Just download the appropriate zipped BIOS file, unpack it, rename it to something simple like bios.bin (Award, Phoenix - Award) or bios.rom (AMI, Phoenix) and use the suitable flash tool listed below.
This tutorial is intended for people who already done some award bios modification before, and already knows the core component of award bios. In case you haven't done it or haven't know anything yet, you can read somewhere else. I've made tutorial called Preliminary Bios Modification Guide and Award BIOS structure. As the title said, what I'm going to explain here only apply exactly to Award Bios version 4.51PG. However, the principle of this modification can be applied to other bioses as well, provided that you have enough knowledge in assembly language and using disassembler. As usual, I didn't held any responsibility in the damage that may occur if you apply the steps explained here, proceed at your own risk, you have been warned.I'd like to thank to Petr Soucek for his inspiring tutorial, Gigabyte ga586hx bios modification. I'm indebted to him for opening my eyes about what could possibly be done to the award bios file. Thanks Petr :-).
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OK, let's get down to the business. I'm using Iwill VD133 (the slot 1 version) mainboard as my testbed. This mainboard uses award bios version 4.51PG dated 28 July 2000. In this article I'll explain how to do "bios code injection", i.e. injecting our patch into original.tmp (system bios) file. The area in original.tmp that we are going to inject with code is somewhere around memory test area code which is part of the POST (Power On Self Test). This area is right above the area which handles hdd initialization as described by Petr in his article. We will need these software tools:
This step is very easy if you have the right tool. I accomplish this step by using award bios editor v1.0program which is created by Mike Tedder a.k.a bpoint. Credit goes to him for providing us with this excellent tool :-). But be warned that it may still have some issue when used with award bios version 6.0PG.
I just do some clicking on the related menus to do this. Here how it's done: select the system bios item in the tree on the left then open up action menu then select Extract File menu and proceed at your will. Be sure to place builtins.dll in the same directory as awdbedit.exe. We need this since upon starting, awdbedit scans the directory in which it's located for plugin. builtins.dll is the main plugin which provided the capability to recognize core (and some extended) award bios components, such as original.tmp, the epa file, etc. Note that the awdbedit that I'm using already been compiled several times and undergone some cosmetic patches, since the version from sourceforge site uses "annoying size" fonts which displays horrible in my small CRT monitor. Below is the screenshot of award bios editor that I'm using:
For me, this is just a trivial task. I just open up award bios editor and then select the system bios itemin the left, then choose replace file from menu to replace the original.tmp with my modified version of original.tmp. Eventhough this step seems to be very easy, there is a catch however. Read the next section for explanation in this issue.
My recent experiment with various "code insertion point" in the original.tmp of my computer's bios reveals that previous modifications that I explained sometimes will result in a freezing system during boot. The possibility of this freezing event is around 10 percent in my system. I haven't found any exact explanation on this, but I think this might be related to instruction timing issue or something else that I haven't know yet. Due to this reason, I'm looking for a better method to achieve my goal. I came across the idea of completely replacing an "unneeded" code in my mainboard bios with my own code. I found that the "EPA procedure" is the most suitable for the time being. This procedure is only responsible for displaying EPA logo in award bios. Hence, if we replace it, the only effect is no EPA logo displayed ( if you choose not to rewrite this functionality in the modified bios code, like me). It's located between 1F0Ch and 2009h in my bios's first 64 KByte code (E000h segment), it may be a bit different in your bios. It can be found easily by searching for byte sequence : 808EE10110F6461430h , this byte sequence is the first two instruction of the "EPA procedure". You also can found this procedure by searching for the "AWBM" string (not including the quote).
That's all, I hope this would be useful for you. I have no testbed yet available for award version 6.0PG bioses :-(. However, I've just began dissecting and disassembling them. If you have found something wrong in this article or have developed new bios hacking trick based on what I explain here, please let me know.
Check your system or manual for motherboard manufacturer for a upgrade to the award bios that is used on your board,this will give you a site to a flash upgrade.By contacting Award which is co-owned by Phoenix will only get you a salesman that will try to sell you the chip and motherboards are reasonalbly priced to purchase a new oneRef: The motherboard manufacturer infois what you need to determine what type of bios you have and whether they have a upgrade. 2ff7e9595c
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