Adding CPU Microcode to Dell Dimension E520 BIOS

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#1 | Adding CPU Microcode to Dell Dimension E520 BIOS datum

Fri Jul 21, 2017 12:21 pm (Last edited: Fri Jul 21, 2017 12:22 pm)

I recently acquired a Dell Dimension E520 and want to add 45nm CPU microcode into the BIOS. I tried using CBROM195 and CBROM198 to mod the BIOS but it doesn't work. Is there a tool that will work on Dell BIOS's? Thanks

BTW Here is the BIOS: https://downloads.dell.com/bios/DM061-020400.EXE

Thanks to @Fernando, @SoniX, @lordkag, @CodeRush and @plutomaniac for all the resources and help for modding BIOSes.

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#2 | RE: Adding CPU Microcode to Dell Dimension E520 BIOS datum

Fri Jul 21, 2017 12:33 pm

Zitat von rootuser123 im Beitrag #1
I tried using CBROM195 and CBROM198 to mod the BIOS but it doesn't work.

What means "doesn't work"? What happens, when you try to open it? Did you extract the "pure" BIOS file, before you tried to open?
Are you sure, that the Dell Dimension E520 BIOS is an Award/Phoenix platform one?

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#3 | RE: Adding CPU Microcode to Dell Dimension E520 BIOS datum

Fri Jul 21, 2017 1:31 pm (Last edited: Fri Jul 21, 2017 2:09 pm)

Basically CBROM hangs up and using Phoenix Tool to open the BIOS and gives me an invalid ROM length error. Yep, I did extract the ROM BIOS file using the parameter /writeromfile and /writehdrfile. Yeah the BIOS is Phoenix.

Thanks to @Fernando, @SoniX, @lordkag, @CodeRush and @plutomaniac for all the resources and help for modding BIOSes.

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