I wanted to ask you.
I have a computer on an ASUS MAXIMUS VIII HERO motherboard. At the moment, the celeron g3930 is installed there. The new i5 9600KF processor is at hand. To do this, you need to patch the BIOS, add the microcode and patch ME. And I also want to unlock all the hidden settings in the BIOS.
How then to proceed in such a situation? Discuss in this topic, or create a new one for this? If so, which branch? In this one?
Thank you in advance

@vismut1822 - Hey again!
Unlocking complete BIOS settings is huge task, especially on board with BIOS like this one. Do you really need everything again? If yes, we can do, but get ready for LOTS more image taking this time vs last time
First thing though, lets get you on that Coffee CPU! Do you have a flash programmer? What is the current ME FW in the board now?
DO NOT Flash any BIOS!! Check current ME FW via BIOS main page, or with HWINFO64 as shown in below image


For your i5 9600KF - what is the SSPEC of this CPU, it's written on top of CPU (example - SRFAD or SRG12)
You will need to modify this CPU, per section "#.3" here - https://forums.overclockers.ru/viewtopic...602278&start=60
You need to connect the pads colored green, via solder, liquid graphite, conductive ink or copper/silver tape etc.
Then you need to isolate the pads in Blue with Kapton/Polyimide tape

The programmer is on my way, so let's unlock all the hidden settings in the BIOS first?

I photographed all sections of the BIOS, and compressed all the photos (now the archive weighs 10MB)

Here is the link below
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1...pzC?usp=sharing

Thank you in advance

PS: Here is my ME
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So.
I'll start with revision of my processor. I have version R0, namely SRG12.
According to the guides, you need to use the latest version of the BIOS, 3802 for modification.
It is noteworthy that when I rolled back to 2202, the BIOS was not detecting 16GB of RAM, but for some reason 8GB. It's good that you don't need to use the old BIOS.
My BIOS via Asus ez flash 3 does not roll back to older versions. Only FlashBack helps.
As far as I understand, for modification I need my own BIOS dump.
I made my own BIOS dump via AFU (I don't have a programmer at hand) so that I could transfer all my serial codes through CoffeeTime (the file opens successfully in AMIBCP and UEFITOOL

http://s000.tinyupload.com/?file_id=04211986619978864807

@vismut1822 - Yes, since you do have programmer on the way, I guess we can go about this backwards, since all the coffee stuff is MUCH easier for you to do with programmer.
I would always use latest BIOS anyway, no matter what a guide said Some Asus it's OK to modify dump for coffee, other Asus require edit and program of stock BIOS, so we wont know which is required for your system until we get there.
I will start with dump though, since it will already have all your info in place and none of that would need transferred around.

For what you want to do now, we need to use FPT. Have you ever flashed this systems BIOS via AFU?
This system has USB Flashback, so that should always be used to flash mod BIOS, except for some Coffee stuff it wont flash properly (FD/ME)
To get started on BIOS menu unlock, please do below and send me file from #1, and tell me what error # you get at #2

So.
I reset BIOS to factory settings, disabled Secure Boot.
On the first point, everything is successful. The dump was successful.
The second point cannot be done. Error 368 appears

Here is a link to the dump itself http://s000.tinyupload.com/index.php?fil...903674155213512

@vismut1822 - Thanks, 368 was expected, I have a guide for this, you can start at step #6, because I've done rest for you and info is below
[GUIDE] Grub Fix Intel FPT Error 280 or 368 - BIOS Lock Asus/Other Mod BIOS Flash

Rename .efi file to >> Shell.efi

BIOS Lock variable to change >> 0x8C6

So, at grub prompt, you will type the following (case sensitive) and hit enter, then reboot and do step #1 over (delete previous file) then step #2 will pass
setup_var 0x8C6 0x00

Ahhh! Sorry, never mind, none of this needed! Derp!!! I must have been asleep when I wrote the above, I even said flashback right above FPT dump
This system has USB Flashback, so that will be used with stock BIOS edited to flash in all BIOS mods (except when it's coffee time, certain things we'll do with Programmer and or FPT)

You did not answer me about AFU flash! And, now I see, that is why I asked you to do the FPT stuff! So I could see if you get error 204 or not, due to previous AFU flashing, sometimes that causes FPT usage to fail with error 204.
So, now I now why I carried on and added that, at least I know I'm not crazy and wasn't sleeping So, if you want, you can do the above and test out FPT flash after unlock via setup_var, but it's not required, unless you are unsure if you have flashed this BIOS via AFU before?

So.
You asked me if I was flashing the AFU or not.
I have not used AFU.
Initially, in message # 4, I threw a dump of my BIOS via AFUWINGUI (the settings were not reset in this backup, and Secure Boot was enabled). As I understand it, this backup is no longer relevant

Hello.
Will we be able to unlock all hidden settings through FlashBack?

Thank you in advance

@vismut1822 - Yes, thanks for answer. I was asking if you had Flashed with AFU ever, or not. And yes, backup is no longer needed or relevant here for now, due to you can use USB Flashback for menu mods.
However, when we get to Coffee editing, you will need to disable secure boot, remove any BIOS password, disable TPM/Encryption if enabled, and then make a BIOS backup (Not with AFU but with programmer)
Settings do not have to be reset for this when we get there, other than what's mentioned above, or if you want to load optimized to remove overclock for safety purposes etc

Here, please test for me, and let me know which BIOS shows - Wait, on pause due to I'll have to work around pad issue for this edit.
Unless, Do you have flash programmer? If yes, tell me chip ID, so I can tell you what software to use, then make a backup and send to me to edit, then you test if it's OK on this model for a certain padding to be removed or not.

I understood you.
My chip model is Winbond 25Q128FVIQ 1633 (the programmer should arrive within a week).
As for the BIOS, it's worth Aptio 2.17.1246

@vismut1822 - For W25Q128FV use only Colibri (included below) or ASProgrammer
http://s000.tinyupload.com/index.php?fil...213094641136166

Sorry, I don't think you understood me, or maybe you just didn't comment back about all I mentioned. I have to wait to give you menu mod BIOS until you have programmer, unless you are willing to risk board being bricked until you get programmer?
Because mod BIOS, for now, has a possible issue, which we can't know if it's OK or not without you flashing, and then it may brick, or may be OK. That is why I asked if you had programmer yet or not.
If you have other board to use, if this one is brick, until programmer arrives, I can send you full unlocked menu mod BIOS now. If this is your only board, then best to wait until you have programmer, then test if BIOS brick or not, due to padding removed issue.
If it does, then I will spend several hours to make that not happen, but I don't want to waste that time doing such edit right now, if it's not needed
Meaning, I prefer you test this BIOS as-is to see if OK or brick, before I spend hours to work around the issue, possibly for no reason - if BIOS OK with padding removed as it is now

Now I understand you exactly.
It turns out that without a programmer, you can grab a brick. In this case, I will not risk it and will wait for the programmer

@vismut1822 - Yes, if you only have one motherboard/system to use for now, best we wait until you have programmer. I can work around that issue, so it would not possibly be a brick BIOS, but I don't want to spend hours doing that, if I don't have to.
So it saves me hours of possible unnecessary wasted time, if you can test the BIOS as it is now vs me having to work around the issue when it may not be necessary to do that.

So.
A programmer came to me today!
Hooray!
I took a dump, as you said, via Colibri. I checked the integrity, everything is fine with her.
When removing the programmer, I removed the CMOS (I insured myself, I don't know if I did it right or not)
In advance, I reset the BIOS settings, and disabled Secure Boot.

Here is a link to the BIOS dump http://s000.tinyupload.com/index.php?fil...492458343940539