I'm assuming you try to flash from 64 bit OS. The setup extracts the bios and files to a temp folder like C:\WINDOWS\Temp\WINPHLASH, you see the path. I cannot do that for you, since I'm running 32 bit XP here. Inside the folder there is bios.bak and bios.rom. This is the bios to be updated the flash tool Whinphlash tried to update the unmodified bios, that's why the error occurred. Exchange it with the mod, rename it to BIOS.ROM Puh, they suck.... Open now PHLASH.INI with notepad and edit: [UI] Advanced=1 save it. Now restart winphlash, push now the visible advanced button: Uncheck: flash only if bios version is different. also verify bios checksum also verify bios part number also verify bios image size also zero block before erasing also clear cmos checksum all unchecked!!! only two checked left. At DMI select Update the bios and not DMI. Press ok and flash the mod.
You are the best yen - toshiba a200-1gb slic toshiba 2.1 Thanks it work very well and windows server standard 2008 sp2 X64 continue activated, and the markers in the slic table indicate toshiba slic 2.1 If you want to have a look
There is no cert for this slic..it was proof of concept at this point. He dumped his activation to prove we could edit Insyde bios with existing slic.
OK, I wasn't sure how it works for Dell, if the bios is decompressed in memory before flashing or if it is flashed in a compressed state, I was hoping that Yen could capture the decompressed bios from ram as he has been successful with the Acer bios (that was my understanding anyways), then if I understood correctly he may be able to hex edit the SLIC, oemid and marker to 2.1. I could be mistaken or there is likely another step I am missing. My thoughts were that if he was able to hex edit the slic to 2.1 in the Acer, he may be able to do that with Dell as well. Of course that would depend on the bios being decompressed. Is it the decompression tool or the tool to insert the SLIC and Marker, oemid that we are missing for dell? Is the bios not in a decompressed state in the memory, or is it always in a compressed state? Sorry for my ignorance on the subject. As for my other post, it was in response to Vampyres, who has flashed the bios but seems to have trouble activating...
@ 911medic, Thanks, so it is not just a form of compression we need, but an insertion tool for the dell bios then as well, We don't just gotta decompress it then. so it must be stored in the bios chip in this compressed state as it is called.