Trying to find the UEFI module that executes prior to the splash screen

Discussion in 'BIOS Mods' started by IndigoDEZ, Jan 3, 2018.

  1. IndigoDEZ

    IndigoDEZ MDL Novice

    Jan 1, 2018
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    I have an ASUS motherboard, the firmware I have is in an AMI Aptio capsule. I can use UEFITool to open the firmware, and it shows me the UEFI structure and modules. I am new to this and learning as I go.

    I found it interesting that I was able to follow some online instructions to find the splash screen graphic and extract it using UEFITool. I edited the graphic and put the modified version back into the firmware.

    What I am really looking for is the piece of the firmware that runs prior to showing the splash screen. I know that before the splash screen is displayed, some hardware checks are performed. I would like to find and identify the where in the firmware this is done so that I can potentially edit or disable some of the checks.

    Can anyone point me in the right direction? Is there a way to know what is executed first, and follow the flow from there to displaying the splash screen?