Modded award bioes anyone?

The_Neon_Cowboy · Nov 25, 2003, 08:22 AM

Have the feeling your board maker hideing options from u?
wanna get your award bios edited?
mabe want you fav settings set to defult?
mabe you have an old board thats ben lacking updates/manufacture support!
mabe yourd like to have the old hdd limitations removed?

let me know ...

here is an exaple

this what is hidden in the gigabye bios_k8nnxp_f9 bios that i can re-enable

Cpu internal cache
Cpu external cache
Quick power on
Boot other devices
Mps Version
Boot to os2 or dr-dos
Pci discard timeings
Dram Configeration
system bios cache
primary master/slave
Ide prefetch mode
on chip serail ATA
clear password
Acpi function
HDD Down in suspend
Mcp2 ac Back Fuction
clock spread specatrum

Let me know I edited a few bioses, and would like to offer to help more...

Mazuko · Nov 25, 2003, 10:15 AM

I am using the Gigabyte GA-7NNXP F15, just curious what you did to unlock the additional settings? I've noticed the Gigabyte bios is very limited and the "windows based overclocking utility" that comes w/ the mobo doesn't work AT ALL haha.

The_Neon_Cowboy · Nov 25, 2003, 12:29 PM

http://www.giga-byte.com/Motherboard..._GA-K8NNXP.htm
the origional .... from giga-byte

a bios editing program...

the file is here if you wish to try it.
bios_k8nnxp_f9_edited.rar

also , the ones listed I above are the only options that can be re-eabled in that boards bios. theres alot of stuff that gigabye just didn't put in @ all an i cant do much i can about that .....

Any REQUESTS?

Mazuko · Nov 25, 2003, 04:05 PM

No, I've just never edited a BIOS before and wanted to tinker around with it a bit. Never really thought about doing it before until I read your post either.

eyeguy616 · Nov 25, 2003, 05:13 PM

I don't suppose you could edit an old compaq laptop bios? Obviosly it's not Award, but i think it might be some form of Phoenix... I would like to be able to specify cpu voltages and FSB but I don't think any of the compaq bioses even had such options.... I'll see if i can't give you a link to the support pages with different bios versions.
The laptop is a Compaq Presario 12XL325 if you want to look. It does have a ziff socket but there aren't any jumpers on the board (I know, I opened it up and looked at it and put some Ceramique on the cpu and stuff).

~eyeguy616

Hope this link works: linky poo
The oldest version seems to have the most options in the menus.

The_Neon_Cowboy · Nov 27, 2003, 11:49 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by eyeguy616
I don't suppose you could edit an old compaq laptop bios? Obviosly it's not Award, but i think it might be some form of Phoenix... I would like to be able to specify cpu voltages and FSB but I don't think any of the compaq bioses even had such options.... I'll see if i can't give you a link to the support pages with different bios versions.
The laptop is a Compaq Presario 12XL325 if you want to look. It does have a ziff socket but there aren't any jumpers on the board (I know, I opened it up and looked at it and put some Ceramique on the cpu and stuff).

~eyeguy616

Hope this link works: linky poo
The oldest version seems to have the most options in the menus.

your right it is a Phoenix... i took a look at it iseing the Phoenix bios editer demo wich ultra sucks anyways.... thier didnt look like anything was disabled they somelind dont code the menu options in the firs place.

Also, people fail to under stand every board with the same chipset has the same core bios, the bios is mad up of many files packed togeather. The actually "bios rom". options rom, epa images, boot block, cpu unicode etc... I'm learning more and more as i go