Hi All, I was following the guide in creating a modded bios for my Asus N50VN laptop to go from SLIC2.0 -> SLIC2.1 I decided to use Dynamic type when creating the BIOS using AMI Tool 1.51 (I assume this replaces the 2.0 SLIC with 2.1). Now before I flash this I need to clarify some things I saw in the log and explain to me if there is any issues. I verified with the certs and used the ASUS SLIC and SLP to make sure it looks proper, but I am just being extra cautious less I have a bricked system. So here are the results: Version 1.51 Manufacturer - ASUS Original BIOS size 1048576 bytes (1024K) C0000 Module F6 Padded size 61364 CEFCC Module 11 Padded size 36872 D7FF0 Module 8 Padded size 2080 D8824 Module F7 Padded size 40 D8860 Module C Padded size 8 20000 Module 1B Padded size 226512 (Actual size 226512 Original size 460413) 574E4 Module 20 Padded size 44224 (Actual size 44221 Original size 64000) 621B8 Module 20 Padded size 43376 (Actual size 43376 Original size 64000) 6CB3C Module 20 Padded size 42668 (Actual size 42666 Original size 63488) 771FC Module 20 Padded size 26100 (Actual size 26097 Original size 47104) 7D804 Module FA Padded size 22908 (Actual size 22907 Original size 32604) 83194 Module 4 Padded size 21820 (Actual size 21817 Original size 35435) 886E4 Module F0 Padded size 14652 (Actual size 14652 Original size 61856) D887C Module 21 Padded size 10916 (Actual size 10916 Original size 26348) 8C034 Module F1 Padded size 8660 (Actual size 8660 Original size 59044) 8E21C Module F8 Padded size 8228 (Actual size 8228 Original size 8719) 90254 Module E Padded size 7112 (Actual size 7109 Original size 74718) 91E30 Module 18 Padded size 6144 (Actual size 6141 Original size 16965) DB334 Module F9 Padded size 1592 (Actual size 1590 Original size 2497) DB980 Module 19 Padded size 1436 (Actual size 1436 Original size 4868) 93644 Module 1A Padded size 1332 (Actual size 1330 Original size 9890) 93B8C Module 2B Padded size 844 (Actual size 841 Original size 1360) 93EEC Module 6 Padded size 728 (Actual size 727 Original size 4096) 941D8 Module 80 Padded size 188 E0018 Module 55 Padded size 36256 (Unlinked) NVRAM at DC000 length 4000 ROM Hole at B0000 length 10000 ROM Hole (non-image) at A0000 length 10000 ROM Hole at 0 length 10000 ROM Hole at 10000 length 10000 There are unlinked blocks in module 80h Bootblock at F0000 length 10000 Extended Bootblock at E0000 length 20000 Boot block checksum is correct Main BIOS checksum is correct 1B module size is 460413 bytes AMIBIOS string found at F75A Dynamic method SLIC module size is 374 bytes SLIC module checksum is 0 OEM Activation 2.1 SLIC No split OEM/Table ID strings found RSDT table found at 4FE0E RSDT table OEM and Table ID patched to _ASUS_Notebook XSDT table OEM and Table ID patched to _ASUS_Notebook FACP table OEM and Table ID patched to _ASUS_Notebook FACP table OEM and Table ID patched to _ASUS_Notebook APIC table OEM ID patched to _ASUS_ ECDT table OEM ID patched to _ASUS_ DBGP table OEM ID patched to _ASUS_ BOOT table OEM ID patched to _ASUS_ DMAR table OEM ID patched to _ASUS_ HPET table OEM ID patched to _ASUS_ MCFG table OEM ID patched to _ASUS_ SLIC table OEM ID patched to _ASUS_ OEM table OEM ID patched to _ASUS_ Pubkey found at 1AFC0 Pubkey replaced ASUS_FLASH SLP 1.0 string added Patch applied at 1AE2A (method 3) OEMX pubkey and marker zeroed SLIC inserted at 5027E Module 1B written 460413 bytes C0000 Module F6 Padded size 61364 CEFCC Module 11 Padded size 36872 D7FF0 Module 8 Padded size 2080 D8824 Module F7 Padded size 40 D8860 Module C Padded size 8 20000 Module 1B Padded size 226660 (Actual size 226660 Original size 460413) 57578 Module 20 Padded size 44224 (Actual size 44221 Original size 64000) 6224C Module 20 Padded size 43376 (Actual size 43376 Original size 64000) 6CBD0 Module 20 Padded size 42668 (Actual size 42666 Original size 63488) 77290 Module 20 Padded size 26100 (Actual size 26097 Original size 47104) 7D898 Module FA Padded size 22908 (Actual size 22907 Original size 32604) 83228 Module 4 Padded size 21820 (Actual size 21817 Original size 35435) 88778 Module F0 Padded size 14652 (Actual size 14652 Original size 61856) D887C Module 21 Padded size 10916 (Actual size 10916 Original size 26348) 8C0C8 Module F1 Padded size 8660 (Actual size 8660 Original size 59044) 8E2B0 Module F8 Padded size 8228 (Actual size 8228 Original size 8719) 902E8 Module E Padded size 7112 (Actual size 7109 Original size 74718) 91EC4 Module 18 Padded size 6144 (Actual size 6141 Original size 16965) DB334 Module F9 Padded size 1592 (Actual size 1590 Original size 2497) DB980 Module 19 Padded size 1436 (Actual size 1436 Original size 4868) 936D8 Module 1A Padded size 1332 (Actual size 1330 Original size 9890) 93C20 Module 2B Padded size 844 (Actual size 841 Original size 1360) 93F80 Module 6 Padded size 728 (Actual size 727 Original size 4096) 9426C Module 80 Padded size 188 NVRAM at DC000 length 4000 ROM Hole at B0000 length 10000 ROM Hole (non-image) at A0000 length 10000 ROM Hole at 0 length 10000 ROM Hole at 10000 length 10000 There are unlinked blocks in module 80h Boot block preserved Unlinked bytes preserved Main BIOS checksum is correct Bootblock at F0000 length 10000 Extended Bootblock at E0000 length 20000 Boot block checksum is correct C0000 Module F6 Padded size 61364 CEFCC Module 11 Padded size 36872 D7FF0 Module 8 Padded size 2080 D8824 Module F7 Padded size 40 D8860 Module C Padded size 8 20000 Module 1B Padded size 226660 (Actual size 226660 Original size 460413) 57578 Module 20 Padded size 44224 (Actual size 44221 Original size 64000) 6224C Module 20 Padded size 43376 (Actual size 43376 Original size 64000) 6CBD0 Module 20 Padded size 42668 (Actual size 42666 Original size 63488) 77290 Module 20 Padded size 26100 (Actual size 26097 Original size 47104) 7D898 Module FA Padded size 22908 (Actual size 22907 Original size 32604) 83228 Module 4 Padded size 21820 (Actual size 21817 Original size 35435) 88778 Module F0 Padded size 14652 (Actual size 14652 Original size 61856) D887C Module 21 Padded size 10916 (Actual size 10916 Original size 26348) 8C0C8 Module F1 Padded size 8660 (Actual size 8660 Original size 59044) 8E2B0 Module F8 Padded size 8228 (Actual size 8228 Original size 8719) 902E8 Module E Padded size 7112 (Actual size 7109 Original size 74718) 91EC4 Module 18 Padded size 6144 (Actual size 6141 Original size 16965) DB334 Module F9 Padded size 1592 (Actual size 1590 Original size 2497) DB980 Module 19 Padded size 1436 (Actual size 1436 Original size 4868) 936D8 Module 1A Padded size 1332 (Actual size 1330 Original size 9890) 93C20 Module 2B Padded size 844 (Actual size 841 Original size 1360) 93F80 Module 6 Padded size 728 (Actual size 727 Original size 4096) 9426C Module 80 Padded size 188 E0018 Module 55 Padded size 36256 (Unlinked) NVRAM at DC000 length 4000 ROM Hole at B0000 length 10000 ROM Hole (non-image) at A0000 length 10000 ROM Hole at 0 length 10000 ROM Hole at 10000 length 10000 There are unlinked blocks in module 80h Bootblock at F0000 length 10000 Extended Bootblock at E0000 length 20000 Boot block checksum is correct Main BIOS checksum is correct SLIC performed successfully. BIOS file is C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\ATAN\MY DOCUMENTS\DOWNLOADS\BIOS\N50VCVNAS_SLIC.212 So the only thing I see of concern is this line: There are unlinked blocks in module 80h The other is whether or not using Dynamic in this case is wise, or redo the BIOS mod and have it use SSV3. Again any feedback would be appreciated before I go ahead with the flashing. Thanks, MaverickHL
Thanks NoJuan999 I actually did the SLIC Tool BIOS check and it said 2.0 on mine since I had Vista pre-installed before. Maybe the ones in Asus's website does not have the SLIC2.0 then? Oh well, I will use the link you gave me to flash the BIOS. By the way can I use the onboard flashing tool within the BIOS to flash it or rather safer just to boot off a USB Flash drive and flash it that way?