Satellite c655-s5082 .fd file to .rom

Can someone please convert the linked bios .fd file to a rom and also explain how you did it so I can do it in the future? Link: https://www.mediafire.com/file/w8mvf3gd8p0vkt3/mu10m170.fd/file

 

Update: I found a second FD file the only noticeable difference with this one was that it was named with all caps including the file extension. Please convert to ROM as well. Heres the link to the second file: http://www.mediafire.com/file/48gdeq3io2e96ye/MU10M170%282%29.FD/file

 

@t456 I saw you did this in another thread, can you be of any assistance here in the conversation process and potentially even the modding stage? Thanks!

 

Those .fd files were compressed/packed binaries, but both your files are plain roms already. You can edit them as-is or rename them to .rom first and then open them in MMTool or UEFITool. Both support non .rom extensions though, so there's not really much need for renaming them.

They're bit-for-bit identical btw, so the second is just a copy.

 

Ok @t456. Do you know anyone who could help with the modding? Also how do I reflash the image once modded?

 

If you just want to unlock some hidden menus then you can diy; there's plenty of guides for that.

Could do that for you, but there's always a risk of bricking the laptop and it's infitinitely preferable to do your own bricking. Don't mind about such things myself since I have soldering tools and an eeprom programmer, but without them it'd be a bit of a bind.

Also, simply switching one of the unlocked items ' On' or ' Off' can also cause a non-booting system. Some entries may have been hidden to limit overclocking potential, but other options may have been disabled because they're simply not present on this particular model. Enabling that option then may or may not be a problem (PEG is a known troublemaker, for instance). Again the hardware tools would be very much welcome.

Flashing the modded bios might be accomplished with the provided InsydeFlash tool, but it depends on how strict the security checks are. Do recall there's a method to hex-edit that tool's .sys file and make it force-flash, but only used that option once. The programmer is my only tool nowadays since that neatly bypasses all security methods.

A possible alternative might be to extract the iso and then extract the TOSHBIOS.IMG file from there (7-Zip works for both types). This is the contents of the bootable DOS stick Toshiba provides and there's a DOS-based Insyde flash tool inside (flashit.exe). This has a few check override switches that can be used to skip most of the pre-flash checks (/MC). Can also use this tool to flash a custom boot image or new microcodes.

 

Thx for the guide and tips!