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#31 | RE: Modding Intel mobo BIOS possible? datum

Mon Sep 01, 2014 6:17 pm

This mod is no good, as soon as the updater start reading the new BIOS it initiate system reset. Something obviously wrong, or perhaps going to a different version of RAID ROM you mentioned earlier next?

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#32 | RE: Modding Intel mobo BIOS possible? datum

Mon Sep 01, 2014 8:07 pm (Last edited: Mon Sep 01, 2014 8:08 pm)

Zitat von seeking123 im Beitrag #25
This mod is no good, as soon as the updater start reading the new BIOS it initiate system reset. Something obviously wrong, or perhaps going to a different version of RAID ROM you mentioned earlier next?

It is obviously a checksum problem, which prevents a successful flashing procedure. So a change of the Intel RAID ROM version may not really help.
I will try to solve the problem this evening or tomorrow and let you know the result of my work.

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#33 | RE: Modding Intel mobo BIOS possible? datum

Mon Sep 01, 2014 9:15 pm

alright, sounds good. thanks!

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#34 | RE: Modding Intel mobo BIOS possible? datum

Mon Sep 01, 2014 11:23 pm (Last edited: Tue Sep 02, 2014 12:06 am)

@ seeking123:

Attached you will find the 3rd and last test version. If it should not work, I will give up.
Intel made it very difficult for users, who want to modify their BIOS (Option ROM modules are doubled and not within the CSMCORE file etc.).

Good luck!

EDIT: The attachment has been removed by me.

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#35 | RE: Modding Intel mobo BIOS possible? datum

Mon Sep 01, 2014 11:55 pm

Still no luck, just like last time, system reset during flash.

Many thanks for your time on trying this out. Whenever you have the time, if you could build a TRIM modded v12.9.0.2006 for me one more time that would be great, wanted to see if that change anything. Thanks again for your help!

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#36 | RE: Modding Intel mobo BIOS possible? datum

Tue Sep 02, 2014 12:12 am

Zitat von seeking123 im Beitrag #29
Still no luck, just like last time, system reset during flash.

It is a pity!
Thank you for having tested it nevertheless. These are the experiences, which we need to get a better knowledge about how to circumvent the BIOS modding restrictions of the mainboard manufacturers.

Zitat
Many thanks for your time on trying this out. Whenever you have the time, if you could build a TRIM modded v12.9.0.2006 for me one more time that would be great, wanted to see if that change anything. Thanks again for your help!

You are welcome.
As soon as I have a new idea about how to get a TRIM modded Intel BIOS properly flashed, I will let you know it.

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#37 | RE: Modding Intel mobo BIOS possible? datum

Thu Sep 04, 2014 5:28 pm

@ seeking123:

Meanwhile I have asked our BIOS modding expert CodeRush for a solution regarding the modification of Intel mainboard UEFI BIOSes named *.BIO.
He answered, that it is nearly impossible to get such BIOS modded, because Intel has implemented a lot of security features into their BIOSes to prevent such action.
The only chance to get an Intel UEFI BIOS modified is to do the following (not valid for Intel 8- and 9-Series chipet mainboards):

Make a full DUMP of the BIOS chip by using an extern SPI Programmer.
Modify the DUMP by using the UBU tool or doing it manually.
Restore the modded DUMP into the BIOS chip.

Since I neither have the needed hardware (extern SPI Programmer) nor any experience with this sort of BIOS modding, I cannot help you to modify your Intel mainboard BIOS this way.

Nevertheless I have created a 4th test version of the TRIM in RAID0 modded BIOS for your mainboard. This time I just have used Andy's Phoenixtool. The result is attached.
Please give me a feedback, if you have tried to flash it.

Good luck again!
Fernando

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BIOS-MOD4.rar

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#38 | RE: Modding Intel mobo BIOS possible? datum

Fri Sep 05, 2014 7:59 pm

Just tried it, same issue - system reset.. :(

Thanks for another attempt.

It sounded like this BIOS can't be mod'ed unless it is being taken to an external EPROM tool?

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#39 | RE: Modding Intel mobo BIOS possible? datum

Fri Sep 05, 2014 9:30 pm

Zitat von seeking123 im Beitrag #32
It sounded like this BIOS can't be mod'ed unless it is being taken to an external EPROM tool?

Yes, that seems to be the only possible solution.
Thanks anyway for having tested all my experimental modifications. Now we definitively know, that CodeRush was right with his statement.

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#40 | RE: Modding Intel mobo BIOS possible? datum

Tue Sep 09, 2014 8:49 am

supposed i can use the spi tool to read the bios, can you tell me which row/column (address) to change? thanks.

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#41 | RE: Modding Intel mobo BIOS possible? datum

Tue Sep 09, 2014 10:58 am

Zitat von seeking123 im Beitrag #34
supposed i can use the spi tool to read the bios, can you tell me which row/column (address) to change?

Since I don't have any experience with the usage of SPI tools, I cannot answer your question.
Tip: Try to contact CodeRush or lordkag via PM. They know much more about this sort of BIOS modding.

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#42 | RE: Modding Intel mobo BIOS possible? datum

Sun Sep 14, 2014 9:13 pm

Just dump your whole SPI chip into bios.rom file and attach, then it can be modified as normal BIOS image using MMTool/UEFITool/PhoenixTool/uefi-firmware-parser/etc., then you can flash this modified falie back into the chip.

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#43 | Intel DG965WH Board (ICH8R) + 2xSATAII in Raid 0 for TripleBoot - XP, 7, 8.1 datum

Mon Dec 08, 2014 5:59 pm

Hello Fernando,

I am a newbie and just want to try out if I can use the above old specification to make a "Triple Boot" system for XP, 7 and 8.1. I made a raid 0 disk to install those above systems together where XP and 7 are success (install XP first, than 7) but when I install the 8.1 iso, it seems okay at first. However, after re-boot the system, it come up the "Raid 0" with "incompetable" and all the system held.

is it the raid rom problem? if so, would you please teach me how to flash it?

Thank you very much for your help.

Have a good day.

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#44 | RE: Intel DG965WH Board (ICH8R) + 2xSATAII in Raid 0 for TripleBoot - XP, 7, 8.1 datum

Mon Dec 08, 2014 6:45 pm

@ uncleblack:
Welcome at Win-RAID Forum!

Zitat von uncleblack im Beitrag #1
I am a newbie and just want to try out if I can use the above old specification to make a "Triple Boot" system for XP, 7 and 8.1. I made a raid 0 disk to install those above systems together where XP and 7 are success (install XP first, than 7) but when I install the 8.1 iso, it seems okay at first. However, after re-boot the system, it come up the "Raid 0" with "incompetable" and all the system held.
is it the raid rom problem?

Yes, this seems possible for me, because Windows 8/8.1 requires an up-to-date Intel RST RAID ROM.
Question:
Which Intel RAID ROM version does your mainboard BIOS contain? You can verify the version, if you run the Intel RAID Utility (CTRL+I).

Zitat
if so, would you please teach me how to flash it?

Since tie Intel mainboard BIOSes usually have a disguised AMI BIOS, it is not easy to modify them.

Regards
Fernando

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#45 | RE: Intel DG965WH Board (ICH8R) + 2xSATAII in Raid 0 for TripleBoot - XP, 7, 8.1 datum

Mon Dec 08, 2014 11:04 pm

According to Intel, the latest BIOS for your motherboard (v1754 from November 17, 2008) includes:

Intel(R) RAID for SATA - v6.1.0.1002

Your BIOS is not a secret AMI one so you cannot modify it.

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