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    N5110 Bios Mod

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by djjonastybe, Nov 7, 2011.

  1. RainMan_

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    555M mod was about to kill my chip !!
    After I flashed the BIOS, I got a black screen and BSOD.
    But thank god , I was able to uninstall the driver and now I'm on stock BIOS.

    I will not flash my BIOS again.
     
    RainMan_, Nov 28, 2011
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  2. $The-King$

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    why you use over colocking of 555m
    if you see here
    Notebook GPUs - GeForce
    you will found that the 525m , 540m & 550m
    have the same chipset shape and cuda core and ram

    but 550m has anther shape and cuda core

    so best is to use 540m it will save your temp as it use volt under stock volt :D
     
    $The-King$, Nov 28, 2011
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  3. $The-King$

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    i did mistake on upgrading bios i selected on bios tool to upgrade every thing

    so it removed my notebook info service tage and expiration date etc

    how to get them back ?
     
    $The-King$, Nov 28, 2011
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  4. joanneway

    joanneway Notebook Enthusiast

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    bro.. got modded bios for N5010? TQ~
     
    joanneway, Nov 28, 2011
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  5. djjonastybe

    djjonastybe Notebook Consultant

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    I told him there was a 6C temperature increase. He wouldn't listen lol. The 550M also has a very different vBIOS.

    Go into BIOS Setup. Enter the service tag there. You can find your service tag on bottom of laptop.

    You only need to flash the MAIN BIOS module. Not the others...

    I will take a look for the N5010

    MXIP go with the 540m mod
     
    djjonastybe, Nov 29, 2011
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  6. djjonastybe

    djjonastybe Notebook Consultant

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    Wich gpu do you have in N5010?

    I had undervolted a hd5470 to 1.06v or 0.96v cant remember
     
    djjonastybe, Nov 29, 2011
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  7. $The-King$

    $The-King$ Notebook Enthusiast

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    hi djjonastybe

    what about vesa mode :)
     
    $The-King$, Nov 29, 2011
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  8. $The-King$

    $The-King$ Notebook Enthusiast

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    there are asset tag from where i can get it
     
    $The-King$, Nov 29, 2011
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  9. $The-King$

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    $The-King$, Nov 29, 2011
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  10. djjonastybe

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    Why do you need the vesa resolution changed anyway?

    You only need it if you do illegal things I guess. Like installing Mac OSX. Or maybe you like working without drivers :D
     
    djjonastybe, Nov 29, 2011
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  11. $The-King$

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    yes i need it for chamelon boot screen it is stretched and it chamelon doesnt support fly patching vesa mode of our chipset

    so the solution is to change vesa mode from 4:3 resolutions to our screen resolution
    :D

    iam not sure where the bit of vesa mode on this vbios :(
    i searched on vbios of our laptop and found that 1366*768 is applied nearly word lvds
    on vbios from latest driver 800*600 is applied on this site

    so what :rolleyes:
     
    $The-King$, Nov 29, 2011
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  12. joanneway

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    djjonastybe: mine HD5650! any1 modded N5010 15R bios??? pls kindly share it.
     
    joanneway, Nov 29, 2011
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  13. okabb_swinga

    okabb_swinga Newbie

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    it works with me like charm :)
    GT-525M to GT-550M 740/1480/900/0.86v
     
    okabb_swinga, Nov 30, 2011
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  14. P_J_D_S

    P_J_D_S Newbie

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    can i flash this with my toshiba l750 ? with the same gpu ?
     
    P_J_D_S, Dec 1, 2011
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  15. smashly

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    Hi,
    NO, you'll end up with a brick if it even succeeded to flash your L750 with this bios.
    You need to mod your toshiba bios, eg: dump the vbios from the toshiba bios, edit the vbios and then repack your toshiba bios with the changed vbios and then flash.
     
    smashly, Dec 1, 2011
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  16. djjonastybe

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    I could make one for you for a small donation if you like :D Because I need to spend time (1-2 hours) on making the BIOS for you
    I assume you have a GT-525M.

    Just tell me which mod you want.

    I will make you the mod + update your GPU to the latest VGA BIOS of the GT-525M

    Just note that your laptop can be bricked as I cannot test it. You even don't seem to know that every computer model has a different BIOS. I do not recommend flashing custom BIOS'es since it can cause a lot of trouble for you :)
     
    djjonastybe, Dec 1, 2011
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  17. djjonastybe

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    I am currently researching how to make a 0.825v mod which is the minimum Fermi voltage. stay tuned
     
    djjonastybe, Dec 1, 2011
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  18. P_J_D_S

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    i think this is risky XD . i changed my mind ,thanks though . . .
     
    P_J_D_S, Dec 1, 2011
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  19. djjonastybe

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    It's worth the trouble PJDS. IF you have Optimus or the ATI equivalent you can do undervolting without problems. IF your ATI gpu stops working you have the IGP to fall back too to flash the stock bios again :)

    Has anyone received better benchmarks by overclocking the memory clocks of the GT-525M ?

    672/1344/900 is giving same results as 672/1344/987
     
    djjonastybe, Dec 2, 2011
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  20. $The-King$

    $The-King$ Notebook Enthusiast

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    hi djjonastybe

    any progress on vesa mode :p

    about changing nvidia dev id

    i havean idea

    on mac os x i can inject any dev id or any info to any card on notebook

    using acpi table (dsdt.aml)

    chamelon boot loader can load modded dsdt.aml so it is easy to do with out any bios edit that is on mac

    on luinx i think it is also easy by replacing table on root

    for windows don't know if there are also way to load modded acpi or not
    need to search :eek:

    if no way i can extract new acpi from windows and apply only mod for dev id

    then replace new one with that on bios :D

    [​IMG]
     
    $The-King$, Dec 2, 2011
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  21. djjonastybe

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    Still didn't get it to work. But working on it! IT's not like 1, 2, 3 lol ^^
     
    djjonastybe, Dec 2, 2011
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  22. $The-King$

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    good luck on doing it :D

    i tried dsdt.aml method on windows

    but windows fails to start ( not compitable acpi ) :eek:

    will need to setup new windows :p
     
    $The-King$, Dec 2, 2011
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  23. djjonastybe

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    do i need to change vesa on intel and nvidia ?

    The-King is everything working in Mac OSX? Bluetooth etc?
     
    djjonastybe, Dec 6, 2011
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  24. $The-King$

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    nvidia not problem but no prblem to edit vesa mod of nvidia card to 1920 /1080 as it is connected hdmi only
    but this is useless for laptop screen
    just edit vesa mode on our intel bios

    about mac
    bluetooth working
    on case of dell wireless 1702 card you need to restart from windows to mac to get it work

    the not working till now nvidia card as optimus isnt on macbookpro
    may there are way to get work throw hdmi

    touch pad working only on single touch mode

    {Guide} DELL INSPIRON N5110 - InsanelyMac Forum
     
    $The-King$, Dec 6, 2011
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  25. androdev

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    djjonastybe
    Hello. I want you to do some small bios mod for Mac OS X users like me.
    Yes, Intel HD, Wireless, Audio, keyboard & touchpad, webcam, cardreader works in mac os.

    But, to have native speedstep we need to patch MSR 0xE2 in bios. Bit 15 is lock bit. For N5110 in this msr we have: 0x1E008404 needs to be replaced with 0x1E000404. Basic information on msr modding: http://forum.notebookreview.com/8002488-post141.html. This url shows how to edit bit 1 of MSR 0x13c. This need to be done with 0xE2 bit 15 (set from 1 to 0).
    I wasnt able to find how to mod this.
     
    androdev, Dec 7, 2011
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  26. $The-King$

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    +1 :D :D
     
    $The-King$, Dec 7, 2011
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  27. Bentoo

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    Hello all,Im new here,
    I flashed my n5110's nvidia gt 525m with the given 525m to 555m rom And it was flashed successfully...
    [​IMG]
    After 2 days the screen started flashing and showed up safe mode error then restarted then after that the cpu fan isnt spinning,only spinning when doing some gpu intensive task.
    Please help.. :(
     
    Bentoo, Dec 26, 2011
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  28. Geos1

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    Id say put the original BIOS back and call Dell. Never mention BIOS change.
     
    Geos1, Dec 26, 2011
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  29. Bentoo

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    Can You Tell Me Which is the original bios rom??
    And Is there anything i can do myself (without calling dell) to solve this problem?
     
    Bentoo, Dec 26, 2011
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  30. Bentoo

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    wth no reply...
    guys please help...
     
    Bentoo, Dec 28, 2011
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  31. keloo05

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    You have the stock BIOS in the All-in-one package v3 from first post. Just use the same method to flash, or you can download the BIOS from Dell's support site, double click the file and it will flash without using any 3'rd party program.
     
    keloo05, Dec 28, 2011
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  32. Bentoo

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    Ill Flash and then tell you if the problem persists again..
    And thanks for the reply..
     
    Bentoo, Dec 28, 2011
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  33. okabb_swinga

    okabb_swinga Newbie

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    i flashed my graphic card gt525m with gt555m and it works until now (1 mounth ago)
    hamdoulillah
    i think dell doesn't make same graphics cards on the different Inspiron laptops
     
    okabb_swinga, Dec 30, 2011
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  34. RainMan_

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    Did you try gaming?

    When I flashed it with GT555M mod , My screen flashed and I reverted back to the original BIOS.
     
    RainMan_, Dec 31, 2011
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  35. Bentoo

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    Yes i also tried playing GTA4,NFS HP2010 and NFS:Run with it and they all were working well.I also remember that i flashed my bios to newer one before flashing for gpu.
     
    Bentoo, Jan 2, 2012
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  36. Bentoo

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    Flashed with stock rom and i think the fan is still not spinning :confused:
     
    Bentoo, Jan 2, 2012
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  37. okabb_swinga

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    yes i played more games than ever, and my lappy works Great until now
    but I'm worry about the durability of my Graphic card ??
     
    okabb_swinga, Jan 3, 2012
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  38. Bentoo

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    Does anybody know how to downgrade bios?
    I think its happening because i installed the a9 bios....
     
    Bentoo, Jan 3, 2012
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  39. RainMan_

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    That's why I reverted back to the Original BIOS.
    It's dangerous because that's such low voltage for that overclock.

    Anyway right now I overclock using MSI Afterburner and set the overclock to be set on the Windows startup, much safer than BIOS modding.
     
    RainMan_, Jan 3, 2012
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  40. RainMan_

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    Can you give me a screenshot from HWMonitor.
    I want to see your temps , if it's normal then nothing is wrong.
     
    RainMan_, Jan 3, 2012
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    Bentoo, Jan 3, 2012
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    Your temps are totally fine!
    It's the same as mine, don't worry.
     
    RainMan_, Jan 3, 2012
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  43. Bentoo

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    Hey thats good but i dont remember that my fan used to spin all time or not
    Can u tell me if your fan spins when idle with normal temps?Or spins only when needed :confused2:
     
    Bentoo, Jan 4, 2012
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  44. djjonastybe

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    0.96v runs fine 672/1344/987
    thats max I can get out of it stable 24/24

    for the 555M mod I need to put higher voltage probably. Which mod did crash on you of the 555M mod? what is the 3d voltage?
     
    djjonastybe, Jan 11, 2012
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  45. RainMan_

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    Hi djjonastybe , Are there any mods upcoming ? :)
     
    RainMan_, Jan 11, 2012
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    I am currently working on the AES-NI thingy.

    Possibly I hope to release the vesa mode as well when I am done testing...

    If you get driver crashes with the overclock mods please let me know. That means I need to increase the voltage of the 3D clocks...

    at 0.86v you should be able to reach 672/1344/987. Higher gives instabilities.

    Those with an i3 or i5 can overclock their GPU. Those with an i7 really need to watch their temps.

    Note that:

    600mhz +10% may result in +10% heat dissipation

    But 70C vs 77C is a big difference if you understand me...

    I dont like any temps above 70C for comfort gaming use.

    So summary:
    AES-NI
    vesa

    I hope to get these things working... But it seems objdump is not working in my msys installation...
     
    djjonastybe, Jan 11, 2012
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  47. RainMan_

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    Awesome , But I will overclock with MSI Afterburner as I want to get the MAXIMUM performance.

    Great work but sadly I don't know what is AES-NI or VESA :D !
     
    RainMan_, Jan 11, 2012
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    djjonastybe, Jan 11, 2012
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    Can you try the 555M or 550M mod again?
    Let me know stability...

    I may also make a GPU memory overclock build.
    The first one to be released will be the 540M mod :)
     
    djjonastybe, Jan 12, 2012
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    Guys please let me know how the 550M and 555M mods are doing...
    The 540M mod should be stable. Please confirm
     
    djjonastybe, Jan 12, 2012
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