Hello, I have a Thinkpad W701DS, which uses Pheonix BIOS, which I need to modify to add TRIM support in RAID mode, as per AHCI & RAID ROM Modules

Link to unmodified W701DS BIOS
Link to modified Intel OROM

Please help!

EDIT: Some background information here from several years ago by somebody else who wished to achieve this & here (post #192 onwards)

Edit by Fernando: Thread moved and thread title customized

I tried following the guide, but unfortunately failed at the first step. Running CBROM 1.98 causes it to hang and do nothing:

@knubbze - how/where did you get this file? I extracted BIOS from the stock.exe (1.30) and FL1 = 2025KB and FL2 = 3117KB - but file you attached above = 3118KB
The stock BIOS opens properly in Phoenix BIOS editor and your linked file does not, so this and the size difference is why I ask. * Edit, Ohh, I see, using e_bcpvpw.exe creates this exact file (I hex matched to what you uploaded from one I created)
Can you remove FL1 from directory, edit FL2 file and flash it with the stock exe? I checked the WINUPTP.exe and it calls both, so maybe either? Anyway, just thinking out loud here I suppose

10.1.0.1008 cannot be used in your BIOS, it's 3875 bytes too long. Since there is only 8.5 and 8.9 TRIM modified files in our RAID Rom thread here, and 10 is too big, please wait for Fernando to give me info to mod your original rom for TRIM and I will fix a BIOS for you.
I wonder why v9 is skipped over in the provided TRIM modified files?

@Fernando - please link me to info on how to do the actual TRIM mod, new style, or send it to me in PM if this is meant to be kept private - thanks!
Please wait, if you're reading this now, I think my inspection skills can figure this out from comparing a few stock and CPL0's mod files.

* Edit - Checksum byte = 17h
$VER then "some bytes" (varying) to >> Ax xx then + 4 bytes (4th byte 00 >> 90)
So, can you confirm this is now his OG rom module 9.5.0.1037 >> TRIM Mod 9.5.0.1037 (by me ) - thanks for your time to check
If this is correctly modified, then I have his mod BIOS I will add to thread next once you confirm TRIM mod done correctly to original RAID Module

Zitat von Lost_N_BIOS im Beitrag #5

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@knubbze - how/where did you get this file? I extracted BIOS from the stock.exe (1.30) and FL1 = 2025KB and FL2 = 3117KB - but file you attached above = 3118KB
The stock BIOS opens properly in Phoenix BIOS editor and your linked file does not, so this and the size difference is why I ask. * Edit, Ohh, I see, using e_bcpvpw.exe creates this exact file (I hex matched to what you uploaded from one I created)

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I downloaded exe from Lenovo and extracted the BIOS, and then again extracted the FL1 file and ended with the same file you linked in post one..

However, since that is decompressed from FL1, I don't know how you can flash it, I assume if you feed that file to the stock flash tool it's going to want to decompress it.
FL2 does not match FL1 decompressed, and I'm not familiar with Lenovo BIOS flashing, so read around and see if you can find discussion of flashing or modding FL1 and FL2
I know both of those are usual file extensions for BIOS in some Lenovo, so maybe you can find someone discussing flashing FL2 instead of FL1

Anyway, we'll find out more once Fernando confirms I've done the TRIM mod to your original RAID rom correctly, I'll send you mod BIOS then and we can see what happens when you try to flash.

In terms of Lenovo naming convention for the Fl1 and Fl2 files, according to this page: http://www.endeer.cz/bios.tools/bios.html the Fl1 files are for the BIOS and Fl2 files are for the Embedded Controller. There are also some useful utilities on this page http://www.endeer.cz/bios.tools/ which may be of interest. You can use phcomp.exe to recompress the file after modifying it (it can also be used to decompress the FL1 file in the same way as e_bcpvpw.exe).

Also, according to this post by Fernando, and also this post by somebody else who attempted to do this mod, the OROM module from the BIOS file might itself be compressed/packed, maybe this accounts for the difference in file size?

Thank you, once again!

Thanks for checking @Fernando - I thought I could figure that out

About the v10.1.0.1008 and up, if this is the case, why then is there V8.5 and V8.9 TRIM modified on the rom thread? Ohh! I didn't notice until now that those V8's weren't modified using CPL0's method.
So, do I need to check thoseV8 TRIM modified ones, and see what/how the changes were made, not using CPL0's method (Some other method), and then apply those same type changes instead?

*Edit, downloading those v8 files, I see the packages say CPL0 edit as well. ** Edit 2, I checked both 8.5 and 8.9, these are edited using same CPL0 method as v10
So, wouldn't it make sense that V8 and V10 being OK with same edit, mean V9 OK too and just no one ever tested?

Maybe I can test this myself on an X58 setup, can those use V9 modules, or do I need to use some other chipset for test?
I have plenty of boards of all types, so can probably check with any chipset if it should be something specific

@Fernando - Thanks. So #1 - I didn't realize, and assumed 9.5 was still MSM too. v10.1.0.1008 doesn't fit, so mod 9.5 is the only option, unless he wants to go back to older MSM

Due to #2+3, you think I should just give user mod BIOS? Not even sure yet, how/if he can easily flash in mod BIOS or not, it's winPhlash so maybe get lucky and it will flash easily

Zitat von Lost_N_BIOS im Beitrag #12

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@Fernando - Thanks. So #1 - I didn't realize, and assumed 9.5 was still MSM too. v10.1.0.1008 doesn't fit, so mod 9.5 is the only option, unless he wants to go back to older MSM

Due to #2+3, you think I should just give user mod BIOS?

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Zitat von Lost_N_BIOS im Beitrag #12

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Not even sure yet, how/if he can easily flash in mod BIOS or not, it's winPhlash so maybe get lucky and it will flash easily

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@knubbze - that info you linked is not exactly correct, at least for this model, it looks to me like FL2 is a split of the BIOS (partial BIOS), not EC FW which would only be a single or two files, this contains 24 modules including setup, ESCD and BIOSstrings module too (so part of BIOS)
I have no problems rebuilding or working on these BIOS, just am not sure correct file to give you or correct method to tell you to try and flash mod BIOS. Let me look all this over again

This was my final notes to self the other day, meant to post for Fernando to consider but forgot -
It's unclear to me, which BIOS to send, the 3117KB FL2 or the 3118KB BIOS.WPH (Same as "BIOS.bin" attached in first post) created from extracting FL1 file, they are not alike and only the FL2 file opens in Phoenix BIOS editor

My gut says send him FL1 modified, with the extracted WinPhlash.exe. However, FL1 and FL2 may need to be in that same folder.
I doubt stock package will flash it without the WinPhlash extracted out of the WINUPTP.exe, and even still may not allow it then too (And he'd need to use non-OEM WinPhlash)

* Edit - @knubbze - Here is stock package all extracted, FL1 and FL2 in the main folder are originals. TRIM modified BIOS >> BIOS.WPH - I assume load that into WinPhlash and see if it will let you flash, make the backup it offers too just in case!
If you need non-OEM WinPhlash let me know, I can send you DOSPlash and WinPhlash
http://s000.tinyupload.com/index.php?fil...828875035349803