New Award BIOS tool for performing SLIC Insertion/Modification

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  1. andyp

    andyp SLIC Tools Author

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    Looking at the example of the GB MA78GD3H F4 BIOS - I think 911medic does an OEM7 mod with EPA at end in these circumstances - I think??? (which the tool can do)

    Andy
     
  2. Busykid508

    Busykid508 MDL Guru

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    Forgive my ignorance but I have no clue of what a vista sticky is about....why can't someone just give working links to my question....I still cannot find AMI tool version 1.17 and Award version 1.04 links....where are they please. I only find older versions that are full of viruses and malware.
     
  3. sebus

    sebus MDL Guru

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    New AMI BIOS tool for performing SSV2/3 and Dynamic SLIC Modification

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    New Award BIOS tool for performing SLIC Insertion/Modification

    at the TOP of this forum!
     
  4. Busykid508

    Busykid508 MDL Guru

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    Thanks...I figured it out and I have them now...sorry for being such a pain in the ass...lol
     
  5. ciscokid

    ciscokid MDL Senior Member

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    Thanks again Andy, I really appreciate your hard work on both the Award and AMI tools. You've made it very easy for us non-programmers, lol. :)

    I've seen Gigabyte bioses that basically have very little space left to add anything so you weren't able to do even an ISA mod, I think your tool tries to compress certain files to create more space, right?
     
  6. 911medic

    911medic MDL Guru

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    We either compress logo files, or take space from microcode
     
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  7. andyp

    andyp SLIC Tools Author

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    Yeah. For SSV3 we 'compress' the EPA image bitmap by blacking it.... and using the space for the enlarged main module with the SLIC. OEM7 with black EPA is similar but uses a nocompress module for the SLIC. Removing a microcode entry is a newer option that has been handy on a few occasions (and the tool can do this as well!).

    Andy
     
  8. didoissomething

    didoissomething MDL Novice

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    hi andy, i'v tried the award tools with my gigabyte p35 ds4 rev2.1 f14c bios,i use ssv3(the recommanded for gigabyte)and the default setting, the result bios can be flashed into the mainboard and work fine. and the bios can activate my vista as well, but there is a small problem that the post screen's energy star logo went away.i dont know if there is something wrong with the setting or it is the program's bug.i'm a chinese, sorry for my lousy english. waiting for your reply
     
  9. andyp

    andyp SLIC Tools Author

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    Hi

    That's how the SSV3 method works. It blacks out the EPA logo to make space. Entirely expected and nothing to worry about!

    Andy
     
  10. phrunt

    phrunt MDL Addicted

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    i've done a p35-ds4 before with no problems using the tool, have you added the certificate and key?
     
  11. didoissomething

    didoissomething MDL Novice

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    i got it, thanks
     
  12. zbcxq2009

    zbcxq2009 MDL Novice

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    I've got "HTTP 404" error when downloading the tool
     
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  14. 911medic

    911medic MDL Guru

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  15. andyp

    andyp SLIC Tools Author

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    New version

    v1.06

    ADD: Ability to do SSV3 with EPA module at end

    FIX: In rare cases the last byte of a module might be damaged
    FIX: Sometimes OEM7 is not possible but loops infinitly

    Andy
     
  16. 911medic

    911medic MDL Guru

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    I think on newer bios, the acpitbl should stay before the oem7. Before the sensible modules, a few were done like you suggest, but I think it would be best not to any more..
     
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