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#31 | RE: [HELP] UNLOCK ADVANCED TAB ON ACER datum

Tue Apr 07, 2020 9:15 pm

Also, on USB, make a copy of the ZAA2_multi.fd and name it ZAA2.fd, and another ZAA2.bin

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#32 | RE: [HELP] UNLOCK ADVANCED TAB ON ACER datum

Tue Apr 07, 2020 10:10 pm (Last edited: Tue Apr 07, 2020 10:15 pm)

@Lost_N_BIOS @GooballDiesel

OK, I found a CrisisRecoveryPEI module, but hex editor don`t return any results when searching for .rom, .fd, .bin, ZAA... I shearched in all sections, excrating body only

im sending the sections to see if you guys can tell me what am I doing wrong...

And the .exe extracted only has three images ZAA2_multi.fd ZAA3_multi.fd ZAA4_multi.fd

but i guess since this is the original file that`s alright, right?

And one more thing, whats the difference between extracting as is and extracting body?

fairestmeat has attached files to this post

sections crisisrecovery.rar

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#33 | RE: [HELP] UNLOCK ADVANCED TAB ON ACER datum

Tue Apr 07, 2020 10:16 pm

Doing the same thing for the other images in the .exe can help? Or this images are other BIOSes from other models?

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#34 | RE: [HELP] UNLOCK ADVANCED TAB ON ACER datum

Tue Apr 07, 2020 10:18 pm (Last edited: Tue Apr 07, 2020 10:19 pm)

Zitat
@Lost_N_BIOS @GooballDiesel

OK, I found a CrisisRecoveryPEI module, but hex editor don`t return any results when searching for .rom, .fd, .bin, ZAA... I shearched in all sections, excrating body only

@fairestmeat

My fault! SORRY!

I hoped you noticed the edit telling you to move to my next reply. The process you just attempted works on AMI BIOS. Not exactly the same for Insyde.

Just follow this part:

Zitat
@fairestmeat

If you flashed it with (example) Acer v1.27_A_A, then there are 4 files to be extracted from the downloaded .exe

Go to the Acer drivers download page of your laptop model and download the version of your laptop Bios that is CURRENTLY INSTALLED.

Use > Universal Extractor < to extract the downloaded .exe

If the BIOS version was 1.27_A_A then you will have these 4 files extracted:

ZAA_multi.fd, ZAA2_multi.fd, ZAA3_multi.fd, ZAA4_multi.fd

Rename the files to: ZAA.fd, ZAA1.fd, ZAA2.fd ZAA3.fd

Format a USB 2.0 flash/pen drive to FAT32, 4gb or smaller is best! (or burn to cd/dvd, or use USB floppy drive)

Place the 4 files you just renamed on the root of the USB flash/pen drive, cd/dvd, floppy diskette... (not in any folder!!!)

Plug in USB (flash/pen drive, cd/dvd, floppy)

PRESS AND HOLD DOWN FN+ESC

While STILL holding FN+ESC press and release the power button. KEEP HOLDING FN+ESC

When you hear the fans spin up, release FN+ESC and wait.

PC should reboot on it's own after, roughly, 3-5 minutes greeting you with ACER splashscreen.

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#35 | RE: [HELP] UNLOCK ADVANCED TAB ON ACER datum

Tue Apr 07, 2020 10:26 pm

Zitat von fairestmeat im Beitrag #32
@Lost_N_BIOS @GooballDiesel

And the .exe extracted only has three images ZAA2_multi.fd ZAA3_multi.fd ZAA4_multi.fd

@fairestmeat

Did you go to Acer and download the driver package for your model? Which BIOS update did you download?

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#36 | RE: [HELP] UNLOCK ADVANCED TAB ON ACER datum

Tue Apr 07, 2020 10:31 pm (Last edited: Tue Apr 07, 2020 10:33 pm)

@GooballDiesel

Yes, I went to this pagehttps://www.acer.com/ac/pt/BR/content/support-product/6739?b=1 and downloaded v1.27, wich is the one on installed on my computer

Should I try this method with the three .fd I have?

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#37 | RE: [HELP] UNLOCK ADVANCED TAB ON ACER datum

Tue Apr 07, 2020 10:44 pm (Last edited: Wed Apr 08, 2020 4:02 am)

Zitat von fairestmeat im Beitrag #36
@GooballDiesel

Yes, I went to this pagehttps://www.acer.com/ac/pt/BR/content/support-product/6739?b=1 and downloaded v1.27, wich is the one on installed on my computer

Should I try this method with the three .fd I have?

@fairestmeat

You are correct, I just extracted and got the same result... 3 files.

What I suggest trying is make TWO COPIES of ZAA2_multi.fd naming one of the copies " ZAA.fd " and name the other copy of the same ZAA2_multi.fd " ZAA2.bin " (like @Lost_N_BIOS recommended previously)

and rename the rest of the files

ZAA2_multi.fd ZAA3_multi.fd ZAA4_multi.fd

to

ZAA2.fd ZAA3.fd ZAA4.fd

You should NOW have:

ZAA.fd
ZAA2.fd
ZAA2.bin
ZAA3.fd
ZAA4.fd

Place files like described in previous post, boot EXACTLY as described!!!

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#38 | RE: [HELP] UNLOCK ADVANCED TAB ON ACER datum

Tue Apr 07, 2020 11:08 pm

@GooballDiesel

No luck... I did exactly as you said. The power light keeps flashing, the fan starts for a while than seems to stop, the PC doesn`t shut down...

Can I turn off and pull the usb?

Maybe I can find the correct file name is some other place in BIOS?

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#39 | RE: [HELP] UNLOCK ADVANCED TAB ON ACER datum

Tue Apr 07, 2020 11:20 pm (Last edited: Tue Apr 07, 2020 11:22 pm)

Zitat von fairestmeat im Beitrag #38
@GooballDiesel

No luck... I did exactly as you said. The power light keeps flashing, the fan starts for a while than seems to stop, the PC doesn`t shut down...

Can I turn off and pull the usb?

Maybe I can find the correct file name is some other place in BIOS?

@fairestmeat

***DOES YOUR USB DRIVE HAVE AN ACTIVITY LED ON IT???*******

How long has it been running? Is the flashing LED the same as it has been every other time you booted with FN+ESC? Power LED also flashes when reading/writing something...BE CAREFUL!

If it hasn't been AT LEAST 5 minutes, I would wait to be sure. If by 10 minutes it hasn't reset itself, then it's not going to. Try to power cycle and see if it boots.

If NOT then proceed to try the below method.

The information below can be found in a file called platform.ini in the same folder you found the extracted *.fd files in.

FD#01=ID,ZAA,ZAA_multi.fd
FD#02=ID,ZAA2,ZAA2_multi.fd
FD#03=ID,ZAA3,ZAA3_multi.fd
FD#04=ID,ZAA4,ZAA4_multi.fd
;[nb4-multi-bios] +-
;[nb4] FD#01=PCI,0,1F,2,80,FFFFFFFF,00007007,9.fd,ME.fd
;[nb4] FD#02=PCI,2,0,0,4,FFFFFFFF,00100007,7.fd,ME.fd
;[nb4] FD#03=PCI,2,0,0,18,0000000F,0000000E,9.fd,ME.fd
;[nb4] FD#04=MPCIIO,2,PCI-0-1F-0-00-FFFFFFFF-3B0B8086,IO-538-0100-0000,9.fd,ME.fd
;[nb4] FD#05=IO,C0,5AABFE02,5AABFE02,9.fd,ME.fd
;[nb4] FD#06=IO,1F6,E7,E4,7.fd
;[nb4] FD#07=IO,C0,FE03,FE03,7.fd
;[nb4] FD#08=IO,C0,03,01,7.fd
;[nb4] FD#09=PCI,2,0,0,0,00000813,00000812,9.fd
;[nb4] FD#10=ID,ModelName,BIOS.fd

Notice the BIOS.fd reference above? (all of these are CASE SeNsItIvE!!!)

Try renaming the ZAA2_multi.fd to BIOS.fd and BIOS.bin, put on USB, etc and try the FN+ESC flash method again.

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#40 | RE: [HELP] UNLOCK ADVANCED TAB ON ACER datum

Tue Apr 07, 2020 11:31 pm (Last edited: Tue Apr 07, 2020 11:35 pm)

@GooballDiesel

Yes, up to 10min and nothing...

Same thing with BIOS.fd... power light flashing, fan spining... But nothing happens

the USB that I am using doesnt have a led on it, so I dont know if is reading something, also the only usb drive I have here is a 32gb, could this be the problem?why smaller is better?

The platform.ini have this lines just under BIOS.fd you mentioned

;[nb4] FD#11=OS,32,32bios.bin,,32.ini
;[nb4] FD#12=OS,64,64bios.bin,me.bin,64.ini
;[nb4] FD#13=MEMORY,55aa55aa,F0F0F0F0,afafafaf,FD_m.bin,ME_m.bin,CFG_m.ini

should I try 64bios.bin, or any of these?

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#41 | RE: [HELP] UNLOCK ADVANCED TAB ON ACER datum

Tue Apr 07, 2020 11:55 pm (Last edited: Tue Apr 07, 2020 11:55 pm)

Zitat von fairestmeat im Beitrag #40
@GooballDiesel

Yes, up to 10min and nothing...
Same thing with BIOS.fd... power light flashing, fan spining... But nothing happens
the USB that I am using doesnt have a led on it, so I dont know if is reading something, also the only usb drive I have here is a 32gb, could this be the problem?why smaller is better?

@fairestmeat

Different devices work in different ways, is the short, simple answer. Older (USB 2.0) smaller (4gb or less) devices just tend to be supported by more BIOS'

I have used a 500gb USB 3.0 external hard drive for booting or installing a plethora of operating systems or tools on countless computers without issue, while others just don't have support for the device being used.

Do you know what version of firmware is actually installed on the PC's BIOS? Is it the same version as what was downloaded? If it is a different version that is installed, there may be a different name it is expecting...

We aren't done yet, still a few methods we can try that I know of before a programmer is the last option.

However just FYI a Raspberry Pi can also be used as a programmer, instead of ordering a programmer, if you already happen to have access to one... Being able to directly program the BIOS would make all of this irrelevant.

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#42 | RE: [HELP] UNLOCK ADVANCED TAB ON ACER datum

Wed Apr 08, 2020 12:06 am (Last edited: Wed Apr 08, 2020 12:14 am)

@GooballDiesel

Unfortunately, I dont have a Raspberry Pi...

The BIOS that was installed was @Lost_N_BIOS modded one, altered after the v1.27 that was installed

Very happy to know that you still have some methods

*Edit

I found a 8gb drive here, i`ll try the previews methods with this one

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#43 | RE: [HELP] UNLOCK ADVANCED TAB ON ACER datum

Wed Apr 08, 2020 12:18 am

Zitat von fairestmeat im Beitrag #42
@GooballDiesel

Unfortunately, I dont have a Raspberry Pi...

The BIOS that was installed was @Lost_N_BIOS modded one, altered after the v1.27 that was installed

Very happy to know that you still have some methods

@fairestmeat

Just a random thought... Have you by chance tried to reset the CMOS...?

Make sure you remove the power plug AND laptop battery !!! , with power unplugged and battery out, press reset button shown in photo, try to power up...

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#44 | RE: [HELP] UNLOCK ADVANCED TAB ON ACER datum

Wed Apr 08, 2020 12:19 am

Zitat von fairestmeat im Beitrag #42
@GooballDiesel

Unfortunately, I dont have a Raspberry Pi...

The BIOS that was installed was @Lost_N_BIOS modded one, altered after the v1.27 that was installed

Very happy to know that you still have some methods

*Edit

I found a 8gb drive here, i`ll try the previews methods with this one

@fairestmeat

Make SURE you format it either FAT or FAT32!!!

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#45 | RE: [HELP] UNLOCK ADVANCED TAB ON ACER datum

Wed Apr 08, 2020 12:30 am

@GooballDiesel

Yes, I already tried the battery reset, I actually removed the cmos battery, put it back in 20min later... No luck

I guess that if the cmos removal didn`t work, thats because the BIOS is very likely corrupted, right?

One more thing, the laptop power battery in "internal" so I have to dismantle the whole thing to disconnect... Do you think I should do that when trying these methods with USB?

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