BIOS Editor

Since the BIOS Hacking 101 article and the BIOS thread in this section, are still getting steady traffic, I thought I had better post some links on where to find them, until I can get the updated article up.

AMI

AMIBCP V7.60.04 (DOS)
http://bios.rom.by/ROMutils/AMI/amibcp/AMIBCP_7_60_04.zip

This is just the updated version of the AMIBCP75 program.
Use this one on the older bios files.
While it seems to be a little better behaved running in a DOS Box in Windows, booting to a clean DOS is still the best way.
 
AMIBCP 3.13 (Windows)
http://rom.by/index.php?title=Wiki  <see note in the Award section>
http://www.lejabeach.com/sisubb/AMIBCP313.zip

You will need to use this one for the newer Core 8 bioses.
This is a stand alone program that runs in Windows. virgin file if you need one.

MMTool v3.12

http://rom.by/index.php?title=Wiki <see note in the Award section>
http://depositfiles.com/files/634617 (you have to jump through hoops, but it will get to the DL link).

This is a hardcore hacking tool….. so learn about it before you use it!
You’ve been warned.

This does more than just change and save settings. You can Extract, Insert, and Modify whole Modules of the bios file. You can also change the Text Strings that show in the bios when you go into it durning bootup, and even add a cpu to the list of chips it recognizes.
Very Dangerous Stuff!
 
Or just DL this:

TOOL_8_RC1.RAR
http://www.rebios.net/biosfile/tool_8_RC1.rar

This  file has both the MMTool 3.12 and the AMIBCP 3.13 programs included, as well as a few other AMI utilities. It also has a .PDF file that has the basic info for the programs.

Award

While searching for the newer AMI programs, I saw mention of several editors for Award. The two main editors are Modbin and Cbrom.
Like the AMI bios’s, you need the correct version of Modbin to tweak the files. You need Modbin for older files, and Modbin6 for the newer files.

I haven’t used any of the other Award editors yet, so I can’t say for sure, but since Cbrom also has a Cbrom6, I am going to say, ” Yes it applies to them also”.

For the latest(?) versions of Modbin6 and Cbrom6:
http://rom.by/index.php?title=Wiki
note:
This site is not in English, but has links to what looks to be the most recent of the AMI, Award, and Phoenix bios editors, as well as a couple of other BIOS’s I have never heard of before. Look on the Right side of the page.

For Modbin and Cbrom, and earlier versions of the 6′s:
http://www.biosmods.com/download.php
Phoenix

You are on your own with this one.
I haven’t even SEEN a motherboard with a Phoenix bios in a couple of years, let alone downloaded a bios file just to play with. Sorry.

I did download the editor that’s on the ROM.BY site (listed above). Just to have one handy .

Still more links

Some of these links may be a little out of date, require some digging to find the info you need, or have already been posted above. But if you really want to get into the whole bios tweaking/editing thing, they are worth reading. If just for the background info they can provide

www.wimsbios.com

http://biosmods.com
 
http://forums.biosmods.com/

www.rebios.net

http://www.rebelshavenforum.com

Remember, Google is your friend.
Playing with the search keywords, can get you some interesting results. Even when they don’t directly help with the problem you are working on.

Also keep in mind that Finagle’s First and Second Laws what! you are not Science Fiction fans? are always waiting to get you.
I. The perversity of the Universe tends to a maximum.
II. If something can go wrong, it will. (aka: Murphy’s Law).

NTLDR is missing

可以找一部同佢本身一樣的pc,然後抄 ntldr 落 c:\
唔得再抄埋 ntdetect.com
再唔得就入 recovery console 做 fixmbr, fixboot

主題： 甚麼時候用 「修復主控台」(Recovery Console) 的功能？
主題內容：
輕微的MBR損毀：當無故的情況下讀不到硬碟的資料，可能是硬碟的MBR磁區受到破壞，可嘗試在C:\Windows>下輸入「fixmbr」，系 統警告用戶正要修改主開機記錄，按「Y」確定，這可能需要很久時間。之後再用「chkdsk」來檢查硬碟內的資料，亦可輸入「chkdsk /r」指令，「/r」代表可自行修復錯誤。

NTLDR損壞處理：啟動電腦時遇到「NTLDR is missing」的錯誤訊息，無法進入，是因為Windows XP的啟動扇區受到破壞。用開機光碟開機，到DOS模式下，到C:\根目錄，輸入「copy d:\i386\ntldr」(如果Windows XP安裝碟在d:)，及「copy d:\i386\ntdetect.com」，選擇覆寫便可。然後再到C:\WINDOWS\>輸入「fixboot」，系統會要求確定寫入開機磁 區，按「Y」確定便可。

停止或啟用裝置 / 服務：有時候Windows XP不能啟動，是因為安裝了有問題的硬體，或啟用了一些令Windows無法正常運行的服務，這時便需要透過修復主控台來回復。在C:\WINDOWS\ >鍵入「listsvc」，可看到Windows在啟用或停用哪些服務和裝置；如要停用某個服務或裝置，可鍵入「disable」指令，如 「disable APD」，disable後面的是服務或裝置名稱，如要啟用，便鍵入「enable」指令。

「修復主控台」的缺點：
1. 介面操作比圖像介面困難，要熟悉指令。
2. 「修復主控台」可修復的範圍有限，對於如病毒的問題便無法處理。
3. 「修復主控台」只能修復磁區，不能重新分配磁區的資料。

進入「修復主控台」，假如只有一個Windows系統，在「1: C: \WINDOWS」的詢問訊息「您想要登入哪一個Windows安裝(如果您要取消，請按ENTER)?」時，請選擇「1」便可。電腦這時也會要求「請輸 入Administrator密碼：」，這時開啟了Administrator帳戶，其實預設是沒有密碼的，所以可到「開始」–>「執行」，鍵入 「cmd /k net user」檢查一下電腦開啟的帳戶，要更改密碼，只要使用系統管理員權限的帳戶登入電腦，在指令視窗上輸入「net user Administrator*」，然後輸入自訂的密碼兩次便可。