Anyone know how to extract a Dell bios from the ****.exe?? How to modify the ROM?

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  1. Yen

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    #23 urie, Jun 30, 2009
    @ Yen iv'e since spoken to jeff69dini given him info on how to make bootable usb thumbdrive and also uploaded AWDFLASH v8.73 and batch file i used to flash.
     
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    Another idea is to release marker and pubkey from the test.bin. Then flash the bios using /f. It should lose the SLIC. After it flash the test.bin (with pubkey and new marker. Without /f.
    You can check yourself if it's updated. At rw-everything report the SLIC must change to DELL QA09

    release:
    CBROM32_195.exe test.bin /slpmarker release
    CBROM32_195.exe test.bin /slpkey release

    What do you mean: "your windows licence is not valid!" ???? Maybe you've lost the SLIC using /F???? Can you explain a bit?
    A rw-everything report is always useful.
     
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    #28 jeff69dini, Jun 30, 2009 (OP)
    yeah it said the windows licence was not valid.....I dunno I read that if you get the message about part number not matching your system then use the /F switch, I dunno, I couldn't even do anything at the screen unless I used that so I dunno.........I always got that improper part message, any ideas on that?!

     
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    #29 jeff69dini, Jun 30, 2009 (OP)
    ok I am going to try that after, so I first release and flash using /F, then flash again without using /F the test.bin?

     
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    When it said "windows licence was not valid"? At flash process?

    The message comes from what? Vista?
    Please post an new rw-everything report after each flash, to have a look what's changed... You are sure the SLIC wasn't updated using /F????
     
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    #31 jeff69dini, Jun 30, 2009 (OP)
    yes at flash, lol, yup I used rw-everything to check the slic after each flash, wish me luck, lol, I'll be back ina bit after I try your idea

     
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    Yeah, we try to remove SLIC first. After a successful rw-everything report, we try to introduce it again using the test.bin, no /F I've uploaded (with new marker of course)....
     
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    #34 jeff69dini, Jun 30, 2009 (OP)
    ok just thought of something, I dunno might be trivial but who knows, does it matter if I am using xp? should I be using vista to do this since we are messing with the slic markers? I dunno, just a thought
     
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    #36 Yen, Jun 30, 2009
    No to check for it, it doesn't matter. How exactly do you flash?
    Boot into pure DOS and use what command /switches to flash? I don't know why the marker wasn't updated.......maybe zort can give advice, too.
    I'm still convinced there is a way to...
     
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    #37 jeff69dini, Jun 30, 2009 (OP)
    yup, dos, using the switches you and Urie advised me to

    does this have something to do with the string size being inadequate to hold slic 2.1?

     
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    #38 jeff69dini, Jun 30, 2009 (OP)
    I also don't understand why it always gives me an invalid part # not matching the system and won't let me flash from there....

    hmm, I noticed in the award tool that it says a checksum is invalid on 1.0.13.bin, that any help?
     
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    #39 Yen, Jun 30, 2009
    I'll have a look at it again later. Have no Award tools here......see you later....it should work.....I don't give up yet.;)
     
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