are you using the correct SLIC certificate and serial..You need them installed in order to activate. Without them, it is just a bios .. If the bios flashed, then the vista should be activated. They were all correct.
I have 3 computers in my home and 2 of it was activated successfully from the bios by this webboard and correct cert with serial. Anyway, thanks you so much for your great effort and help all along.
Maybe Yen can have a look..The first version is different. It has a slic, as you said, and this does not. The first is also ssv3 and would maybe brick your board, as I have not tried this for that reason. I looked at the last one because of the size of this bios. I should not try again.I think there is a way you can force your flash to a lower bios, I do not know the switches though. Can you make a acpiscope .ats file of your present bios? I do not want to brick the board, so maybe fzeven, Petar, or Yen look at this. Sorry for my ignorance of this bios type