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dhammi71@yahoo.co.in · 07-28-2020, 06:50 AM

(11-03-2017, 02:15 AM)im_ryan Wrote: @sp1k3y Firstly, I take no responsibility if the instructions I give do not work for you or anyone reading this. Although, I figured out how to enable virtualization on my laptop by reading through this thread, so I will share what I did in hopes that it helps others like yourself.

For reference, my laptop specs:
Aspire E5-553G-1986
Windows 10 (Version 1703)
AMD A12-9700P Processor
8GB RAM
BIOS version 1.19

Step 1: Download this tool: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4NHIBM...RtQXM/view
Step 2: Extract the tool into a new folder on your desktop. Name it BIOS.
Step 3: Open Windows start menu, type in "cmd", right click "cmd" and click on "Run as Administrator".
Step 4: In command prompt, type in "cd " and then the directory to your file on the desktop. You can find this by right clicking the folder, clicking on properties and copying the location. Go back into the command prompt and press CTRL and V at the same time on your keyboard to paste it. Then add "\BIOS" and press ENTER. For example:

Code:
cd C:\Users\Ryan\Desktop\BIOS

Step 5: Type in "H2OUVE.exe -gv vars.txt" and press ENTER.
Step 6: Open the newly created vars.txt in the BIOS folder with notepad and press CTRL and F at the same time on your keyboard and search for "Setup". It should look something like this (the numbers will probably be different - note that it may take a few searches, the file is huge):

Code:
[031] "Setup" GUID: A04A27F4-DF00-4D42-B552-39511302113D Attributes: 0x7 DataSize: 0x279 Data: 00000000: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00000010: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ...

Step 7: Look for the next line that begins with "000000E0:", for example:

Code:
... 000000A0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 000000B0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 000000C0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 000000D0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 000000E0: 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 01 00 00 00 **This line** 000000F0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 03 00 01 00 00 00 00 01 00 00000100: 02 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00000110: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 ...

Step 8: On this line, change the second to last "00" to "01". For example:

Code:
000000E0: 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 01 00 00 00 - to - 000000E0: 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 01 00 01 00

Step 9: Save your change as a new file called "vars_mod.txt".
Step 10: In the command prompt window (refer to Step 3-4) type "H2OUVE.exe -sv vars_mod.txt".
Step 11: Restart your computer when the command prompt finishes execution (should take only a few seconds).
Step 12: Let Windows do its thing and fully shut down. For me, this took longer than it normally did, just a heads up. If your screen turns black and does not restart, then you can manually power it back up.
Step 13: Open task manager, click "more details", open the "Performance" tab and check that virtualization is enabled. If it is, you're good to go. If not, you either changed the wrong value or something went wrong. If so, then open up command prompt again as admin (Step 3-4), go to your new file and then type "H2OUVE.exe -sv vars.txt" and restart your computer again. This should revert whatever change you did.

As a side note, I saw something about this mod cutting the usable RAM in half... not really sure what they were talking about, but I did not experience this issue using the above steps.
As a second side note, it appears that if you upgrade your BIOS you will lose your virtualization setting. You will have to manually enable it again using the above method to make a new vars.txt and new vars_mod.txt.

Lastly, I made an account on this site to specifically thank mclarkke2355 and others on this thread that allowed me to force enable AMD virtualization on my laptop so I can finally use it for college. Hopefully my instruction set helps others that view this thread in the future.

Thanks a ton Ryan, this worked for me!!
Virtualization is Enabled now in my Acer E5-553 laptop.

St3ph32 · 09-15-2020, 08:01 AM

Hi, I have an Aspire E5-553G and my BIOS version is: 1.31.

I have Windows 10 Pro, I enbaled Hyper-V and if I check I have everything supported, just I need to activate it from the BIOS, and I I'm didn't founding it...

I never used a BIOS Mod and I don't know how to install it or something else.

The BIOS download link is: https://global-download.acer.com/GDFiles...SC=EMEA_17

FerchogtX · (This post was last modified: 12-11-2020, 03:16 PM by FerchogtX.)

Hello there! I have a little problem. I had to downgrade from BIOS 1.31 to 1.19 because performance was being a problem. Sadly, I have two problems with this:
1.- I cant sleep the laptop anymore, only works with 1.31, I've tried the Windows Update thingy, nothing.
2.- Now the TPM 2.0 thing is there in device manager with an error code 10, I disabled TPM first before downgrading, but no avail, it's still there...

Anyone can help me with that?

Thanks in advance!

EDIT: Well I had to return to BIOS 1.31... one of two, if I could recover sleep functions in v1.19 would be good, or if someone could tell me how I can find the correct values for either that or to fix the CPU throttling and / or speed options that causes me slowdowns (temps are good and the laptop is clean) I would be really thankful.

Anyone could explain to me how to use that BIOS table mcclarke posted a while ago to find teh values in the h2ouve dumps? I've tried figuring myself but I'm kinda stupid XD

yolov5 · (This post was last modified: 04-24-2021, 11:16 PM by yolov5.)

please help anyone who can modify or unlocking BIOS advanced menu tab for ACER E5-553G
i've uploaded bios file too

Dudu2002 · 04-25-2021, 02:16 AM

(04-24-2021, 11:08 PM)yolov5 Wrote: please help anyone who can modify or unlocking BIOS advanced menu tab for ACER E5-553G
i've uploaded bios file too

Hi
AMD cpu
Bios mod can be flashed using SPI-programmer+SOIC8 clip only

Eneserpro · (This post was last modified: 06-13-2021, 07:46 PM by Eneserpro.)

Hi, I have an Aspire E5-553G and my BIOS version is: Insydeh20 version 1.31.

I have Windows 10 home, I enbaled Hyper-V and if I check I have everything supported, just I need to activate it from the BIOS, and I I'm didn't founding it...

I never used a BIOS Mod and I don't know how to install it or something else.i have attached files below :

YesNoMaybe43 · 08-24-2021, 02:15 PM

Hello,
I need to open my laptop to allow VM. I read through all the posts and tried couple of fixes but I failed.
I have Acer Aspire E-15 E5-553G-F55F with AMD FX 7th generation.
16GB RAM.
Windows 10 HOME 64Bit.
BIOS version 1.31

I tried the following fix:

[031] "Setup"
GUID: A04A27F4-DF00-4D42-B552-39511302113D
Attributes: 0x7
DataSize: 0x279
Data:
00000000: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
00000010: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
...
000000E0: 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 01 00 00 00

I changed:
000000E0: 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 01 00 00 00
- to -
000000E0: 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 01 00 01 00

When this one didn’t work I also altered the following line in addition:

00000140: 00 00 01 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 02
-to-
00000140: 00 00 01 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 02
The result was that my computer froze just after startup. So I had to revert the changes using the BIOS.

Any idea how to allow VM on my system I really struggle?

Attached is my Var.txt file

**BDMaster** · (This post was last modified: 08-25-2021, 07:12 AM by BDMaster.)

Hi friend, these are the Variables you are modifing (thanks to Maxinator500 for correction) :

0x34999 Form: CPU Related setting, FormId: 0x29 {01 86 29 00 BB 00}
0x3499F Subtitle: Statement.Prompt: CPU Related setting, Flags: 0x0 {02 87 BB 00 00 00 00}
0x349A6 End {29 02}
0x349A8 Subtitle: Statement.Prompt: , Flags: 0x0 {02 87 05 00 00 00 00}
0x349AF End {29 02}
0x349B1 Gray Out If {19 82}
0x349B3 QuestionId: 0x67 equals value 0x2 {12 86 67 00 02 00}
0x349B9 QuestionId: 0x66 equals value 0x1 {12 06 66 00 01 00}
0x349BF And {15 02}
0x349C1 End {29 02}
0x349C3 One Of: CPU P-State Setting, VarStoreInfo (VarOffset/VarName): 0xF3, VarStore: 0x1234, QuestionId: 0x54, Size: 1, Min: 0x0, Max 0x1, Step: 0x0 {05 91 EA 00 EB 00 54 00 34 12 F3 00 00 10 00 01 00}
0x349D4 One Of Option: Auto, Value (8 bit): 0x0 (default) {09 07 08 00 10 00 00}
0x349DB One Of Option: Lowest Speed, Value (8 bit): 0x1 {09 07 EC 00 00 00 01}
0x349E2 End One Of {29 02}
0x349E4 One Of: SVM support, VarStoreInfo (VarOffset/VarName): 0xEE, VarStore: 0x1234, QuestionId: 0x55, Size: 1, Min: 0x0, Max 0x1, Step: 0x0 {05 91 A9 00 AA 00 55 00 34 12 EE 00 00 10 00 01 00}
0x349F5 One Of Option: Disabled, Value (8 bit): 0x0 (default) {09 07 06 00 10 00 00}
0x349FC One Of Option: Enabled, Value (8 bit): 0x1 {09 07 07 00 00 00 01}
0x34A03 End One Of {29 02}
0x34A05 One Of: SMM Code Lock, VarStoreInfo (VarOffset/VarName): 0x14D, VarStore: 0x1234, QuestionId: 0x56, Size: 1, Min: 0x0, Max 0x1, Step: 0x0 {05 91 AB 00 AC 00 56 00 34 12 4D 01 00 10 00 01 00}
0x34A16 One Of Option: Disabled, Value (8 bit): 0x0 {09 07 06 00 00 00 00}
0x34A1D One Of Option: Enabled, Value (8 bit): 0x1 (default) {09 07 07 00 10 00 01}
0x34A24 End One Of {29 02}
0x34A26 End If {29 02}
0x34A28 End Form {29 02}

SVM support : 0xEE

SMM Code Lock : 0x14D

SVM stands for secure virtual machine.
It is useful if you have an AMD processor capable of virtualization.

SMM
System Managementmode (SMM) is a relatively obscure mode on Intel processors
used for low-level hardware control

So from v.1.13 to v.1.31 it was there, then if it will not works for you, then it's better to buy an SPI PGM (Ch341a) with Pomona Clip and
modify the bios to unlock all (AMD CPU only) ...

About the BIOS table McClarke , it is the EFI IFR txt extracted from the SetupUtility Module (UEFI Tool CodeRush tool can make this + Universal IFR Extrcator
Donvan6k tool for IFR), then you have to find the NVRAM Variables to modify , so you need to know what to looking for Wink

This is the GUID to find to modiify the Variables above (vars.txt is a list / table) :

[031] "Setup"
GUID: A04A27F4-DF00-4D42-B552-39511302113D

These are the Variables 0xEE and 0x14D

------------- 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 0A 0B 0C 0D 0E 0F
000000E0: 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 01 00 00 00
...
------------- 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 0A 0B 0C 0D 0E 0F
00000140: 00 00 01 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 02

You read the variables and write the variables by H2OUVE tool.
Regards

YesNoMaybe43 · 08-24-2021, 07:34 PM

Sorry I am not sure I completely understand. How do I update all the variables that are on the top of your post? (0x34979 Form: Disabled etc.).
I was able to update the [031] "setup" parameters in the var file but that didn't help and I still can't use my VM

**BDMaster** · (This post was last modified: 08-25-2021, 07:15 AM by BDMaster.)

Ok friend, it's so (thanks to Maxinator500 for the correction) :

0x349E4 One Of: SVM support, VarStoreInfo (VarOffset/VarName): 0xEE, VarStore: 0x1234, QuestionId: 0x55, Size: 1, Min: 0x0, Max 0x1, Step: 0x0 {05 91 A9 00 AA 00 55 00 34 12 EE 00 00 10 00 01 00}

The Variable "SVM support" 0xEE

0x34A05 One Of: SMM Code Lock, VarStoreInfo (VarOffset/VarName): 0x14D, VarStore: 0x1234, QuestionId: 0x56, Size: 1, Min: 0x0, Max 0x1, Step: 0x0 {05 91 AB 00 AC 00 56 00 34 12 4D 01 00 10 00 01 00}

The Variable "SMM Code Lock" = 0x14D

We can get the variable's offsets form the IFR txt file , just looking for the names and then getting the VarStore field ...

I hope this cleared all doubts.
Regards

P.S. read the Maxinator500 explaination ... (thanks Max)

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