You're welcome! I always try to help as much as I can, when I can
I shouldn't need anything else, just have to have about 10-15 minutes to do the edit, and I don't have enough time now, just about to head out.
You have a good day too, thanks. I will be back in about 8-9 hours from now, if you are around then, you will have unlocked BIOS right about then

Well, it is very much appreciated! :D

I will likely be asleep when you get the unlocked BIOS to me, but that is perfectly fine as it gives me something to look forward to in the morning. :)

So, when you send over the unlocked BIOS, what is the best method for flashing my BIOS with it?

@enderfish - Thanks to you as well!
Here you go, flash it back via FPT step #2 >> FPTw.exe -bios -f biosregnewM.bin
http://s000.tinyupload.com/index.php?fil...751968166497267

Woohoo, thank you so much! :D

So, just out of curiosity, if I do happen to undervolt too much and mess up the BIOS, I am able to re-flash using this, right? Just want to make sure I understand fully before doing anything!
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And also, sorry, one more question, but are you familiar with how to undervolt in this particular BIOS? I just successfully flashed the BIOS and looked through to see if I could find the settings, but I didn't see it. Maybe I am just missing something obvious!

Edit: Okay so I found the Overclocking settings area and enabled it. Maybe it's one of these settings?

@enderfish - You're welcome And NO, you wont be able to reflash BIOS if you set too low. Please pay close attention to my warning, if you set voltage too low, you will need flash programmer to fix it!!
I am not familar with undervolting in any laptop, I only know people often brick their laptop by setting this too low, that is why I add this warning when I give someone unlocked laptop BIOS.
Yes, in your image, the voltages are in that area

Understood! Yes, I figured that would be the case, which is why I wanted to double check. :)

In that case, what would I need to do to obtain a bootable flash with this unlocked BIOS loaded? Is that something I can also request and pay for you to send?

Again, sorry if I am not understanding something!

@enderfish - Flash programmer is cheap, if you want to head into undervolting I suggest you pickup a set now in case you need latter. Better to order in advance and have it, than have to order after you need it and wait or pay more $$ to get faster.
You need flash programmer such as CH341A + SOIC8 / SOP8 test clip with cable. If you need linked examples let me know and I will show you tonight when I get back.

Sorry, not sure what you mean about bootable flash? Yes, maybe some misunderstanding
If you brick BIOS due to voltage too low, you cannot fix with bootable flash stick, you wont be able to boot to DOS or EFI, you will need to fix with hardware flash programmer mentioned above.

But, if you just want a bootable flash setup with the unlocked BIOS instead of stock one, I can put together a package like that for you.
But, you can only use it when BIOS is not bricked due to voltages too low. Also, I am not 100% sure it would flash, due to mod BIOS. We would have to test that out

Sorry again for the late response, it has been a hectic week!

Hmm, so I have no idea how I would connect that flash programmer to my laptop motherboard. I imagine I'd have to disassemble the case to access those ports? I'm thinking that might be more trouble than I am wanting to go through, perhaps... :)


How would we test that bootable flash setup? It would be nice to have that, if possible!

@enderfish - We have a guide for using flash programmer, yes, back of the casing has to be removed, then programmer is connected via clip to BIOS chip directly - This is only necessary if you brick your BIOS though
[GUIDE] Flash BIOS with CH341A programmer

As for testing a bootable flash stick with Win98 SE and FPT DOS Files, you'd just make one with stock BIOS region and confirm it works OK, then if so replace stock BIOS with mod BIOS and confirm it works OK or not (BIOS Lock would need disabled again first, if you flash in stock region)
This would not work with the stock BIOS flashing tool/method, due to I already know AFU does not allow mod BIOS flashing. I just seen in stock BIOS package AFU is used as the flash tool.
It also would not work if BIOS is bricked, nothing can be boot in such cases. So really, this is not ideal for any type of recovery method, like you may have been thinking.

@enderfish
if you were just thinking about undervolting, I would recommend you find a stable undervolt with throttlestop or intel XTU first and then put that into the bios after you are sure it's stable
that way you don't risk bricking yourself

For sure ^^ this! Also, remove that change in windows first, before you apply in BIOS

@dlinfiniti

Ah, thank you for that suggestion!

So, just to check that my understanding is correct, I can use Intel XTU to test and discover the lowest stable CPU voltage, and then when I've determined that, I can clear those settings in the application, and then make those changes in the BIOS?

Edit: I've made slight changes to the voltage using Intel XTU, but I am uncertain how to apply those changes. I've saved the settings, but the Apply button is greyed out. Not sure if I'm missing something obvious!

exactly :)

Okay, cool!

Also I made an edit to my previous post just as you responded, so I am putting that additional comment here so it isn't missed :)

I've made slight changes to the voltage using Intel XTU, but I am uncertain how to apply those changes. I've saved the settings, but the Apply button is greyed out. Not sure if I'm missing something obvious!

Edit: Here's a screenshot of the changes I made to the voltage!

Hi @Lost_N_BIOS , hope you are well.
Have the Aero 15 OLED KB Laptop, and looking to get the BIOS unlocked. If you could help me that would be awesome.
Had to use the RU method to disable bios lock.

My Intel ME Version: 14.0, Build 1120, Hot Fix 31 used System tools v14.0.20+ r10


Here's the dumped BIOS file: http:// s000.tinyupload.com/?file_id=52472543544824829474
Thank you for your help!