The Windows XP OEMBIOS Archive

Discussion in 'Windows XP / Older OS' started by crypto, Sep 16, 2009.

  1. wintron

    wintron MDL Member

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    ok managed to extract twice but when i double click it , it opens a command prompt type window but then closes again after a couple of seconds . this is an epox board so maybe no slp 1.0 ? perhaps ?
     
  2. FreeStyler

    FreeStyler MDL Guru

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    First open a command prompt, then browse to the executable and launch it from there, the command prompt should stay open using it this way
     
  3. wintron

    wintron MDL Member

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    ok it says that none of the 106 oem bios sets will preactivate on my system or something to that effect .
     
  4. urie

    urie retired mod

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    Then you will need to use HP tatoo cd or request bios mod.
     
  5. wintron

    wintron MDL Member

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    ok i knew about bios mod requests for 2.0 and 2.1 didnt know that i could request 1.0 string . is this done here in the windows xp section ?
    and could i please have a link to do some reading on the hp tatoo cd .

    thanks
     
  6. 911medic

    911medic MDL Guru

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    Depends on the SLP(s) you would like to have. SLP in the DMI can use the boot disc, Dell needs to use the mod tool at least, others are only possible manually.
     
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  7. charles1

    charles1 MDL Junior Member

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    How to use the files extensions?

    These file extensions in oembios? .bin .cat .dat .sig I think it is dos prompt? Is this the slp code viewer without change?
     
  8. urie

    urie retired mod

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    you will find crc value in omibios.cat you need a hashfile viewer.
     
  9. charles1

    charles1 MDL Junior Member

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    Which oembios.cat sub file is executable?

    Which of the four oembios.cat sub files is executable? How to use the files? You say I need hashfile viewer? Esay to bring up crc value, what about slp?
    These file extensions in oembios? .bin .cat .dat .sig I think it is dos prompt? Is this the slp code viewer without change?
     
  10. tcntad

    tcntad MDL Guru

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    Well none of them are executables as you see, if they were they would have .exe but they dont.
    What do you want to do?
    Create an OEM:SLP cd?
     
  11. charles1

    charles1 MDL Junior Member

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    Can I view the slp string without changing slp what is presently on oem computer? Will the oembios_dat.txt file do this?
     
  12. urie

    urie retired mod

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    How can a txt file view anything, run oembios.exe to see if slp string is present.
     
  13. charles1

    charles1 MDL Junior Member

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    Where is the oembios.exe file? Most seem to be a five file download?

    Where is the oembios.exe file? Most seem to be a five file download?
     
  14. charles1

    charles1 MDL Junior Member

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    Instrutions are to add the uncompress five files to c:\ drive, would that be the root directory? What page is oembios.exe here? I already running oem windows so this not needed. I want to view the slp string, will the oembios_dat.txt file do this?
     
  15. sebus

    sebus MDL Guru

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    How about reading post #1?

    Usually starting at the begining is good!

    sebus
     
  16. charles1

    charles1 MDL Junior Member

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    slp string?

    I want to view the slp string, will the oembios_dat.txt file do this? What does the slp string look like when viewed? Someone know about hash file? Here is a sample of the txt file in notepad view. It is 100 blocks long.
    [OEMBIOS]
    BIOS=f000,0000,ffff,HP PAVILION

    [HashTable]

    HashBlocks=100
    HashSize=131072

    Hash000=65d68bb9,3f6d3dea,e724726b,642a06d5
    Hash001=d9cfbecd,bfad163e,5128c1c2,6e9bb580
    Hash002=f054124a,0fa5f921,40771798,3de7b036
    Hash003=038c2706,17e23381,2dc1ed01,19b956a9
    Hash004=f7bc4052,8798d8c6,7be3809b,d637fec7
    Hash005=fa593972,2c8e39a0,e11f7e02,6f910d9c
    Hash006=4ff3e260,6cc25636,23f232d0,15fce899
    Hash007=8201e1d3,f7fb46f7,431fbbb2,dc1f4cf9
    Hash008=73bb29b4,4e37ab52,093233de,9b455f2f
    Hash009=b1c8a9d8,05a4482a,7741b038,0fb9d3d1
    Hash010=561bcf82,7767382b,db1c6158,6ff706b8
    Hash011=d4979bed,5d174cdb,b2f4388c,b044d1f3
    Hash012=fd541554,856a59b3,d5a5e1eb,9655845c
    Hash013=66bb8bbe,7c476d80,8bb22687,7e2d7a32
    Hash014=8c08d6d2,02387990,f5375234,213eaf33
    Hash015=7af59fc1,68bfdc68,180083e2,82391eb3
    Hash016=83908913,ae9478de,01b1291e,0755f804
    Hash017=a512b012,b10393c8,878418ba,f1f6f818
    Hash018=1638b390,8b79243d,1248f83d,68dedd64
    Hash019=d4c90f76,dd1d04be,c0b8a9a7,fa86ffb4
    Hash020=99038d74,7d710190,cb9ffd37,cb230a0c
    Hash021=076853b3,c13003cc,4253e569,bab6fa08
    Hash022=30d
     
  17. charles1

    charles1 MDL Junior Member

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    I do realize that oembios_dat.txt is only a text file that is download.
     
  18. sebus

    sebus MDL Guru

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    charles1, if you do not get it by now, maybe just give up?

    sebus