Acer Laptop with Phoenix BIOS: BIOS MOD Request

Sorry, this is the best I can do. I have no idea why only 2 cores running.

 

Ok. Thank you for taking your time to look into this. Guess I'll just have to ebay it or find someone who will swap for a dual-core something, lol

 

Consider to sell your Extensa 5630G & get another GM45/PM45 notebook. There are a couple of Gateway & Packard Bell notebooks which can support quad core & extreme processor.

 

Have you had any luck yet? I really don't want to give those parts back when I finally decided to upgrade the notebook with a ssd.

Edit: My gut tells me I won't get an appropiate answer but I'll try to ask if Acer will support this in a later bios.

Edit 2: As I thought they said something like: as we don't sell something like this for your notebook we won't do anything about it.

 

Thanks kizwan, very nice instructions great job, thanks again for taking time to reply.

 

Hi Kizwan. From one older post, I am not able to understand , how did you get 0x3219 as a address of first function. I am doing the same thing with my Phoenix BIOS, but I'm stuck on this step. And 0x141 is value that goes into ax register? Thanx!

 

And this is my BIOS rom file....

EAGV116.ROM.zip

 

Hi kizwan!
Can you:
- unlock SATA RAID Mode and ASPM Support settings
- update the Broadcom PXE ROM
- change the date of the BIOS Creation to 07-20-2011

on this Aspire 5920G BIOS (based on your latest release R2, but with the new Acer/Intel Black POST Logo and Updated CPU Microcode)

Thanks!

 

Quoting from my post:-

The key is " first function".
Quoting from my post:-

BTW, what is the model/brand of your computer?

@All, noted all request. I'll look into it later. Currently my computer is failing, probably hardware issue & my internet connection also have problem. Please be patience. Thank you for understanding.

 

My notebook is Fujitsu Siemens Lifebook E8310. Thanx for info, I will try again now...

 

No way to handle with this , I got 3 addresses for function and first is 4D 8C

Code:

00004D8C  55                                PUSH EBP
00004D8D  8BEC                              MOV EBP,ESP
00004D8F  E802005DCB                        CALL CB5D4D96
00004D94  33C0                              XOR EAX,EAX
00004D96  C3                                RET

00004D97  55                                PUSH EBP
00004D98  8BEC                              MOV EBP,ESP
00004D9A  E802005DCB                        CALL CB5D4DA1
00004D9F  33C0                              XOR EAX,EAX
00004DA1  C3                                RET

00004DA2  55                                PUSH EBP
00004DA3  8BEC                              MOV EBP,ESP
00004DA5  E802005DCB                        CALL CB5D4DAC
00004DAA  33C0                              XOR EAX,EAX
00004DAC  C3                                RET

00004DAD  57                                PUSH EDI
00004DAE  17                                POP SS
00004DAF  D54D                              AAD 4D
00004DB1  6317                              ARPL [EDI],DX
00004DB3  F9                                STC 
00004DB4  4D                                DEC EBP
00004DB5  FB                                STI 
00004DB6  17                                POP SS
00004DB7  314EAF                            XOR [ESI-51],ECX
00004DBA  1C45                              SBB AL,45
00004DBC  4E                                DEC ESI
00004DBD  6F                                OUTSD
00004DBE  17                                POP SS
00004DBF  754E                              JNZ 00004E0F
00004DC1  7B17                              JPO 00004DDA

 

You'll need to read it in backward order:-
4D 8C = 0x8C4D

 

It was backward.. 4D 8C is backward

 

Don't write 4D 8C. You should write 4D8C or 0x4D8C.

XOR EAX,EAX basically means the menu is visible. EAX XOR EAX = 0. It's the same as mov eax, 0.

 

Hmm, but "Intel" menu is not visible. For my ROM in PBE I can see that "Intel" menu, with sub-menus, is there (exist), but when I flash that ROM, menu is not visible.

 

Intel menu is located deep under Advanced menu. Did Advanced menu visible? If not you should get the Advanced menu visible first. If Advanced menu visible, so you'll need to get Advanced Chipset Control visible first.

 

Kizwan, I have no luck with this... Please, can you try, if you have time, to take a look on my rom. Thanx!

 

This is modified BIOS image for TravelMate 8472TG. It's based on BIOS v1.27. Use at your own risk!
TravelMate 8472TG BIOS 1.27 MOD.rar
( MD5: C310C915C4AF066EC27B3EF64284FB96)

Changes:-
- Unlocked hidden options (Sub-Menu)

Issue: Caddy is not recognized or causing notebook freezes
- In "SATA Control Sub-Menu", try enable "SATA Port 2".
- If after enabling "SATA Port 2", it still freezes, try enable other port.
- Please refer to this post. They have similar issue with yours.

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 kizwan,

did you ever manage to modify the Ferrari One BIOS? (AMD L310)

 

You can find the modified BIOS at post #2224.

 

you sir, are a star. thank you

 

Thank you, I'll immediately try it out in a few hours, when I have time to prepare everything. Anyway that sounds very reasonable and comes close to what I thought it must have been but with an even easier solution, which I couldn't have come up with.

 

Hi Kizwan,

Is there a BIOS mod for the Dell XPS L502x available?

Thanks.

 

Hello Kizwan
Here's the hard-core bios-mod request for you

Base bios: Acer 5740G v 1.28
Request new functionality:
- unlock hidden "Intel tab" (already done);
- modify fan speed table in order to achieve highest speed when 83C is reached (atm fan never hits that speed in automatic control mode - one must write some bytes to Embedded Controller using RW-Everything to make it spin faster) - I hope you can do this

Drop by to Acer 5740G owners lounge for more info about the problem

Best regarads.

 

Wouldn't it just be safer to use RW Everything? I assume that temp is only reached when you're doing something intensive, like playing a game or something. So when you're getting ready to play, and when you're starting your overclocks and stuff, set the fan speed too. Less risky than trying more bios mods, don't you think?

 

Is it possible to flash a nvidia gt420m into a nvidia gt335m. I have a acer 5742g with a gt420m and after reading a bit on the internet i found that it is essentially the same chip as the 335m. The only difference is that the 335m core runs at 650mhz and the 420 at 500mhz.

This is the bios im currently running http://global-download.acer.com/GDF...ep3=Aspire 5742G&OS=721&LC=en&BC=Acer&SC=PA_6

if this is not possible is it anyway to trick windows nvidia into thinking i have a 335 so i can get nvidia 3dtv play to work

 

I"ve a 5520G, in the service guide the instructions for the BIOS cover many more screens (including Advanced and Embedded Devices) that seem to exist in the actual BIOS I'm running. Is there a patched BIOS for the 5520G that unlocks these 'hidden' screens?

 

No. Only BIOS mod for XPS L501x is available.

I already modded Aspire 5740G BIOS. If changing the FAN settings in BIOS doesn't change the FAN speed, it means the FAN control in this notebook doesn't follow standard ACPI specification. Most notebooks are. Because FAN in notebooks is use to provide cooling for more than one device (e.g. CPU & GPU). So, manufacturer usually use different solution. Actually they did follow ACPI specification a little bit for example passive/active cooling trip point & critical trip point. For FAN, they use special controller chip. To modify FAN speed in BIOS, will need to obtain the schematic for this notebook & then need to find the datasheet for the FAN controller chip. This is complicated & I honestly don't have experience on it. This is why I do not support this kind of mod. Sorry.

GT335M based on GT215 core while GT420M based on GF108 core. So, I doubt GT335M VBIOS will work with GT420M. Anyway, I do not support VBIOS mod here.

Service guide/manual sometime not accurate. (Service manual is Acer property & not for public. Unless the service manual is available at Acer support website, posting link to the service manual or the service manual itself in this forum is not allowed - Forum Rules) I can assure you, those screens you saw allegedly in a service manual are not exist or usable. BTW, I already modded Aspire 5520 BIOS.

 

I tried about every combination in the "SATA Control Sub-Menu" and some other up to now and nothing works. I'm running out of ideas.^^

This is what the default with the modded 1.27 looks like:
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/8/imag1024.jpg/
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/402/imag1025.jpg/


So Port 1 & 2 are already in use. Port 1 is clearly my original hard drive and Port 2 the optical drive / hdd caddy. I also verified this by deactivating the ports and there is no freeze when the bay is installed but Port 2 deactivated. But thats not quite functional. I also tried every other Port with various options. Activating Hotplug and pushing the caddy in after bios neither works.

Edit: in thread you referred to they solved it by taking an older bios which still had the support for this and modded in their other needs. This does not seem to work for me. The oldest Bios, Version 1.11 is even worse, it does not even show the name of the drive on the information field.

 

Hmmm...I already suspect it won't work. Let me try looking the answer in Intel 5 Series datasheet.

 

I'd suggest leave port2 deactivated in the bios, then do a test in baredit to enable port2 in windows:

Code:

BUS=0, DEVICE=31 (0x1F), FUN=2. REGISERS  92-93h

Set bit for your desired port where 0=disabled, 1=enabled:

bit 0: port 0
bit 1: port 1
bit 2: port 2
bit 3: port 3
bit 4: port 4
bit 5: port 5

Source: Series-5 chipset datasheet

Ensure you do a Device Manager scan after enabling the bit. If your prototype test works out then can script it in a batch file using baredit's startup option and devcon to rescan devices.

 

@ boon3210,

Please post the screenshot of the RW-Everything (Bus 0 : Device 1F : Function 2), for example like this:-

 

Give me a second guys I'll do it right now. .
@kizwan
P2 deactivated:

default (P1, P2) + Hotplug P2:


@nando4
So before I change anything it is like this: (P1 enabled, P2 disabled in Bios)
092h = 01 -> 0000 0001
093h = 81 -> 1000 0001

I tried to change 092h to 03 -> 0000 0011 with BAR-Edit but it jumps back to 01, when I press it. RW does the same

Edit: Port 2 with Hotplug, hdd caddy pushed in afterwards: device manager doesn't find anything, Intel Rapid Storage Technology just says Port 1 is there but free. Only RW gets atleast some basic information in the "ATA / ATAPI Information Data" function, as seen in the pic.

 

Ok thanks anyway, now i atleast know what im looking for(vbios mod)

 

Having been a tech for thirty years, all I can add is "You speak much wisdom."

Thanks for that. Unfortunately there must be a minor but significant different between the 5520 and the 5520G because I had to revert via crisis recovery.

Strangely enough, this seemed to be what was required to solve my initial problem of an unresponsive touchpad -- it now works.

Odd. Just like Acer

 

Aspire 5520 & 5520G use identical BIOS. Does the Aspire 5520 modified BIOS bricked your notebook?

 

The modified one did, yes.

When I initially went hunting for newer BIOSes from the Acer website, I had mistakenly got two from the 5520 page before I discovered the separate page for the 5520G, and I reflashed (successfully) with all of the 5520G ones listed to try and wake the touchpad up, without any success.

Applying the modified one, then applying the official 1.33 via crisis recovery floppy disk (my 1GB, correctly-prepped USB key was not recognised) did the trick, however.

Like I said, odd, very odd

 

Hmmm...yes, very odd indeed because the Aspire 5520 modified BIOS shouldn't bricked your notebook.

 

...Why the "#1684 Clevo x7200 SagerBIOS_728BV111S MOD.rar" can't be download for me

 

I just tested it a couple of seconds ago, I can download it. The download link is working.

 

You can find the modified BIOS for Aspire 5920G at post #595.

Not change:-

• Broadcom PXE ROM
• BIOS splash screen
  • Look easy but actually not. The modified splash screen is not easy to re-integrate. Therefore I do not support this mod.
• CPU Microcode update only required when microcode warning/halt message appeared at boot.

 

Can you see " Advanced" section in the BIOS? If you can see " Advanced" section, can you see " Advanced Chipset Control" section?

####################################################
( Update: 9 August 2011)
According to the Fujitsu-Siemens Lifebook E8310 specification ( Fujitsu-Siemens Lifebook E8310 - Notebookcheck.net External Reviews), this notebook have Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100. This means this notebook have Intel GM965 chipset. With supported CPU such as Intel Core 2 Duo T7250, dual-IDA mode can be activated: T7250-2.00GHz -> 2.20GHz@x11

Use at your own risk!

Change:-

• Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology (EIST) is unlocked - for enabling dual-IDA mode using ThrottleStop
• Based on "Fujitsu Siemens Lifebook E8310 BIOS EAGV116 MOD" (see below)

Fujitsu-Siemens Lifebook E8310 EAGV116 EIST MOD.rar
( MD5: AA077574F97B2A548AE1C7592E7D5427)
####################################################

I tried my best to make the " Intel" section visible. This is the modified BIOS image for Fujitsu Siemens Lifebook E8310. It's based on BIOS EAGV116.ROM. Use at your own risk!
Fujitsu Siemens Lifebook E8310 BIOS EAGV116 MOD.rar
( MD5: DDBECBE14ECE462D1F003DA9CACC278C)

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.

 

Can you extract or unlock the bios for Inspiron N5110

Drivers en Downloads

If you can unlock it please do it!

If you can extract the bios file and upload it for me thats ok too! I cant find the directory where bios gets extracted to. And im not stupid. I did it with Studio 1558 before...

I was hoping I could overclock and undervolt the nvidia gt525m

 

You guys don't need to work on my HDD caddy issue anymore!

Thanks for working on it but we've already tried alot , so I'll give the caddy back and go with the less comfortable solution without one. I'll be using the SSD in the notebook and the HDD as external 2,5" drive.

 

tks,I'll try again

 

Dell Inspiron N5110 use Dell (UEFI) BIOS & it's not supported over here. You can extract the ROM file by running this command in Command prompt:-

Code:

N5110-A07.EXE /writeromfile

 

I can see Advanced section, but not Advanced Chipset Control. I will try to flash this BIOS, you send me....

 

Hello kizwan,

does TM 6291 BIOS support for remap memory feature or claim memory or something like that? I tried to install 4GB of RAM but the system detects 3GB only in extended memory. The Win7 detects 4GB but only 3GB usable (I also have modified the Win7 kernel to support more than 4GB RAM). If it exists, how to activate it, can you do it ?

and btw what are the "nothing interesting to unlocked", would you like to mention it ?

oh btw what are the key combination to activate hidden BIOS menu, I tried CTRL+F1 and othe combination (CTRL, ALT, SHIFT, F1-F12) but nothing successfull.

Thanks.

 

Thanks! Can I still use phoenix tool and nibitor to overclock?
I extracted the rom. I now have the dump folder... All filenames are encrypted. I hope I can find the right rom file to mod.

 

I don't have the solution yet. There is a solution over here but for now I unable to duplicate the result on my notebook yet.

The special keys to activate hidden BIOS menu only available on some computer. Even if there is I don't know the special keys.

In the most of the modules (in the dump folder), you can find unicode text at the end of the modules. With this text, it can give you an idea what the modules are for. For example "Setup Utility" means the module contain BIOS menu. Regarding the VBIOS, I believe it's wrapped in one of the modules. You'll need to examine the modules one by one to find it.