@blaze2051 - you can try this Dell program, but I think maybe it's too dated
https://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/...driverid=R35826

Dump your BIOS region using FPTw from Intel ME System Tools package v8, from here in section C.2 - Intel Management Engine: Drivers, Firmware & System Tools
FPTw.exe -bios -d biosreg.bin

Then upload here so I can take a look.

hey bro, could you tell me how to extra dell bios into rom file??
i had watched
How to extract contents of this Dell BIOS package?

and now I only know how to extra exe file into hdr file,and how to extra hdr file,but anyway i never find the rom file~~~

and i extra hdr file and found several 5MB size files，they were not 4MB or 8MB normal size.
i think it lack of me model?

by the way,i wanna try afudos to backup bios,the mod and flash it tonight.
just try and i will tell you anyway

oh,my god.i used afudos and fpt in dos,and they can't backup bios in dell motherboard.
so i think the only way to mod dell bios is extracting the exe files downloaded from the dell website~

my laptop is Latitude E5450, and i used "fpt -bios -d dell.bin",and it went wrong

* Edited by Lost_N_BIOS to combine multiple posts - please edit your post instead of replying many times, thank you

@gloobox - Please edit your posts if you need to add more thoughts, no need to make many posts in a row, thanks!

What is the issue you are having, or what are you trying/needing to do? That will help me give you best answer
This is your BIOS correct, A20 - https://downloads.dell.com/FOLDER05276083M/1/E5450A20.exe

To use Intel FPT you have to find your ME version so you can download the correct FPT version, if it applies to your system. And this only applies if you have Intel CPU (and only modern CPU)
What is your current ME FW version, check either on BIOS main page, or with HWInfo64 in large window on left side, expand motherboard and then go to ME section and find ME FW version.
Then let me know what ME FW version it is and I can link you to correct package to use FPT from.

1.BIOS correct! A20 - https://downloads.dell.com/FOLDER05276083M/1/E5450A20.exe
2.The ME version is 10.0,and I had tried the correct fpt dos version but fail. But i tried the fptw later.oh!!!I did the trick!

3.what if i only add nvme module in the bios extracted from the ftpw?will it run well except lacking of service tag and SN?

@gloobox - You need to run MEInfoWin on your system, not on a file like you did. That only checks the file you input, not what is actually running on the board.
That or check in BIOS main page, or with HWInfo64 software (in large window, on left in motherboard section, expand and see ME area, then you will see ME FW Version)

If you dump BIOS region with FPT >> FPTw.exe -bios -d biosreg.bin
Then you can edit that, add NVME module, and then reflash back edited BIOS region >> FPTw.exe -bios -f NVMEbiosreg.bin
If the flash back of edited BIOS region gives you error 368 then see this guide to unlock BIOS Lock - [GUIDE] Grub Fix Intel FPT Error 368 - BIOS Lock Asus/Other Mod BIOS Flash

Service tag and serial will remain in place if you do that way.

im stuck this section and i cant do it :( im new on bios upgrade and its hard to me understand

@rashid_delloptiplex3020 - download this package >> https://mega.nz/#!CF1l1LJK!K2l6_74FPsGig...Rvp8Efj8a5drZSc

Inside you will fine Intel Flash Programming Tool folder, inside that you will find "Windows" folder. Select the "Windows" folder, hold shift and press right click, choose "Open command window here"
Then run the following command, and zip up the file it creates and send to me to check for you
FPTw.exe -bios -d biosreg.bin

Then Shut down system, put on "Service Mode" jumper, and boot into windows and run the following command, same way as above
FPTw.exe -d biosfull.bin

Once done with that, remove jumper again until we ready to reflash

Hi. Thanks you want help me

When run cmd inside folder
"Error 284: Fail to load driver (PCI access for Windows).
Tool needs to run with an administrator priviledge account."

when open cmd with administrator
"Error 201: [FPTw.exe] cannot be run on the current platform.
Please contact your vendor."


after service mode jumper also same error
"Error 201: [FPTw.exe] cannot be run on the current platform.
Please contact your vendor."

Check with HWInfo64 on the large window, on left, inside motherboard section, what is your ME Firmware version?
Second, you did not start command using process I described did you? If you did, then go into start menu, find command prompt, run as admin, then navigate to Flash Programming Tools/Windows folder, then run the FPT commands
But, wait to do that until you tell me your ME FW version, sounds like you are not using latest BIOS/ME, since I linked you to tools for V8 version per previous users on ME FW V8

https://ibb.co/7ywPpTn
https://ibb.co/Jc2JHRW

Its motherboard versions :( i thinks its not old. And also i cant conneect my user and for that i opened new user

@rashid_DellOptiplex3020_1 @rashid_delloptiplex3020 (Why two user accounts now?) Thanks for images, you have ME 9.1, so you need this package instead, then run two commands from post #37 again - https://mega.nz/#!uQV12IxD!KGAUutQZrdL7T...SugQhzGkt5K5EWU
I do not understand your text comments about motherboard version and user?

Hello, the provided file can not be unzipped. My ME Version ist 9.1 too. Would you please provide the zipped file again. Thanks.

EDIT: SORRY... on another system i'm able to unzip the file...

I wanted to make an account and thank Lost_N_BIOS and komara for this thread. I recently acquired an Optiplex 3020 and an NVMe drive from work and was frustrated to find-out that NVMe-bootable drives were not natively supported on this computer. Doing some research, this thread seemed to provide the only possible way to get the functionality I wanted out of the computer.

I had never flashed a custom BIOS before, but considering I got this PC for free, I figured I could accept the risk of bricking the board. I was able to piece-together all of the instructions you both provided and was able to flash the modified A18 BIOS; I can now boot from an NVMe drive and have a nice, snappy little media PC now.

This was a few weeks ago, but I thought I would outline the steps I took in-order from what I recall.
- Encountered same BIOS lock error that komara did (Error 280: Failed to disable write protection for the BIOS space.)
- After checking steps in attached thread by Lost_N_BIOS, created an EFI-bootable flashdrive containing bootx64.efi file from the EFI-Setup-FPT-Universal-IFR-Extractor package provided.
- Ran following two commands:
setup_var 0x74 0x00
setup_var 0x75 0x00
- Created a DOS-bootable drive containing the Intel ME 9.1 version of FPT and included the modified ROM provided by Lost_N_BIOS in the directory. (I use Linux and thought this would be easier than installing Windows on a separate hard drive)
- Booted drive and flashed using command fpt.exe -bios -f o3020a18M.rom

And voila; Can now install an OS on an NVMe drive and boot from it.

Thank you guys again!

I meet the same issue of Error 280: Failed to disable write protection for the BIOS space.

I read the document of [GUIDE] Grub Fix Intel FPT Error 368 - BIOS Lock Asus/Other Mod BIOS Flash
And got the information of the code 0x74 for SMI Lock and 0x75 for BIOS Lock


0x68BE0 Setting: SMI Lock, Variable: 0x74 {05 A6 B8 01 B9 01 79 00 02 00 74 00 10 10 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00}
0x68C06 Default: 8 Bit, Value: 0x0 {5B 0D 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00}
0x68C13 Option: Disabled, Value: 0x0 {09 0E D7 03 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00}
0x68C21 Option: Enabled, Value: 0x1 (default MFG) {09 0E D6 03 20 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00}
0x68C2F End of Options {29 02}
0x68C31 Setting: BIOS Lock, Variable: 0x75 {05 A6 BE 01 BF 01 7A 00 02 00 75 00 10 10 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00}
0x68C57 Option: Disabled, Value: 0x0 {09 0E D7 03 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00}
0x68C65 Option: Enabled, Value: 0x1 {09 0E D6 03 30 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00}
0x68C73 End of Options {29 02}



But I really don't know how to do next..

I don't know where I can use the code and how to use...


The 6 step: rename boot64.efi.... what's the file for where can I get it..

Dell 3020 and the bios version is A19 now....

Hello,
I've uploaded the grub tool here: http://s000.tinyupload.com/?file_id=02263035454801781684

1. Unzip it and write the content to a pendrive.
2. Boot it via uefi.
3. Use the command lines: setup_var 0x74 0x00 and setup_var 0x75 0x00 to unlock the BIOS.
4. Now you will be able to flash your modified BIOS image.

BR