lenovo ideapad 330s 15IKB x2<br />
<br />
1.) Does not see Hard Drive, motherboard is good, every cable is good. I am sure it´s misconfigured by malicios activity. Did try DDRS - just throws an error message right at the end: The exception unknown software exception (0xe0434352) occured in the application at location 0x00007FFB67917788<br />
<br />
2.) Does not seem to find BIOS, starts up and cuts off after a few seconds, pressing any key while it´s shut off shows battery charge briefly, I am sure it´s misconfigured by malicious activity, have not been able to dig further, same thing with the hardware being good, did try to put BIOS on a USB and boot without any luck.<br />
<br />
Any idea and possible solution is appriciated.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Hi!<br />
<br />
Lenovo ideapad 330s 15IKB x2<br />
<br />
1.) Does not see Hard Drive, motherboard is good, every cable is good. I am sure it´s misconfigured by malicios activity. Did try DDRS - just throws an error message right at the end: The exception unknown software exception (0xe0434352) occured in the application at location 0x00007FFB67917788<br />
<br />
2.) Does not seem to find BIOS, starts up and cuts off after a few seconds, pressing any key while it´s shut off shows battery charge briefly, I am sure it´s misconfigured by malicious activity, have not been able to dig further, same thing with the hardware being good, did try to put BIOS on a USB and boot without any luck.<br />
<br />
Any idea and possible solution is appriciated.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[GPU upgrading on All in One PC and BIOS - how it works?]]></title>
			<link>https://www.bios-mods.com/forum/Thread-GPU-upgrading-on-All-in-One-PC-and-BIOS-how-it-works</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 07:42:12 -0500</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.bios-mods.com/forum/member.php?action=profile&uid=247752">DigitalGhast</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[Hi.<br />
<br />
I have some questions, that I either couldn't find answer online or the ones I got, were straight up confusing.<br />
<br />
I own an All in One HP Z1 G3 desktop. It's an old PC, but it was always super reliable for me and suits me very well. Unfortunately the GPU is a trash.<br />
It has Quadro M1000M which these days lacks basic features like eg. DirectX 12. <br />
<br />
I was hoping to upgrade it, to give it last fresh breath. I found the GPU <a href="https://eshop.aaeon.com/ai-edge-computing-solution-mxm-gpu-module-intel-arc-mxm-acma.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">Arc A370M</a> that on paper should work fine. The connection type, TDP, dimensions are all ok according to the <a href="https://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c05138240.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">Service and Maintenance</a> Guide.<br />
<br />
But I stumbled upon posts on the internet saying, that you cannot just put in the GPU that the PC was not shipped with, cause it won't be recognized by the motherboard. I dug a bit and there were conflicting posts, that HP does not disable other GPUs, some of said about BIOS whitelisting (which I heard about WiFi cards, but never about the GPUs) and the questions I asked about it on HP Forum were unanswered.<br />
<br />
So how does it work? Is GPU whitelisting a thing? Or something else can prevent me to make this GPU work on my PC. Is it even worth a hassle? The GPU costs 200 USD, so it not super expensive, but also way to expensive to have it not working.<br />
<br />
I would really like to hear from people who are more knowledgeable about it, cause at his point this is just too much from me.<br />
Thanks!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Hi.<br />
<br />
I have some questions, that I either couldn't find answer online or the ones I got, were straight up confusing.<br />
<br />
I own an All in One HP Z1 G3 desktop. It's an old PC, but it was always super reliable for me and suits me very well. Unfortunately the GPU is a trash.<br />
It has Quadro M1000M which these days lacks basic features like eg. DirectX 12. <br />
<br />
I was hoping to upgrade it, to give it last fresh breath. I found the GPU <a href="https://eshop.aaeon.com/ai-edge-computing-solution-mxm-gpu-module-intel-arc-mxm-acma.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">Arc A370M</a> that on paper should work fine. The connection type, TDP, dimensions are all ok according to the <a href="https://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c05138240.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">Service and Maintenance</a> Guide.<br />
<br />
But I stumbled upon posts on the internet saying, that you cannot just put in the GPU that the PC was not shipped with, cause it won't be recognized by the motherboard. I dug a bit and there were conflicting posts, that HP does not disable other GPUs, some of said about BIOS whitelisting (which I heard about WiFi cards, but never about the GPUs) and the questions I asked about it on HP Forum were unanswered.<br />
<br />
So how does it work? Is GPU whitelisting a thing? Or something else can prevent me to make this GPU work on my PC. Is it even worth a hassle? The GPU costs 200 USD, so it not super expensive, but also way to expensive to have it not working.<br />
<br />
I would really like to hear from people who are more knowledgeable about it, cause at his point this is just too much from me.<br />
Thanks!]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[overclocking msi b150 gaming m3]]></title>
			<link>https://www.bios-mods.com/forum/Thread-overclocking-msi-b150-gaming-m3</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2025 18:51:22 -0400</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.bios-mods.com/forum/member.php?action=profile&uid=242082">J1419</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[Hello everyone, I have a simple MSI B150 Gaming M3 card. I heard that before 2016 there were bios modified from the Z170 to unlock the OC. I would like to know if you can help me find a solution to activate the OC.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Hello everyone, I have a simple MSI B150 Gaming M3 card. I heard that before 2016 there were bios modified from the Z170 to unlock the OC. I would like to know if you can help me find a solution to activate the OC.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Asus GA502DU BIOS Mod Help]]></title>
			<link>https://www.bios-mods.com/forum/Thread-Asus-GA502DU-BIOS-Mod-Help</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2025 19:06:44 -0400</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.bios-mods.com/forum/member.php?action=profile&uid=239769">VonRage</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[Hello, I was wondering if anyone would be able to mod or help me mod my bios to allow XMP? I'm assuming it's a maybe a hidden option. I believe my onboard ram is set at 3200mhz but my added ram is only showing as 2400mhz or so. Also, it's possibly a GU502DU because it has said that in some places. Haven't found much about the difference but I'm guessing it's basically the same hardware.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Hello, I was wondering if anyone would be able to mod or help me mod my bios to allow XMP? I'm assuming it's a maybe a hidden option. I believe my onboard ram is set at 3200mhz but my added ram is only showing as 2400mhz or so. Also, it's possibly a GU502DU because it has said that in some places. Haven't found much about the difference but I'm guessing it's basically the same hardware.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Does my Packard Bell Easy Note TV44HC supports 8GB RAM modules?]]></title>
			<link>https://www.bios-mods.com/forum/Thread-Does-my-Packard-Bell-Easy-Note-TV44HC-supports-8GB-RAM-modules</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 20 Dec 2024 08:48:48 -0500</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.bios-mods.com/forum/member.php?action=profile&uid=236095">-=LTi=-</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[Anybody can confirm or deny, that my Packard Bell EasyNote TV44HC supports 8GB RAM modules?<br />
<br />
The reason behind my question is:<br />
I have recently bought 2 8GB RAM modules, same parameters as the 4GB module my laptop came with.<br />
If i insert both modules the laptop does not boot.<br />
If i use one of the 8GB modules alone the laptop boots, but Windows blue screens on boot.<br />
With this module i can enter BIOS which shows the 8GB RAM installed.<br />
If i insert the original 4GB module into bank 1 and this 8GB into bank two, BIOS shows 12GB RAM installed,<br />
but blue screen on OS boot.<br />
If i insert the other 8GB module alone the laptop does not even boot.<br />
<br />
I am confused, could it be both 8GB modules are bad or simply the laptop does not support 8GB modules?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Anybody can confirm or deny, that my Packard Bell EasyNote TV44HC supports 8GB RAM modules?<br />
<br />
The reason behind my question is:<br />
I have recently bought 2 8GB RAM modules, same parameters as the 4GB module my laptop came with.<br />
If i insert both modules the laptop does not boot.<br />
If i use one of the 8GB modules alone the laptop boots, but Windows blue screens on boot.<br />
With this module i can enter BIOS which shows the 8GB RAM installed.<br />
If i insert the original 4GB module into bank 1 and this 8GB into bank two, BIOS shows 12GB RAM installed,<br />
but blue screen on OS boot.<br />
If i insert the other 8GB module alone the laptop does not even boot.<br />
<br />
I am confused, could it be both 8GB modules are bad or simply the laptop does not support 8GB modules?]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[No Bios Password]]></title>
			<link>https://www.bios-mods.com/forum/Thread-No-Bios-Password</link>
			<pubDate>Sat, 14 Dec 2024 06:58:57 -0500</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.bios-mods.com/forum/member.php?action=profile&uid=235868">Asphaltgeier</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[Hello Everybody, <br />
<br />
i received an old Acer 7738g Laptop with Win7 as a gift to my children.<br />
The problem is, that the old user forgot the Bios entry password.<br />
I installed new SSD Harddrives, but i have no choice to setup any options in the bios.<br />
I removed the battery for 24h, i flashed the bios from 1.11 to 1.13, but there is always a Passwort  <br />
<br />
My search in the net was negative, and Acer doesnt support a Bios Password recovery<br />
<br />
Is ist possible to flash a Bios with deactivated Password?<br />
<br />
Can someone help me to reanimate the laptop.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Hello Everybody, <br />
<br />
i received an old Acer 7738g Laptop with Win7 as a gift to my children.<br />
The problem is, that the old user forgot the Bios entry password.<br />
I installed new SSD Harddrives, but i have no choice to setup any options in the bios.<br />
I removed the battery for 24h, i flashed the bios from 1.11 to 1.13, but there is always a Passwort  <br />
<br />
My search in the net was negative, and Acer doesnt support a Bios Password recovery<br />
<br />
Is ist possible to flash a Bios with deactivated Password?<br />
<br />
Can someone help me to reanimate the laptop.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[How to peek inside a bios that comes as a "upd"?]]></title>
			<link>https://www.bios-mods.com/forum/Thread-How-to-peek-inside-a-bios-that-comes-as-a-upd</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 09 Dec 2024 16:01:41 -0500</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.bios-mods.com/forum/member.php?action=profile&uid=235404">my03</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[Hi all,t<br />
I have a Fujitsu U729 laptop running the latest 2.30 bios (InsydeH20) on this thing and it is abolutely great with one drawback: of the two m.2 slots (one houses a m.2 ssd and one houses a whitelisted Sierra GSM module) i really really, at the end of the day, would like to remove that white-list.<br />
But first things first. I assume this laptop/bios hides a few settings in its bios. <br />
<br />
I went over here: <a href="https://www.laptopserviz.bg/forum/showthread.php?4982-INSIDER-BIOS-TOOLS" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://www.laptopserviz.bg/forum/showth...BIOS-TOOLS</a> and downloaded a few older tools that supposedly was able to show various things from the bios<br />
<br />
Downloading that package brought me a number of different versions of executables (some i could even run on W11). But they all expect bios-files with ".FD" extensions. When i google tools, they all seem to expect bios-files that have the ".bin" extension (or ".rom"). In my case, when i download the official bios and unpack the .exe file to get to its innards, all i find are a couple of ".upd" files (~11mb large each one).<br />
<br />
Renaming them to .rom or .bin will not make them load into this insydeh20 editor.<br />
<br />
Any hints what i can try next?<br />
<br />
All i really want to do at this stage is to peek the menus of this bios.<br />
<br />
thx in advance<br />
<br />
br]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Hi all,t<br />
I have a Fujitsu U729 laptop running the latest 2.30 bios (InsydeH20) on this thing and it is abolutely great with one drawback: of the two m.2 slots (one houses a m.2 ssd and one houses a whitelisted Sierra GSM module) i really really, at the end of the day, would like to remove that white-list.<br />
But first things first. I assume this laptop/bios hides a few settings in its bios. <br />
<br />
I went over here: <a href="https://www.laptopserviz.bg/forum/showthread.php?4982-INSIDER-BIOS-TOOLS" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://www.laptopserviz.bg/forum/showth...BIOS-TOOLS</a> and downloaded a few older tools that supposedly was able to show various things from the bios<br />
<br />
Downloading that package brought me a number of different versions of executables (some i could even run on W11). But they all expect bios-files with ".FD" extensions. When i google tools, they all seem to expect bios-files that have the ".bin" extension (or ".rom"). In my case, when i download the official bios and unpack the .exe file to get to its innards, all i find are a couple of ".upd" files (~11mb large each one).<br />
<br />
Renaming them to .rom or .bin will not make them load into this insydeh20 editor.<br />
<br />
Any hints what i can try next?<br />
<br />
All i really want to do at this stage is to peek the menus of this bios.<br />
<br />
thx in advance<br />
<br />
br]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[2x CPU Dell Workstation BIOS modding]]></title>
			<link>https://www.bios-mods.com/forum/Thread-2x-CPU-Dell-Workstation-BIOS-modding</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 25 Nov 2024 15:30:44 -0500</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.bios-mods.com/forum/member.php?action=profile&uid=14971">William P</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[There has been some progress overclocking dual CPU Dell Workstations. Specifically T5810/T5820.<br />
I am not the one who did any of this. So you will need to look in the forum where this is happening to find more info.<br />
 This is an older TPU thread that started off software overclocking unlocked CPUs with no BIOS modding. But it included some unlocked Xeons from the start. So Dell workstations were on the menu. There is some very easy single CPU Dell workstation multiplier overclocking available there.<br />
 Recently a couple users have shown up who do know how to do BIOS modding, and they're reporting success overclocking 2x CPU workstations. None of the 2x CPU processors are unlocked (not since Skulltrail/ FBDIMM stuff ).<br />
 Jump in at about page 60 of the forum. That's where the BIOS modding discussion starts.<br />
<a href="https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/throttlestop-overclocking-desktop-pcs.235975/page-60" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threa...75/page-60</a><br />
<br />
 I personally have no further (or useful) information to add to this subject.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[There has been some progress overclocking dual CPU Dell Workstations. Specifically T5810/T5820.<br />
I am not the one who did any of this. So you will need to look in the forum where this is happening to find more info.<br />
 This is an older TPU thread that started off software overclocking unlocked CPUs with no BIOS modding. But it included some unlocked Xeons from the start. So Dell workstations were on the menu. There is some very easy single CPU Dell workstation multiplier overclocking available there.<br />
 Recently a couple users have shown up who do know how to do BIOS modding, and they're reporting success overclocking 2x CPU workstations. None of the 2x CPU processors are unlocked (not since Skulltrail/ FBDIMM stuff ).<br />
 Jump in at about page 60 of the forum. That's where the BIOS modding discussion starts.<br />
<a href="https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/throttlestop-overclocking-desktop-pcs.235975/page-60" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threa...75/page-60</a><br />
<br />
 I personally have no further (or useful) information to add to this subject.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[FW Downgrade error when no BIOS update attempted?]]></title>
			<link>https://www.bios-mods.com/forum/Thread-FW-Downgrade-error-when-no-BIOS-update-attempted</link>
			<pubDate>Sat, 16 Nov 2024 23:15:49 -0500</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.bios-mods.com/forum/member.php?action=profile&uid=235128">Hugh Jay</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[I have a 3rd-gen Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Carbon running Ubuntu 22.04. It has stock UEFI/BIOS version N14ET25W (1.03) from 2014-12-01 and ME Firmware Version 10.0.29.1000.  I've had it for many years without issue.<br />
<br />
But this year, on two separate dates, I've had errors when powering on: "Me FW Downgrade - Request MeSpiLock Failed". Both times it eventually resolved after a few reboots.<br />
<br />
My research shows this error is normally associated with a failed UEFI/BIOS firmware update. <span style="font-style: italic;" class="mycode_i">But I have never made any attempt to update my firmware on this device.</span><br />
<br />
Ubuntu has a service called "fwupd" that can update firmware. But I've never asked it to do an update, and when I run this command, it shows no attempts to update my firmware nor any ability to do an upgrade:<br />
<br />
<div class="codeblock"><div class="title">Code:</div><div class="body" dir="ltr"><code>&#36; fwupdmgr get-history<br />
WARNING: UEFI capsule updates not available or enabled in firmware setup<br />
See  for more information.<br />
No history</code></div></div><br />
Can anyone suggest a plausible explanation for why this "Me FW Downgrade - Request MeSpiLock Failed" error ocurred - seemingly without any cause?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[I have a 3rd-gen Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Carbon running Ubuntu 22.04. It has stock UEFI/BIOS version N14ET25W (1.03) from 2014-12-01 and ME Firmware Version 10.0.29.1000.  I've had it for many years without issue.<br />
<br />
But this year, on two separate dates, I've had errors when powering on: "Me FW Downgrade - Request MeSpiLock Failed". Both times it eventually resolved after a few reboots.<br />
<br />
My research shows this error is normally associated with a failed UEFI/BIOS firmware update. <span style="font-style: italic;" class="mycode_i">But I have never made any attempt to update my firmware on this device.</span><br />
<br />
Ubuntu has a service called "fwupd" that can update firmware. But I've never asked it to do an update, and when I run this command, it shows no attempts to update my firmware nor any ability to do an upgrade:<br />
<br />
<div class="codeblock"><div class="title">Code:</div><div class="body" dir="ltr"><code>&#36; fwupdmgr get-history<br />
WARNING: UEFI capsule updates not available or enabled in firmware setup<br />
See  for more information.<br />
No history</code></div></div><br />
Can anyone suggest a plausible explanation for why this "Me FW Downgrade - Request MeSpiLock Failed" error ocurred - seemingly without any cause?]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[About Dudu2002]]></title>
			<link>https://www.bios-mods.com/forum/Thread-About-Dudu2002</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 16 Sep 2024 02:48:03 -0400</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.bios-mods.com/forum/member.php?action=profile&uid=233074">Golima</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[Hello<br />
<br />
He wrote to me on PW, a guy with the nickname: Dudu2002. I paid him &#36;5. He modified my BIOS so that.... WL was removed, but none of the 4 Wi-Fi cards I put in the laptop worked. It was inactive and did not show the Wi-Fi network. Then the guy started writing me that it's not a bios problem but a network, card or laptop problem. Pathetic. Currently I have to spend another &#36; for the original BIOS load, reprogram the chip to get the laptop to work properly. I do not recommend the guy highly. <br />
<br />
Translated with DeepL.com (free version)]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Hello<br />
<br />
He wrote to me on PW, a guy with the nickname: Dudu2002. I paid him &#36;5. He modified my BIOS so that.... WL was removed, but none of the 4 Wi-Fi cards I put in the laptop worked. It was inactive and did not show the Wi-Fi network. Then the guy started writing me that it's not a bios problem but a network, card or laptop problem. Pathetic. Currently I have to spend another &#36; for the original BIOS load, reprogram the chip to get the laptop to work properly. I do not recommend the guy highly. <br />
<br />
Translated with DeepL.com (free version)]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[AWARD BIOS - extracting and rebuilding ACPI tables from module BIN]]></title>
			<link>https://www.bios-mods.com/forum/Thread-AWARD-BIOS-extracting-and-rebuilding-ACPI-tables-from-module-BIN</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 09 Sep 2024 17:32:58 -0400</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.bios-mods.com/forum/member.php?action=profile&uid=233070">ashm</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[Hi, first time posting, I hope someone here can help.<br />
<br />
BLUF: Please can anyone advise me on how to extract the "ACPITBL.BIN" from a Phoenix/AWARD v6.00PG BIOS into the various AML and ACPI data tables that it contains, and how to reverse the process to compile the ACPI tables into a BIN module that can then be inserted into a BIOS?<br />
<br />
<br />
Long version:<br />
<br />
I have an Intel GM45/ICH9M-E based <a href="https://jetwayipc.com/product/nf93r-lf/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">Jetway NF93R-LF</a> motherboard salvaged from an old network appliance, which I have abused greatly beyond the intent of its designers and which is now running various services on my home network.  It's quite a neat little board, it fits nicely in a very small case and I intend to push it as long as I can rather than replace it if possible.<br />
<br />
This board originally came with some anaemic Celeron CPU which I have since upgraded to a slightly less anaemic core 2 extreme (quad) QX9300, which sort of half works so long as I disable the speedstep / cpufreq driver in linux.<br />
<br />
Looking at the ACPI SSDT configuration, the BIOS was clearly never intended to run with speedstep active as the _PSS list is gibberish (eg. frequencies at 17.6GHz, nonsense register values etc.).  As a result, with speedstep active the CPU sits locked to 1600MHz and won't scale over this as there are no valid speedstep profiles in the _PSS list.  With cpufreq disabled the cpu runs at spec of 2533MHz when unloaded, but cores drop to 1600MHz when loaded which is a bit counterproductive from a performance standpoint.<br />
<br />
I have reverse engineered the DSDT and the 6 SSDTs, and with some detective work, educated guessing and experimentation I have built a valid table of frequency/voltage modes that the CPU will correctly run at.  I can now enable and control speedstep manually by writing the magic values to the relevant CPU model specific registers.  I can also override the BIOS ACPI tables by manually overwriting the DSDT and SSDTs from the OS kernel at boot time, which then works perfectly, though this is a bit clunky to do in linux.<br />
<br />
Now that I know for a fact that the board itself is fully capable of running C2D/C2Q CPUs with speedstep, I want to roll my corrected ACPI tables back into the BIOS (which is otherwise fine) and have a fully speedstep-enabled (and properly performing) board with no need for boot-time overrides.<br />
<br />
It seems that the ACPI tables live in a BIOS module called "ACPITBL.BIN".  I can extract the file from the BIOS image using CBROM, and I can see that it seems to contain the relevant tables, but I can also see that it seems to be some sort of compressed archive with a header that I don't recognise.  I can't figure out what sort of archive they are compressed into and therefore how to decompress or recompress them.  It doesn't seem to be a simple concatenation (as it has a ~50% compression ratio), nor LHA / LZH which I believe is commonly used for BIOS modules, as it's missing the correct header.  I'm sure the answer must be quite simple, but several evenings of reading have not yielded the answer so can anyone here point me in the right direction?<br />
<br />
The first few lines of "ACPITBL.BIN" are shown in the attached image.<br />
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Hi, first time posting, I hope someone here can help.<br />
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BLUF: Please can anyone advise me on how to extract the "ACPITBL.BIN" from a Phoenix/AWARD v6.00PG BIOS into the various AML and ACPI data tables that it contains, and how to reverse the process to compile the ACPI tables into a BIN module that can then be inserted into a BIOS?<br />
<br />
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Long version:<br />
<br />
I have an Intel GM45/ICH9M-E based <a href="https://jetwayipc.com/product/nf93r-lf/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">Jetway NF93R-LF</a> motherboard salvaged from an old network appliance, which I have abused greatly beyond the intent of its designers and which is now running various services on my home network.  It's quite a neat little board, it fits nicely in a very small case and I intend to push it as long as I can rather than replace it if possible.<br />
<br />
This board originally came with some anaemic Celeron CPU which I have since upgraded to a slightly less anaemic core 2 extreme (quad) QX9300, which sort of half works so long as I disable the speedstep / cpufreq driver in linux.<br />
<br />
Looking at the ACPI SSDT configuration, the BIOS was clearly never intended to run with speedstep active as the _PSS list is gibberish (eg. frequencies at 17.6GHz, nonsense register values etc.).  As a result, with speedstep active the CPU sits locked to 1600MHz and won't scale over this as there are no valid speedstep profiles in the _PSS list.  With cpufreq disabled the cpu runs at spec of 2533MHz when unloaded, but cores drop to 1600MHz when loaded which is a bit counterproductive from a performance standpoint.<br />
<br />
I have reverse engineered the DSDT and the 6 SSDTs, and with some detective work, educated guessing and experimentation I have built a valid table of frequency/voltage modes that the CPU will correctly run at.  I can now enable and control speedstep manually by writing the magic values to the relevant CPU model specific registers.  I can also override the BIOS ACPI tables by manually overwriting the DSDT and SSDTs from the OS kernel at boot time, which then works perfectly, though this is a bit clunky to do in linux.<br />
<br />
Now that I know for a fact that the board itself is fully capable of running C2D/C2Q CPUs with speedstep, I want to roll my corrected ACPI tables back into the BIOS (which is otherwise fine) and have a fully speedstep-enabled (and properly performing) board with no need for boot-time overrides.<br />
<br />
It seems that the ACPI tables live in a BIOS module called "ACPITBL.BIN".  I can extract the file from the BIOS image using CBROM, and I can see that it seems to contain the relevant tables, but I can also see that it seems to be some sort of compressed archive with a header that I don't recognise.  I can't figure out what sort of archive they are compressed into and therefore how to decompress or recompress them.  It doesn't seem to be a simple concatenation (as it has a ~50% compression ratio), nor LHA / LZH which I believe is commonly used for BIOS modules, as it's missing the correct header.  I'm sure the answer must be quite simple, but several evenings of reading have not yielded the answer so can anyone here point me in the right direction?<br />
<br />
The first few lines of "ACPITBL.BIN" are shown in the attached image.<br />
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			<title><![CDATA[Can't read Winbond 25X80AVSIG on Toshiba T135D-S1324]]></title>
			<link>https://www.bios-mods.com/forum/Thread-Can-t-read-Winbond-25X80AVSIG-on-Toshiba-T135D-S1324</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 04 Aug 2024 19:43:26 -0400</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.bios-mods.com/forum/member.php?action=profile&uid=128452">KingCornWallis</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[I have an older Toshiba T135D-S1324 that I want to update the BIOS for. <a href="https://support.dynabook.com/sscontent?soid=2774878" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">Official Dynabook site</a> doesn't even have the BIOS v1.90 anymore, but I found it hosted on another site. So now it's time to flash (this was apparently an EMERGENCY UPDATE).<br />
I am trying to read the Winbond 25X80AVSIG Chip with my CH341A programmer, but I can't even detect the chip. Have Tried AsProgrammer, Colibri, and a few other flavors (not FlashRom though). Have flashed 4 other laptops in the past few days...so I know how to hook things up. The chip (W25X80AV) even shows up in the software repos, so I have no idea what's wrong. Any suggestions?<br />
<br />
Board model and chip are pictured.  <img src="https://imgur.com/u6khZVq" loading="lazy"  alt="[Image: u6khZVq]" class="mycode_img" /> <img src="https://imgur.com/aSvOd8A" loading="lazy"  alt="[Image: aSvOd8A]" class="mycode_img" /><br />
<a href="https://imgur.com/a/b4agERj" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://imgur.com/a/b4agERj</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[I have an older Toshiba T135D-S1324 that I want to update the BIOS for. <a href="https://support.dynabook.com/sscontent?soid=2774878" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">Official Dynabook site</a> doesn't even have the BIOS v1.90 anymore, but I found it hosted on another site. So now it's time to flash (this was apparently an EMERGENCY UPDATE).<br />
I am trying to read the Winbond 25X80AVSIG Chip with my CH341A programmer, but I can't even detect the chip. Have Tried AsProgrammer, Colibri, and a few other flavors (not FlashRom though). Have flashed 4 other laptops in the past few days...so I know how to hook things up. The chip (W25X80AV) even shows up in the software repos, so I have no idea what's wrong. Any suggestions?<br />
<br />
Board model and chip are pictured.  <img src="https://imgur.com/u6khZVq" loading="lazy"  alt="[Image: u6khZVq]" class="mycode_img" /> <img src="https://imgur.com/aSvOd8A" loading="lazy"  alt="[Image: aSvOd8A]" class="mycode_img" /><br />
<a href="https://imgur.com/a/b4agERj" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://imgur.com/a/b4agERj</a>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[How to Modify Aptio BIOS Design and Enable Mouse Functionality?]]></title>
			<link>https://www.bios-mods.com/forum/Thread-How-to-Modify-Aptio-BIOS-Design-and-Enable-Mouse-Functionality</link>
			<pubDate>Sat, 06 Jul 2024 14:37:37 -0400</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.bios-mods.com/forum/member.php?action=profile&uid=231411">grande</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[Hello,<br />
<br />
I am a user of a mini PC, and I find the BIOS design very outdated (legacy). I would like to change it to something modern and sleek like Gigabyte’s BIOS. I am aware that it is possible to change the design of Aptio BIOS. Could you please advise me on what tools I should use and the steps I need to take?<br />
<br />
Additionally, I would like to enable mouse functionality in the BIOS, similar to what other BIOS manufacturers offer. Can this be done by simply adding code?<br />
<br />
Lastly, my mini PC is recognized as a laptop by the Microsoft Devices site. I believe there might be a setting in the BIOS causing this. How can I change it to be recognized as a desktop?<br />
<br />
Thank you for helping!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Hello,<br />
<br />
I am a user of a mini PC, and I find the BIOS design very outdated (legacy). I would like to change it to something modern and sleek like Gigabyte’s BIOS. I am aware that it is possible to change the design of Aptio BIOS. Could you please advise me on what tools I should use and the steps I need to take?<br />
<br />
Additionally, I would like to enable mouse functionality in the BIOS, similar to what other BIOS manufacturers offer. Can this be done by simply adding code?<br />
<br />
Lastly, my mini PC is recognized as a laptop by the Microsoft Devices site. I believe there might be a setting in the BIOS causing this. How can I change it to be recognized as a desktop?<br />
<br />
Thank you for helping!]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[where i can find bios flasher tool for ami]]></title>
			<link>https://www.bios-mods.com/forum/Thread-where-i-can-find-bios-flasher-tool-for-ami</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jun 2024 07:28:14 -0400</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.bios-mods.com/forum/member.php?action=profile&uid=230376">Kakun</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[my laptop is HP Victus 15.6 inch Gaming Laptop 15-fa1094TX<br />
i modded my bios file using AMIBCP<br />
but i cannot find any bios flasher tool.<br />
i try afuwin 3.05, and afuwin latest version. i can't find intel fptw64 for intel 12th gen.<br />
i will give my modded bios file.<br />
(sorry if my english bad, english is not my language)]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[my laptop is HP Victus 15.6 inch Gaming Laptop 15-fa1094TX<br />
i modded my bios file using AMIBCP<br />
but i cannot find any bios flasher tool.<br />
i try afuwin 3.05, and afuwin latest version. i can't find intel fptw64 for intel 12th gen.<br />
i will give my modded bios file.<br />
(sorry if my english bad, english is not my language)]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[How to dump BIOS on Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-55-795C]]></title>
			<link>https://www.bios-mods.com/forum/Thread-How-to-dump-BIOS-on-Acer-Predator-Helios-300-PH315-55-795C</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2024 02:28:34 -0400</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.bios-mods.com/forum/member.php?action=profile&uid=230505">fIysolos</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[I need to dump BIOS in order to unlock it but cant find a working version of fpt or backup tools anywhere, anyone know another way or where to get working versions?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[I need to dump BIOS in order to unlock it but cant find a working version of fpt or backup tools anywhere, anyone know another way or where to get working versions?]]></content:encoded>
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