NEWS: BIOS Tool Collection BNOBTC version 5

[Borg Number One]

Dear User.

On March 16th 2005 and after a long testing phase the BNOBTC (BIOS Tool Collection) v5 has been released.
It contains tools and utilities to modify your:
AMI, Award, Phoenix, Phoenix-Award and MR-BIOS.
Modifications such as:

-add/remove/change BIOS-Logos
-update SATA/RAID-BIOSes on OnBoard Network controllers
-hide/unhide/rename BIOS-Menues
-change BIOS/Mainboard strings
etc...

can be done.



The BNOBTC also contains tools which are able to display/remove
the currently used BIOS-password.

and many more...


Some of many highlights are:

SurfLabs (NexusDevelopments/ LinkItProductions)
Advanced BIOS-Logo Reader ABR G2

American Megatrends Inc. ( AMI )
Flash Programming Utility For Windows Ver. 3.0.0.3
Flash EPROM Programming Utility Ver. 8.27.45
AMIMM for Windows Ver. 1.0.0.1
MMTOOL for Windows Ver. 2.22.1 BETA
AMIBCP for Windows ("AMIBCP 8") Ver. 2.25 BETA
AMIBIOS Motherboard Manufacturer Identification Ver. 1.4 (2004)

Award Software International / ("Phoenix-Award")
AWARD's BMP2EPA ver. 1.2
Award WinFlash Ver. 1.76
AwardFlash Ver. 8.54b
(and many more releases)
BIOSView Ver. 2.01.00 (BIOS update file-Simulator)
CBROM32 Ver. 1.40
CBROM Ver. 2.20

Peter Weigel
Peters CmosInfo v.3.1.5.60
Peters BiosPaßwort v.3.2.8.83

Phoenix technologies:
Phoenix BIOS Editor
Ver. 2.0.18.0
Ver. "Release 2 build 7"

[...].


Get more information about the BNOBTC and how to support it
here: http://bnobtc.pix-art.com/en

[Rave]

Do you know if I can alter the command rate from 1T to 2T in my 8RGA+ bios? Anyway, this looks interesting, I'm definately going to download it and have a play even if I don't end up doing any actual bios modding. Cheers!

[Borg Number One]

Hi.

May you able to tell me more details about your board?
Is it the "EPoX 8RGA+" ?

[andlcs]

Is it possible to add CAS2.0 timing option to Albatron's KX18DS Pro motherboard BIOS? (only CAS2.5 and CAS3.0 are available in stock bios files).

BIOS AWARD
Motherboard LINK

Thank You.

[Kunaak]

man, I cannot seem to open anything with this bios collection.

I tried Asus, DFI, Soltek and a few other companies...
all these programs seem to open are rom files, and I can't find a single Bios thats a rom file. only videocards are rom files these days it seems... but these programs aren't meant for those...

so I just can't seem to find anything to mod with these programs.

[Borg Number One]

Hi.

@andlcs
The BIOS files are protected anyhow.

I tried all versions of ModBin(6)...:

ModBin6 2.00.00
ModBin6 2.00.00 beta
ModBin6 1.00.48
ModBin6 1.00.38
ModBin6 1.00.37
ModBin6 1.00.12
ModBin6 1.00.03

ModBin 4.50.88
ModBin 4.50.82a
ModBin 4.50.80c
ModBin 4.50.77
ModBin 4.50.76
ModBin 4.50.75
ModBin 4.50.66
ModBin 4.50.64
ModBin 4.50.63
ModBin 4.50.60
ModBin 4.50.58
ModBin 4.50.36

...but everytime I get "!! BIOS version not 6.0 !!" or "Stack overflow" .
I never have seen such a "protected" Award BIOS before.
So it is currently not possible to edit the BIOS Setup Menue of the Albatron KX18DS Pro BIOS.

PS:
Albatron's FTP server hosts full featured versions of different programs.
ftp://211.78.163.2/faq/it/doc/burn

@Kunaak

Which BIOS do you want to modify?

[Kunaak]

Hi.



@Kunaak

Which BIOS do you want to modify?

All.

but I would settle for modding my AS8 bios for now.
so far, I have never been able to open a LGA775 bios with any tool.

[Borg Number One]

Hi.


You told about there would be nothing in the BNOBTC to modify your BIOS files?


For example CBROM32 is able to modify the modules inside the Abit AS8 BIOS file

CBROM32 V1.44 [07/19/04 Release] (C)Phoenix Technologies 2001-2004

              ********   as8_17.bin BIOS component ********

 No. Item-Name         Original-Size   Compressed-Size Original-File-Name
================================================================================
  0. System BIOS       20000h(128.00K)  137C3h(77.94K)  AS8_17.B00
  1. XGROUP CODE       0FF20h(63.78K)   0B1D2h(44.46K)  awardext.rom
  2. ACPI table        03D49h(15.32K)   01794h(5.89K)   ACPITBL.BIN
  3. YGROUP ROM        0FD20h(63.28K)   04556h(17.33K)  awardeyt.rom
  4. GROUP ROM[ 0]     06620h(25.53K)   02BDBh(10.96K)  _EN_CODE.BIN
  5. PCI ROM[ A ]      06BC7h(26.94K)   04AFCh(18.75K)  A.BIN
  6. GV3               018FDh(6.25K)    00AECh(2.73K)   PPMINIT.ROM
  7. PCI ROM[ B ]      0D000h(52.00K)   07C3Ch(31.06K)  RTSROM_M.LOM
  8. PCI ROM[ C ]      0A000h(40.00K)   05CF6h(23.24K)  RTGBPXE.LOM
  9. PCI ROM[ D ]      0D600h(53.50K)   080F4h(32.24K)  RAID_OR_3003.BIN
 10. OSB LOGO ROM      4B30Ch(300.76K)  0647Dh(25.12K)  AS8_ABIT.BMP
 11. OSB BMP ROM       03476h(13.12K)   00A36h(2.55K)   AS8_C.BMP
 12. OSB BMP1 ROM      0345Dh(13.09K)   00AFAh(2.74K)   AS8_P4.BMP
 13. OSB BMP2 ROM      0345Dh(13.09K)   00B02h(2.75K)   AS8_P4HT.BMP
 14. OSB BMP3 ROM      0418Ch(16.39K)   00BC8h(2.95K)   AS8_P4E.BMP
 15. OSB BMP4 ROM      0418Ch(16.39K)   00CA1h(3.16K)   AS8_P4HE.BMP
 16. OSB BMP5 ROM      0345Dh(13.09K)   009CEh(2.45K)   AS8_CD.BMP
(SP) NCPUCODE          0C400h(49.00K)   0C400h(49.00K)  NCPUCODE.BIN

  Total compress code space  = 5B000h(364.00K)
  Total compressed code size = 58D4Eh(355.33K)
  Remain compress code space = 022B2h(8.67K)

                          ** Micro Code Information **
Update ID  CPUID  |  Update ID  CPUID  |  Update ID  CPUID  |  Update ID  CPUID
------------------+--------------------+--------------------+-------------------
PGA478 2E   0F29  |  PGA423 2C   0F25  |  SLOT1  04   0F43  |  SLOT1  0D   0F41
SLOT1  12   0F41  |  SLOT1  02   0F37  |  SLOT1  14   0F34  |  SLOT1  0E   0F34
SLOT1  08   0F34  |  SLOT1  0B   0F33  |  SLOT1  0A   0F32  |  SLOT1  0B   0F31
SLOT1  05   0F31  |  PGA478 12   0F30  |

For example following BIOS logos could be extract:







The logos can also be replaced or removed, if you wish so.

( BIOS logo to PNG conversion and highest possible lossless PNG optimization & file size reduction by:
Borg Number One - borg_no [dot] one -at- gmx [dot] net
Thanks go to GIMP, PNGCRUSH and PNGOUT )


Changing/modifying the BIOS setup menue with the different versions of:
ModBin(6) is currently not possible,
because they bring error messages like: "Stack overflow!".

[Borg Number One]

Hi.

Now I am able to modify the BIOS Setup Menue and to unhide new features/options in both BIOS files:

- Abit AS8
- Albatron KX18DS Pro


If you were still interested in BIOS modification at all then let me know.

[][nSaNe]

where should i start looking to get the new dfi 250GB nf3 beta bios 4.0vdimm unlocked. the bios is the 4/15/05 and which of your tools will even let me dump or look at anypart of the bios?

[Borg Number One]

Hi.


To modify "Award BIOS"/"Phoeanix-AwardBIOS" files,
you need:

ModBin(6) for BIOS Setup Menue modification and
CBROM/CBROM32 for BIOS module modification.

Common/often changed, replaced, removed & updated BIOS modules are:

• BIOS logos

• RAID BIOS

• VGA BIOS (on Board graphics cards)

• Network BOOT ROM

The DFI LANPARTY UT nF3 250Gb mainboard has a nice BIOS logo


(BIOS logo to PNG conversion and highest possible lossless PNG optimization & file size reduction by:
Borg Number One - borg_no [dot] one -at- gmx [dot] net
Thanks go to GIMP, PNGCRUSH and PNGOUT)

[andlcs]

What did you do to modify Albatron's bios?

Thank You.

[][nSaNe]

yea... that bitmap looks nice.. i got that out of the bios but is there anything where i can edit actual vdimm values.. in any of those... because nothing in those tools has seemed to be very productive for me...

[][nSaNe]

yea and btw modbin6 doesnt seem to work with the dfi bios.. any idea?

[Borg Number One]

Hi.

][nSaNe, andlcs,

to modify the menues in the BIOS setup you just need a totally new and unofficial release of ModBin.

That is it.


Send me your eMail addresses via PM then you will get the release.

[][nSaNe]

borg.. .thanks buddy... ygpm

[][nSaNe]

wow for a day or two.. i was like great... a whole lot of useless junk..
but im sorry man... i must say that with your help, everything is working great.. YOU are the MAN!! btw.... u should also think about releasing that version of modbin... as it will prolly help alot of people.
thanks a bunch Borg.

[Borg Number One]

Hi.

In the next days I will publish a new release of the BNOBTC.

Well, in the DFI LANPARTY Mainboards there already should all menues visible.

I like the BIOS menu when I opened the BIOS file with ModBin.


Well, I am also able to simulate Award / Phoenix-AwardBIOS files and their BIOS Setup Menues.

Check this:
http://bnobtc.pix-art.com/images/borgbios/biosview

[][nSaNe]

ya man your like totally helping me out alot here... thanks again..
now.. i have dumped that lplogo.bmp and have modified it...
but.. the file is 900kb... is there a tool in your collection to convert it to proper specs? and what version of cbrom should i be using to re-add the logo once ive got it modified?

[Borg Number One]

Hi.

here are some undocumented facts:

CBROM Ver. 2.19 and above extract and convert the logo module(s) to "normal" bitmap file(s).
CBROM versions lower than 2.19 just extract the AWBM/EPA logo module(s).

CBROM32 adds a kind of a protection to the extracted and converted BIOS logo.
-->The images has "stupid/weird/noisy lines" in it.
-->because of copy rights and stuff[...]

A further good method is using ABR G2 - Advanced BIOS logo reader
This program is able to view and convert many different Award, AMI, Phoenix,...-BIOS logo formats.

So, if you want to have an extracted, but unmodifed BIOS logo than take CBROM 2.19 and/or above (except the CBROM32 releses).
"cbrom <biosfile> /logo extract"
Or take an earlier version (e.g. CBROM 2.15) and convert the extracted logo with the help of ABR G2.


To modify the "new" BIOS files, espacially DFI LANPARTY BIOS files, I would prefer CBROM32.
-->While adding BIOS logos with the help of CBROM32 they will not be changed with stupid lines.
This just happens while extracting them-->Copyright reasons...


Why did you mention that the BIOS logo would be 900KB huge?
It size is just 300/301KB.

[][nSaNe]

sorry i got the img dump from awdmod or something like that.. and it converts it to windows bmp... hmm it was that file that was 900kb..
also.. it seems that with the unlocked vdimm selections... they dont actually change the voltages correctly.. i get 3.2v in menu = 2.5 3.3 in menu = 2.6
and 3.4 in menu = 2.7... and so on and so on.. and 4.0v = 3.2v
i dont understand.. i guess there must be more to just unhiding the menu options or something.,

[Borg Number One]

Hi.
yes... some BIOSes are not programmed in normal way.
Well, I already did some research about this problem and other ModBin related problems, but without success.

[][nSaNe]

hmm so i guess i cant get this bios modded anyways... that sucks
i unhid the options... like it said 3.2v Not selectable.. and so on all the way up to 4.0v... i changed the value to selectable... and flashed.. and nope it didnt work.. 4.0v selected gives 3.2v which is actually higher than the 3.1 of the original bios. but still no go.. i borked my bios after i tried the secon attempt.. got to goto a buddys to hotflash and then i guess ill research some other method to get the bios modded... or ill just mod the board.
i dunno but still man thanks for the effort your putting forth

[Borg Number One]

Hi.

Yeah... any kind of (unintentional) protection is used in the BIOS Setup Menue.

Well, exchanging the logo should be possible without any problems.


It was/is no problem for me to help in BIOS modification and stuff.

It would be nice if you could spread/broadcast the news about the BNOBTC and/or my free
BIOS modification service & help in other forums too.


Well, did you already visit this page:

http://bnobtc.pix-art.com/images/bioslogo ?

[mud]

Thank you for this excellent collection! Now I've got nice custom logos and boot up screens.

I am curious to know though, when will version 6 be coming out? I await the new version of modbin.

Also, for those of us stuck on 56k, it would be nice to have a "lite" version or something with only the newest versions of the tools.

Anyway, thanks again for taking the time to make this!