I have a Dell Alienware m15 gaming laptop from year 2019, it has overheat problems and i would like to unlock the settings to change the cpu ghz.

Hardware Information:
OS: Microsoft Windows 10 Professional 64-bit
Brand: Dell Alienware
Model: m15 R1 (DEC 2019)
CPU: Intel i7-9750H 2.60GHz Turbo @ 4.50GHz
GPU: RTX 2070 8GB
RAM: 32GB DDR4 2666MHz
HD: 2TB M.2 Solid State Drive


any help with this would be awesome please let me know thanks again

I have tried to save the bios as rom and edit it myself to show the hidden menu, when i try to flash using afudos i get a unable to start a secure flash session

i also tried to do fpt but it says cannot be run on the current platform

Here analisys ont this bios (Secure Boot and Bios Guard active, signed UEFI bios) :


0x36A92 Form: Setup, FormId: 0x2715 {01 86 15 27 07 00}

Hidden
0x36A98 Ref: Main, FormId: 0x2716 {0F 0F 09 00 02 00 42 00 00 00 FF FF 00 16 27}
0x36AA7 Ref: Advanced, FormId: 0x2717 {0F 0F 1E 00 02 00 43 00 00 00 FF FF 00 17 27}
0x36AB6 Ref: Chipset, FormId: 0x2718 {0F 0F 1F 00 02 00 44 00 00 00 FF FF 00 18 27}
0x36AC5 Ref: Security, FormId: 0x2719 {0F 0F 3A 00 02 00 45 00 00 00 FF FF 00 19 27}
0x36AD4 Ref: Boot, FormId: 0x271A {0F 0F 20 00 02 00 46 00 00 00 FF FF 00 1A 27}
0x36AE3 Ref: Save & Exit, FormId: 0x271B {0F 0F 4D 00 02 00 47 00 00 00 FF FF 00 1B 27}

Visible
0x34D51 Form: Main, FormId: 0x2710 {01 86 10 27 48 18} >> Visible
0x34FCF Form: Advanced, FormId: 0x2711 {01 86 11 27 49 18} >> Visible
0x35DA6 Form: Security, FormId: 0x2712 {01 86 12 27 4A 18} >> Visible
0x3683F Form: Boot, FormId: 0x2713 {01 86 13 27 4B 18} >> Visible
0x369F9 Form: Exit, FormId: 0x2714 {01 86 14 27 4C 18} >> Visible

All
0x34D51 Form: Main, FormId: 0x2710 {01 86 10 27 48 18} >> Visible--------First Menu Tabs
0x34FCF Form: Advanced, FormId: 0x2711 {01 86 11 27 49 18} >> Visible
0x35DA6 Form: Security, FormId: 0x2712 {01 86 12 27 4A 18} >> Visible
0x3683F Form: Boot, FormId: 0x2713 {01 86 13 27 4B 18} >> Visible
0x369F9 Form: Exit, FormId: 0x2714 {01 86 14 27 4C 18} >> Visible
0x36AF4 Form: Main, FormId: 0x2716 {01 86 16 27 09 00} >> Hidden---------Seconnd Menu Tabs
0x36D67 Form: Advanced, FormId: 0x2717 {01 86 17 27 1E 00} >> Hidden
0x36AB6 Form: Chipset, FormId: 0x2718 {01 86 18 27 1F 00} >> Hidden
0x5A68A Form: Security, FormId: 0x2719 {01 86 19 27 3A 00} >> Hidden
0x5B9DB Form: Boot, FormId: 0x271A {01 86 1A 27 20 00} >> Hidden
0x5BCCC Form: Boot, FormId: 0x27C4 {01 86 C4 27 20 00} >> Hidden not used
0x5BDDA Form: Save & Exit, FormId: 0x271B {01 86 1B 27 4D 00} >> Hidden

Magic String :
01 01 01 01 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 >> backward >> 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 01 01 01 01


We have to find into AMITSE the Guid 4A10597B0DC0584187FFF04D6396A915 Setup


@ 0x068460 - Main List, all Used ID's
4A 10 59 7B 0D C0 58 41 87 FF F0 4D 63 96 A9 15 16 27 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 >> Main >> blocked
4A 10 59 7B 0D C0 58 41 87 FF F0 4D 63 96 A9 15 17 27 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 >> Advanced >> blocked
4A 10 59 7B 0D C0 58 41 87 FF F0 4D 63 96 A9 15 18 27 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 >> Chipset >> blocked
4A 10 59 7B 0D C0 58 41 87 FF F0 4D 63 96 A9 15 19 27 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 >> Security >> blocked
4A 10 59 7B 0D C0 58 41 87 FF F0 4D 63 96 A9 15 1A 27 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 >> Boot >> blocked
4A 10 59 7B 0D C0 58 41 87 FF F0 4D 63 96 A9 15 1B 27 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 >> Save & Exit >> blocked
4A 10 59 7B 0D C0 58 41 87 FF F0 4D 63 96 A9 15 10 27 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 >> Main >> unblocked
4A 10 59 7B 0D C0 58 41 87 FF F0 4D 63 96 A9 15 11 27 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 >> Advanced >> unblocked
4A 10 59 7B 0D C0 58 41 87 FF F0 4D 63 96 A9 15 12 27 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 >> Security >> unblocked
4A 10 59 7B 0D C0 58 41 87 FF F0 4D 63 96 A9 15 13 27 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 >> Boot >> unblocked
4A 10 59 7B 0D C0 58 41 87 FF F0 4D 63 96 A9 15 14 27 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 >> Exit >> unblocked
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00


@ 0x068660 - Blocked List Long ID
4A 10 59 7B 0D C0 58 41 87 FF F0 4D 63 96 A9 15 16 27 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 >> Main >> blocked
4A 10 59 7B 0D C0 58 41 87 FF F0 4D 63 96 A9 15 17 27 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 >> Advanced >> blocked
4A 10 59 7B 0D C0 58 41 87 FF F0 4D 63 96 A9 15 18 27 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 >> Chipset >> blocked
4A 10 59 7B 0D C0 58 41 87 FF F0 4D 63 96 A9 15 19 27 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 >> Security >> blocked
4A 10 59 7B 0D C0 58 41 87 FF F0 4D 63 96 A9 15 1A 27 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 >> Boot >> blocked
4A 10 59 7B 0D C0 58 41 87 FF F0 4D 63 96 A9 15 1B 27 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 >> Save & Exit >> blocked
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

@ 0x068600 - Setuo Form ID
4A 10 59 7B 0D C0 58 41 87 FF F0 4D 63 96 A9 15 15 27 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

0x4B5BF One Of: Flash Protection Range Registers (FPRR), VarStoreInfo (VarOffset/VarName): 0x1202, VarStore: 0x1, QuestionId: 0x72B, Size: 1, Min: 0x0, Max 0x1, Step: 0x0 {05 91 C4 10 C5 10 2B 07 01 00 02 12 10 10 00 01 00}
0x4B5D0 One Of Option: Disabled, Value (8 bit): 0x0 (default) {09 07 04 00 30 00 00}
0x4B5D7 One Of Option: Enabled, Value (8 bit): 0x1 {09 07 03 00 00 00 01}
0x4B5DE End One Of {29 02}

0x5780C One Of: BIOS Lock, VarStoreInfo (VarOffset/VarName): 0xB48, VarStore: 0x1, QuestionId: 0xC16, Size: 1, Min: 0x0, Max 0x1, Step: 0x0 {05 91 87 0A 88 0A 16 0C 01 00 48 0B 10 10 00 01 00}
0x5781D Default: DefaultId: 0x0, Value (8 bit): 0x0 {5B 06 00 00 00 00}
0x57823 One Of Option: Disabled, Value (8 bit): 0x0 (default MFG) {09 07 04 00 20 00 00}
0x5782A One Of Option: Enabled, Value (8 bit): 0x1 {09 07 03 00 00 00 01}
0x57831 End One Of {29 02}


Flash Protection Range Registers (FPRR) 0x1202,

BIOS Lock 0xB48

We can try to disable these locks 0x102 and 0xB48 into NVRAM and look if we can reflash the bios mod by Intel Fpt tool ...

Please make Bios Menu Tabs photos to see which are visble and which not , upload them it for me !

Ok friend, next step is find a way to flash the bios mod, so we have to test the Intel Fpt tool ...
Please find out your ME version (And tell me the full version too), then download the matching ME System Tools package from here in section "C" ...

t596f39-Intel-C...Tools.html

You can find ME FW version often on BIOS main page, or if not, then download HWINFO64 and in the large window on the left,
inside motherboard section expand and find ME Firmware version, then get matching package from abovr link.

https://www.hwinfo.com/download/

From the CSME Package, inside you will find Flash Programming Tool folder, and inside that, you'll find a windows/win32 and 64 folder,
select that Win32 ot Win64 folder, choice it basing on your Windows, then form that folder, hold shift and press right click, choose open command window here.
Then run the following commands, and then zip and upload the files and upload that for me , give a link ...

FPTw.exe -bios -d biosreg.bin
FPTw.exe -desc -d FD.bin

After that, download this tool (Intel H2OUVE), unpack it and from that folder where is the H2OUVE tool, hold shift and press right click,
choose open command window here.
Then run the following commands, and then zip and upload the vars.txt file, give a link and let me know which one version worked ...

HOUVE.exe -gv vars.txt

Last step to check your bios protection, download this tool and execute it as Admin, then get the result file and upload it for me, give a link ...

https://www.mediafire.com/file/4s2lp3ig8...0h.7z/file

Let me know
Regards

- The Intel Tools Link Do Not Work

- HWiNFO64:
Intel ME Version: 12.0, Build 1681, Hot Fix 71
Intel ME Recovery Image Version: 12.0, Build 1681, Hot Fix 71
Intel ME FITC Version: 12.0, Build 1431, Hot Fix 39

I cant upload files on here or share links: i send you links on bios-mods

another person who tried to mod this bios for someone else said this to me "In fact ,edit bios menu is easy on this laptop ,but it has bios guard protection ,so it might brick so i dare not to edit it for you." so maybe this laptop bios cant be unhidden? what do you think

You have to try to make a backup and flash back that bios, to see errors you will get and then we can think to avoid that !
Try anyone of these FPT 12 series and find one working on your ME , then make a bios backup, so open a command window as Admin and execute this command

fptw.exe -d biosreg.bin -bios

then if the fpt worked try to reflash the bios back executing this command

fptw.exe -f biosreg.bin -bios

If you will get errors then upload the bios backup and the fpt log for me ...
Let me know
Regards

Fpt 12 :

https://www.mediafire.com/file/jmhenjh28...ool+12.rar/file

i used version 12.0.70.1652 and both FPT Operation Successful at the end.

Yes , I checked your bios and has Boot Guard is enabled with key burned into the PCH FPF Fuses, so the brick is real and then
you will have to change after the PCH chip (FPF).
So I am sorry but it's the real sad truth :(