<![CDATA[Bios Mods - The Best BIOS Update and Modification Source - Motherboard Help Requests]]> https://www.bios-mods.com/forum/ Sun, 08 Nov 2026 02:41:32 +0000 MyBB <![CDATA[FANPEEC S210 i9-10980HK]]> https://www.bios-mods.com/forum/Thread-FANPEEC-S210-i9-10980HK Tue, 29 Sep 2026 08:14:00 -0400 geometryczny@tlen.pl]]> https://www.bios-mods.com/forum/Thread-FANPEEC-S210-i9-10980HK PC mini powers ON but no image]]> PC mini powers ON but no image]]> <![CDATA[Toshiba C850-16P PART NO. PSKC8E-0DK01UEP]]> https://www.bios-mods.com/forum/Thread-Toshiba-C850-16P-PART-NO-PSKC8E-0DK01UEP Thu, 10 Sep 2026 05:41:18 -0400 Nitropt]]> https://www.bios-mods.com/forum/Thread-Toshiba-C850-16P-PART-NO-PSKC8E-0DK01UEP I have a Toshiba C850-16P PART NO. PSKC8E-0DK01UEP with Serial Number 8C090359R that was forgot in the basement and now i wish to give to my son (is 1 laptop) but i need to update the bios. He has the 1.6
I wish to upgrade the ram to 8 or 16gb (if it support) and put a faster cpu like the i5-2520m or i7-2620m or even the i7-2630QM and for this i need the last update available all this parts are very cheap in this days and for my son will be fine.

If anyone could help me, I would be very grateful, or even give some suggestions to get more out of the C850.

if this post is in wrong place, my sorry and please move it to correct place.]]> I have a Toshiba C850-16P PART NO. PSKC8E-0DK01UEP with Serial Number 8C090359R that was forgot in the basement and now i wish to give to my son (is 1 laptop) but i need to update the bios. He has the 1.6
I wish to upgrade the ram to 8 or 16gb (if it support) and put a faster cpu like the i5-2520m or i7-2620m or even the i7-2630QM and for this i need the last update available all this parts are very cheap in this days and for my son will be fine.

If anyone could help me, I would be very grateful, or even give some suggestions to get more out of the C850.

if this post is in wrong place, my sorry and please move it to correct place.]]> <![CDATA[Bricked BIOS in HP Pavilion G6]]> https://www.bios-mods.com/forum/Thread-Bricked-BIOS-in-HP-Pavilion-G6 Tue, 26 May 2026 02:52:32 -0400 eMDżej]]> https://www.bios-mods.com/forum/Thread-Bricked-BIOS-in-HP-Pavilion-G6
Hope anyone will read this. I have a problem with HP Pavilion G6. It had a cracked win8 so I decided to put Linux Mint XFCE in it. During install I ticked additional media codecs option and that had to touch secure boot option. After restart screen just blinked and that's all. Caps lock is blinking twice indicating BIOS corruption. I've tried BIOS reset with key combination of win+B or win+V, no result. I've unpluged CMOS battery and left it for half an hour, didn't help. HP support page tells me "haha we don't support this anymore, go buy a new HP laptop". Since few days I'm wandering through different sites and this page looking for BIOS to flash (I hope that's still possible)  that will match this laptop. The closest thing I managed to achieve is to create a recovery usb with 0183A.bin in "current" folder, it didn't match (on boot it tries to read usb and restarts) but I got a bootable repair usb. Then I put bin files from F2A bios installer and with those after power up the screen lights up and stays like this. Also the fact that someone who was refurbishing this laptop glued the chasis is not helping and currently I have trouble to physically check what mobo is there with what bios die. 

From Hp renew sticker:
PN: B1U88EAR#UUW (supposedly it is g6-2016so)
SN: 5CD21371CP

Thanks for any hints, any help, anything. It would be a shame for this laptop to die in such ridiculous way.]]>
Hope anyone will read this. I have a problem with HP Pavilion G6. It had a cracked win8 so I decided to put Linux Mint XFCE in it. During install I ticked additional media codecs option and that had to touch secure boot option. After restart screen just blinked and that's all. Caps lock is blinking twice indicating BIOS corruption. I've tried BIOS reset with key combination of win+B or win+V, no result. I've unpluged CMOS battery and left it for half an hour, didn't help. HP support page tells me "haha we don't support this anymore, go buy a new HP laptop". Since few days I'm wandering through different sites and this page looking for BIOS to flash (I hope that's still possible)  that will match this laptop. The closest thing I managed to achieve is to create a recovery usb with 0183A.bin in "current" folder, it didn't match (on boot it tries to read usb and restarts) but I got a bootable repair usb. Then I put bin files from F2A bios installer and with those after power up the screen lights up and stays like this. Also the fact that someone who was refurbishing this laptop glued the chasis is not helping and currently I have trouble to physically check what mobo is there with what bios die. 

From Hp renew sticker:
PN: B1U88EAR#UUW (supposedly it is g6-2016so)
SN: 5CD21371CP

Thanks for any hints, any help, anything. It would be a shame for this laptop to die in such ridiculous way.]]> <![CDATA[[REQUEST] ASRock X470 Master SLI a/c]]> https://www.bios-mods.com/forum/Thread-REQUEST-ASRock-X470-Master-SLI-a-c Sat, 25 Apr 2026 11:55:47 -0400 ryliea]]> https://www.bios-mods.com/forum/Thread-REQUEST-ASRock-X470-Master-SLI-a-c I have a X470 Master SLI a/c which is bricked after a BIOS update.

I've been successful in trying to hook up my CH341A + 1.8v adapter to the BIOS_PH pinout and can read the BIOS chip (MX25U25643G 1.8v, 256, 32MB)

However I forgot to dump the bricked BIOS out and flash the Instant Flash image from ASRock website, which I guess is missing the descriptor + AMD PSP, now I'm stuck with no other way around.

Does anyone have a full dump of a working unit, or any dump of the ASRock X470 family for stitching is okay  Sad

Any help is appreciated  Big Grin

P/S: Apparently all the Instant Flash BIOS file from ASRock website does have AMD PSP at 0x0020000, but even after successfully programmed and verified it still not POST]]> I have a X470 Master SLI a/c which is bricked after a BIOS update.

I've been successful in trying to hook up my CH341A + 1.8v adapter to the BIOS_PH pinout and can read the BIOS chip (MX25U25643G 1.8v, 256, 32MB)

However I forgot to dump the bricked BIOS out and flash the Instant Flash image from ASRock website, which I guess is missing the descriptor + AMD PSP, now I'm stuck with no other way around.

Does anyone have a full dump of a working unit, or any dump of the ASRock X470 family for stitching is okay  Sad

Any help is appreciated  Big Grin

P/S: Apparently all the Instant Flash BIOS file from ASRock website does have AMD PSP at 0x0020000, but even after successfully programmed and verified it still not POST]]> <![CDATA[Help Acer Aspire 15]]> https://www.bios-mods.com/forum/Thread-Help-Acer-Aspire-15 Wed, 12 Nov 2025 18:41:57 -0500 mvlaurentiu]]> https://www.bios-mods.com/forum/Thread-Help-Acer-Aspire-15 I tried to recover it  from different guides with a usb stick but no luck .... i dont know what i am doing wrong... 
i added here the most recent bios files the are 2 from the update tool don't know witch is the correct one.
https://mega.nz/folder/MSo2TTLI#jOkgUB31JlygdduT9ItheQ
any help would be appreciated
Thank you!!!]]> I tried to recover it  from different guides with a usb stick but no luck .... i dont know what i am doing wrong... 
i added here the most recent bios files the are 2 from the update tool don't know witch is the correct one.
https://mega.nz/folder/MSo2TTLI#jOkgUB31JlygdduT9ItheQ
any help would be appreciated
Thank you!!!]]> <![CDATA[Locate BIOS chip on DKL50 LA-E802P Rev:1.0]]> https://www.bios-mods.com/forum/Thread-Locate-BIOS-chip-on-DKL50-LA-E802P-Rev-1-0 Tue, 11 Nov 2025 20:29:43 -0500 valerio_vanni]]> https://www.bios-mods.com/forum/Thread-Locate-BIOS-chip-on-DKL50-LA-E802P-Rev-1-0
Front: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DkCxJLx...sp=sharing
Rear: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mb222z4...sp=sharing

Where do I find BIOS chip? I searched between 8 legs chips (4+4), but none of them seem to show codes that resemble bios chips.

Perhaps this one?
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rr9G0mk...sp=sharing

If needed, I can take zoomed photos of chips.]]>
Front: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DkCxJLx...sp=sharing
Rear: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mb222z4...sp=sharing

Where do I find BIOS chip? I searched between 8 legs chips (4+4), but none of them seem to show codes that resemble bios chips.

Perhaps this one?
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rr9G0mk...sp=sharing

If needed, I can take zoomed photos of chips.]]> <![CDATA[Huananzhi x79-8d]]> https://www.bios-mods.com/forum/Thread-Huananzhi-x79-8d Thu, 16 Oct 2025 14:13:32 -0400 lomajpure]]> https://www.bios-mods.com/forum/Thread-Huananzhi-x79-8d I’m asking for help creating a modded BIOS for my Huananzhi X79-8D (board version AA361).
Below is exactly what I did, what I’ve already tested, and the current situation.
✅ What I did
Made a full BIOS dump from a working system using AFUWINx64 v3.09.03.1462 (8DAA36.bin).
Opened it in AMIBCP v4.53 and unlocked hidden menus under:
Advanced → CPU Configuration
Chipset → North Bridge / DIMM Information
Memory Configuration / Timing Control
Changed all relevant entries to Show = Yes and Access/Use = User.
Flashed the edited file with AFUWIN (BIOS-region only).
After flashing, the board failed to POST: debug LED 71 / B4, no display, keyboard LEDs on, no USB activity.
⚠️ What I tried afterwards
USB recovery attempts
Several pendrives prepared with HP USB Disk Storage Tool (FAT32, 4096 byte clusters).
Filenames tested: AMIBOOT.ROM, AMIBIOS.ROM, X79A6005.ROM.
Key combos tested: Ctrl + Home, Alt + F2.
Behavior:
Without keys → codes loop (60 → 67 → 71 → 60…).
With keys held → stops at 71 (no USB LED activity).
Tried multiple USB 2.0 rear ports → same result.
Hardware inspection
CMOS cleared, battery reinserted.
POST behavior unchanged → still stops at 71.
Verified hardware health
CPU (E5-2690 v2) tested and fully working in another board.
RAM (8 × 16 GB ECC REG PC3-14900R) tested, stable elsewhere.
NVMe drive boots fine on this board with stock BIOS, so NVMe support is confirmed.
? Current status
BootBlock responds to key combo (Ctrl + Home) → so partial USB init works.
But it cannot read the recovery file, likely due to restricted BIOS USB stack.
Board currently stuck at POST 71 with the modded ROM.
External reflash (CH341A + SOIC8 clip) will be used next.
⚙️ My configuration
Component
Specification
Motherboard
Huananzhi X79-8D (AA361)
CPU
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2
RAM
8 × 16 GB DDR3-1866 ECC REG (QIYIDA PC3-14900R)
GPU
Zotac GTX 1060 6 GB
Boot Drive
1 TB NVMe (works on stock BIOS)
BIOS dump
8DAA36.bin available
? What I’m requesting
Could anyone please make a clean, stable modded BIOS for the latest official Huananzhi X79-8D (AA361) version with:
Full Advanced / Chipset menus unlocked
Memory Timing & Voltage control (tCL, tRCD, tRP, tRAS, Command Rate, DRAM voltage)
Microcode update for E5-2690 v2
Full ECC REG 8-DIMM compatibility fix
(Optional) Improved NVMe DXE module
I can share both my BIOS dump and the latest stock ROM from Huananzhi for modding and will test and report results.
Thank you in advance!]]> I’m asking for help creating a modded BIOS for my Huananzhi X79-8D (board version AA361).
Below is exactly what I did, what I’ve already tested, and the current situation.
✅ What I did
Made a full BIOS dump from a working system using AFUWINx64 v3.09.03.1462 (8DAA36.bin).
Opened it in AMIBCP v4.53 and unlocked hidden menus under:
Advanced → CPU Configuration
Chipset → North Bridge / DIMM Information
Memory Configuration / Timing Control
Changed all relevant entries to Show = Yes and Access/Use = User.
Flashed the edited file with AFUWIN (BIOS-region only).
After flashing, the board failed to POST: debug LED 71 / B4, no display, keyboard LEDs on, no USB activity.
⚠️ What I tried afterwards
USB recovery attempts
Several pendrives prepared with HP USB Disk Storage Tool (FAT32, 4096 byte clusters).
Filenames tested: AMIBOOT.ROM, AMIBIOS.ROM, X79A6005.ROM.
Key combos tested: Ctrl + Home, Alt + F2.
Behavior:
Without keys → codes loop (60 → 67 → 71 → 60…).
With keys held → stops at 71 (no USB LED activity).
Tried multiple USB 2.0 rear ports → same result.
Hardware inspection
CMOS cleared, battery reinserted.
POST behavior unchanged → still stops at 71.
Verified hardware health
CPU (E5-2690 v2) tested and fully working in another board.
RAM (8 × 16 GB ECC REG PC3-14900R) tested, stable elsewhere.
NVMe drive boots fine on this board with stock BIOS, so NVMe support is confirmed.
? Current status
BootBlock responds to key combo (Ctrl + Home) → so partial USB init works.
But it cannot read the recovery file, likely due to restricted BIOS USB stack.
Board currently stuck at POST 71 with the modded ROM.
External reflash (CH341A + SOIC8 clip) will be used next.
⚙️ My configuration
Component
Specification
Motherboard
Huananzhi X79-8D (AA361)
CPU
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2
RAM
8 × 16 GB DDR3-1866 ECC REG (QIYIDA PC3-14900R)
GPU
Zotac GTX 1060 6 GB
Boot Drive
1 TB NVMe (works on stock BIOS)
BIOS dump
8DAA36.bin available
? What I’m requesting
Could anyone please make a clean, stable modded BIOS for the latest official Huananzhi X79-8D (AA361) version with:
Full Advanced / Chipset menus unlocked
Memory Timing & Voltage control (tCL, tRCD, tRP, tRAS, Command Rate, DRAM voltage)
Microcode update for E5-2690 v2
Full ECC REG 8-DIMM compatibility fix
(Optional) Improved NVMe DXE module
I can share both my BIOS dump and the latest stock ROM from Huananzhi for modding and will test and report results.
Thank you in advance!]]> <![CDATA[Gigabyte H81M-S2H with i7-4790: Intel Virtualization Technology ?]]> https://www.bios-mods.com/forum/Thread-Gigabyte-H81M-S2H-with-i7-4790-Intel-Virtualization-Technology Mon, 06 Oct 2025 09:49:44 -0400 LateJunction]]> https://www.bios-mods.com/forum/Thread-Gigabyte-H81M-S2H-with-i7-4790-Intel-Virtualization-Technology only when the option 'Intel TXT (LT) Support' is disabled. Even then virtualisation doesn't appear to work. It works only when I have enabled Intel TXT (LT) Support and therefore cannot enable Intel Virtualisation Support. I don't understand this: what has a Trusted Execution Technology got to do with running a virtual machine? My CPU seems to be fully enabled for VT-d. Any explanation?]]> only when the option 'Intel TXT (LT) Support' is disabled. Even then virtualisation doesn't appear to work. It works only when I have enabled Intel TXT (LT) Support and therefore cannot enable Intel Virtualisation Support. I don't understand this: what has a Trusted Execution Technology got to do with running a virtual machine? My CPU seems to be fully enabled for VT-d. Any explanation?]]> <![CDATA[Bricked ASUS A53SC-SX234V (or K53SC) after BIOS FLash]]> https://www.bios-mods.com/forum/Thread-Bricked-ASUS-A53SC-SX234V-or-K53SC-after-BIOS-FLash Thu, 08 May 2025 05:21:46 -0400 ferchu]]> https://www.bios-mods.com/forum/Thread-Bricked-ASUS-A53SC-SX234V-or-K53SC-after-BIOS-FLash
Attached some photos from the original bios and the serial number.



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Attached some photos from the original bios and the serial number.



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Code:
What i got when I asked linux for motherboard information sudo lshw thinkcentre-m73                description: Desktop Computer     product: 10B60008US (LENOVO_MT_10B6)     vendor: LENOVO     version: ThinkCentre M73     serial: MJ01YQP6     width: 64 bits     capabilities: smbios-2.8 dmi-2.8 smp vsyscall32     configuration: administrator_password=disabled boot=normal chassis=desktop keyboard_password=enabled power-on_password=disabled sku=LENOVO_MT_10B6 uuid=36548500-910f-11e4-b634-7f1db7d51900   *-core       description: Motherboard       product: 3098       vendor: LENOVO       physical id: 0       version: 0B98401 WIN       serial: INVALID     *-firmware           description: BIOS           vendor: LENOVO           physical id: 0           version: FCKT99AUS           date: 11/18/2020           size: 64KiB           capacity: 4MiB           capabilities: pci upgrade shadowing cdboot bootselect socketedrom edd int13floppy1200 int13floppy720 int13floppy2880 int5printscreen int9keyboard int14serial int17printer acpi usb biosbootspecification uefi     *-cpu           description: CPU           product: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4570 CPU @ 3.20GHz           vendor: Intel Corp.           physical id: e           bus info: cpu@0           version: 6.60.3           slot: SOCKET 0           size: 3411MHz           capacity: 3600MHz           width: 64 bits           clock: 100MHz           capabilities: lm fpu fpu_exception wp vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe syscall nx pdpe1gb rdtscp x86-64 constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts rep_good nopl xtopology nonstop_tsc cpuid aperfmperf pni pclmulqdq dtes64 monitor ds_cpl vmx smx est tm2 ssse3 sdbg fma cx16 xtpr pdcm pcid sse4_1 sse4_2 x2apic movbe popcnt tsc_deadline_timer aes xsave avx f16c rdrand lahf_lm abm cpuid_fault epb pti ssbd ibrs ibpb stibp tpr_shadow flexpriority ept vpid ept_ad fsgsbase tsc_adjust bmi1 avx2 smep bmi2 erms invpcid xsaveopt dtherm ida arat pln pts vnmi md_clear flush_l1d cpufreq           configuration: cores=4 enabledcores=4 microcode=40 threads=4         *-cache:0             description: L2 cache             physical id: f             slot: CPU Internal L2             size: 1MiB             capacity: 1MiB             capabilities: internal write-back unified             configuration: level=2         *-cache:1             description: L1 cache             physical id: 10             slot: CPU Internal L1             size: 256KiB             capacity: 256KiB             capabilities: internal write-back             configuration: level=1         *-cache:2             description: L3 cache             physical id: 11             slot: CPU Internal L3             size: 6MiB             capacity: 6MiB             capabilities: internal write-back unified             configuration: level=3     *-memory           description: System Memory           physical id: 12           slot: System board or motherboard           size: 16GiB         *-bank:0             description: DIMM DDR3 Synchronous 1600 MHz (0.6 ns)             product: TEAMGROUP-UD3-1600             vendor: Fujitsu             physical id: 0             serial: 01A40982             slot: ChannelA-DIMM0             size: 8GiB             width: 64 bits             clock: 1600MHz (0.6ns)         *-bank:1             description: DIMM DDR3 Synchronous 1600 MHz (0.6 ns)             product: TEAMGROUP-UD3-1600             vendor: Fujitsu             physical id: 1             serial: 01A4086A             slot: ChannelB-DIMM0             size: 8GiB             width: 64 bits             clock: 1600MHz (0.6ns)     *-pci           description: Host bridge           product: 4th Gen Core Processor DRAM Controller           vendor: Intel Corporation           physical id: 100           bus info: pci@0000:00:00.0           version: 06           width: 32 bits           clock: 33MHz           configuration: driver=hsw_uncore           resources: irq:0         *-pci:0             description: PCI bridge             product: Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core Processor PCI Express x16 Controller             vendor: Intel Corporation             physical id: 1             bus info: pci@0000:00:01.0             version: 06             width: 32 bits             clock: 33MHz             capabilities: pci pm msi pciexpress normal_decode bus_master cap_list             configuration: driver=pcieport             resources: irq:25 ioport:e000(size=4096) memory:f7e00000-f7efffff ioport:e0000000(size=270532608)           *-display                 description: VGA compatible controller                 product: Lexa PRO [Radeon 540/540X/550/550X / RX 540X/550/550X]                 vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI]                 physical id: 0                 bus info: pci@0000:01:00.0                 logical name: /dev/fb0                 version: c7                 width: 64 bits                 clock: 33MHz                 capabilities: pm pciexpress msi vga_controller bus_master cap_list rom fb                 configuration: depth=32 driver=amdgpu latency=0 resolution=1920,1080                 resources: irq:45 memory:e0000000-efffffff memory:f0000000-f01fffff ioport:e000(size=256) memory:f7e00000-f7e3ffff memory:c0000-dffff           *-multimedia                 description: Audio device                 product: Baffin HDMI/DP Audio [Radeon RX 550 640SP / RX 560/560X]                 vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI]                 physical id: 0.1                 bus info: pci@0000:01:00.1                 logical name: card1                 logical name: /dev/snd/controlC1                 logical name: /dev/snd/hwC1D0                 logical name: /dev/snd/pcmC1D3p                 version: 00                 width: 64 bits                 clock: 33MHz                 capabilities: pm pciexpress msi bus_master cap_list                 configuration: driver=snd_hda_intel latency=0                 resources: irq:44 memory:f7e60000-f7e63fff               *-input                   product: HDA ATI HDMI HDMI/DP,pcm=3                   physical id: 0                   logical name: input7                   logical name: /dev/input/event7         *-usb:0             description: USB controller             product: 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family USB xHCI             vendor: Intel Corporation             physical id: 14             bus info: pci@0000:00:14.0             version: 04             width: 64 bits             clock: 33MHz             capabilities: pm msi xhci bus_master cap_list             configuration: driver=xhci_hcd latency=0             resources: irq:29 memory:f7f00000-f7f0ffff           *-usbhost:0                 product: xHCI Host Controller                 vendor: Linux 6.8.0-57-generic xhci-hcd                 physical id: 0                 bus info: usb@3                 logical name: usb3                 version: 6.08                 capabilities: usb-2.00                 configuration: driver=hub slots=10 speed=480Mbit/s               *-usb:0                   description: Bluetooth wireless interface                   product: AX210 Bluetooth                   vendor: Intel Corp.                   physical id: 3                   bus info: usb@3:3                   version: 0.00                   capabilities: bluetooth usb-2.01                   configuration: driver=btusb maxpower=100mA speed=12Mbit/s               *-usb:1                   description: Keyboard                   product: CHICONY USB Keyboard                   vendor: CHICONY                   physical id: 9                   bus info: usb@3:9                   logical name: input2                   logical name: /dev/input/event2                   logical name: input2::capslock                   logical name: input2::numlock                   logical name: input2::scrolllock                   logical name: input3                   logical name: /dev/input/event3                   logical name: input4                   logical name: /dev/input/event4                   logical name: input5                   logical name: /dev/input/event5                   version: 2.30                   capabilities: usb-2.00 usb                   configuration: driver=usbhid maxpower=100mA speed=2Mbit/s               *-usb:2                   description: Mouse                   product: USB Optical Mouse                   vendor: Sunplus Innovation Technology Inc.                   physical id: a                   bus info: usb@3:a                   version: 0.14                   capabilities: usb-2.00                   configuration: driver=usbhid maxpower=98mA speed=2Mbit/s           *-usbhost:1                 product: xHCI Host Controller                 vendor: Linux 6.8.0-57-generic xhci-hcd                 physical id: 1                 bus info: usb@4                 logical name: usb4                 version: 6.08                 capabilities: usb-3.00                 configuration: driver=hub slots=2 speed=5000Mbit/s               *-usb                   description: Mass storage device                   product: SABRENT                   vendor: SABRENT                   physical id: 2                   bus info: usb@4:2                   logical name: scsi4                   version: 2.04                   serial: DB9876543214E                   capabilities: usb-3.00 scsi                   configuration: driver=uas maxpower=896mA speed=5000Mbit/s                 *-disk                       description: SCSI Disk                       vendor: SABRENT                       physical id: 0.0.0                       bus info: scsi@4:0.0.0                       logical name: /dev/sdb                       version: 0204                       serial: DB9876543214E                       size: 465GiB (500GB)                       capabilities: partitioned partitioned:dos                       configuration: ansiversion=6 logicalsectorsize=512 sectorsize=4096 signature=18940005                     *-volume                         description: HPFS/NTFS partition                         physical id: 1                         bus info: scsi@4:0.0.0,1                         logical name: /dev/sdb1                         logical name: /media/andrew/Movie Vault                         capacity: 465GiB                         capabilities: primary                         configuration: mount.fstype=exfat mount.options=rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime,uid=1000,gid=1000,fmask=0022,dmask=0022,iocharset=utf8,errors=remount-ro state=mounted         *-communication             description: Communication controller             product: 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family MEI Controller #1             vendor: Intel Corporation             physical id: 16             bus info: pci@0000:00:16.0             version: 04             width: 64 bits             clock: 33MHz             capabilities: pm msi bus_master cap_list             configuration: driver=mei_me latency=0             resources: irq:36 memory:f7f1a000-f7f1a00f         *-usb:1             description: USB controller             product: 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family USB EHCI #2             vendor: Intel Corporation             physical id: 1a             bus info: pci@0000:00:1a.0             version: 04             width: 32 bits             clock: 33MHz             capabilities: pm debug ehci bus_master cap_list             configuration: driver=ehci-pci latency=0             resources: irq:17 memory:f7f18000-f7f183ff           *-usbhost                 product: EHCI Host Controller                 vendor: Linux 6.8.0-57-generic ehci_hcd                 physical id: 1                 bus info: usb@1                 logical name: usb1                 version: 6.08                 capabilities: usb-2.00                 configuration: driver=hub slots=2 speed=480Mbit/s               *-usb                   description: USB hub                   product: Integrated Rate Matching Hub                   vendor: Intel Corp.                   physical id: 1                   bus info: usb@1:1                   version: 0.04                   capabilities: usb-2.00                   configuration: driver=hub slots=4 speed=480Mbit/s         *-multimedia             description: Audio device             product: 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset High Definition Audio Controller             vendor: Intel Corporation             physical id: 1b             bus info: pci@0000:00:1b.0             logical name: card0             logical name: /dev/snd/controlC0             logical name: /dev/snd/hwC0D0             logical name: /dev/snd/pcmC0D0c             logical name: /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p             logical name: /dev/snd/pcmC0D2c             version: 04             width: 64 bits             clock: 33MHz             capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list             configuration: driver=snd_hda_intel latency=0             resources: irq:43 memory:f7f10000-f7f13fff           *-input:0                 product: HDA Intel PCH Line                 physical id: 0                 logical name: input10                 logical name: /dev/input/event10           *-input:1                 product: HDA Intel PCH Line Out                 physical id: 1                 logical name: input11                 logical name: /dev/input/event11           *-input:2                 product: HDA Intel PCH Front Headphone                 physical id: 2                 logical name: input12                 logical name: /dev/input/event12           *-input:3                 product: HDA Intel PCH Front Mic                 physical id: 3                 logical name: input8                 logical name: /dev/input/event8           *-input:4                 product: HDA Intel PCH Rear Mic                 physical id: 4                 logical name: input9                 logical name: /dev/input/event9         *-pci:1             description: PCI bridge             product: 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port #1             vendor: Intel Corporation             physical id: 1c             bus info: pci@0000:00:1c.0             version: d4             width: 32 bits             clock: 33MHz             capabilities: pci pciexpress msi pm normal_decode bus_master cap_list             configuration: driver=pcieport             resources: irq:26 ioport:2000(size=4096) memory:f0200000-f03fffff ioport:f0400000(size=2097152)         *-pci:2             description: PCI bridge             product: 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port #4             vendor: Intel Corporation             physical id: 1c.3             bus info: pci@0000:00:1c.3             version: d4             width: 32 bits             clock: 33MHz             capabilities: pci pciexpress msi pm normal_decode bus_master cap_list             configuration: driver=pcieport             resources: irq:27 memory:f7d00000-f7dfffff           *-network                 description: Wireless interface                 product: Wi-Fi 6E(802.11ax) AX210/AX1675* 2x2 [Typhoon Peak]                 vendor: Intel Corporation                 physical id: 0                 bus info: pci@0000:03:00.0                 logical name: wlp3s0                 version: 1a                 serial: bc:6e:e2:68:cf:77                 width: 64 bits                 clock: 33MHz                 capabilities: pm msi pciexpress msix bus_master cap_list ethernet physical wireless                 configuration: broadcast=yes driver=iwlwifi driverversion=6.8.0-57-generic firmware=86.fb5c9aeb.0 ty-a0-gf-a0-86.uc ip=192.168.1.78 latency=0 link=yes multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11                 resources: irq:19 memory:f7d00000-f7d03fff         *-pci:3             description: PCI bridge             product: 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port #6             vendor: Intel Corporation             physical id: 1c.5             bus info: pci@0000:00:1c.5             version: d4             width: 32 bits             clock: 33MHz             capabilities: pci pciexpress msi pm normal_decode bus_master cap_list             configuration: driver=pcieport             resources: irq:28 ioport:d000(size=4096) memory:f7c00000-f7cfffff           *-network                 description: Ethernet interface                 product: RTL8111/8168/8211/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller                 vendor: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.                 physical id: 0                 bus info: pci@0000:04:00.0                 logical name: enp4s0                 version: 0c                 serial: d0:27:88:8b:41:3a                 capacity: 1Gbit/s                 width: 64 bits                 clock: 33MHz                 capabilities: pm msi pciexpress msix vpd bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp mii 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd 1000bt-fd autonegotiation                 configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=r8169 driverversion=6.8.0-57-generic firmware=rtl8168g-2_0.0.1 02/06/13 latency=0 link=no multicast=yes port=twisted pair                 resources: irq:17 ioport:d000(size=256) memory:f7c04000-f7c04fff memory:f7c00000-f7c03fff         *-usb:2             description: USB controller             product: 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family USB EHCI #1             vendor: Intel Corporation             physical id: 1d             bus info: pci@0000:00:1d.0             version: 04             width: 32 bits             clock: 33MHz             capabilities: pm debug ehci bus_master cap_list             configuration: driver=ehci-pci latency=0             resources: irq:23 memory:f7f17000-f7f173ff           *-usbhost                 product: EHCI Host Controller                 vendor: Linux 6.8.0-57-generic ehci_hcd                 physical id: 1                 bus info: usb@2                 logical name: usb2                 version: 6.08                 capabilities: usb-2.00                 configuration: driver=hub slots=2 speed=480Mbit/s               *-usb                   description: USB hub                   product: Integrated Rate Matching Hub                   vendor: Intel Corp.                   physical id: 1                   bus info: usb@2:1                   version: 0.04                   capabilities: usb-2.00                   configuration: driver=hub slots=6 speed=480Mbit/s         *-isa             description: ISA bridge             product: H81 Express LPC Controller             vendor: Intel Corporation             physical id: 1f             bus info: pci@0000:00:1f.0             version: 04             width: 32 bits             clock: 33MHz             capabilities: isa bus_master cap_list             configuration: driver=lpc_ich latency=0             resources: irq:0           *-pnp00:00                 product: PnP device PNP0c01                 physical id: 0                 capabilities: pnp                 configuration: driver=system           *-pnp00:01                 product: PnP device PNP0c02                 physical id: 1                 capabilities: pnp                 configuration: driver=system           *-pnp00:02                 product: PnP device PNP0b00                 physical id: 2                 capabilities: pnp                 configuration: driver=rtc_cmos           *-pnp00:03                 product: PnP device INT3f0d                 vendor: Interphase Corporation                 physical id: 3                 capabilities: pnp                 configuration: driver=system           *-pnp00:04                 product: PnP device PNP0c02                 physical id: 4                 capabilities: pnp                 configuration: driver=system           *-pnp00:05                 product: PnP device PNP0501                 physical id: 5                 capabilities: pnp                 configuration: driver=serial           *-pnp00:06                 product: PnP device PNP0c02                 physical id: 6                 capabilities: pnp                 configuration: driver=system           *-pnp00:07                 product: PnP device PNP0c02                 physical id: 7                 capabilities: pnp                 configuration: driver=system         *-sata             description: SATA controller             product: 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family 6-port SATA Controller 1 [AHCI mode]             vendor: Intel Corporation             physical id: 1f.2             bus info: pci@0000:00:1f.2             logical name: scsi0             logical name: scsi1             version: 04             width: 32 bits             clock: 66MHz             capabilities: sata msi pm ahci_1.0 bus_master cap_list emulated             configuration: driver=ahci latency=0             resources: irq:34 ioport:f070(size=8) ioport:f060(size=4) ioport:f050(size=8) ioport:f040(size=4) ioport:f020(size=32) memory:f7f16000-f7f167ff           *-disk                 description: ATA Disk                 product: WDC  WDS500G2B0A                 vendor: Western Digital                 physical id: 0                 bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0                 logical name: /dev/sda                 version: 00WD                 serial: 193578800245                 size: 465GiB (500GB)                 capabilities: gpt-1.00 partitioned partitioned:gpt                 configuration: ansiversion=5 guid=dfc760bc-bdf7-4bc3-9e77-811aa27ddb92 logicalsectorsize=512 sectorsize=512               *-volume:0                   description: Windows FAT volume                   vendor: mkfs.fat                   physical id: 1                   bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0,1                   logical name: /dev/sda1                   logical name: /boot/efi                   version: FAT32                   serial: 6803-d6eb                   size: 510MiB                   capacity: 511MiB                   capabilities: boot fat initialized                   configuration: FATs=2 filesystem=fat mount.fstype=vfat mount.options=rw,relatime,fmask=0077,dmask=0077,codepage=437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,errors=remount-ro name=EFI System Partition state=mounted               *-volume:1                   description: EXT4 volume                   vendor: Linux                   physical id: 2                   bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0,2                   logical name: /dev/sda2                   logical name: /                   version: 1.0                   serial: 37641eb9-8666-4aa1-9f47-84395a221227                   size: 465GiB                   capabilities: journaled extended_attributes large_files huge_files dir_nlink recover 64bit extents ext4 ext2 initialized                   configuration: created=2025-04-03 00:48:03 filesystem=ext4 lastmountpoint=/ modified=2025-04-09 13:28:18 mount.fstype=ext4 mount.options=rw,relatime,errors=remount-ro mounted=2025-04-03 09:18:05 state=mounted           *-cdrom                 description: DVD-RAM writer                 product: DVD-RAM GHB0N                 vendor: HL-DT-ST                 physical id: 1                 bus info: scsi@1:0.0.0                 logical name: /dev/cdrom                 logical name: /dev/sr0                 version: JE01                 capabilities: removable audio cd-r cd-rw dvd dvd-r dvd-ram                 configuration: ansiversion=5 status=nodisc         *-serial             description: SMBus             product: 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family SMBus Controller             vendor: Intel Corporation             physical id: 1f.3             bus info: pci@0000:00:1f.3             version: 04             width: 64 bits             clock: 33MHz             configuration: driver=i801_smbus latency=0             resources: irq:18 memory:f7f15000-f7f150ff ioport:580(size=32)   *-input:0       product: Power Button       physical id: 1       logical name: input0       logical name: /dev/input/event0       capabilities: platform   *-input:1       product: Power Button       physical id: 2       logical name: input1       logical name: /dev/input/event1       capabilities: platform   *-input:2       product: USB Optical Mouse       physical id: 3       logical name: input6       logical name: /dev/input/event6       logical name: /dev/input/mouse0       capabilities: usb

Latest bios from Lenovo
https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/downloa...centre-e73

i had followed this guide:
https://github.com/xCuri0/ReBarUEFI/wiki...G-decoding

However I have done none of the associated material detailed here:
https://github.com/xCuri0/ReBarUEFI?tab=readme-ov-file

As the way that is worded suggests that linux will handle the rest once 4G-Decoding is enabled.

What other information do I need to provide?

Assuming I have posted everything that can help. I want to know what other mods are possible with a bend towards getting more performance out of the hardware. I realize the platform is thirteenish years old, but 'well the worst I can get back is either silence or 'there's nothing more that can be done.'

Edit: As a note, the wifi/bluetooth combo card I have installed works (as far as I can tell) well, there are no hiccups as far as i can see. I mostly just want to see what can be done to push things a little further either to get better bus speeds out, figuring out what the best CPU to install, anything that might be worth knowing that isn't on lenovo's official specs sheet.

https://psref.lenovo.com/syspool/Sys/PDF...F_Spec.PDF]]> I 'THINK' i know a thing or two, but I will come here acting like I know nothing since I don't know if what I think I know is useful or not.

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What i got when I asked linux for motherboard information sudo lshw thinkcentre-m73                description: Desktop Computer     product: 10B60008US (LENOVO_MT_10B6)     vendor: LENOVO     version: ThinkCentre M73     serial: MJ01YQP6     width: 64 bits     capabilities: smbios-2.8 dmi-2.8 smp vsyscall32     configuration: administrator_password=disabled boot=normal chassis=desktop keyboard_password=enabled power-on_password=disabled sku=LENOVO_MT_10B6 uuid=36548500-910f-11e4-b634-7f1db7d51900   *-core       description: Motherboard       product: 3098       vendor: LENOVO       physical id: 0       version: 0B98401 WIN       serial: INVALID     *-firmware           description: BIOS           vendor: LENOVO           physical id: 0           version: FCKT99AUS           date: 11/18/2020           size: 64KiB           capacity: 4MiB           capabilities: pci upgrade shadowing cdboot bootselect socketedrom edd int13floppy1200 int13floppy720 int13floppy2880 int5printscreen int9keyboard int14serial int17printer acpi usb biosbootspecification uefi     *-cpu           description: CPU           product: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4570 CPU @ 3.20GHz           vendor: Intel Corp.           physical id: e           bus info: cpu@0           version: 6.60.3           slot: SOCKET 0           size: 3411MHz           capacity: 3600MHz           width: 64 bits           clock: 100MHz           capabilities: lm fpu fpu_exception wp vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe syscall nx pdpe1gb rdtscp x86-64 constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts rep_good nopl xtopology nonstop_tsc cpuid aperfmperf pni pclmulqdq dtes64 monitor ds_cpl vmx smx est tm2 ssse3 sdbg fma cx16 xtpr pdcm pcid sse4_1 sse4_2 x2apic movbe popcnt tsc_deadline_timer aes xsave avx f16c rdrand lahf_lm abm cpuid_fault epb pti ssbd ibrs ibpb stibp tpr_shadow flexpriority ept vpid ept_ad fsgsbase tsc_adjust bmi1 avx2 smep bmi2 erms invpcid xsaveopt dtherm ida arat pln pts vnmi md_clear flush_l1d cpufreq           configuration: cores=4 enabledcores=4 microcode=40 threads=4         *-cache:0             description: L2 cache             physical id: f             slot: CPU Internal L2             size: 1MiB             capacity: 1MiB             capabilities: internal write-back unified             configuration: level=2         *-cache:1             description: L1 cache             physical id: 10             slot: CPU Internal L1             size: 256KiB             capacity: 256KiB             capabilities: internal write-back             configuration: level=1         *-cache:2             description: L3 cache             physical id: 11             slot: CPU Internal L3             size: 6MiB             capacity: 6MiB             capabilities: internal write-back unified             configuration: level=3     *-memory           description: System Memory           physical id: 12           slot: System board or motherboard           size: 16GiB         *-bank:0             description: DIMM DDR3 Synchronous 1600 MHz (0.6 ns)             product: TEAMGROUP-UD3-1600             vendor: Fujitsu             physical id: 0             serial: 01A40982             slot: ChannelA-DIMM0             size: 8GiB             width: 64 bits             clock: 1600MHz (0.6ns)         *-bank:1             description: DIMM DDR3 Synchronous 1600 MHz (0.6 ns)             product: TEAMGROUP-UD3-1600             vendor: Fujitsu             physical id: 1             serial: 01A4086A             slot: ChannelB-DIMM0             size: 8GiB             width: 64 bits             clock: 1600MHz (0.6ns)     *-pci           description: Host bridge           product: 4th Gen Core Processor DRAM Controller           vendor: Intel Corporation           physical id: 100           bus info: pci@0000:00:00.0           version: 06           width: 32 bits           clock: 33MHz           configuration: driver=hsw_uncore           resources: irq:0         *-pci:0             description: PCI bridge             product: Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core Processor PCI Express x16 Controller             vendor: Intel Corporation             physical id: 1             bus info: pci@0000:00:01.0             version: 06             width: 32 bits             clock: 33MHz             capabilities: pci pm msi pciexpress normal_decode bus_master cap_list             configuration: driver=pcieport             resources: irq:25 ioport:e000(size=4096) memory:f7e00000-f7efffff ioport:e0000000(size=270532608)           *-display                 description: VGA compatible controller                 product: Lexa PRO [Radeon 540/540X/550/550X / RX 540X/550/550X]                 vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI]                 physical id: 0                 bus info: pci@0000:01:00.0                 logical name: /dev/fb0                 version: c7                 width: 64 bits                 clock: 33MHz                 capabilities: pm pciexpress msi vga_controller bus_master cap_list rom fb                 configuration: depth=32 driver=amdgpu latency=0 resolution=1920,1080                 resources: irq:45 memory:e0000000-efffffff memory:f0000000-f01fffff ioport:e000(size=256) memory:f7e00000-f7e3ffff memory:c0000-dffff           *-multimedia                 description: Audio device                 product: Baffin HDMI/DP Audio [Radeon RX 550 640SP / RX 560/560X]                 vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI]                 physical id: 0.1                 bus info: pci@0000:01:00.1                 logical name: card1                 logical name: /dev/snd/controlC1                 logical name: /dev/snd/hwC1D0                 logical name: /dev/snd/pcmC1D3p                 version: 00                 width: 64 bits                 clock: 33MHz                 capabilities: pm pciexpress msi bus_master cap_list                 configuration: driver=snd_hda_intel latency=0                 resources: irq:44 memory:f7e60000-f7e63fff               *-input                   product: HDA ATI HDMI HDMI/DP,pcm=3                   physical id: 0                   logical name: input7                   logical name: /dev/input/event7         *-usb:0             description: USB controller             product: 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family USB xHCI             vendor: Intel Corporation             physical id: 14             bus info: pci@0000:00:14.0             version: 04             width: 64 bits             clock: 33MHz             capabilities: pm msi xhci bus_master cap_list             configuration: driver=xhci_hcd latency=0             resources: irq:29 memory:f7f00000-f7f0ffff           *-usbhost:0                 product: xHCI Host Controller                 vendor: Linux 6.8.0-57-generic xhci-hcd                 physical id: 0                 bus info: usb@3                 logical name: usb3                 version: 6.08                 capabilities: usb-2.00                 configuration: driver=hub slots=10 speed=480Mbit/s               *-usb:0                   description: Bluetooth wireless interface                   product: AX210 Bluetooth                   vendor: Intel Corp.                   physical id: 3                   bus info: usb@3:3                   version: 0.00                   capabilities: bluetooth usb-2.01                   configuration: driver=btusb maxpower=100mA speed=12Mbit/s               *-usb:1                   description: Keyboard                   product: CHICONY USB Keyboard                   vendor: CHICONY                   physical id: 9                   bus info: usb@3:9                   logical name: input2                   logical name: /dev/input/event2                   logical name: input2::capslock                   logical name: input2::numlock                   logical name: input2::scrolllock                   logical name: input3                   logical name: /dev/input/event3                   logical name: input4                   logical name: /dev/input/event4                   logical name: input5                   logical name: /dev/input/event5                   version: 2.30                   capabilities: usb-2.00 usb                   configuration: driver=usbhid maxpower=100mA speed=2Mbit/s               *-usb:2                   description: Mouse                   product: USB Optical Mouse                   vendor: Sunplus Innovation Technology Inc.                   physical id: a                   bus info: usb@3:a                   version: 0.14                   capabilities: usb-2.00                   configuration: driver=usbhid maxpower=98mA speed=2Mbit/s           *-usbhost:1                 product: xHCI Host Controller                 vendor: Linux 6.8.0-57-generic xhci-hcd                 physical id: 1                 bus info: usb@4                 logical name: usb4                 version: 6.08                 capabilities: usb-3.00                 configuration: driver=hub slots=2 speed=5000Mbit/s               *-usb                   description: Mass storage device                   product: SABRENT                   vendor: SABRENT                   physical id: 2                   bus info: usb@4:2                   logical name: scsi4                   version: 2.04                   serial: DB9876543214E                   capabilities: usb-3.00 scsi                   configuration: driver=uas maxpower=896mA speed=5000Mbit/s                 *-disk                       description: SCSI Disk                       vendor: SABRENT                       physical id: 0.0.0                       bus info: scsi@4:0.0.0                       logical name: /dev/sdb                       version: 0204                       serial: DB9876543214E                       size: 465GiB (500GB)                       capabilities: partitioned partitioned:dos                       configuration: ansiversion=6 logicalsectorsize=512 sectorsize=4096 signature=18940005                     *-volume                         description: HPFS/NTFS partition                         physical id: 1                         bus info: scsi@4:0.0.0,1                         logical name: /dev/sdb1                         logical name: /media/andrew/Movie Vault                         capacity: 465GiB                         capabilities: primary                         configuration: mount.fstype=exfat mount.options=rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime,uid=1000,gid=1000,fmask=0022,dmask=0022,iocharset=utf8,errors=remount-ro state=mounted         *-communication             description: Communication controller             product: 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family MEI Controller #1             vendor: Intel Corporation             physical id: 16             bus info: pci@0000:00:16.0             version: 04             width: 64 bits             clock: 33MHz             capabilities: pm msi bus_master cap_list             configuration: driver=mei_me latency=0             resources: irq:36 memory:f7f1a000-f7f1a00f         *-usb:1             description: USB controller             product: 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family USB EHCI #2             vendor: Intel Corporation             physical id: 1a             bus info: pci@0000:00:1a.0             version: 04             width: 32 bits             clock: 33MHz             capabilities: pm debug ehci bus_master cap_list             configuration: driver=ehci-pci latency=0             resources: irq:17 memory:f7f18000-f7f183ff           *-usbhost                 product: EHCI Host Controller                 vendor: Linux 6.8.0-57-generic ehci_hcd                 physical id: 1                 bus info: usb@1                 logical name: usb1                 version: 6.08                 capabilities: usb-2.00                 configuration: driver=hub slots=2 speed=480Mbit/s               *-usb                   description: USB hub                   product: Integrated Rate Matching Hub                   vendor: Intel Corp.                   physical id: 1                   bus info: usb@1:1                   version: 0.04                   capabilities: usb-2.00                   configuration: driver=hub slots=4 speed=480Mbit/s         *-multimedia             description: Audio device             product: 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset High Definition Audio Controller             vendor: Intel Corporation             physical id: 1b             bus info: pci@0000:00:1b.0             logical name: card0             logical name: /dev/snd/controlC0             logical name: /dev/snd/hwC0D0             logical name: /dev/snd/pcmC0D0c             logical name: /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p             logical name: /dev/snd/pcmC0D2c             version: 04             width: 64 bits             clock: 33MHz             capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list             configuration: driver=snd_hda_intel latency=0             resources: irq:43 memory:f7f10000-f7f13fff           *-input:0                 product: HDA Intel PCH Line                 physical id: 0                 logical name: input10                 logical name: /dev/input/event10           *-input:1                 product: HDA Intel PCH Line Out                 physical id: 1                 logical name: input11                 logical name: /dev/input/event11           *-input:2                 product: HDA Intel PCH Front Headphone                 physical id: 2                 logical name: input12                 logical name: /dev/input/event12           *-input:3                 product: HDA Intel PCH Front Mic                 physical id: 3                 logical name: input8                 logical name: /dev/input/event8           *-input:4                 product: HDA Intel PCH Rear Mic                 physical id: 4                 logical name: input9                 logical name: /dev/input/event9         *-pci:1             description: PCI bridge             product: 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port #1             vendor: Intel Corporation             physical id: 1c             bus info: pci@0000:00:1c.0             version: d4             width: 32 bits             clock: 33MHz             capabilities: pci pciexpress msi pm normal_decode bus_master cap_list             configuration: driver=pcieport             resources: irq:26 ioport:2000(size=4096) memory:f0200000-f03fffff ioport:f0400000(size=2097152)         *-pci:2             description: PCI bridge             product: 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port #4             vendor: Intel Corporation             physical id: 1c.3             bus info: pci@0000:00:1c.3             version: d4             width: 32 bits             clock: 33MHz             capabilities: pci pciexpress msi pm normal_decode bus_master cap_list             configuration: driver=pcieport             resources: irq:27 memory:f7d00000-f7dfffff           *-network                 description: Wireless interface                 product: Wi-Fi 6E(802.11ax) AX210/AX1675* 2x2 [Typhoon Peak]                 vendor: Intel Corporation                 physical id: 0                 bus info: pci@0000:03:00.0                 logical name: wlp3s0                 version: 1a                 serial: bc:6e:e2:68:cf:77                 width: 64 bits                 clock: 33MHz                 capabilities: pm msi pciexpress msix bus_master cap_list ethernet physical wireless                 configuration: broadcast=yes driver=iwlwifi driverversion=6.8.0-57-generic firmware=86.fb5c9aeb.0 ty-a0-gf-a0-86.uc ip=192.168.1.78 latency=0 link=yes multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11                 resources: irq:19 memory:f7d00000-f7d03fff         *-pci:3             description: PCI bridge             product: 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port #6             vendor: Intel Corporation             physical id: 1c.5             bus info: pci@0000:00:1c.5             version: d4             width: 32 bits             clock: 33MHz             capabilities: pci pciexpress msi pm normal_decode bus_master cap_list             configuration: driver=pcieport             resources: irq:28 ioport:d000(size=4096) memory:f7c00000-f7cfffff           *-network                 description: Ethernet interface                 product: RTL8111/8168/8211/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller                 vendor: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.                 physical id: 0                 bus info: pci@0000:04:00.0                 logical name: enp4s0                 version: 0c                 serial: d0:27:88:8b:41:3a                 capacity: 1Gbit/s                 width: 64 bits                 clock: 33MHz                 capabilities: pm msi pciexpress msix vpd bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp mii 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd 1000bt-fd autonegotiation                 configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=r8169 driverversion=6.8.0-57-generic firmware=rtl8168g-2_0.0.1 02/06/13 latency=0 link=no multicast=yes port=twisted pair                 resources: irq:17 ioport:d000(size=256) memory:f7c04000-f7c04fff memory:f7c00000-f7c03fff         *-usb:2             description: USB controller             product: 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family USB EHCI #1             vendor: Intel Corporation             physical id: 1d             bus info: pci@0000:00:1d.0             version: 04             width: 32 bits             clock: 33MHz             capabilities: pm debug ehci bus_master cap_list             configuration: driver=ehci-pci latency=0             resources: irq:23 memory:f7f17000-f7f173ff           *-usbhost                 product: EHCI Host Controller                 vendor: Linux 6.8.0-57-generic ehci_hcd                 physical id: 1                 bus info: usb@2                 logical name: usb2                 version: 6.08                 capabilities: usb-2.00                 configuration: driver=hub slots=2 speed=480Mbit/s               *-usb                   description: USB hub                   product: Integrated Rate Matching Hub                   vendor: Intel Corp.                   physical id: 1                   bus info: usb@2:1                   version: 0.04                   capabilities: usb-2.00                   configuration: driver=hub slots=6 speed=480Mbit/s         *-isa             description: ISA bridge             product: H81 Express LPC Controller             vendor: Intel Corporation             physical id: 1f             bus info: pci@0000:00:1f.0             version: 04             width: 32 bits             clock: 33MHz             capabilities: isa bus_master cap_list             configuration: driver=lpc_ich latency=0             resources: irq:0           *-pnp00:00                 product: PnP device PNP0c01                 physical id: 0                 capabilities: pnp                 configuration: driver=system           *-pnp00:01                 product: PnP device PNP0c02                 physical id: 1                 capabilities: pnp                 configuration: driver=system           *-pnp00:02                 product: PnP device PNP0b00                 physical id: 2                 capabilities: pnp                 configuration: driver=rtc_cmos           *-pnp00:03                 product: PnP device INT3f0d                 vendor: Interphase Corporation                 physical id: 3                 capabilities: pnp                 configuration: driver=system           *-pnp00:04                 product: PnP device PNP0c02                 physical id: 4                 capabilities: pnp                 configuration: driver=system           *-pnp00:05                 product: PnP device PNP0501                 physical id: 5                 capabilities: pnp                 configuration: driver=serial           *-pnp00:06                 product: PnP device PNP0c02                 physical id: 6                 capabilities: pnp                 configuration: driver=system           *-pnp00:07                 product: PnP device PNP0c02                 physical id: 7                 capabilities: pnp                 configuration: driver=system         *-sata             description: SATA controller             product: 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family 6-port SATA Controller 1 [AHCI mode]             vendor: Intel Corporation             physical id: 1f.2             bus info: pci@0000:00:1f.2             logical name: scsi0             logical name: scsi1             version: 04             width: 32 bits             clock: 66MHz             capabilities: sata msi pm ahci_1.0 bus_master cap_list emulated             configuration: driver=ahci latency=0             resources: irq:34 ioport:f070(size=8) ioport:f060(size=4) ioport:f050(size=8) ioport:f040(size=4) ioport:f020(size=32) memory:f7f16000-f7f167ff           *-disk                 description: ATA Disk                 product: WDC  WDS500G2B0A                 vendor: Western Digital                 physical id: 0                 bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0                 logical name: /dev/sda                 version: 00WD                 serial: 193578800245                 size: 465GiB (500GB)                 capabilities: gpt-1.00 partitioned partitioned:gpt                 configuration: ansiversion=5 guid=dfc760bc-bdf7-4bc3-9e77-811aa27ddb92 logicalsectorsize=512 sectorsize=512               *-volume:0                   description: Windows FAT volume                   vendor: mkfs.fat                   physical id: 1                   bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0,1                   logical name: /dev/sda1                   logical name: /boot/efi                   version: FAT32                   serial: 6803-d6eb                   size: 510MiB                   capacity: 511MiB                   capabilities: boot fat initialized                   configuration: FATs=2 filesystem=fat mount.fstype=vfat mount.options=rw,relatime,fmask=0077,dmask=0077,codepage=437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,errors=remount-ro name=EFI System Partition state=mounted               *-volume:1                   description: EXT4 volume                   vendor: Linux                   physical id: 2                   bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0,2                   logical name: /dev/sda2                   logical name: /                   version: 1.0                   serial: 37641eb9-8666-4aa1-9f47-84395a221227                   size: 465GiB                   capabilities: journaled extended_attributes large_files huge_files dir_nlink recover 64bit extents ext4 ext2 initialized                   configuration: created=2025-04-03 00:48:03 filesystem=ext4 lastmountpoint=/ modified=2025-04-09 13:28:18 mount.fstype=ext4 mount.options=rw,relatime,errors=remount-ro mounted=2025-04-03 09:18:05 state=mounted           *-cdrom                 description: DVD-RAM writer                 product: DVD-RAM GHB0N                 vendor: HL-DT-ST                 physical id: 1                 bus info: scsi@1:0.0.0                 logical name: /dev/cdrom                 logical name: /dev/sr0                 version: JE01                 capabilities: removable audio cd-r cd-rw dvd dvd-r dvd-ram                 configuration: ansiversion=5 status=nodisc         *-serial             description: SMBus             product: 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family SMBus Controller             vendor: Intel Corporation             physical id: 1f.3             bus info: pci@0000:00:1f.3             version: 04             width: 64 bits             clock: 33MHz             configuration: driver=i801_smbus latency=0             resources: irq:18 memory:f7f15000-f7f150ff ioport:580(size=32)   *-input:0       product: Power Button       physical id: 1       logical name: input0       logical name: /dev/input/event0       capabilities: platform   *-input:1       product: Power Button       physical id: 2       logical name: input1       logical name: /dev/input/event1       capabilities: platform   *-input:2       product: USB Optical Mouse       physical id: 3       logical name: input6       logical name: /dev/input/event6       logical name: /dev/input/mouse0       capabilities: usb

Latest bios from Lenovo
https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/downloa...centre-e73

i had followed this guide:
https://github.com/xCuri0/ReBarUEFI/wiki...G-decoding

However I have done none of the associated material detailed here:
https://github.com/xCuri0/ReBarUEFI?tab=readme-ov-file

As the way that is worded suggests that linux will handle the rest once 4G-Decoding is enabled.

What other information do I need to provide?

Assuming I have posted everything that can help. I want to know what other mods are possible with a bend towards getting more performance out of the hardware. I realize the platform is thirteenish years old, but 'well the worst I can get back is either silence or 'there's nothing more that can be done.'

Edit: As a note, the wifi/bluetooth combo card I have installed works (as far as I can tell) well, there are no hiccups as far as i can see. I mostly just want to see what can be done to push things a little further either to get better bus speeds out, figuring out what the best CPU to install, anything that might be worth knowing that isn't on lenovo's official specs sheet.

https://psref.lenovo.com/syspool/Sys/PDF...F_Spec.PDF]]> <![CDATA[HP Insyde bios won't see charger, need mod of init file to skip adapter check & flash]]> https://www.bios-mods.com/forum/Thread-HP-Insyde-bios-won-t-see-charger-need-mod-of-init-file-to-skip-adapter-check-flash Mon, 07 Apr 2025 13:16:52 -0400 tombodude]]> https://www.bios-mods.com/forum/Thread-HP-Insyde-bios-won-t-see-charger-need-mod-of-init-file-to-skip-adapter-check-flash <![CDATA[bios Mainboard Model CM6330_CM6630_CM6730_CM6830_M11AA]]> https://www.bios-mods.com/forum/Thread-bios-Mainboard-Model-CM6330-CM6630-CM6730-CM6830-M11AA Thu, 27 Feb 2025 12:06:04 -0500 gianrico79]]> https://www.bios-mods.com/forum/Thread-bios-Mainboard-Model-CM6330-CM6630-CM6730-CM6830-M11AA grazie mille]]> grazie mille]]> <![CDATA[Disable VBIOS Write Protect, or add VESA resolutions]]> https://www.bios-mods.com/forum/Thread-Disable-VBIOS-Write-Protect-or-add-VESA-resolutions Wed, 29 Jan 2025 10:51:26 -0500 MrGuaren]]> https://www.bios-mods.com/forum/Thread-Disable-VBIOS-Write-Protect-or-add-VESA-resolutions EDIT: Would it be enough if I simply removed "LegacyRegion" module? because the legacy region protocol is made to disable write-protect to certain areas, and only that, correct?

I hope this is the right category!

Hello. I got an A55BM-K motherboard with an A10-6800K APU, and its UEFI (Aptio 4) contains two VBIOSes for two kinds of integrated graphics in APUs. Attached below (EDIT: Attachments don't seem to work, what else can I do?) is the one that gets used for my APU (Trinity), along with the full capsule file if needed (it's the latest version for this mobo btw, Version 2002 and its easy to download from ASUS, vBIOS (9901) is easy to extract with UBU).

I'm interested on compatibility with older software. System features VESA v3, and oddly enough the implementation seems actually correct other than a couple programs (such as Kgen98) freaking out or rejecting the "unknown" version number 3 lol. Otherwise, it even still supports 8bit display modes, or both 15 and 16bit modes, LFB...
The major issue is that there's no (graphic mode) screen resolutions below 640x400. Take NO$GMB, it's meant to run at 512x384 in graphic mode.
I tried many different MSDOS TSRs to bring these resolutions back, none of them work right (with "incomplete" or no visible changes), but according to symphtoms I think they might have something in common: They attempt to edit the VBIOS loaded at RAM, but can't write changes.

I mean, if this option exists in the world at all, then I guess this is what vendors do by default; except I get no option to control it.
[Image: WClmpAz.png]
(image from google, ignore the green rectangle; I'm seeing a Cache Video BIOS area option that I don't have, couldn't find it with AMIBCP either, but like I said, it's very likely that due to write-protect it causes these TSRs to function incompletely)


If I'm not mistaken, I think this leaves me with two options:
- Find which UEFI module applies write protect to ATOMBIOS, and disable the module or the part that locks the RAM area (if I can). If my theory is correct, that should allow UniVBE to work (adds the lower resolutions I ask for).
- (Probably easier; names taken from AtomDis) Edit the VESA_ToInternalModeLUT/StandardVESA_Timing tables (and fix checksum afterwards); I don't need 4:3 resolutions above 1024x768 (16:9 ones doesn't seem to come from this (or any) table, but rather from Windows driver), so I'd overwrite them rather than redirect the pointer to a new table at the end of file, because I only got a very small free area from 0xF1BC to 0xF1FF. The end result besides new resolutions is that VBIOS remains write-protected; some games did bundle UniVBE with them, but someone from Vogons posted a tool to disable it (no prob).
But... how do I deal with the pixel clocks? What is the formula?

Somehow, I'd like the system to run at:
- 320x200
- 320x240
- 512x384
at 8/15/16/32 bit modes.

Thanks in advance.]]> EDIT: Would it be enough if I simply removed "LegacyRegion" module? because the legacy region protocol is made to disable write-protect to certain areas, and only that, correct?

I hope this is the right category!

Hello. I got an A55BM-K motherboard with an A10-6800K APU, and its UEFI (Aptio 4) contains two VBIOSes for two kinds of integrated graphics in APUs. Attached below (EDIT: Attachments don't seem to work, what else can I do?) is the one that gets used for my APU (Trinity), along with the full capsule file if needed (it's the latest version for this mobo btw, Version 2002 and its easy to download from ASUS, vBIOS (9901) is easy to extract with UBU).

I'm interested on compatibility with older software. System features VESA v3, and oddly enough the implementation seems actually correct other than a couple programs (such as Kgen98) freaking out or rejecting the "unknown" version number 3 lol. Otherwise, it even still supports 8bit display modes, or both 15 and 16bit modes, LFB...
The major issue is that there's no (graphic mode) screen resolutions below 640x400. Take NO$GMB, it's meant to run at 512x384 in graphic mode.
I tried many different MSDOS TSRs to bring these resolutions back, none of them work right (with "incomplete" or no visible changes), but according to symphtoms I think they might have something in common: They attempt to edit the VBIOS loaded at RAM, but can't write changes.

I mean, if this option exists in the world at all, then I guess this is what vendors do by default; except I get no option to control it.
[Image: WClmpAz.png]
(image from google, ignore the green rectangle; I'm seeing a Cache Video BIOS area option that I don't have, couldn't find it with AMIBCP either, but like I said, it's very likely that due to write-protect it causes these TSRs to function incompletely)


If I'm not mistaken, I think this leaves me with two options:
- Find which UEFI module applies write protect to ATOMBIOS, and disable the module or the part that locks the RAM area (if I can). If my theory is correct, that should allow UniVBE to work (adds the lower resolutions I ask for).
- (Probably easier; names taken from AtomDis) Edit the VESA_ToInternalModeLUT/StandardVESA_Timing tables (and fix checksum afterwards); I don't need 4:3 resolutions above 1024x768 (16:9 ones doesn't seem to come from this (or any) table, but rather from Windows driver), so I'd overwrite them rather than redirect the pointer to a new table at the end of file, because I only got a very small free area from 0xF1BC to 0xF1FF. The end result besides new resolutions is that VBIOS remains write-protected; some games did bundle UniVBE with them, but someone from Vogons posted a tool to disable it (no prob).
But... how do I deal with the pixel clocks? What is the formula?

Somehow, I'd like the system to run at:
- 320x200
- 320x240
- 512x384
at 8/15/16/32 bit modes.

Thanks in advance.]]> <![CDATA[Acer XC-730 Bios Recovery Help!]]> https://www.bios-mods.com/forum/Thread-Acer-XC-730-Bios-Recovery-Help Mon, 27 Jan 2025 08:35:31 -0500 Harleyyyu]]> https://www.bios-mods.com/forum/Thread-Acer-XC-730-Bios-Recovery-Help
One long beep followed by one short beep.

i tried using the AMI Mod Tool / AWARD Mod Tool but the app keeps saying it's not a AMI / Award Bios. so i tried using the Pheonix / Insyde Mod Tool and to my suprise it was read by it...

my only question now is what type of bios name and files should i put since both apps wasn't really helping, I only get the ff from Phoenix / dell / efi slic mod

Oem / Table IDs identified are:
1. ACRSYSACRPRDCT
Pubkey (x1)
Marker (2.1) (ACRSYSARPRDCT) (1x)

Update: after using AMIBCP i found out it's an Aptio Bios, not Insyde. but still the question remains how do i recover it?]]>
One long beep followed by one short beep.

i tried using the AMI Mod Tool / AWARD Mod Tool but the app keeps saying it's not a AMI / Award Bios. so i tried using the Pheonix / Insyde Mod Tool and to my suprise it was read by it...

my only question now is what type of bios name and files should i put since both apps wasn't really helping, I only get the ff from Phoenix / dell / efi slic mod

Oem / Table IDs identified are:
1. ACRSYSACRPRDCT
Pubkey (x1)
Marker (2.1) (ACRSYSARPRDCT) (1x)

Update: after using AMIBCP i found out it's an Aptio Bios, not Insyde. but still the question remains how do i recover it?]]> <![CDATA[Bricked HP Pavilion 500-010xt after BIOS FLash [Solved]]]> https://www.bios-mods.com/forum/Thread-Bricked-HP-Pavilion-500-010xt-after-BIOS-FLash-Solved Wed, 01 Jan 2025 15:52:12 -0500 panorain]]> https://www.bios-mods.com/forum/Thread-Bricked-HP-Pavilion-500-010xt-after-BIOS-FLash-Solved
Code:
H-Joshua-H61-uATX (Foxconn 2ADA)
mainboard, with Board Label
Code:
PCWPA0PCY4T00k
from
Code:
JOS_815.rom v8.15
to
Code:
8.17 Rev
. Using
Code:
Windows 8.1
with the
Code:
safuwin.exe
utility in
Code:
Powershell
. Once the process completed, I powercycled the machine and entered the BIOS setup. I checked the BIOS revision version and it stated bios revision
Code:
8.17 Rev. A
(all is good I thought), then I exited the BIOS setup. Now only a blank screen is displayed with no signal at monitor.
I have tried creating a usb medium with
Code:
FAT32
filesystem and placed
Code:
JOS_817.ROM
file now renamed
Code:
AMIBOOT.ROM
at root. No boot to medium.
I have tried creating a bootable medium with
Code:
UNetbootin
containing
Code:
FreeDOS
then dropping in
Code:
safuwin.exe
along with
Code:
AMIBOOT.ROM
. The machine will not boot (screen blank).
I have tried simultaneously pressing ctrl ++ and shift ++ at boot and no luck. Is this more than BIOS set to quiet boot somehow?
What are your thoughts on how to correct this situation if possible?]]>
Code:
H-Joshua-H61-uATX (Foxconn 2ADA)
mainboard, with Board Label
Code:
PCWPA0PCY4T00k
from
Code:
JOS_815.rom v8.15
to
Code:
8.17 Rev
. Using
Code:
Windows 8.1
with the
Code:
safuwin.exe
utility in
Code:
Powershell
. Once the process completed, I powercycled the machine and entered the BIOS setup. I checked the BIOS revision version and it stated bios revision
Code:
8.17 Rev. A
(all is good I thought), then I exited the BIOS setup. Now only a blank screen is displayed with no signal at monitor.
I have tried creating a usb medium with
Code:
FAT32
filesystem and placed
Code:
JOS_817.ROM
file now renamed
Code:
AMIBOOT.ROM
at root. No boot to medium.
I have tried creating a bootable medium with
Code:
UNetbootin
containing
Code:
FreeDOS
then dropping in
Code:
safuwin.exe
along with
Code:
AMIBOOT.ROM
. The machine will not boot (screen blank).
I have tried simultaneously pressing ctrl ++ and shift ++ at boot and no luck. Is this more than BIOS set to quiet boot somehow?
What are your thoughts on how to correct this situation if possible?]]>