Plutomaniac - thanks for clarifying! Can you please disable the redirects for my user group too, I tried to wait it out thinking maybe a temp bug, but it's been driving me crazy now for 2-3+ weeks

@Haplo - Thanks for links, but sorry no, none of that helps with BIOS unlocking (or ME questions I posed to plutomaniac directly). But yes, after reading it more, it does show him updating ME FW to the one I was questioning about, so yes that does answer my question I guess
Yes, that is normal for some software to be only able to dump 2MB or 3MB of a 4MB BIOS, this is due to security locks some areas are not unlocked to read/write
Interesting what he found about the graphics!

To update your ME FW, download this ME FW file, unzip and rename to ME.bin
https://mega.nz/#!zY1liBZL!MdnLKKX7igmJb...zj8rFofUFAfx96U

Copy that renamed file into ME System Tools >> FWUpdate >> Windows folder. Then, from this location, open an Admin CMD Prompt, and update the ME FW via this command >> FWUpdLcl.exe ME.bin -generic

Thanks @Lost_N_BIOS and @plutomaniac

I have flashed the new ME firm, and it is shown ok in BIOS

Plutomaniac - Sorry, I assumed you could make some changes to user groups in the ACP, like you enabled option to soft-ban previously. I'll check the opt out and see if it will help, not sure ublock would be helpful
Funny, I can't check the opt-out link, unless I edit your post to get the URL Looks like that may be for their ads more than anything, so maybe only opting out of "directed" ads to general ads instead
Yes, no change in regards to this. I'll have to switch browsers to FF for here and see if I can find anything to stop this

@Haplo - Great ME FW update went without issue! On BIOS Unlock, please order a flash programmer like CH341A + SOIC8 test clip with cable, any and all changes I think may help are to risky for you to flash without this.
Even swapping advanced looks risky (ie, may take a few tests, some may brick etc)

Well @Lost_N_BIOS ... maybe it is time to get a programmer. I will return to the thread when I get it

Yes, I would, they are so cheap anyway, waiting for delivery is the only bad thing, but at least if you order before you need that's never an issue aside from teh time you wait. It's really bad when you brick something, and then have to order and wait

Only one more thing @Lost_N_BIOS

All this came because I culd not boot up my old HDD in GPT mode with my UEFI Windows 10 x64 installed on it. So I had to convert my HDD to MBR and install Windows 10 in legacy mode.

As you could read in my links, Sony supports UEFI in this BIOS but... I IS DISABLED . So this is my question. There is some way to know if, right now, my BIOS truly supports UEFI mode?

In the BIOS it is changed through AMIBCP, but as it is a hidden option, I do not know if it is working or not. I have seen some post pointing to "C:\Windows\Panther\setupact.log" but I have not that file

Clean install, either way, would sort that out for you, if your BIOS has secure boot settings. I just checked, this BIOS does not offer anything (Even hidden) for secure boot / UEFI mode, so you can only install in legacy mode
This BIOS is UEFI type of BIOS, but it does not offer UEFI/Secure boot mode for system install or option roms etc.

Zitat von Lost_N_BIOS im Beitrag #24

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I just checked, this BIOS does not offer anything (Even hidden) for secure boot / UEFI mode, so you can only install in legacy mode

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Yes, that has to do with UEFI option rom loading, but nothing to do with if you can install in UEFI mode / Secure Boot. That is about what kind of rom is used for SATA or VGA/Display etc.
This BIOS is missing "Boot Mode" or OS Type Selection, Secure Boot Mode, SATA Mode Type etc (all mean same thing, all BIOS call it something else), you'd see those and a CSM setting/section if this BIOS was setup for Secure Boot mode / UEFI Booting

Zitat von Lost_N_BIOS im Beitrag #26

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but nothing to do with if you can install in UEFI mode / Secure Boot

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No, only manufacture can make BIOS that allows you to use Secure boot / UEFI mode on this system, it's not something we can add in there.

The link you gave is for inserting/replacing RAID Modules, nothing to do with Secure Boot or UEFI Mode either.

Many thanks @Lost_N_BIOS. Holly Sony's sheet

You're welcome. Yes, sorry, this BIOS is too old for what you wanted, maybe they have some unpublished update that's more modern, it wouldn't hurt to email and ask.