Getting Started

Download

it is available on GitHub and extract it after download

git clone https://github.com/ADLINK/bios-utility.git

Features of BIOS Modification Tool

1. Rename Entries

Allow you to renew the name for each node or entries

  1. Go to File > open to load ROM file

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  1. Once loaded successfully, All of entries will be shown.

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  1. For example, modify the name from “North Bridge” to “NB”

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  1. After modification, any changes will be highlight and log, then save as new ROM file.

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2. Change Visibility

Allow you to hide / show any entries

  1. Select any entry on the left side and change its visibility. For example, to hide “Bluetooth Sideband”.

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  1. After modification, any changes will be highlight and log, then save as new ROM file.

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3. Set Default Values

Allow you to configure the values for each entries

  1. Select any entry on the left side and choose the valuse as the default on the right droplist.

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  1. After modification, any changes will be highlight and log, then save as new ROM file.

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4. Change DMI Information

Allow you to modify DMI data, such BIOS information, System information or to add OEM strings

  1. Go to DMI Table and double click which one you would like to configure. For example, “Baseboard or Module Information”:

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5. Track Changes

Allow you to trace any changes you made before.

  1. Click “Full track logo” button to see all of changes

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  1. Click “Save track” button to save as log file.

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6. Import setting

Allow you import your preference without re-configuration

  1. Click “Import setting” button to load the change log you stored before.

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How to Flash BIOS

It needs using AMI flash utility to upgrade BIOS, plese refer to the following steps:

  1. Please go the link of AMI Firmware Update utilities: https://ami.com/en/products/firmware-tools-and-utilities/bios-uefi-utilities/

  2. Please download AMI Firmware Update utilities - “Aptio V”

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  1. Plesse copy AMI Firmware Update utilities “AfuEfix64.efi” & modified BIOS to USB drive.

  2. Please enter BIOS muen and choose “UEFI: Built-in EFI Shell” in Override” to go into BIOS Shell mode.

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5. Please enter the following commands to look for the files on USB drive:

Shell> fs1:
FS1:\> ls
   10/15/2018  17:31             555,632  AfuEfix64.efi
   10/15/2019 17:30         16,777,216 1012VC0SS60E110.ROM

        2 File(s)  17,332,848 bytes

Note

you can see the location of USB drive after enter Shell module, ex: fs0 ~ fs3

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6. Please enter following command to flash until the utility shows “Process completed”

FS1:> AfuEfix64.efi 1012VC0SS60E110.ROM /p /b /n /r
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