@reikred If your ultimate goal is to activate Windows 10 (or 11), then there is absolutely no need to opt for a SLIC mod. Just take the HWID or TSforge route, and you should be good to go.
@Tito, I will look into your advice, thanks! Do you have any opinion on whether HWID or TSforge will help with my problem that hdd-cloned-to-SSD will not boot properly? Should I try to install HWID/TSforge first on my existing hdd, then clone to SSD, or should I try to install it into the SSD, where only safe-mode works, and only partially works (I can get taskmgr, and from taskmgr start an Admin cmd shell, but sihost.exe throws an error popup, and refuses to run, sihost.exe apparently being the name of the main Windows GUI). UPDATE: Using MAS script , all 3 of HWID, TSforge and KMS fail. I get many errors, but one of them is that none of the 3 want to run in safemode+network, they want to run in normal boot mode. But that is the problem: Normal boot results in bluespin hang.
@Tito, I tried using MAS script, but all 3 of HWID, TSforge and KMS fail. I get many errors, but one of them is that none of those 3 want to run in safemode+network, they want to run in normal boot mode. But that is the problem I'm trying to fix in the first place: Normal boot results in bluespin hang. So I don't see any other solution right now than maybe getting a newer SLIC Bios could possibly work, as per my original request at #67919 above. What do you think? UPDATE: i'm going to make a post in the MAS/HWID/TSforge thread and ask for help with trying to run MAS in safemode+network.
@MickTruck In case you want the SLIC table to activate a recent-ish Windows Server build, it's better to opt for TSforge. @givemestella The above suggestion is applicable to you too. We have yet to stumble on the dump of HP SLIC 2.7. Moreover, the HP ProLiant MicroServer N54L's stock firmware needs some out-of-the-track modding techniques, which might lead to a brick. Unless you have access to a hardware programmer, it would be a bit difficult to revive a legacy AMI BIOS-powered motherboard.
Thanks for the advice. How safe is TSforge use? Has anyone checked the scripts that are loaded from WEB?
@Viradus The SLPbuilder method should be enough to permanently add SLIC without the need to perform hard-modding.