Lenovo Ideapad 700 Bios MDM - INVALID

Discussion in 'BIOS Mods' started by Bogdan Moraru, Apr 17, 2020.

  1. Bogdan Moraru

    Bogdan Moraru MDL Novice

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    Dear all,

    I just recovered a laptop, the Ideapad 700-15ISK but I have the wrong Product Name and also the MDM, Lenovo SN and UUID are wrong or missing. Now, i have all the data on the backside of the laptop but I can't find the way to complete or edit them.

    I have tried WinMBD64 as seen on an older topic since i understand it has a Phoenix Bios but I get a kind error
    Function call failed when get buffer size
    Buffer size out of range
    Windwos MBD V0.05_WMI Oct 24 2013

    Any help would be much apreciated.
     
  2. quid

    quid MDL Addicted

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    You could try to use the flash tool that comes in the BIOS update to update the system information though I'm not sure it will work:

    Manufacturer:
    Code:
    Winflash64.exe /patch /dms "LENOVO" /nodelay /exit
    Model:
    Code:
    Winflash64.exe /patch /dvs "Lenovo ideapad 700-15ISK" /nodelay /exit
    MTM:
    Code:
    Winflash64.exe /patch /dps "80RU" /nodelay /exit
    SN:
    Code:
    Winflash64.exe /patch /dss "R9XXXXXXR9YYYYYYYYYYY" /nodelay /exit
    Lenovo SN:
    Code:
    Winflash64.exe /patch /dsm "R9XXXXXX" /nodelay /exit
    UUID:
    Code:
    Winflash64.exe /patch /dus "XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX" /nodelay /exit
     
  3. Bogdan Moraru

    Bogdan Moraru MDL Novice

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    Dear quid, than you for the information. I will give it a try tho is my understanding at this time that this type of bios does not allow access to it for updating but gets updated only from UEFI as a package that requires a reboot to acces the update, etc.

    Will give it a try and provide feedback

    LE: Phoenix Winflash UEFI or Non-Uefi doesn't see my bios in order to backup it, which is kinda strange at least so looks like only some kind of tool booted in UEFI can do the trick i think or a modified BIOS CAB/BIN

    Best Regards
     
  4. Bogdan Moraru

    Bogdan Moraru MDL Novice

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    #6 Bogdan Moraru, Apr 18, 2020
    Last edited: Apr 18, 2020
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    Dear Quid, seems we got a little closer, the commands seem to work with one error tho: BCP DMI run time update service failed = 0x8000045C. :)
    So, what's next :)

    So we have:

    Winflash64.exe /patch /dms "LENOVO" /nodelay /exit

    Phoenix SCT Flash for Windows V2.35.0.0

    SecureFlash BIOS detected.
    Initialize Flash module.
    Read current BIOS

    Begin Flashing......
    ----++++++------+++++++ etc.
    Image flashing done.

    Flashing finished.

    WARNING: BCP DMI run time update service failed =0x8000045C

    BIOS is updated successfully.

    And nothing is changed :)
     
  5. Bogdan Moraru

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    #7 Bogdan Moraru, Apr 25, 2020
    Last edited: Apr 25, 2020
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    Anyone?

    After doing some investigations it looks like my GTX950M throws the Error 43 because of the incorrectly flashed BIOS by the other owner in the past.

    Given that I don;t have a SPI programmer or any hardware, can I somehow refresh/overwrite the BIOS image (.CAB) and try to give a fresh start to the BIOS?

    Regards
     
  6. HHo2016

    HHo2016 MDL Member

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    Is the cab file an archive or the actual extracted BIOS image?
     
  7. Bogdan Moraru

    Bogdan Moraru MDL Novice

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    The CAB is the file from lenovo's website, the bios pack.
     
  8. HHo2016

    HHo2016 MDL Member

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    What is the BIOS version you are trying to flash from the Lenovo website for your model?
     
  9. HHo2016

    HHo2016 MDL Member

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    Did you already try to flash the BIOS normally via the package?
     
  10. Bogdan Moraru

    Bogdan Moraru MDL Novice

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    I'll try to use the command you posted earlier with hopes that nothing goes wrong :)
     
  11. HHo2016

    HHo2016 MDL Member

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    Your laptop should not brick if you are flashing the same BIOS for your model, so good luck!
     
  12. dg9472

    dg9472 MDL Novice

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