You don't need to clear CMOS, you can just load optimized defaults, that would = same/same. But, no, I don't know where the pins or tiny gold circle with line through it is on this system, if it even has either one.
If removing the battery does reset the BIOS, you can just do that, press and hold the power on button for 10-15 seconds to drain all power (main battery and PSU cable removed, assumed here) and then wait however long you've noticed that it takes to reset

You didn't tell me that, besides the uncofigured ME FW you flashed in, that you also flashed in updated incorrect GOP, which is now included in your dump
I realized when other member here I asked to help about GOP told me different version was in stock BIOS. Next time you need help with BIOS, please always flash in stock BIOS first, then make any requested dumps
And or let person know what you have already modified up front, otherwise it leads to issues down the line when you don't mention all this kind of stuff.

I will now swap back in correct GOP, and do the requested SKY/Kaby mods, please wait...
And don't further break the system by messing around in there!! Yes, terrible you lost dual channel, might want to look for replacement board on ebay now!

Ok. Sorry for my mistakes. I will try to keep my hands on my pocket .
I'm waiting for the BIOS and thank you again for everything.
Perhaps, in a future I will think about buying another mainboard.

@Lestero - It's not mistakes, well it is in general, but it's more something you should tell person helping you up front so they know what you already did to BIOS.
So they can either proceed w/ file as is, or ask you to reflash stock BIOS instead first. And that is ideally is what you should do using stock method, then dump and send to me.
This will not fix ME FW area, but it will fix anything you changed in the BIOS region.

Is the two things I mentioned the ONLY things you changed in the BIOS before you dumped it and send to me? >> ME FW and GOP?
If not, and you made other changes too, please reflash stock BIOS using stock method, then dump BIOS again and send to me.
This way I'm not doing edits on top of failed edits, at least for the BIOS region anyway.
Stock update wont fix ME FW for you, only programmer or unlock FD and then other ways, but you already programmed in fixed ME FW now, so will be OK about that.

Yes, since CPU and GPU can be removed on this model, you can probably get board fairly cheap on ebay, then you would have dual channel again.

Hi @Lost_N_BIOS!!!

Zitat von Lost_N_BIOS im Beitrag #18

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Is the two things I mentioned the ONLY things you changed in the BIOS before you dumped it and send to me? >> ME FW and GOP?

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Yes, since you are not sure, it would be best for both of us, if you flash stock BIOS again using stock method (ie run the exe to update), then dump with programmer and send to me.

Ok. I will do it!

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@Lost_N_BIOS Ok. I got it¡

I have to tell you that the Lenovo flashing program didn't work. I had to use the programmer 1.29 and write the last attached bios file (the oldest one) and then after booting run the Lenovo flashing program and then it works.
Tell me if this file is ok.

Thanks!!

Write the BIOS I sent you, with fixed ME FW, with programmer. Then run the stock Tool.
If you have to program in some "Old" BIOS version, to then update with Lenovo exe to latest BIOS, then send me this "OLD" BIOS version you're programming in, so I can fix the ME FW first
I'm not even looking at above file I don't understand what file you meant you wrote, or why, so waste of time I suppose, since it's nothing that I requested you do

Also, as we already covered, use 1.30 and BV ID, unless you want to carry on and create more issues, failed bricked BIOS due to bad dump, edited, then bad writes etc?
Seems OK though I guess, since you wrote with 1.29 and it booted? Did you erase first, then blank check, then write/verify? If yes, OK.
If you have failed write later and it wont boot, is bricked, you wont know if it's due to bad BIOS or 1.29 software, this is why it's not ideal.
But, if it always works for you, then we can use

Sorry for the misunderstood.

I writted the fixed ME FW you send me, and I try to update with the stock tool from Lenovo but It does nothing. It says "-Undefined ROM image BIOS version."

Edit: I fix it. I had to flash under the command: "afuwin imageo2g.bin /x". Reseat the PC and then use the stock tool from Lenovo.
Tell me if now is ok

Sounds like BIOS version error, like it wont let you update to new or same version
So, send me whatever old BIOS file you write that is OK, that will let exe update run, and I will fix ME FW in it first, then you can program in, then update with EXE and dump again to send to me

@Lost_N_BIOS
I think I fix it. Look at my previous post.

That's not stock update method, stock method uses Winflash (Wflash2.exe) Stuff like that is probably how you are in this predicament
But either way, yes, that sounds like it should now be stock BIOS region (and hopefully still fixed 11.8 ME FW) - Yes, all looks good now! But check below before we carry on

Please see Warning for all CSME v11 info here, and run meinfo check to see if "re-key" is needed, if so, do as is mentioned there, then make a new dump (sorry, I just remember this needs checked)
Intel Management Engine: Drivers, Firmware & System Tools

In post #2, section C.2, you will find ME System Tools package, grab V11, inside find MEINFO folder >> Win32, from there run command prompt and enter >> MEINFOwin.exe and see if it says re-key needed.
This not related to anything we're doing here, and we're going to downgrade ME FW eventually anyway, but I wanted to get you a fully updated BIOS + ME FW file to have as backup in case you ever need to go back to that.

OK.@Lost_N_BIOS I did it. It says:

Re-key needed----->False

It's fine, no?

Tnx.

All good then! OK, tonight when I get back I will work on the mod BIOS for you... finally
Sorry for all this hassles, but I wanted to make sure you had good proper BIOS to go back to if all mods fail.

Thanks!!!!!👏👏👏👍

Good day!!!

What happens now, when I switch on my PC, sometimes, keeps with black screen and I have to disconnect from the current AC, disconnect de battery and reconnect to be able to run it. I'm not sure why....

Edit: Also happenss sometimes in sleep mode.