BIOS Patcher 4.00.rc7.1
Posted by Courage on 10 August 2003 - 17:36 · 14 comments & 1008 views
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#1 Posted by I8PP on 10 Aug 2003 - 18:59
- Interesting.... now who dares to use this?
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#2 Posted by ChrisEvens on 10 Aug 2003 - 20:08
- 4get it
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#3 Posted by Slacker on 10 Aug 2003 - 20:17
- Common, could someone try it to see what it will do? I'd do it myself, but I'm too important I think. I am curious about if this will be a fun toy or not though...
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#4 Posted by OPaul on 10 Aug 2003 - 20:40
- I'll do it if you do it.
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#5 Posted by nonick on 10 Aug 2003 - 22:32
- I use my mobo's flash program, right on startup, easy to use, and if you have 100% bad sectors free diskette you will not screw the update up!
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#6 Posted by Slacker on 11 Aug 2003 - 00:22
- I'm still a bit chicken when playing around with BIOS. I don't know enough about it. I'm interested in unlocking locked features though... I has a previoous computer that had the ability the startup when the keyboard was pressed, this feature was enabled or disabled through BIOS settings. My current computer has the same brand of mobo, but lackes this feature that I loved oh-so-much. I'm sorta curious if this program will unlock this feature, but I want to see some people having success with it before I try it myself... After all, this is just a release candidate... BTW, I was unaware that the BIOS could generate errors... Maybe it's just my ignorance...
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#7 Posted by Solarix on 11 Aug 2003 - 04:27
- f-that i aint usin this prog ,ill use the one thats from my mobo's company
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#8 Posted by Fotix on 11 Aug 2003 - 08:01
- I played around with this for a while on my mobo's AWARD BIOS file. I'm not gonna flash whatever it did to it though, it changes the file structure too much. Not worth the risk, IMO.
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#9 Posted by Beast_4thHM on 30 Aug 2003 - 09:19
- Its not a BIOS updater...its BIOS unlocker sort of , it d/l the BIOS image and allows u to modify it a little , it should be safe since its based on the BIOS u already have
but of course.... its not 100% safe
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#10 Posted by mipra on 18 Jun 2004 - 10:12
- thanks for the update
WHAT CAN THAT PATCHER DO? : Patcher works with BIOSes:
1Mbit (128kB), 2Mbit (256kB), 4Mbit (512kB)
Award 4.5x, Award(Phoenix) 6.xx
Pentium - Socket5, Socket7, SuperSocket7; Pentium II/III - Socket8, Slot1, Socket370 (PPGA/FC-PGA/FC-PGA2), AMD K7 - Slot-A, SocketA; Pentium 4 (Socket423/Socket478)
"Asus standart" of packing BIOS modules (in CUSL/TUSL etc)
Patcher can add support of CPU:
AMD K6/K6-2/K6-III/K6-2+/K6-III+
Intel Pentium Pro/Pentium II/Pentium III/Celeron
AMD K7/K75/Athlon/Duron/Athlon 4/Athlon MP/Athlon XP (tested)
Intel Pentium 4/Celeron-478 (in progress)
Support means not only names of CPUs (which shows with kernel name and can be change) but correct init of L2-cache, FSB, Multiplyer, support of different steppings. There are many thing that patcher makes, and all of them that the manufacturer didn't make for correct support of CPU.
More details at HomePage
Note: It doesn't mean that you shouldn't modify your board for electric compatibility with CPU.
Patcher can make support of big HDD (up to 137 Gb)
Patcher can add much more choice of frequencies in BIOS SETUP
Patcher can add ASYNC mode of memory on VIA 693A,694X,694T (+PCI) and on VIA 693 and less (-PCI), Interleaving (2/4 way), minimal timings (2-2-2-5-2), IOQ Depth (8) and so on.
Also patcher changes default choice on exit from BIOS (from N to Y) in old (AWARD 4.5x) BIOSes, default date is 2003 and others little but useful thing for people who work with a great quantity of boards (people like me :-)).
Also for P4 BIOSes which has Hyper-Threading patcher can unlock the choice of this menu in BIOS Setup for ANY CPU. Note: It doesn't add but it's unlock (open) this menu.