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    Asus Zenbook Bios and Firmware Modding Thread

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by Dazog, Feb 8, 2013.

  1. flashmp3

    flashmp3 Notebook Geek

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    Hi,

    Any news ?
     
    flashmp3, Apr 26, 2013
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  2. flashmp3

    flashmp3 Notebook Geek

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    Does the change of parameters that were disabled work with the modded BIOS ? It's to know if i start unlocking everything or if it is useless waisting my time
     
    flashmp3, Apr 26, 2013
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  3. flashmp3

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    any news ?
     
    flashmp3, Apr 27, 2013
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    I have tried changing parameters that were hidden but as far as I know they have no effect. So the simple process of showing hidden parameters and changing them doesn't seem to work.
     
    simul, Apr 30, 2013
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  5. flashmp3

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    So dead thread for real...........thanks for this feeback.

    It seems even if this thread had a good and nice goal Asus doesn't allow any modification
     
    flashmp3, Apr 30, 2013
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  6. Dazog

    Dazog Notebook Enthusiast

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    Not dead.

    Updated first post with Latest Intel ME FW

    8.1.40.1416

    also Intel Raid Rom 12.6

    Will post updated Intel HD 4000 video bios tonight.
     
    Dazog, May 27, 2013
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  7. taney

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    I am that "some guy" that wanted to know if it was possible to patch my BIOS with PMPatch and I attempted it tonight. It was successful!

    Thank you so much for your guide. It definitely helped out a lot! =)
     
    taney, Jul 28, 2013
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  8. taney

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    I finally finished reading the whole thread. Is there any update to this?

    Thanks for all your help!
     
    taney, Jul 30, 2013
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    Any new progress within this thread?
     
    meatlover, Nov 28, 2013
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  11. SSIV

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    Reviving old thread.

    I've modded the UX32VD HD4000 VBIOS from 2137 to 2170. More info here. Asus configuration settings have been preserved. Need testers.
    It's the raw module, so you'd have to replace the existing HD4000 OROM VBIOS with MMTool.

    If you don't understand what I just said chances are you shouldn't do this. But finally that promised VBIOS has been delivered.

    EDIT:
    Changelog: http://imgur.com/a/fHAZd
    Featurelog: http://imgur.com/Msciyn8
     
    Last edited: Nov 6, 2015
    SSIV, Nov 6, 2015
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  12. Flav_cool

    Flav_cool Notebook Consultant

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    Cool! What advantages does it bring for the HD4000?

    Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk
     
    Flav_cool, Nov 6, 2015
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  13. SSIV

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    All advantages are as follows in the changelog here: http://imgur.com/a/fHAZd
    New features listed here: http://imgur.com/Msciyn8
    The Asus v214 BIOS has 2137 VBIOS, and the modded VBIOS is 2170.
    Note: The modded VBIOS has settings identical to the old 2137, no additional settings enabled. It's a clean settings migration. Technically I could add support for full 1080p boot instead of the standard 1024x768, and other things too.
     
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    SSIV, Nov 6, 2015
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  14. Flav_cool

    Flav_cool Notebook Consultant

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    Nice! Would this help at all in better recognizing 4k displays through HDMI or miniDisplayPort or is that all handled by the NVidia dedicated graphics card?

    Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk
     
    Flav_cool, Nov 6, 2015
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  15. SSIV

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    My previous post lists the changelog and featurelog already. That all the information you can get. If you see something there that improves HDMI then HDMI is improved.
    All such questions are answered by them already. I didn't see anything HDMI related at least, but I might have missed something. Look for yourself.
     
    SSIV, Nov 6, 2015
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    Are there any settings that unlock CPU undervolting or multipliers in the fully unlocked BIOS?
     
    Flav_cool, Jun 8, 2016
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    So I just ended up modding the bios to see. There are some multiplier options for 1, 2, 3, 4 cores active but they don't seem to have an effect when changing them (from default of 0). What did have an effect was changing the TCC activation temperature (basically the temperature where the CPU throttles) but that's pretty dangerous and I set it back to 0 (stock, 90c). Putting in 5 raised it to 100c according to ThrottleStop.

    Anyone have any performance enhancing luck with these hidden goodies?
     
    Flav_cool, Jun 9, 2016
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