Acer Laptop with Phoenix BIOS: BIOS MOD Request

Ok. Could you please enable vt on 3.01 bios?

 

The modified BIOS for TravelMate 2490, based on BIOS v3.01, is available at post #213. Use at your own risk.

 

I have flashed my acer 5610z laptop with the modified bios file and laptop died!!! What may i do for this situation? All the equipments work but there is no picture on lcd screen rather then black and white lines.... I tried with vga port but there was no signal...

 

try a crisis disk for your model

 

Can you work your magic on the latest (A12) Studio 1558 BIOS? Again, just the unlocked menus will be great - no need to change any of the ATI video clocks. The original A12 BIOS is at: ftp://ftp.us.dell.com/bios/R301434.exe

Thanks!

 

It will be ready as soon as possible.

 

Thank you for your answer. I have tried it a lot of times (may be 25 times) but flash drive not working with Fn+Esc Option!! Are there any options for forcing flash?

 

1. Make sure that you create the crysis disk using a 32-bit version of Windows. The program used to create it doesn't work right on 64-bit.

2. Instead of Fn+Esc, try Fn+B, that's what I've always used whenever I've needed to crysis recover my Dell.

 

The modified BIOS image for Dell Studio 1558 which is based on BIOS A12 is available at post #1473.
( MD5: F750DD07BECBD282DEF464CB46F40AFB)

 

Thanks! I'll try it out tomorrow and report back.

 

I have solved it with another way!!! I've removed hard drive, plugged flash drive and opened computer with power button. After the boot screen and blinking flash drive pressed Fn+Esc key it it worked!!!! Finally the computer came back.... Thank you

 

Hey Kizwan, can you swap the VBIOS of this BIOS to the one attached please? I tried using Phoenix Tool but it gives an error message saying it's 1 byte too large. I tried manually editting the VBIOS and it also gave that error.

 

Sorry for waiting so long time for my response...

Thanks for your work and i will try the splashscreen things...

once again thank u

 

Hi. Didn't try bios 3.01 because it doesn't recognize T7400. 3.6 works, vt-x works. I looks like 3.01 doesn't have mocrocode for t7400. thanks

 

kizwan could you please help me enable AHCI on my HP Pavilion dv9823cl Entertainment Notebook PC (It has a phoenix bios)? My sata controller is MCP67 and is running in IDE mode with no option in bios to enable AHCI (even though the controller if fully capable of it). Memory timings would be a great help also. There are two .WPH files I'm not sure which one to use. My OS is Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit.

Thank you for your work and tutorials

 

I'm able to reintegrate the VBIOS by removing the "NVIDIA" text. With ATI VBIOS, Phoenix Tool automatically remove the "Technologies" text to allow successful reintegration. You can use the same method with NVIDIA VBIOS except you'll need to do it manually. After I removed the "NVIDIA" text from the NVIDIA VBIOS, I use NiBiTor v6.0.2 to correct the checksum (by open & save the VBIOS with it). However I has no experience with VBIOS. So, I don't know whether by fixing the checksum using NiBiTor is enough/correct or not. Try at your own risk. Worst case scenario, you'll need to do blind flash. So, I recommend prepare USB boot disk with autoexec.bat & original BIOS in it (use autoexec.bat to flash the BIOS automatically when booting to the USB boot disk).


This is an example of ATI VBIOS before & after reintegration by Phoenix Tool:-

 

Hi,

You'll need to figure out which one is for your notebook. I won't be able to determine it for you.

 

Hi,

Thank you for the quick response and your time. I will work with this, but I'm doing taxes right now and don't want to chance bios flash.

 

Kizwan can you redo the Dell Studio 1558 for BIOS A12 ?

Downloads

 

I already done it. Terry already asked for it. Go back one page & you'll find the modified BIOS there.

 

kizwan I found the right bios file for my HP Pavilion dv9823cl, but I'm having trouble uploading (Your file of 624.0 KB bytes exceeds the forum's limit of 488.3 KB for this file type). I already compressed it in .zip format.

Any Ideas?
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kizwan here's the bios for the Pavilion dv9823cl

BIOS.zip

Thank you

 

The BIOS.WPH file is identical with 30CFF33A.WPH file.

This is modified BIOS image for HP Pavilion DV9823CL. Use at your own risk!

####################################################
( Update 21 April 2011 - Use at your own risk!)
HP Pavilion DV9823CL BIOS MOD R2.rar
( MD5: 9171F7DDEF610F0CF21EF040D5D569B1)



####################################################

HP Pavilion DV9823CL BIOS MOD.rar
( MD5: F079592153DB9757754D931BBCEB5593)


Please make sure your notebook can recover corrupted BIOS with CRISIS disk before flashing BIOS with this modified BIOS image. I will not responsible for any problem. Good luck!

 

kizwan thank you it worked, but I needed a raid setting not just sata enable/disable to get the sata ide drivers to work.

many thanks to you

 

You asked for AHCI, so you got AHCI.

 

kizwan sir, I would like to know whether is there anything else that hidden on ASUS Crosshair II Formula BIOS? Link is here. It is Phoenix so maybe you could take a look.

Thanks in advance

 

It's not Phoenix BIOS. Actually it's Award BIOS.

 

Oh sorry about that, I swear its Phoenix, guess I was wrong...

 

Are there any bios/symcmos hacks for Aspire 5536? The machine in question belongs to my mother and it is one of the weirdest (and slowest) machines I've seen (see the closed vents and overheating threads.)

One of the issues is that regardless of the settings in Windows the cpu runs at 1050 MHz and the other is that ram has been set to 333 MHz (due to multipliers?) and northbridge is at 1700 Mhz. So maybe there are some settings in bios that could be modified to speed this laptop a bit.

 

It has a very basic BIOS. There is no hidden performance/overclock options available. BIOS mod won't fixed the overheating.

You'll need to disassembled your notebook & cleanup the vents & the motherboard. Probably the motherboard is covered with dust. You also need to reapply thermal paste. If there is no faulty on the hardware, this will fixed the overheating problem.

 

I already cleaned it but it still overheats. I managed to undervolt it 1.0 V and it runs stable and gets to 74 C with Orthos. I guess I have to open the closed vent underneath the cpu.

Still cannot figure out why the ram runs at 333 MHz.

 

Look normal to me. 2 x 333 = 666MHz (~667MHz). So it's according to spec.

 

hello kizwan

you can mod this 1.28A_A

is one review of bios that you can mod (remeber 1.28 with gpu OC 850 / and MEM OC TO 850 mhz, i have a hd5470 for my laptop

i tell you this, if is possibile to mod the bios that i linked for you with menu intel unlocked and gpu oc 870 and mem 970

thanks

 

I already modded BIOS v1.28 for Aspire 5740G notebook. I also already modded the BIOS with ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5470 overclocked (Core Clock 850MHz, Memory Clock 950MHz) ( as you requested before). If you want gpu core clock overclocked to 870 and memory clock overclocked to 970, it will based on this modified BIOS.

 

yes i wont 870 and 970 but a new version 1.28

check the release date of 1.28 A A

you have modded 1.28 first version, now, if possibile , 2nd version of 1.28 with intel unlock menu and 870/ 970 for hd5470.

 

The 1st & 2nd release are identical. You can compare both .WPH file yourself.

 

@kizwan

I am trying to flash the modded a12 bios and am wondering if there is a way to flash it in the windows x64 environment?? I dont want to risk using usb drive

 

ah...ok you can extract vbios at wph? i wont to try to modify voltage and clock by me and speriment

 

Please use Phoenix Tool to extract the modified .WPH file ( ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5470 overclocked - Core Clock 850MHz, Memory Clock 950MHz). The VBIOS for your card is OPROM01.ROM.

 

ok, when i extract oprom01, for flashed my personal settings, how to? i use atiflash or phlash16? or rebuild oprom01 in the wph file?

 

http://forum.notebookreview.com/ace...ex-3820tg-mods-tweaks-only-5.html#post7281311

 

error....

 

Please if you can mod THIS 5740g 1.28 bios or 1.22 to change fan speed , to start at 40* because i don't want fan to stay off when i use it , increase fan speed at level 2 at 50* not 70* and level 3 at 60* not 72* , and if level 3 is not max , put the max fan speed at 70* , or something like that ,and decrease to previous speed when temp decrease with 5* in every case (like from lev3 to 2 at 55* , ..) thanks in advance.

 

Fan control mod is not supported here. Please try ask help or advice from prikolchik@ Acer Aspire TimelineX 3820TG mods/tweaks ONLY!.

 

kizwan help me, i have flashed my pc with new 1.28, for test. when i can flash your 1.28 bios mod with oc gpu, the program write me an error and can't flash...

help help help

you can mod new 1.28 with intel tab menu and gpu 850/men 950 in profile boot and uvd?

 

Hi kizwan, can you put me on track?

I have an acer 8940g, and the bios download on the website:
http://global-download.acer.com/GDFiles/BIOS/BIOS/BIOS_Acer_3114_A_A.zip?acerid=633987898215686311&Step1=Notebook&Step2=Aspire&Step3=Aspire%208940G&OS=V10&LC=en&BC=Acer&SC=AAP_8

It features an automatic flash tool, which is just winPlash. However, I don't know how I should go about extracting the BIOS rom for CRISIS. In addition, can you help me unlock CPU voltage control if possible?

CAUTION: Opening the exe will automatically flash your BIOS.

 

Please make sure your notebook can recover corrupted BIOS with CRISIS disk before flashing BIOS with this modified BIOS image. I will not responsible for any problem. Good luck. [/QUOTE]


Hi Kizwan,
Having just read your posts re modding the BIOS on an Acer 8942G I was wondering if you might be able to help me with my laptop (also an 8942G) which I have just inadvertantly bricked. Following a rebuild this weekend to install a clean Windows 7 build I was installing the drivers from the Acer website and I run the BIOS update available from the downloads list (to be honest without thinking as there was probably no need to...). It didn't seem to work, I didn't think anything of it and finished a few other things, rebooted my machine and now it won't boot (power switches on , fans spin up and that's it). I was hoping you may be able to help me with instructions for creating an original BIOS image on a USB stick and how to get the laptop to boot from that. Please forgive the direct approach but given your obvious expertise and the fact that I'm a little desperate it seemed like you may be able to help.

Thanks in advance!
Tony

 

Here:
Download this CRISIS DISK - Phlash16_v1.6.9.5.rar. Download this also: http://global-download.acer.com/GDFiles/BIOS/BIOS/BIOS_Acer_3314_A_A.zip?acerid=634339606919101693&Step1=Notebook&Step2=Aspire&Step3=Aspire%208942G&OS=721&LC=en&BC=Acer&SC=AAP_8.

Once you have both files, follow the instructions below. Get the BIOS WPH file from the BIOS you downloaded from acer. It is in the ROM folder.

1) Download Crisis Disk maker above.
2) Create Crisis Disk using WINCRIS (need a floppy disk or usb pen drive/usb flash drive).
3) Remember to replaced the "BIOS.WPH" file with yours. It is important to rename the BIOS file to "BIOS.WPH".
4) Make sure the battery and the power cord are connected to the laptop. Also laptop need to be in power-off state.
5) Hold in Fn+Esc and then press the power button (without releasing Fn+Esc key).
6) The USB floppy drive/pen drive/flash drive light will flash as it reads the BIOS file from the disk. You can release Fn+Esc key.
7) While in recovery process, display will always blank.
8) Recovery process will take a while (a minute or two). Laptop will automatically restart when recovery process succeed. You should see POST after restart.

And remember to use floppy/2GB max USB, while running in 32 bit OS, preferably Windows XP. Hope it helps.

By the way, can you create a USB CRISIS by running a VM with Windows XP guest OS? Can I use SP3?

 

Hey,
Thanks for the quick reply, just what I was looking for. I'll give this a go tonight (and hopefully restore my expensive brick!)

Tony.

 

The modified BIOS image for Aspire 5740G with ATI Radeon HD5470 overclocked BOOT & UVD ( Core Clock 850MHz, Memory Clock 950MHz) is available at post #1516. Use at your own risk!

 

You can use "Resource Hacker" or "7-Zip" to extract the BIOS file. You also can obtain the BIOS file by executing the .EXE file (the BIOS update package) in virtual machine's guest OS. When executing the .EXE file, BIOS file will be extracted to windows (user account) temporary folder.

No one has yet able to change voltage for Intel Core i processors. AFAIK, it's locked.