The Windows XP OEMBIOS Archive

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

  1. Bartley69

    Bartley69 MDL Novice

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    Thank you everyone for OEMBIOS files.
     
  2. Gruelius

    Gruelius MDL Novice

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    Is there a download link that has all the oembios files uncompressed and compressed? :D

    Cheers
     
  3. FreeStyler

    FreeStyler MDL Guru

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    that would be close to 2.5GB big download by now...so obviously there is no single file containing all sets... or maybe you like to host it for us? :p
     
  4. cingularv551

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    When you're using the debug command to look at mgadiag output, pay attention to whether the first digit is a 0 or a 1. This indicates whether you should look at the E000 or F000 page.

    For example:

    You get this output from mgadiag

    Marker string from BIOS: 09999: Dell Inc|19999:Elitegroup Computer Systems Co Ltd

    To view the dell bios string, you'd want to type:
    debug
    d e000:9999

    To view the ecs bios string, you'd want to type:
    debug
    d f000:9999
     
  5. King_Jay16

    King_Jay16 MDL Junior Member

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    Hey thanks, would it b possible to get a Hotfile link or a website that allows much bigger files per upload, Would really appreciate it,
     
  6. crypto

    crypto MDL Member

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  7. King_Jay16

    King_Jay16 MDL Junior Member

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    How do i decompress the OEM files?
     
  8. FreeStyler

    FreeStyler MDL Guru

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    Thats exactly how i use it ;)
     
  9. cingularv551

    cingularv551 MDL Junior Member

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    that mgadiag tool can find marker strings from really small system builders that you might not know even exist. for instance: on one system, the mgadiag tool was telling me about slp marker strings in the bios from a small system builder in the country of cuba. interesting stuff, but not of too much use to me since i didn't happen to have the appropriate signed oembios files to go with the bios marker strings.
     
  10. crypto

    crypto MDL Member

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    You can easily find all the OEM SLP strings in MGADiag, by hex editing the file, like I have done. ;)

    But, as you said, they are useless without the appropriate OEMBIOS files.
     
  11. urie

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    use expand from cmd
     
  12. crypto

    crypto MDL Member

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  13. krox

    krox MDL Novice

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    Help me Out

    Hi every1...
    I am trying to convert DELL XP SP3 into HP XP SP3....
    I used the OEMBIOS tool to determine the correct file....it was HP(as i had tattooed)....
    now i simple copied the OEMBIOS files provided in the I386 folder and made the iso after a few customizations with nLite...
    But it did not work..
    i have seen that there are a few more files which has entries as DELL....

    Could you please tell me how do i actly convert one DELL OEM cd to HP OEM cd??
    It would be a great help...
    Thanks a lot in advance..
     
  14. 911medic

    911medic MDL Guru

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    Just those four (compressed) and the serial..it should activate..
     
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  15. MasterHacker

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    Dell XP SP3 disc to HP XP SP3 disc

    The Dell disc you used did it orginal have SP3 or did you slipstream SP3 into it? The reason I am asking is because I have a Dell XP RTM disc that was a pain to slipstream SP3 into it.
     
  16. urie

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  17. MasterHacker

    MasterHacker MDL Junior Member

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    I ended up converting that Dell XP PRO RTM cd into a HP XP PRO SP3 cd back in July of 2009 with a little reading from this website. The reason I needed SP3 slipstream into the disc is because I bought a 1TB hard drive and XP setup only saw 137GB of it.
     
  18. krox

    krox MDL Novice

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    Friends....help me out
    i used HP_DMI cd and selected 2 option to tato award modular bios
    now i simply added those 4 files in I386 folder of an original sp3 xp proff cd..
    but still it is asking to activate...what do i do???
     
  19. FreeStyler

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    #100 FreeStyler, Jan 9, 2010
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