string at f000:e860 is for Dell string and all others that accept this range like ASUS. 'ASUS_FLASH' string in the bios startup text is an accept range for ASUS and yes we can put it another place, but this place will ensure good mod, and you can see it.
Is the 'IBM' string also required, or did you just put that in to fill up some space? I'm trying to reproduce your file. Could you please tell me the tools you used? I tried using modbin6 2.04.01 in combination with winhex, but the file produced does not match yours. I would know that I understand how to do this if I could produce the same file. Thanks. If I wanted to insert sp1, but still retain the original bios message, what steps would you recommend?
-IBM isn't required, just to keep compress size. -Do it manually, uncompress bios module..... read vista thread. -"but the file produced does not match yours" => keep checksum using cbrom. -"what steps would you recommend?" => change string at offset e860 or change some text string after bios message.