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#1 | [Request] Unlocked Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-52 BIOS datum

Sat Sep 07, 2019 3:56 pm (Last edited: Mon Jan 17, 2022 1:07 pm)

Hi, please help in unlocking advanced menu.

Exact model name: Acer Predator Helios 300 15 PH315-52
Bios ver. 1.06, can be downloaded from here
https://www.acer.com/ac/en/US/content/su...roduct/7983?b=1

I have dump prepared by CH341A and Clip tool, program is Windows version CH341A ver. 1.18 but if necessary I can do from Linux.

Bios chip is Winbond 25Q80EWNIG, Bios itself is InsydeH20 Rev. 5.0

Dump is attached

Btw there is one annoying thing with this laptop, in order to get access to bios chip, you must to remove whole cooling system

Thanks in advance, please let me know if anything else required

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@Lost_N_BIOS
Hi, could you please explain basic steps in order to access the hidden menu?
Thanks

Edit by Fernando: Thread title shortened

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#2 | RE: [Help] Unlock advanced menu on 2019 Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-52 datum

Sun Sep 08, 2019 6:57 pm

maybe you can use ambcp to edit the bios,then flash the modbios into your laptop

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#3 | RE: [Help] Unlock advanced menu on 2019 Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-52 datum

Mon Sep 09, 2019 7:57 am

@Hyppo - please dump BIOS first The file you've dumped above is EC or other FW / 1MB chip, your BIOS chip will be 16MB chip (example chip ID W25Q64)
Please note, I hate Insyde BIOS, so it may take some bricked BIOS tests before I find correct edit, so be ready to recover. Yes, once we confirm correct edit I will tell you how to do it, it's usually only two bytes need edited with UEFITool and hex editor

Also, since this is a more modern system, I suggest you use 1.30 or 1.34 version software, and if BIOS chip ID is W25Q64FV use this ID instead to dump and write >> W25Q64BV
http://s000.tinyupload.com/index.php?fil...257455007472602

Please don't send PM's for help on BIOS edits, I can't help with BIOS in PM's. Please make a thread and I will try to help as soon as I can - thanks!
If you appreciate my efforts and are willing to donate to help improve my hardware, gift cards work for me (Amazn, NuEgg, eBa) - send me a PM
I view the forum like this, please bump your thread 1x every 24-48 hours if no reply

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#4 | RE: [Help] Unlock advanced menu on 2019 Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-52 datum

Mon Sep 09, 2019 2:19 pm (Last edited: Sun Sep 15, 2019 11:04 am)

Hi @Lost_N_BIOS there is another problem, I removed cooling system, battery, memory, ssd but there is no other chip in such package
Are you sure that this 8Mbit chip is not a bios and I must have 128Mbit somewhere?
I will upload pictures of the motherboard shortly
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Here is the pictures and video of the motherboard, no bios chip on this side

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#5 | RE: [Help] Unlock advanced menu on 2019 Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-52 datum

Thu Sep 12, 2019 11:48 pm (Last edited: Sun Sep 15, 2019 11:20 am)

Mission completed

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#6 | RE: [Help] Unlock advanced menu on 2019 Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-52 datum

Fri Sep 13, 2019 7:16 am

@Hyppo - Did you find the BIOS chip, or use a flash program? In reply to your question at post #4, you didn't send me a 8MB file, you sent 1MB. BIOS chip may be 4MB-8MB-16MB, I don't know, but it's not the 1MB file you sent above at post #1

Did you edit the BIOS, or you got the menu unlocked by someone else? If yes, please send me the unlocked BIOS (or just setup module from it if you want), so I can use it to help unlock BIOS for anyone else later, thanks

From your images, I can't tell for sure, but one of these three may be BIOS if that is SOIC8 chips. I can't tell from the images. If these are not the BIOS, then BIOS may be in WSON package, which I'd need much better images of the chips to be able to tell for sure.

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#7 | RE: [Help] Unlock advanced menu on 2019 Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-52 datum

Fri Sep 13, 2019 1:23 pm (Last edited: Sun Sep 15, 2019 11:04 am)

@Lost_N_BIOS
Yep those 1Mb chip above is not a bios it is smth else, btw do you have any idea what is it for? can it be used to control fan speed?

While bios is located on opposite side of the motherboard and I needed to remove it in order to access. This is quite annoying but nothing complicated actually, I think I will write small instruction how to do it.
Then I made a dump with Ch341A (those from 1.18 which I uploaded in neighbour thread) and then sent to someone from other forum who unlocked it to me. I have no idea what he did but it works)

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#8 | RE: [Help] Unlock advanced menu on 2019 Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-52 datum

Fri Sep 13, 2019 1:46 pm

Yes, I couldn't see those chips, so don't know size or what they are, it was only thing that "looked" like SOIC8, so I circled for you.
I don't know, it's probably EC FW, or maybe some other controller, this is not something I know how to or have any tools to edit other than direct hex edit which is not helpful unless you know what you are editing.

Yes, that looks like proper BIOS above. You shouldn't need to remove the chip, unless your clip was too fat? When that happens, I always file down the plastic part of the clip and then it makes room

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#9 | RE: [Help] Unlock advanced menu on 2019 Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-52 datum

Fri Sep 13, 2019 11:46 pm (Last edited: Sun Sep 15, 2019 11:20 am)

Well I already filed my clip when tried to access those 1Mb chip because memory slot prevented it so I cut off from the sides but not from the end

And regarding the main chip it isn�t blocked but it was quite difficult to connect before it could read, I think I could plug it 10 or even more times before it worked although contacts looked good in all cases. Last time after successful connection I made bunch of photos for reference how it should be.

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#10 | RE: [Help] Unlock advanced menu on 2019 Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-52 datum

Sat Sep 14, 2019 8:02 am (Last edited: Sun Sep 15, 2019 10:58 am)

Yes, this is normal, sometimes I have to connect 10+ times too, always looks good too but no keep trying
Some say Pomona clip does better job, but I assume the same with those, but maybe a little less times

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@Hyppo - Here is BIOS with unlocked FD, FPRR disabled, and for now only overclock feature ungrayed out and enabled by default (will/still working on all rest of stuff we've been discussing)
Program this in with flash programmer, then test as mentioned below. If you get success after trying to flash SPI.Bin back into the chip with FPT, all is unlocked and you can now redo your thermal paste, and put system back together, rest of edits/flashing can now be done in windows from here on out.
http://www.filedropper.com/dumpcolibrifvm-pre-fpt-mod

Here's FPT how-to - Go to this thread and in the section "C" download the V12 ME System Tools Package
Intel Management Engine: Drivers, Firmware & System Tools

Once downloaded, inside you will find Flash Programming Tool folder, and inside that a Win32 folder. Select that Win32 folder, hold shift and press right click, choose open command window here (Not power shell).
At the command prompt type the following command to attempt to dump entire BIOS at once >> FPTw.exe -d SPI.bin

Right after you do that, try to write back the entire BIOS and see if you get any error, if you do STOP HERE, do not try to proceed, and show me image of the command entered and the error given >> FPTw.exe -f SPI.bin
If you do not get error and all success, then all is good to go, and you can do as I mentioned above, we're done with flash programmer!

If you are stuck on Win10 and cannot easily get command prompt, and method I mentioned above does not work for you, here is some links that should help
Or, copy all contents from the Flash Programming Tool \ DOS folder to the root of a USB Bootable disk and do the dump/flash DOS instead (Same commands, but remove the w from FPTw)
https://www.windowscentral.com/how-add-c...creators-update
https://www.windowscentral.com/add-open-...menu-windows-10
https://www.laptopmag.com/articles/open-...ator-privileges

If this BIOS fails to boot I know the reason! I fixed Intel FIT Table for CPU microcodes (incorrect checksum), I assume this wont cause issue, but if it does I'll put it back

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#11 | RE: [Help] Unlock advanced menu on 2019 Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-is datum

Sun Sep 15, 2019 10:38 pm (Last edited: Sun Sep 15, 2019 11:53 pm)

Hi @Lost_N_BIOS I�m very happy with results of your bios

Please find 3 major things in the report below

1) Firstly, the assumption about setting Overclocking Feature was correct, when I set it to disabled I see this

But once I change it to Enabled (by default on your mod) it opens chest of gems

Now I can go to memory settings and select XMP profiles

And this is so simple just like in high-end desktop motherboards where I can select it and it runs flawlessly (I haven�t run stress tests yet but at least it allows me to setup everything I want even custom timings) and it really runs the memory at 3200 Mhz clock (stock is 2666)

I think there are not many laptops in the world (if any at all) which allow to run memory at 3200 clock

2) How can we be sure that every items are unlocked? (I still has concerns about fans control). Now my overclock menu is shown above and Advanced menu is below

How to be 100% sure that no any hidden menu items missed or greyed out?

3) And last one, about write protection. So I did everything by your instructions and get the following

Is everything fine, can I do a final assembling of laptop with proper thermopaste?

Thanks!

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#12 | RE: [Help] Unlock advanced menu on 2019 Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-is datum

Mon Sep 16, 2019 5:46 am

@Hyppo - Hey, that's great news, in that app I showed you, the memory section was blank inside so that's what I thought was maybe a bug and I'd have to look at how it was redirecting the in actual code to fix it.
Turns out it's just more "incompatibilities" of that app and this particular BIOS, that's nice, less things we have to hassle with

If you want a 100% fully unlocked BIOS, you'll have to send me a huge archive of images of every page of your BIOS, all submenus and all settings etc, so I can see what you see vs what is possible/hidden from you.
In the code, I see a lot of settings are suppressed, similar to how that one was grayed out too.

Fan control I've already showed you where that is, two different sections with similar functions (depending on which method you enable/use, those will be applied).
This is the only options in this BIOS for fan/temp control, aside from other power related/performance type options that can affect CPU speed+Power draw thus temps

On the memory, I'm sure you noticed, but in case not, you can also set "Custom" instead of XMP, and then set whatever you want for speed, timings, voltages etc
Most laptops with DDR4 can do speeds like this, if their CPU supports it, and BIOS is modified (and not gimped by manufacturer at the hidden settings)

That does not look right in the FPT write operation, for two reasons, but at least we don't see any deny of flash or error when flash proceed (ie unlocks all good!). The ME disable message doesn't look good, and it doesn't look like it wrote much for the actual writes it did (but may be due to same contents already on flash).
This leads me to wonder, if your ME FW is corrupted, or disabled/damaged? Did you disable it? If not, please run this from MEInfo folder and show me output >> MEINfoWin.exe -verbose

And then test this command, but be ready to recover with programmer! Show me outcome before you reboot, I mean the process/feedback it gives you as it write like you did above.
FPTw.exe -rewrite -f SPI.BIN

After you take the screenshot from the above, close anything you are working on and save the above image, then run the following
System should automatically reboot, if not, shut down, remove PSU cable, remove main batter, press and hold case power on button for 10 seconds, then let sit for 1+ minute without power. This will reset the ME FW state, if it's not disabled or corrupted
FPTw.exe -greset

You may need to reprogram with flash programmer after the above -rewrite, if you do not, then all is OK as far as FPT usage is concerned, we'll fix the ME FW is necessary and then you can put system back together.
If you didn't have to recover, then once you reboot back into windows from teh -greset reboot, make another MEInfoWin.exe -verbose image for me too (If it's exact same as first, just post one and tell me both = same)

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#13 | RE: [Help] Unlock advanced menu on 2019 Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-is datum

Mon Sep 16, 2019 12:19 pm (Last edited: Tue Sep 17, 2019 5:47 am)

Hyppo

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Hi @Lost_N_BIOS

1. Yes I'd like to have 100% unlocked bios. It's not a problem for me to take photos of each section screen in the bios and send to you if you are ever going to compare it
Or probably I can do smth myself? For example, I can try to change every settings and check that there are no any greyed out ones, is it correct approach?
Please let me know which way you prefer

2. Regarding FPT, no I didn't disable ME and I even don't know what is it Also it said that GbE region not exist, do I need it too?
Hey @Lost_N_BIOS
I survived after a -greset

2.1. I run Meinfowin -verbose and got following

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Intel (R) MEInfo Version: 12.0.40.1433
Copyright (C) 2005 - 2019, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
 
LPC Device Id: A30D.
Platform: Cannonlake Platform 
 
Windows OS Version : 10.0
 
FW Status Register1: 0x90000245
FW Status Register2: 0x00F10506
FW Status Register3: 0x00000020
FW Status Register4: 0x00004004
FW Status Register5: 0x00000000
FW Status Register6: 0xC0000000
    CurrentState:                            Normal
    ManufacturingMode:                       Disabled
    FlashPartition:                          Valid
    OperationalState:                        CM0 with UMA
    InitComplete:                            Complete
    BUPLoadState:                            Success
    ErrorCode:                               No Error
    ModeOfOperation:                         Normal
    SPI Flash Log:                           Present
    Phase:                                   ROM/Preboot
    ME File System Corrupted:                No
    PhaseStatus:                             UNKNOWN
    FPF and ME Config Status:                Committed
FW Capabilities value is 0x31119140
Feature enablement is 0x31119140
Platform type is 0x71000391
Intel(R) ME code versions:
                  
    Table Type 255 ( 0x FF ) found, size of   0 (0x 00 ) bytes
BIOS Version                                 V1.06
    Table Type 255 ( 0x FF ) found, size of   0 (0x 00 ) bytes
    Table Type   0 ( 0x 00 ) found, size of  57 (0x 39 ) bytes
    Table Type   1 ( 0x 01 ) found, size of 129 (0x 81 ) bytes
    Table Type   2 ( 0x 02 ) found, size of 117 (0x 75 ) bytes
    Table Type   3 ( 0x 03 ) found, size of  91 (0x 5B ) bytes
    Table Type   4 ( 0x 04 ) found, size of 185 (0x B9 ) bytes
    Table Type   7 ( 0x 07 ) found, size of  37 (0x 25 ) bytes
    Table Type  10 ( 0x 0A ) found, size of  66 (0x 42 ) bytes
    Table Type  11 ( 0x 0B ) found, size of  82 (0x 52 ) bytes
    Table Type  12 ( 0x 0C ) found, size of  96 (0x 60 ) bytes
    Table Type  14 ( 0x 0E ) found, size of  14 (0x 0E ) bytes
    Table Type  16 ( 0x 10 ) found, size of  25 (0x 19 ) bytes
    Table Type  17 ( 0x 11 ) found, size of 113 (0x 71 ) bytes
    Table Type  19 ( 0x 13 ) found, size of  33 (0x 21 ) bytes
    Table Type  20 ( 0x 14 ) found, size of  37 (0x 25 ) bytes
MEBx Version                                 0.0.0.0000
GbE Version                                  Unknown
Descriptor Version                           1.0
Vendor ID                                    8086
FW Version                                   12.0.31.1416 H Consumer
LMS Version                                  Not Available
MEI Driver Version                           1914.12.0.1256
                                             
PMC FW Version                               300.2.11.1020
                                             
PCH Information                              
    PCH Version                              10
    PCH Device ID                            A30D
    PCH Step Data                            B2
    PCH SKU Type                             Production PRQ Revenue
    PCH Replacement Counter                  0
    PCH Replacement State                    Disabled
    PCH Unlocked State                       Disabled
                                             
FW Capabilities                              0x31119140
                                             
    Protect Audio Video Path - PRESENT/ENABLED
    Intel(R) Dynamic Application Loader - PRESENT/ENABLED
    Service Advertisement & Discovery - NOT PRESENT
    Intel(R) Platform Trust Technology - PRESENT/ENABLED
    Persistent RTC and Memory - PRESENT/ENABLED
                                             
                                             
Capability Licensing Service                 Enabled
End of Manufacturing Enable                  Yes
Local FWUpdate                               Enabled
OEM ID                                       00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
Integrated Sensor Hub Initial Power State    Disabled
Intel(R) PTT Supported                       Yes
Intel(R) PTT initial power-up state          Enabled
OEM Tag                                      0x00
PAVP Supported                               Yes
Post Manufacturing NVAR Config Enabled       Yes
TLS                                          Disabled
                                             
FW Type                                      Production
Last ME reset reason                         Global system reset
BIOS Config Lock                             Enabled
GbE Config Lock                              Enabled
Host Read Access to ME                       Enabled
Host Write Access to ME                      Enabled
Host Read Access to EC                       Enabled
Host Write Access to EC                      Enabled
Protected Range Register Base #0 0x0
Protected Range Register Limit #0 0x0
Protected Range Register Base #1 0x0
Protected Range Register Limit #1 0x0
Protected Range Register Base #2 0x0
Protected Range Register Limit #2 0x0
Protected Range Register Base #3 0x0
Protected Range Register Limit #3 0x0
Protected Range Register Base #4 0x0
Protected Range Register Limit #4 0x0
SPI Flash ID 1                               EF4018
SPI Flash ID 2                               Not Available
BIOS boot State                              Post Boot
Slot 1 Board Manufacturer                    0x00000000
Slot 2 System Assembler                      0x00000000
Slot 3 Reserved                              0x00000000
M3 Autotest                                  Disabled
EPID Group ID                                0x28CC
Keybox                                       Not Provisioned
Minimum Allowed Anti Rollback SVN            1
Image Anti Rollback SVN                      5
Trusted Computing Base SVN                   1
Re-key needed                                False
HW Binding                                   Enabled
                                             
                                             
                                             FPF         UEP         ME FW
                                             *In Use
                                             ---         ---         -----
Enforcement Policy                           0x00        0x00        0x00        
EK Revoke State                              Not Revoked Not Revoked Not Revoked     # Not Revoked=0, Revoked=1
PTT                                          Enabled     Enabled     Enabled         # Disabled=0, Enabled=1
OEM ID                                       0x00        0x00        0x00        
OEM Key Manifest Present                     Not Present Not Present Not Present     # Not Present=0, Present=1
OEM Platform ID                              0x00        0x00        0x00        
OEM Secure Boot Policy                       0x00        0x00        0x00        
CPU Debugging                                Enabled     Enabled     Enabled         # Enabled=0, Disabled=1
BSP Initialization                           Enabled     Enabled     Enabled         # Enabled=0, Disabled=1
Protect BIOS Environment                     Disabled    Disabled    Disabled        # Disabled=0, Enabled=1
Measured Boot                                Disabled    Disabled    Disabled        # Disabled=0, Enabled=1
Verified Boot                                Disabled    Disabled    Disabled        # Disabled=0, Enabled=1
Key Manifest ID                              0x00        0x00        0x00        
Persistent PRTC Backup Power                 Enabled     Enabled     Enabled         # Enabled=0, Disabled=1
RPMB Migration Done                          Disabled    Disabled    Disabled        # Disabled=0, Enabled=1
SOC Config Lock                              Done        Not Done    Done            # Not Done=0, Done=1
SPI Boot Source                              Enabled     Enabled     Enabled         # Enabled=0, Disabled=1
TXT Supported                                Enabled     Enabled     Enabled         # Disabled=0, Enabled=1
 
ACM SVN FPF                                  0x00
BSMM SVN FPF                                 0x00
KM SVN FPF                                   0x00
OEM Public Key Hash FPF                      0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
OEM Public Key Hash UEP                      0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
OEM Public Key Hash ME FW                    0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
PTT Lockout Override Counter FPF             0x05
 
 

2.2 I run FPTW -rewrite -f SPI.bin and got this one

2.3 Then I issued command FPTW -greset, systtem rebooted in few seconds so I couldn't even make a photo

2.4 It's up just fine and then I run MEinfowin -verbose again

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Intel (R) MEInfo Version: 12.0.40.1433
Copyright (C) 2005 - 2019, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
 
LPC Device Id: A30D.
Platform: Cannonlake Platform 
 
Windows OS Version : 10.0
 
FW Status Register1: 0x90000245
FW Status Register2: 0x02F10506
FW Status Register3: 0x00000020
FW Status Register4: 0x00004004
FW Status Register5: 0x00000000
FW Status Register6: 0xC0000000
    CurrentState:                            Normal
    ManufacturingMode:                       Disabled
    FlashPartition:                          Valid
    OperationalState:                        CM0 with UMA
    InitComplete:                            Complete
    BUPLoadState:                            Success
    ErrorCode:                               No Error
    ModeOfOperation:                         Normal
    SPI Flash Log:                           Present
    Phase:                                   ROM/Preboot
    ME File System Corrupted:                No
    PhaseStatus:                             UNKNOWN
    FPF and ME Config Status:                Committed
FW Capabilities value is 0x31119140
Feature enablement is 0x31119140
Platform type is 0x71000391
Intel(R) ME code versions:
                  
    Table Type 255 ( 0x FF ) found, size of   0 (0x 00 ) bytes
BIOS Version                                 V1.06
    Table Type 255 ( 0x FF ) found, size of   0 (0x 00 ) bytes
    Table Type   0 ( 0x 00 ) found, size of  57 (0x 39 ) bytes
    Table Type   1 ( 0x 01 ) found, size of 129 (0x 81 ) bytes
    Table Type   2 ( 0x 02 ) found, size of 117 (0x 75 ) bytes
    Table Type   3 ( 0x 03 ) found, size of  91 (0x 5B ) bytes
    Table Type   4 ( 0x 04 ) found, size of 185 (0x B9 ) bytes
    Table Type   7 ( 0x 07 ) found, size of  37 (0x 25 ) bytes
    Table Type  10 ( 0x 0A ) found, size of  66 (0x 42 ) bytes
    Table Type  11 ( 0x 0B ) found, size of  82 (0x 52 ) bytes
    Table Type  12 ( 0x 0C ) found, size of  96 (0x 60 ) bytes
    Table Type  14 ( 0x 0E ) found, size of  14 (0x 0E ) bytes
    Table Type  16 ( 0x 10 ) found, size of  25 (0x 19 ) bytes
    Table Type  17 ( 0x 11 ) found, size of 113 (0x 71 ) bytes
    Table Type  19 ( 0x 13 ) found, size of  33 (0x 21 ) bytes
    Table Type  20 ( 0x 14 ) found, size of  37 (0x 25 ) bytes
MEBx Version                                 0.0.0.0000
GbE Version                                  Unknown
Descriptor Version                           1.0
Vendor ID                                    8086
FW Version                                   12.0.31.1416 H Consumer
LMS Version                                  Not Available
MEI Driver Version                           1914.12.0.1256
                                             
PMC FW Version                               300.2.11.1020
                                             
PCH Information                              
    PCH Version                              10
    PCH Device ID                            A30D
    PCH Step Data                            B2
    PCH SKU Type                             Production PRQ Revenue
    PCH Replacement Counter                  0
    PCH Replacement State                    Disabled
    PCH Unlocked State                       Disabled
                                             
FW Capabilities                              0x31119140
                                             
    Protect Audio Video Path - PRESENT/ENABLED
    Intel(R) Dynamic Application Loader - PRESENT/ENABLED
    Service Advertisement & Discovery - NOT PRESENT
    Intel(R) Platform Trust Technology - PRESENT/ENABLED
    Persistent RTC and Memory - PRESENT/ENABLED
                                             
                                             
Capability Licensing Service                 Enabled
End of Manufacturing Enable                  Yes
Local FWUpdate                               Enabled
OEM ID                                       00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
Integrated Sensor Hub Initial Power State    Disabled
Intel(R) PTT Supported                       Yes
Intel(R) PTT initial power-up state          Enabled
OEM Tag                                      0x00
PAVP Supported                               Yes
Post Manufacturing NVAR Config Enabled       Yes
TLS                                          Disabled
                                             
FW Type                                      Production
Last ME reset reason                         Global system reset
BIOS Config Lock                             Enabled
GbE Config Lock                              Enabled
Host Read Access to ME                       Enabled
Host Write Access to ME                      Enabled
Host Read Access to EC                       Enabled
Host Write Access to EC                      Enabled
Protected Range Register Base #0 0x0
Protected Range Register Limit #0 0x0
Protected Range Register Base #1 0x0
Protected Range Register Limit #1 0x0
Protected Range Register Base #2 0x0
Protected Range Register Limit #2 0x0
Protected Range Register Base #3 0x0
Protected Range Register Limit #3 0x0
Protected Range Register Base #4 0x0
Protected Range Register Limit #4 0x0
SPI Flash ID 1                               EF4018
SPI Flash ID 2                               Not Available
BIOS boot State                              Post Boot
Slot 1 Board Manufacturer                    0x00000000
Slot 2 System Assembler                      0x00000000
Slot 3 Reserved                              0x00000000
M3 Autotest                                  Disabled
EPID Group ID                                0x28CC
Keybox                                       Not Provisioned
Minimum Allowed Anti Rollback SVN            1
Image Anti Rollback SVN                      5
Trusted Computing Base SVN                   1
Re-key needed                                False
HW Binding                                   Enabled
                                             
                                             
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                                             *In Use
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Enforcement Policy                           0x00        0x00        0x00        
EK Revoke State                              Not Revoked Not Revoked Not Revoked     # Not Revoked=0, Revoked=1
PTT                                          Enabled     Enabled     Enabled         # Disabled=0, Enabled=1
OEM ID                                       0x00        0x00        0x00        
OEM Key Manifest Present                     Not Present Not Present Not Present     # Not Present=0, Present=1
OEM Platform ID                              0x00        0x00        0x00        
OEM Secure Boot Policy                       0x00        0x00        0x00        
CPU Debugging                                Enabled     Enabled     Enabled         # Enabled=0, Disabled=1
BSP Initialization                           Enabled     Enabled     Enabled         # Enabled=0, Disabled=1
Protect BIOS Environment                     Disabled    Disabled    Disabled        # Disabled=0, Enabled=1
Measured Boot                                Disabled    Disabled    Disabled        # Disabled=0, Enabled=1
Verified Boot                                Disabled    Disabled    Disabled        # Disabled=0, Enabled=1
Key Manifest ID                              0x00        0x00        0x00        
Persistent PRTC Backup Power                 Enabled     Enabled     Enabled         # Enabled=0, Disabled=1
RPMB Migration Done                          Disabled    Disabled    Disabled        # Disabled=0, Enabled=1
SOC Config Lock                              Done        Not Done    Done            # Not Done=0, Done=1
SPI Boot Source                              Enabled     Enabled     Enabled         # Enabled=0, Disabled=1
TXT Supported                                Enabled     Enabled     Enabled         # Disabled=0, Enabled=1
 
ACM SVN FPF                                  0x00
BSMM SVN FPF                                 0x00
KM SVN FPF                                   0x00
OEM Public Key Hash FPF                      0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
OEM Public Key Hash UEP                      0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
OEM Public Key Hash ME FW                    0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
PTT Lockout Override Counter FPF             0x05
 
 

The difference between -verbose before and after is only this

2.5 But then I run again fptw -d and fptw -f and again it says that ME disabled

It's not a good, rt?

3. I also have another question, we are unlocking bios and making it accessible from command prompt, right? From the view of IT security, malware threats and unattended access of other users, how safe is it? Can I make my system real secure like enable security boot, set supervisor password in bios but then it means I need an option to prohibit access to bios from OS so it is opposite to what we do

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#14 | RE: [Help] Unlock advanced menu on 2019 Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-is datum

Tue Sep 17, 2019 5:44 am (Last edited: Tue Sep 17, 2019 9:38 am)

@Hyppo - #1 - yes, I would compare and unlock it all, once you send images to me, of course I would - I asked for the images for that reason, why wouldn't I?
Yes, some settings will be hidden or possibly grayed out, until something above them is enabled, but those should be very few. If you find those, you can let me know which control that, and what they make visible, then I can do any still missing.
But again, that's not going going to be very many things setup like that. Now, once I ungray something, then you may have more that do this, like the Overclock option, but when I ungray something I'll probably unlock everything tied to it at same ungray edit.

#2. - OK, I will fix ME FW then! GbE is Intel Gigabit Internet, it's a BIOS module, some BIOS do not have this, so that can be ignored (PDR messages too)

Let me ask Plutomaniac if he knows why from your MEInfo report above, why FPT would say that ME Disabled image, but I assume it just needs ME FW updated and reset which I'll do right now anyway while we wait on his reply, and then if he says something different than that needs done we can do next.
For now though, all this proves we've got all your locks removed, and can now move forward always with FPT instead of programmer, so you can redo your paste and put system back together now. Just don't flash in any early mod BIOS before I removed all locks, or stock BIOS, and it will all remain unlocked.

#3 - The locks I removed allow FPT use from DOS or windows. It's fine, unless you think someone is going to physically sit in front of your computer and install a virus from USB Stick.
BIOS password only helps with the above mention situation too, no need for that unless you want to lock out your wife or room mate etc from changing your BIOS settings
Yes, you can enable secure boot if you want, that may require you to reinstall your OS, and the BIOS and or your hardware may not support it either (I've not looked at that)
The main thing these allow is BIOS flashing by someone sitting at your computer, if you don't have to worry about that, then you don't need these enabled.

New BIOS coming shortly with fixed, updated ME FW

Plutomaniac - can you please check above FPT image vs the MEInfo report, and maybe tell me why FPT says "Warning - Unable to detect ME Disabled"
I plan to redo/UPD the ME FW, but just in case this carries on past that, I wanted to know if you can spot why this is in the report or from past experience, in case it carries over so I can fix if need be.

* Edit 2 - @Hyppo - here is BIOS with all previous changed + ME FW fixed - http://s000.tinyupload.com/index.php?fil...719575951890072

Flash it like this >> FPTw.exe -f FVM2.bin
The, before reboot >> FPTw.exe -greset

Then, enter BIOS, load optimized and save/exit, reboot back to BIOS and make all changes you need.
After that, boot to windows, and test again this >> FPTw.exe -f FVM2.bin

On that last flash, do you get same "ME Disabled" message? If yes, please provide new MEInfoWin.exe - verbose log for plutomaniac to inspect.

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#15 | RE: [Help] Unlock advanced menu on 2019 Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-is datum

Tue Sep 17, 2019 10:26 am (Last edited: Tue Sep 17, 2019 10:32 am)

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@Lost_N_BIOS

So I did FPTw.exe -f FVM2.bin

then -greset, system rebooted auto, then loaded bios setup defaults and then booted to the windows
but message was still there

And verbose shown following

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Intel (R) MEInfo Version: 12.0.40.1433
Copyright (C) 2005 - 2019, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
 
LPC Device Id: A30D.
Platform: Cannonlake Platform 
 
Windows OS Version : 10.0
 
FW Status Register1: 0x90132044
FW Status Register2: 0x348A0040
FW Status Register3: 0x00000020
FW Status Register4: 0x00000004
FW Status Register5: 0x00000000
FW Status Register6: 0x40000000
    CurrentState:                            Disabled
    ManufacturingMode:                       Disabled
    FlashPartition:                          Valid
    OperationalState:                        CM0 with UMA
    InitComplete:                            Initializing
    BUPLoadState:                            Success
    ErrorCode:                               Disabled
    ModeOfOperation:                         Temporary Disable mode
    SPI Flash Log:                           Present
    Phase:                                   BringUp
    ME File System Corrupted:                Yes
    PhaseStatus:                             HECI_LINK_RESET_DONE
    FPF and ME Config Status:                Committed
 
Error 198: ME disabled.
 
 

But after that I decided to reboot and then run FPTw.exe -f FVM2.bin again then rebooted and now those commands are not working

and verbose is

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c:\yy\WIN32>meinfowin -verbose
Intel (R) MEInfo Version: 12.0.40.1433
Copyright (C) 2005 - 2019, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
 
LPC Device Id: A30D.
Platform: Cannonlake Platform
 
Windows OS Version : 10.0
 
    Table Type 255 ( 0x FF ) found, size of   0 (0x 00 ) bytes
    Table Type   0 ( 0x 00 ) found, size of  57 (0x 39 ) bytes
    Table Type   1 ( 0x 01 ) found, size of 129 (0x 81 ) bytes
    Table Type   2 ( 0x 02 ) found, size of 117 (0x 75 ) bytes
    Table Type   3 ( 0x 03 ) found, size of  91 (0x 5B ) bytes
    Table Type   4 ( 0x 04 ) found, size of 185 (0x B9 ) bytes
    Table Type   7 ( 0x 07 ) found, size of  37 (0x 25 ) bytes
    Table Type  10 ( 0x 0A ) found, size of  66 (0x 42 ) bytes
    Table Type  11 ( 0x 0B ) found, size of  82 (0x 52 ) bytes
    Table Type  12 ( 0x 0C ) found, size of  96 (0x 60 ) bytes
    Table Type  14 ( 0x 0E ) found, size of  14 (0x 0E ) bytes
    Table Type   0 ( 0x 00 ) found, size of  57 (0x 39 ) bytes
    Table Type   1 ( 0x 01 ) found, size of 129 (0x 81 ) bytes
    Table Type   2 ( 0x 02 ) found, size of 117 (0x 75 ) bytes
    Table Type   3 ( 0x 03 ) found, size of  91 (0x 5B ) bytes
    Table Type   4 ( 0x 04 ) found, size of 185 (0x B9 ) bytes
    Table Type   7 ( 0x 07 ) found, size of  37 (0x 25 ) bytes
    Table Type  10 ( 0x 0A ) found, size of  66 (0x 42 ) bytes
    Table Type  11 ( 0x 0B ) found, size of  82 (0x 52 ) bytes
    Table Type  12 ( 0x 0C ) found, size of  96 (0x 60 ) bytes
    Table Type  14 ( 0x 0E ) found, size of  14 (0x 0E ) bytes
    Table Type  16 ( 0x 10 ) found, size of  25 (0x 19 ) bytes
    Table Type  17 ( 0x 11 ) found, size of 113 (0x 71 ) bytes
    Table Type  19 ( 0x 13 ) found, size of  33 (0x 21 ) bytes
    Table Type  20 ( 0x 14 ) found, size of  37 (0x 25 ) bytes
    Table Type 131 ( 0x 83 ) found, size of  66 (0x 42 ) bytes
    Table Type 170 ( 0x AA ) found, size of  84 (0x 54 ) bytes
    Table Type 171 ( 0x AB ) found, size of  46 (0x 2E ) bytes
    Table Type 172 ( 0x AC ) found, size of  41 (0x 29 ) bytes
    Table Type 173 ( 0x AD ) found, size of  11 (0x 0B ) bytes
    Table Type 219 ( 0x DB ) found, size of 127 (0x 7F ) bytes
Assertion failed: 0, file ..\..\..\common\utils\sm_bios_parser.c, line 1054
 

Tried -greset but it doesn't work also with error Getsystemfirmwaretable failed

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