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#1 | [REQUEST] Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-53, BIOS 1.08. datum

Sun Jan 17, 2021 4:02 pm (Last edited: Wed Mar 17, 2021 9:02 am)

Would you be so kind and help me unlock the advanced menus on my BIOS? :)

Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-53, BIOS version 1.08.

I've removed the flash protection myself already.

FPTw BIOS dump: removed

Edit: Mod no longer needed. I've made all the changes I needed using H2OUVE. :)

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#2 | RE: [REQUEST] Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-53, BIOS 1.06. datum

Fri Jan 29, 2021 1:18 pm

Bumpy bump =^_^=

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#3 | RE: [REQUEST] Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-53, BIOS 1.06. datum

Fri Jan 29, 2021 2:04 pm (Last edited: Fri Jan 29, 2021 2:04 pm)

please update bios to the latest v1.08 first (dated 2020/12/16)

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#4 | RE: [REQUEST] Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-53, BIOS 1.06. datum

Fri Jan 29, 2021 4:24 pm

Zitat von onuracengiz im Beitrag #3
please update bios to the latest v1.08 first (dated 2020/12/16)

Updated to v1.08!
Here's my dump using FTPw -bios -d
https://mega.nz/file/AhNQnLxJ#HbkxrqaKC1..._Vqv6v63FGgGWGM

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#5 | RE: [REQUEST] Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-53, BIOS 1.06. datum

Fri Jan 29, 2021 7:13 pm

Zitat von Phaax im Beitrag #4
Zitat von onuracengiz im Beitrag #3
please update bios to the latest v1.08 first (dated 2020/12/16)

Updated to v1.08!
Here's my dump using FTPw -bios -d

How did you take the bios dump?

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#6 | RE: [REQUEST] Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-53, BIOS 1.06. datum

Fri Jan 29, 2021 10:19 pm

Zitat von olkihew im Beitrag #5
Zitat von Phaax im Beitrag #4
Zitat von onuracengiz im Beitrag #3
please update bios to the latest v1.08 first (dated 2020/12/16)

Updated to v1.08!
Here's my dump using FTPw -bios -d

How did you take the bios dump?

Using the FTPW.exe tool from the Intel CSME System Tools v14.0.20+ r11 package. Why do you ask?

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#7 | RE: [REQUEST] Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-53, BIOS 1.06. datum

Fri Jan 29, 2021 11:49 pm

Zitat von Phaax im Beitrag #6
Zitat von olkihew im Beitrag #5
Zitat von Phaax im Beitrag #4
Zitat von onuracengiz im Beitrag #3
please update bios to the latest v1.08 first (dated 2020/12/16)

Updated to v1.08!
Here's my dump using FTPw -bios -d

How did you take the bios dump?

Using the FTPW.exe tool from the Intel CSME System Tools v14.0.20+ r11 package. Why do you ask?

Thanks a lot. Because I have been trying to find a way other than using SPI Programmer to get the BIOS dump but no answers in the Internet for this model.

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#8 | RE: [REQUEST] Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-53, BIOS 1.06. datum

Sat Jan 30, 2021 1:30 am

Please help me unlock the advanced menus on my BIOS :)

Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-53, BIOS version 1.08.

FPTw BIOS dump: https://mega.nz/folder/nUZ1mCyJ#aSci7JDETEje2ImxFjoZ1Q

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#9 | RE: [REQUEST] Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-53, BIOS 1.06. datum

Sat Jan 30, 2021 7:42 pm

Zitat von olkihew im Beitrag #8
Please help me unlock the advanced menus on my BIOS :)

Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-53, BIOS version 1.08.

FPTw BIOS dump: https://mega.nz/folder/nUZ1mCyJ#aSci7JDETEje2ImxFjoZ1Q

Hello Mods, I can pay for the modders time but really need to open up the advance menus for my laptop. Thanks.

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#10 | RE: [REQUEST] Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-53, BIOS 1.06. datum

Wed Feb 03, 2021 4:28 pm (Last edited: Wed Feb 03, 2021 6:36 pm)

Zitat von olkihew im Beitrag #9
Hello Mods, I can pay for the modders time but really need to open up the advance menus for my laptop. Thanks.

Have you gotten any help privately or are you still looking for a mod like me?

How much have you researched into doing it yourself? I have read a ton of stuff and even tried modding it myself. Luckily I haven't bricked my BIOS so far, but I haven't had any luck with exposing the advanced menu either. :(

I've located all the tabs in the SetupUtility EFI, but none of these Form Sets are actually used. I suspect that this is because we have a "Modern GUI" and not the text based UI like older systems.
IDA screenshot with Form Sets

There is one additional Form Set which isn't in the picture and I think this is the one used to build the GUI menus we have (since most of the options seems to match what I can see). >>> 0x1118D8 Form Set: AHCI [5204F764-DF25-48A2-B337-9EC122B85E0D]

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