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Talk:How to Unlock Phoenix BIOS Images

2015-03-28T00:21:05Z

RJPaul:

Hi Guys,

It is basic literacy, that when first using acronyms, to write out the full wording followed by (acronym initials) then you can use the acronym on the rest of the document, without people going, "What does that mean?"

This helps all beginners and any reader to follow without having misunderstanding of what the acronym means. Better and accurate writing creates less confusion and better understanding.

RJPaul

Talk:How to Unlock Phoenix BIOS Images

2015-03-28T00:20:14Z

RJPaul: Created page with "Hi Guys, It is basic literacy, that when first using acronyms, to write out the full wording followed by (acronym initials) then you can use the acronym on the rest of the do..."

Hi Guys,

It is basic literacy, that when first using acronyms, to write out the full wording followed by (acronym initials) then you can use the acronym on the rest of the document, without people going, "What does that mean?"

This helps all beginners and any reader to follow without having misunderstanding of what the acronym means. Netter and accurate writing creates less confusion and better understanding.

RJPaul

How to Unlock Phoenix BIOS Images

2015-03-28T00:04:57Z

RJPaul:

The traditional Phoenix Basic Input Output System (BIOS) uses a String and Template format to map menu items to the BIOS menu. This is a similar design to the Award BIOS platform, which also has a Strings Read-only Memory (ROM) and an Item ROM to map menu items.

'''Prerequisites'''

In order to analyze, modify, and build our new BIOS image, you will need to use Andy P's Phoenix/Insyde Software Licensing Internal/Information Code (SLIC) tool, which does a very nice job of maintaining the integrity of the BIOS image resulting in a lesser chance of corruption compared to using Phoenix BIOS Editor (PBE) for the same task. PBE will still be used to emulate the menu setup in the original and modified BIOS image.

Andy P's SLIC tool (bottom of first post): http://forums.mydigitallife.info/threads/13194-Tool-to-Insert-Replace-SLIC-in-Phoenix-Insyde-Dell-EFI-BIOSes

Phoenix BIOS Editor: http://www.bios-mods.com/tools/index.php?dir=Phoenix+Bios+Editor+v2.2.13%2F&download=PhoenixBiosEditor2.2.13.zip

'''Modification Process'''

Create a working directory to host all of your modification work, for example C:/BIOS. Download your BIOS image (.ROM or .WPH) into the working directory. If your BIOS update is in an EXE or similar, try using decompression tools such as 7-Zip or UniExtract to obtain the BIOS image.

Open the Phoenix SLIC tool and point it to your BIOS image. This will extract all of the BIOS modules to a sub-folder called "DUMP"

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How to Unlock Phoenix BIOS Images

2015-03-27T23:41:30Z

RJPaul:

The traditional Phoenix Basic Input Output System (BIOS) uses a String and Template format to map menu items to the BIOS menu. This is a similar design to the Award BIOS platform, which also has a Strings ROM and an Item ROM to map menu items.

'''Prerequisites'''

In order to analyze, modify, and build our new BIOS image, you will need to use Andy P's Phoenix/Insyde Software Licensing Internal/Information Code (SLIC) tool, which does a very nice job of maintaining the integrity of the BIOS image resulting in a lesser chance of corruption compared to using Phoenix BIOS Editor (PBE)for the same task. PBE will still be used to emulate the menu setup in the original and modified BIOS image.

Andy P's SLIC tool (bottom of first post): http://forums.mydigitallife.info/threads/13194-Tool-to-Insert-Replace-SLIC-in-Phoenix-Insyde-Dell-EFI-BIOSes

Phoenix BIOS Editor: http://www.bios-mods.com/tools/index.php?dir=Phoenix+Bios+Editor+v2.2.13%2F&download=PhoenixBiosEditor2.2.13.zip

'''Modification Process'''

Create a working directory to host all of your modification work, for example C:/BIOS. Download your BIOS image (.ROM or .WPH) into the working directory. If your BIOS update is in an EXE or similar, try using decompression tools such as 7-Zip or UniExtract to obtain the BIOS image.

Open the Phoenix SLIC tool and point it to your BIOS image. This will extract all of the BIOS modules to a sub-folder called "DUMP"

THIS ARTICLE IS NOT COMPLETE AND WILL BE CONTINUED.