i think the more i read up on this bios slic stuff, the more im confusing myself for instance, so i see there's a MEDION.XRM-MS available, but for this to work wouldent we also need a medion_slic.bin to match, and i see there's not one available tell me to stop be stupid if i dont make sense, im still trying to learn what its all about. also if the tool reports a success with no errors, is it safe to say that this bios can be flashed to a board without bricking it, if the flash goes perfect of course and that the only thing that may not work is the slic activation like is it possible the bios could be in a bad state after using this tool, even though its reported to be a succesfull mod or am i just being paraniod here i know theres always an element of risk messing with bios, but im just concerned that the tool could report a success but create a bad bios is there any chance of this happening
ive been trying this tool out motherboard: ECS(elitegroup) KT600-A bios file:KT6AV12C.BIN tried 2 methods, ISA method & 0+2 method using DELL Slic, slp left blank both report success but different logs, take a look wandering which method reports the best one to use 0+2 Method Code: Original BIOS size 262144 bytes (256K) 0 Module KT6AV12C.BIN (5000) Compressed size 78701 Original size 131072 13396 Module awardext.rom (407F) Compressed size 34408 Original size 49616 1BA26 Module ACPITBL.BIN (4003) Compressed size 6759 Original size 19154 1D4B4 Module AwardBmp.bmp (4002) Compressed size 642 Original size 5772 1D75E Module awardeyt.rom (400E) Compressed size 15588 Original size 23552 2146A Module _EN_CODE.BIN (4029) Compressed size 7270 Original size 15360 230F8 Module PXE.LOM (4086) Compressed size 24269 Original size 40960 28FE8 Module 6420R221.ROM (4087) Compressed size 27715 Original size 59392 Padding pattern is 211 Module KT6AV12C.BIN has an valid checksum (C6) Module and decompression block checksum is valid (9A - Start 0 Length 37FFE) First byte (LSB) checksum is valid Second byte (MSB) checksum is valid BIOS image sums to 0 SLIC module size is 374 bytes SLIC module checksum is 0 0+2 Method RSDT table OEM and Table ID patched to DELL M07 DSDT table OEM ID patched to DELL DSDT checksum corrected (8D) APIC table OEM ID patched to DELL FACP table OEM ID patched to DELL Main Module is 14 bytes too big Zero area 1 Main module is 33 bytes to small Main module is 11 bytes to small Main module is 10 bytes to small Main module is 8 bytes to small Main module is 7 bytes to small Main module is 6 bytes to small Main module is 4 bytes to small Main module is 3 bytes to small Main module is 4 bytes to small Main module is 3 bytes to small Main module is 2 bytes to small Main module is 1 bytes to small Failed to alter size - attempt 1 Main module is 33 bytes to small Main module is 13 bytes to small Main module is 11 bytes to small Main module is 10 bytes to small Main module is 8 bytes to small Main module is 7 bytes to small Main module is 6 bytes to small Main module is 6 bytes to small Main module is 4 bytes to small Main module is 4 bytes to small Main module is 3 bytes to small Main Module is correct size New BIOS written 262144 bytes Corrected BIOS written 262144 bytes 0 Module KT6AV12C.BIN (5000) Compressed size 78687 Original size 131072 13388 Module awardext.rom (407F) Compressed size 34408 Original size 49616 1BA18 Module ACPITBL.BIN (4003) Compressed size 6773 Original size 19158 1D4B4 Module AwardBmp.bmp (4002) Compressed size 642 Original size 5772 1D75E Module awardeyt.rom (400E) Compressed size 15588 Original size 23552 2146A Module _EN_CODE.BIN (4029) Compressed size 7270 Original size 15360 230F8 Module PXE.LOM (4086) Compressed size 24269 Original size 40960 28FE8 Module 6420R221.ROM (4087) Compressed size 27715 Original size 59392 2FC53 Module iSLIC.BIN (4045) Compressed size 383 Original size 374 Padding pattern is 211 Module KT6AV12C.BIN has an valid checksum (DC) Module and decompression block checksum is valid (26 - Start 0 Length 37FFE) First byte (LSB) checksum is valid Second byte (MSB) checksum is valid BIOS image sums to 0 SLIC performed successfully. BIOS file is C:\PROGRAMS2\AWARDTOOL023\ORIGINAL_KT600A_12C_FILE\ORIGINALKT600\KT6AV12C_SLIC.BIN ISA Method Code: Original BIOS size 262144 bytes (256K) 0 Module KT6AV12C.BIN (5000) Compressed size 78701 Original size 131072 13396 Module awardext.rom (407F) Compressed size 34408 Original size 49616 1BA26 Module ACPITBL.BIN (4003) Compressed size 6759 Original size 19154 1D4B4 Module AwardBmp.bmp (4002) Compressed size 642 Original size 5772 1D75E Module awardeyt.rom (400E) Compressed size 15588 Original size 23552 2146A Module _EN_CODE.BIN (4029) Compressed size 7270 Original size 15360 230F8 Module PXE.LOM (4086) Compressed size 24269 Original size 40960 28FE8 Module 6420R221.ROM (4087) Compressed size 27715 Original size 59392 Padding pattern is 211 Module KT6AV12C.BIN has an valid checksum (C6) Module and decompression block checksum is valid (9A - Start 0 Length 37FFE) First byte (LSB) checksum is valid Second byte (MSB) checksum is valid BIOS image sums to 0 SLIC module size is 374 bytes SLIC module checksum is 0 ISA Method There are no ISA modules ISA module (0) inserted successfully New BIOS written 262144 bytes Corrected BIOS written 262144 bytes 0 Module KT6AV12C.BIN (5000) Compressed size 78701 Original size 131072 13396 Module awardext.rom (407F) Compressed size 34408 Original size 49616 1BA26 Module ACPITBL.BIN (4003) Compressed size 6759 Original size 19154 1D4B4 Module AwardBmp.bmp (4002) Compressed size 642 Original size 5772 1D75E Module awardeyt.rom (400E) Compressed size 15588 Original size 23552 2146A Module _EN_CODE.BIN (4029) Compressed size 7270 Original size 15360 230F8 Module PXE.LOM (4086) Compressed size 24269 Original size 40960 28FE8 Module 6420R221.ROM (4087) Compressed size 27715 Original size 59392 2FC53 Module iSLIC.BIN (40A4) Compressed size 820 Original size 1024 Padding pattern is 211 Module KT6AV12C.BIN has an valid checksum (C6) Module and decompression block checksum is valid (5A - Start 0 Length 37FFE) First byte (LSB) checksum is valid Second byte (MSB) checksum is valid BIOS image sums to 0 SLIC performed successfully. BIOS file is C:\PROGRAMS2\AWARDTOOL023\ORIGINAL_KT600A_12C_FILE\KT6AV12C_SLIC.BIN both report sucsees but which method is the best going by the Logs
How comfortable are you with the bios flash. The isa is safest at the moment, little chance of bricking the board. Flash this first, clear cmos and load defaults. Load up and see if the slic is present in your bios. You can use the everest for this purpose. If no slic, then move to the 0+2 mod. I have had ECS in the past that were successful with isa..it just depends.. EDIT: Looking at the logs..I think ISA is best to try...Just a little note...
thank you, so its safe to say both of these bios mods are ok to flash to board, its just the slic activation that may fail do you think a bootable CD is more reliable than Floppy, when flashing bios
I have always used floppy. It is simple. With larger bios, this becomes moot. CD is fine, usb drives is "all the rage" at the moment.. Some bios will not allow the ISA module slic. Something in the memory allocation. In this case, I would imagine the 0+2 is ok. I may have used the OEM7 next but this is personal preference.. SSv3 has become the most reliable with new bios, especially gigabyte which it is necessary..FYI If the tool says it is ok, there should be no worry about corrupt bios.
New version: v1.01 ADD: Include selected options and version number in log FIX: Original BIOS sometimes deleted in error if main module size changed FIX: Automatically open SLIC and SLP folders when appropriate FIX: ACPI parsing code failed in some cases Andy
Hey Andy, I just want to say a big thank you to you for this tool, it will save everyone around here a lot of headaches, it is very much appreciated!!! I have one question for you. Does this tool fix the "distorted logos" problem with Gigabyte boards? Basically what I mean is with certain ways of modding the newer Gigabyte bioses, the logos lose their "color" if you know what I mean. 911Medic can probably explain it better than me, he's done a few for me that have worked perfectly with the logos appearing normally. If it does fix this problem, then I'm good to go with my boards!!
It might be the original Paradox SLIC emulator (royal.sys) that came out in 2006 that he's talking about.
Links to Award Slic Tool and AIM Slic Tool - Newest Versions I have looked all over the board and I cannot find the links to the NEWEST versions of Award Slic Tools and AIM Slic Tools. Would someone please give the working links for me to download the 2 newest versions of these 2 tools? Thanks.
As I said in my PM to you, the newest links are at the beginning of each thread. The newest AMI tool version is 1.17 and Award is 1.04, as stated 2 posts above. If you have found newer versions they are NOT WRITTEN BY ME (and therefore may contain all sorts of viruses/malware etc..) Andy