Operations
Every dump is analysed first: an operation is offered only if it applies to your machine.
Dump analysis
Free and instant: the machine's sheet and the possible operations.
- What it does
- Identifies the machine (brand, model, board, reseller and original manufacturer), the BIOS version and the platform, Intel or AMD, with the ME version, the embedded controller (EC), Boot Guard and Secure Boot. Checks the chip's state: full or partial dump, damaged areas, faulty read.
- Which machines
- Any BIOS chip dump read with a programmer, .bin or .rom: one or two chips, plus the EC chip dump.
- What you get
- The technical sheet, a to-scale map of the chip, and the operations that apply to this dump; an operation set aside says why.
- Good to know
- No change to the file. A faulty read is flagged: read the chip again before any operation. The analysis does not guarantee that the machine boots.
Clear the BIOS / EC password
The password is erased from the dump; it is never revealed.
- What it does
- Removes the password that blocks boot or Setup, whether the BIOS or the embedded controller (EC) holds it.
- Which machines
- Dell, HP, ASUS / AMI, Acer / Insyde / Phoenix, Lenovo ThinkPad, Huawei / Honor.
- What you get
- The file to program, named after the machine.
- Good to know
- On some machines, a step after the first boot comes with the file.
Clear ME
PCH swapped, SSD or Wi-Fi not detected: the ME starts again as on first boot. It is not disabled.
- What it does
- Resets the Intel ME to its factory state while keeping the manufacturer's configuration. Use it after a PCH (chipset) or board swap, a reballing, or when the SSD, NVMe or Wi-Fi is no longer detected and boot drags on.
- Which machines
- Intel, CSME 11 to 20.
- What you get
- The file to program; the ME starts again as on first boot.
- Good to know
- Not on AMD: those platforms have no Intel ME. The ME is not disabled.
Disable soldered RAM
The soldered memory is no longer used: the machine boots on the memory stick.
- What it does
- For failed soldered RAM: all the memory soldered to the board stops being used, the machine boots on the SO-DIMM stick. The rest of the dump does not change.
- Which machines
- Intel and AMD, DDR4 and DDR5.
- What you get
- The file to program, checked before delivery.
- Good to know
- A SO-DIMM stick must be installed in the slot.
Extract from the dump
The chip's parts and the EC image ready to program, without changing anything.
- What it does
- Takes out of the dump, without changing it, the chip's regions, their sub-parts (UEFI volumes, ME partitions…), and the EC chip image ready to program.
- Which machines
- Intel and AMD, including a BIOS-only dump; ready-to-program EC image for ITE and ENE controllers.
- What you get
- One file, or a ZIP archive when you pick several; on two chips, each file says which chip it comes from.
- Good to know
- The EC image size comes from the dump: check it against the chip before programming.
Rebuild from the manufacturer update
A BIOS rebuilt from the official update, with your machine's identity.
- What it does
- Starts from the manufacturer's official update for the same model and carries over your machine's identity: serial number, UUID, MAC address, Windows key. For a BIOS too damaged to simply fix.
- Which machines
- Intel and AMD, one or two chips, with the manufacturer's update for that model.
- What you get
- One file per chip, and the combined image, checked before delivery.
- Good to know
- The identity is always carried over; the rest is chosen option by option. The machine's dump is required.
Extract a manufacturer package
What a manufacturer update contains, file by file, in seconds.
- What it does
- Opens the update downloaded from the manufacturer and identifies every file; the BIOS, ME and EC images are located.
- Which machines
- Updates as manufacturers publish them: executables, archives, disk images, capsules.
- What you get
- Each file, or a whole folder as a ZIP.
- Good to know
- The package is read, never executed. RAR archives are not opened.
Motherboard replacement
The new board keeps everything but the identity: that comes from the old board.
- What it does
- Takes the new board's dump and places only the old board's identity in it: serial number, UUID, chassis number and Windows key. The rest — ME, GbE, EC, settings — stays that of the board that boots.
- Which machines
- Intel and AMD, one or two chips, same chip sizes on both sides. Acer on Compal boards: also add the new board's EC chip dump.
- What you get
- The new board's dump, with the old board's identity; an independent check re-reads the result before delivery.
- Good to know
- Both dumps count as a single machine. ThinkPad and Acer on Quanta boards: refused.
Carry the identity over to the EC
Acer on Compal boards: the identity lives in the embedded controller, not in the BIOS.
- What it does
- Writes the machine's identity page (serial number, model, UUID) into the new board's EC chip dump, and nothing else. The BIOS is not modified.
- Which machines
- Acer and Packard Bell on Compal boards. EC chip of 64, 128, 256 or 512 KB.
- What you get
- The EC to program, with the identity in place; the original BIOS is left untouched.
- Good to know
- Refused when the BIOS carries no copy of the identity, or when the page cannot be found in the EC.
Several operations, one upload
After an operation, run another on the same dump, or continue from the result. Every job keeps its history.
Two-chip BIOS
Upload both files: they are analysed together, and the result says which chip to program.