Bios mod on a Samsung 900X3C-A04.

Discussion in 'BIOS Mods' started by compufan73, Dec 27, 2012.

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  1. compufan73

    compufan73 MDL Novice

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    Hi there
    I order a Samsung 900X3C-A04 ultrabook, and it should arrive tomorrow. It comes with Windows 8, and I want to format it and install Windows 7. I want to know if this kind of bios can be modded to add a slic 2.1 table, since I don't know anything about it (I can't download the bios file from the Samsung webpage, I can only download a program to update the bios which will only work on that specific model). I don't know if it's an Award bios, AMI, Insyde, etc, don't have a clue. Can anyone help me on this, or at least provide me with the last bios file for this model, to see if I can mod it myself? Please.

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  2. Tito

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    You should run the updater on the laptop (when arrived) & it will tell you if any bios update is available or not.
     
  3. compufan73

    compufan73 MDL Novice

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    Thanks. That's what I was planning to do, but I wanted to know if somebody already succeded on that.
    My ultrabook arrived today, I managed to download the exe file of the newest bios. I used Universal extractor, 7-zip, winrar, etc., but I only could extract files that were not usable. One of them is 3.866 Kb (the other files are like 1 Kb), but couldn't open it with any of the modding tools posted here (for AMI, AWARD or INSYDE bios).
    Once I had a similar problem with a Vaio, and I could obtain the real bios file looking inside a carpet (don't remember which) after executing the exe file. Maybe that could be a solution. Can somebody help me? I want the real bios file to add a slic 2.1 table (I don't know if it's possible yet on this kind of bios), and I would appreciate it if someone could help me on that.
    Here is the link of the exe file I uploaded: sendspace.com/file/bchxli

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    compufan73 MDL Novice

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    RWE Report? So this is some kind of Phoenix/Insyde bios? I'll upload it as soon as the laptop arrives (it should be today).
    Tito: I uploaded the exe file to sendspace. The link is on my last post.

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    The laptop arrived. I'm running RWE and trying to access the ACPI tables, but it's gives an error message: "ACPI RSD PTR not found". And I did run the program as an administrator. Is this some kind of new or different bios? As I said, I couldn't extract a bios file from the exe file I posted on this thread (just a 3.866 Kb file that couldn't be opened by any bios mod tool), and can't generate a RWE report. Any ideas? A couples of posts above I posted the link to the exe file, if someone wants to help me :).

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    compufan73 MDL Novice

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    I already did that. It gives the same error (Dump error, RSD PTR not found).
     
  8. LatinMcG

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    probably have to make a backup of bios to see if its modable that way
     
  9. compufan73

    compufan73 MDL Novice

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    Well, I used the Universal bios backup toolkit by DavidXXW and it says it cannot identify the bios. It works well on my desktop pc. Any other way to make a backup from this laptop? Thanks
     
  10. Tito

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    Can you post a screenshot of the bios screen??
     
  11. Tito

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    @Serg008

    Please teach us how to decompress the bios.

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  12. Serg008

    Serg008 MDL BIOS/EFI Guru

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    run "...P02ABK.exe" and check TEMP folder (I have used Virtual PC )
     
  13. Tito

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    Old technique rulezzz!! Completely forgot about that.

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  14. compufan73

    compufan73 MDL Novice

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    #17 compufan73, Dec 29, 2012
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    Yes, I realized that it is a UEFI bios. Will this kind of bios be moddable with the Phoenix tool to have a slic 2.1? Or is it too dangerous to mess up with this kind of new bios? Thanks again.
    Edit: I also realized that there are 2 files that can be modded with the Phoenix tool when I decompress the exe file. One is P02ABK.cap (6.145 Kb) and the other is FvRecovery.fd (2.688 Kb). I suppose I should modd the first one, but what is the second one for? Should I used the Dynamic method (that's the default method when I try to modd P02ABK.cap). It's the first time I'll use that method, and I know it could be a little dangerous.
     
  15. Tito

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    Samsung's Phoenix EFI modding is little tricky. You have to modify P02ABK.cap; but it's not an one-click method. Let Serg008 do it for you or ask him for a tutorial.
     
  16. compufan73

    compufan73 MDL Novice

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    I feel really stupid right now. The bios already had a 2.1 slic table. I didn't know because I couldn't check it with the slic toolkit, but after I disabled secure boot, enabled csm and disabled fast bios, I could boot to my Windows 7 usb disk. Then, I checked for slic table, and 2.1 was there. The Samsung certificate that I had matched it, so now I have an activated copy of Windows 7. Thanks for your help.
     
  17. trafo

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    how did it go in the end? Could you pls describe how you did it in detail for me? i have a NP900X4C-A03SE so i suppose i could do something similar to fix my piece of s**t OEM lock. thanx :)