Acer Laptop with Phoenix BIOS: BIOS MOD Request

kizwan hello, we always want the teacher, there is nothing to be done. Yet another successful bios mod

thank you very much

very good

 

Well, I have heard people having success with undervolting on the desktop i7s. They do it through the MB's BIOS though, not through software.

 

Probably I need to rephrase my statement:-

When I replied earlier I was referring to mobile computer since I always thought this forum is about notebook computer, not desktop computer.

 

I know, haha. Just that I was hoping Acer might have hidden some settings in the BIOS that allows this. I know some other manufacturers do this. Just hoping on my part, though

 

Hi kizwan!

May I ask you to create a modified BIOS for Acer Aspire 4920 with virtualization-related options enabled? As I saw there was no BIOS requested for this one here before.
(The latest from Acer is here: http://global-download.acer.com/GDFiles/BIOS/BIOS/BIOS_Acer_1.21_A_A.zip)

Thank you very much for your work!

 

You can find the modified BIOS for Aspire 4920 at post #782. BTW, Virtualization already enabled by default in BIOS v1.21. Use at your own risk!

 

Sorry, I didn't notice it was posted already.
Thank you once again!

 

Hi kizwan
guess what Sager have just released there new bios
would you mind to unloock it for me and the others
here is a link
File name: 728BV08S.zip File size: 2.64 MB
thanks
i think the EC is the same i got from clevo got the same rev number
thanks for all your help
it might be the same as the old one but with added 6970 support can you have a look at that as well
babyhemi toold me this so if it is like he says then at least the guys with the 6970 have a oc bios
Just got some info from guys using this bios they say its stable when changing Bclk to quite high settings
and they are not getting Bsod like they did with the old one

 

Hey kizwan,

Do you know if it is possible to enable 4GB of ram support for the Acer 5672?

I currently have the latest bios 3239 along with a 64bit CPU and 4 GB ram installed, but the bios is limiting it to only 3 GB of usable ram (and I cannot edit this).

Any ideas on how to enable it?

Thanks!

 

I'll check it later. Will let you know as soon as possible.

 

Sorry, I can't do anything about it.

 

Thank you very much m8

 

The new modified BIOS image for Clevo x7200, based on BIOS 728BV08S.ISO is now available at post #1684. Use at your own risk! Good luck!

 

thank you very much i will give you up date later

 

Thank you sir may I have another. kizwan at the time I made the bios mod request I didn't realize that I needed a raid enable to get the drivers to install. Can I please have the AHCI, Raid, and Memory Timings enabled. Because my hard drive Momentus XT is only running at half its capability and also the chipset and memory are capable of tighter timings.

There is a no TPM error in the boot screen, is this something I should be concerned about? I think this is great what you're doing, allowing us to reclaim our laptops from the OEMs. Thank you for your time!

 

I have a problem with acer 7741g, I flash a bios to v1.20, but the video card have problem, I need back bios v1.18 but I can't because the program said wdm init fail.

What I can do? back version after.

 

"Memory Timings" option is not available. RAID functionality depend on the hardware implementation/design. Even though chipset support such feature, it availability depend on the notebook manufacturer whether they implemented it or not.

The new modified BIOS image for HP Pavilion DV9823CL is available at post #1972. Use at your own risk!

 

Hi,
i've got an Acer Travelmate 8572G and the fan settings seem too low - the fans seem to turn at 80% of speed when at about 100°C - this creates overheat after about 30 minutes of different games - could you enable any settings for fanspeed / settings?

Here's the BIOS
http://global-download.acer.com/GDF...avelMate 8572G&OS=722&LC=de&BC=Acer&SC=EMEA_8

It would be nice if theres anything possible to make the fans run a bit faster / earlier.
thanks so far

 

Sorry, FAN mod request is not supported here. You have two choices:-

• Use this method. You'll need to study about it a little bit.
• There's already a modified BIOS image for Travelmate 8572 series notebook. It's based on BIOS v1.20. You can find it at post #1290. In the unlocked options, there are options for FAN control. If you want, test this BIOS first. Use at your own risk!

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Regarding choice (b), the FAN settings in the BIOS menu follow ACPI standard specification. Unfortunately, the FAN on notebook usually is not controlled using ACPI standard specification. So, the best solution is choice (a).

 

Thank you
Option (a) is showing good results.. i just need to find the right value to set bios control off.

 

Hey i would like to request a BIOS mod enabling locked/hidden settings,
also if possible (a fixed ACPI-DSDT table) enabling the fans to spin all the time, instead of being switched on once the temperature is at a specific value. The latest BIOS is v1.33 avaible over here Acer Europe - Service & Support, Drivers & Utilities, Downloads, Notebook, Aspire 5520

+============================================================================+
ICW50/ICY70 Release Note
+============================================================================+
BIOS CORE Version ................ Phoenix TrustedCore SP3B
CPUs Supported ................ AMD Mobile Turion/Sempron RevF/G S1 Socket
Chipset ................ Nvidia MCP67-MV
Bridge ................ Nvidia MCP67-MV
Video ................ Nvidia UMA/NB8P-GS/NB8M-GS/NB8P-SE/NB8M-SE
PCMCIA ................ N/A
1394a ................ Ricoh R5C833
LAN ................ NVIDIA MCP67-MV MAC+PHY / Realtek RTL8211B
Super I/O ................ N/A
KBC ................ ENE KB926
CODEC ................ ALC268
Modem ................ MDC 1.5
WLAN ................ Broadcom/Atheros (Mini-Card)
Clock Generator ................ Internal
BIOS ROM (1MB) ................ MXIC SPI MX25L8005

 

This is modified BIOS image for Aspire 5520. It is based on BIOS v1.33. Use at your own risk!
Aspire 5520 BIOS v1.33 MOD.rar
( MD5: 94F772297B86263A46384588DE7458E6)

Note: DSDT & FAN mod is not supported here.

Compatible models:-

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.

 

hi i would like to have a modded bios for Acer 4750G. Acer Support: Downloads & Support Documents - Notebook / Aspire / Aspire 4750G
any hidden setting is appreciated.Thanks.

 

Aspire 4750G used UEFI BIOS. Sorry, I don't know how to unlocked this kind of BIOS yet.

 

kizwan as always your flashes are impeccable, you're such an asset to this community!
Thank you.

Yes you are correct there is no raid controller on this Quanta 30D1 Ver.8526 mainboard (HP Pavilion dv9823cl Entertainment Notebook PC).

But in the boot options, is there a boot to SATA, RAID, AHCI or SCSI device option? Because the hard disk shows up in the BIOS under SATA 0 but when it boots up it shows no operating system.

kizwan, will you please give me one more chance to improve preformance and find the boot options SATA, RAID, AHCI or SCSI device. And in the boot order please. Thanks Again!

 

Okay sure no problem.Thanks for the info.

 

The default settings is IDE. So when you change the settings to AHCI, you'll need to reinstall windows at least. If you want set SATA to AHCI mode, make sure SATA0 Mode set to AHCI & SATA AHCI mode set to Enabled. Then reinstall windows.

Regarding on how to improve the performance, you'll need to use 3rd party tools for that, like SetFSB. OR upgrade the processor.

 

Kizwan thank you for the information, and I will follow your instructions.

 

Hi there, I really appreciate your bold attempt. I have the same chipset i945PM and my Windows Task Manager only use 3070GB RAM although Vista can see 4GB RAM installed on my lappy. I appreciate you & Kizwan contribution in solving 4GB limitation

 

hy.. is there a way to mod bin part of a wph in order to change the EC 0x71 bit 1 register (BTEN) to have always on at boot the bluetooth of my lappie?

 

There is absolutely no need to modify the BIOS for that.

On Windows:
You can either disable/uninstall the Acer Launch Manager or find the Launch Manager settings for bluetooth. See this post.
On my laptop (3820TG), all I need to do is open the registry and find (once again, note that settings path for you might be different):

Code:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Dritek\LManager\Settings\Bluetooth]
"Bluetooth Always On"="0"

And change 0 to 1.

On Linux (possibly Mac OS?):
Use acer_ec.pl script to write to the BTEN location in Embedded Controller (see this)
Assuming BTEN variable is stored at offset [0x71] bit 1, then i can do "sudo perl acer_ec.pl +f 0x71 0x02" ([value stored at 0x71] OR 0x02). Can put that in /etc/rc.local for bluetooth to turn on at start up.


If you still want it changed, post your BIOS (didn't you create your own modded BIOS?) and I'll do it for you.

 

yess..
in linux: tested 20 minutes ago.. := 0x71 3 enables bt.. ok but is unnecessary 'cos ubuntu starts it at every boot..
in windows: I hate fake sw.. so never used launch manager.. and I suppose that launch manager has a sort of Stay Resident that check reg key.. and enable.. but is a tardive enable of bt.. I prefer to apply the
Kizwan's HOWTO: Acer Aspire 9420 Resources for Windows & Mac OS X (Leopard & Snow Leopard)
that has fadt mod and bt enabled before the boot

on mac the perl script doesn't run.. oh.. it would make me happy.. I use 70% mac.. 30% win on my lappie!

so I'm studying the bios mods.. rev eng.. so hard work for me!

thanks

 

Reminder: Forum rules doesn't allow discussion on running Mac OS X on non-Apple hardware.

 

ok i'm sorry. kizwan. I'm asking the same (bt bios mod)
and no argue or talking about mac ok?

( if in the other forum since 2009 there's a declaration and allow of apple that allow to talk inside it.. but I don't know if here we can do the same.. or there's the same policy.. i'm absolutely sure of that)

but.. rules are rules.. and my needs are apart of which OS I want to use on the lappie.. am I right?

ps in your blog yesterday I wrote.. if you like.. moving ..
now I'm going to work.. bye

 

Acer aspire 5930G bios mod request, with all hidden menus, and settings possible, OC possibylities if possible for the processor!!!( core2duo p7350)
Thanx a lot guys!

[email protected] pls email me the detailes and the modified bios if possible!

Acer Europe - Service & Support, Drivers & Utilities, Downloads, Notebook, Aspire 5930
here you can download the 1.23 bios !

 

Sorry, there is no hidden O/C options in this BIOS. For overclocking, please use 3rd party tools, for example SetFSB.

You can find the Aspire 5930 BIOS image at post #780. Use at your own risk!

 

I confirm that the bios link acer5930 wrotten above is fine.. I'm using it from 2 months.. and I'm still working on it.. even If nomeone is willing to bring me some more

bye

 

Hi guys.. I need help.. I flashed a bios downloaded from global-acer (v1.14).. when reboot my lappie wont start
I tried recovery method but it seems not work.. (usb indicator active once only after start with fn+esc)
im using aspire 4750g.. is there any other way to work?

 

Hi!
I'd like to request a BIOS mod if possible: I have an Acer Travelmate 5530G that originally came with a Turion RM-70, ATI HD3470/HD3200 etc.
I've been upgrading my laptop since then: first the RAM, HDD, VGA (ATI HD3650) and now I'd be interested in successfully upgrading my RM-70 to a ZM-87 that I managed to buy recently.
The problem is, that although the computer does accept the new CPU, its passive thermal trip points are very low.
It usually warms up to 74-75 degrees in Intel Burn Test, then it starts to intermittently throttle down to 600 Mhz. This causes a sinus-like fluctuation in framerates when playing with a relatively modern game (STALKER fluctuates between 12 and 34 frames per second). I'm sure that the CPU isn't defective, as I saw the same test run with it in an HP Pavilion DV5 (one of the worst cooling designs I've seen, its vents are pointed downwards ) and it reached 90 degrees Celsius without a hitch.
This is actually a replacement for a ZM-86 that I got from the seller, but I sent it back for the exact same reason (both of us thought that CPU was defective, it being a Demo piece and all). Now I'm pretty sure it's the BIOS that would need some tweaking before I can fully use a stronger processor.
I've even made a video of the ZM-86 as it down-throttles and uploaded it to my FTP storage at my university's server: http://people.inf.elte.hu/blasku/cpu.avi . This is how I could 'prove' that the processor was defective, and I should be given a refund .
I have the newest version BIOS (1.26), I'll upload the full BIOS image if needed. It's quite simple with phlash16.exe that I've got on my Caldera DOS pendrive, isn't it?
Do you guys think I'm even on the right track here (thermal trip point settings are the last idea I've got)? Thanks!

P.S.: I'm surely not having problems with my cooling: I've switched all my thermal pads with copper plates, I use Arctic Cooling MX-2 on every surface. The result is that my RM-70 doesn't really go above 60 °C, and it stays around 47-48 degrees during everyday use (my GPU is even cooler by a few degees)

 

Yeah, it sounds like you are on the right track. There are quite a few threads about throttling, so you should have a look on this forum. You might be able to find an answer that works for you in one of the threads.

Also, I remember reading somewhere that you can use ThrottleStop program to stop CPU throttling. I have never used it myself, but you can probably find a guide somewhere on the web on how to do it.

As for BIOS modification, there could be a hidden page with adjustable thermal tripping points.

Cheers!

 

This involved modifying ACPI table. Sorry, this request is not supported here.

BTW, not all notebooks use standard method to declare/set passive trip point temperature. I'm suggesting you to open new thread for this specific problem. Invite me & we'll do some tests.

 

Thanks a lot ! That program sounds like a nice alternative, I'll look into it.

OK, I've opened a new thread here: http://forum.notebookreview.com/acer/574745-tm-5530g-turion-zm-87-thermal-trip-points-too-low.html#post7439215

 

OK, I have modded the BIOS to have bluetooth always enabled. The original BIOS I took from post #780.

Acer Aspire 5930 BIOS mod: download
- changed BTES from 0 to 1 in DSDT table. It is slightly different from kizwan's method described here, but it should still work.

Here is DSDT table separately: DSDT.aml.zip

Let me know if it works.

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

 

This notebook does use Phoenix BIOS but it is UEFI based BIOS. The BIOS recovery might be different. Try put the .ROM file in the USB flash drive (formatted to FAT16 or FAT32) & retry the BIOS recovery. The Fn+Esc key might be still the hot-key to enable the BIOS recovery mode.

 

The 3GB issue is known problem on older chipset. ICH7M chipset is effected with this problem. If not all, some or most of ICH7M notebooks affected with it. This appeared to caused by TOLUD register. It's a 8-bit register defines the Top of Usable Dram. Graphic memory also defined under TOLUD register. Sorry, I can't explain it in detail on this issue because I only know a little bit about it. There is a workaround though. It's not easy & I don't know how to do it yet. You won't be able to claim all 4GB. At best you'll be able to claim more than 3GB (3.5GB or 3.75GB). Please read here for more information.

 

many thanx!!!
I'm glad to found this thread at the first page of my google search.
Now I can install virtual suse64 in my travelmate 6291 win7-32 host.

Nice work man. Well done.

 

Can you Mod this BIOS pls.

BIOS

 

Computer model?

 

Packardbell IPower GX its from Acer

 

doesn't work

tried both jobs.. bios update.. nada. next hours I'll investigate.. but if the newer bios have acpi00 replace.. I think it's not enought..
the acpi00.aml --> dsdt it not complete.. must convert to have all the stuff.
but.. .. i'll stay in touch to give you all the feedback
thanks.. for now!