Forum RSS Feed Follow @ Twitter Follow On Facebook

Thread Rating:
  • 0 Vote(s) - 0 Average
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
[-]
Welcome
You have to register before you can post on our site.

Username:


Password:





[-]
Latest Threads
[Test] Lenovo ThinkPad W510 1802/1804 Wh...
Last Post: Focal_Point
Today 06:09 AM
» Replies: 46
» Views: 36160
[REQUEST] HP Pavilion G42-272BR Whitelis...
Last Post: eepromm
Today 01:55 AM
» Replies: 0
» Views: 34
[REQUEST] Lenovo G710 BIOS Whitelist Rem...
Last Post: voyageur
Yesterday 04:33 PM
» Replies: 475
» Views: 167117
[REQUEST] Acer Aspire 5738(G,Z): CPU Upg...
Last Post: DeathBringer
Yesterday 03:44 PM
» Replies: 49
» Views: 32836
[REQUEST] HP Mini 110-4100 BIOS Unlock
Last Post: DSI INF
Yesterday 09:24 AM
» Replies: 7
» Views: 218
[REQUEST] Lenovo IdeaPad U310 & U410 (65...
Last Post: Dudu2002
Yesterday 03:11 AM
» Replies: 1780
» Views: 494073
Lenovo ThinkCentre M715q 2nd Gen & AMD R...
Last Post: Elmurley
11-20-2024 09:37 PM
» Replies: 2
» Views: 1278
[REQUEST] Lenovo Y50-70 (9ECNxxWW) White...
Last Post: SWZSSR
11-20-2024 09:34 PM
» Replies: 1775
» Views: 553442
[REQUEST] Lenovo Thinkpad X240 (GIETxxWW...
Last Post: Dudu2002
11-20-2024 04:58 PM
» Replies: 337
» Views: 143010
Unlock bios insyde
Last Post: Matox3140
11-19-2024 03:40 PM
» Replies: 0
» Views: 186
Whitelist WIFI card removal Lenovo Yoga ...
Last Post: Dudu2002
11-19-2024 12:58 PM
» Replies: 1
» Views: 194
[REQUEST] H310 MSI Gaming Infinite S (MS...
Last Post: awittyusername
11-19-2024 09:21 AM
» Replies: 10
» Views: 111
[REQUEST] Gigabyte GA-B85M-HD3 Rev 2.0 u...
Last Post: Maduli
11-19-2024 02:22 AM
» Replies: 0
» Views: 139
[REQUEST] Lenovo Ideapad 330-15ICH BIOS ...
Last Post: Dudu2002
11-18-2024 01:25 PM
» Replies: 8
» Views: 1897
[REQUEST] Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E330 (H3E...
Last Post: Dudu2002
11-18-2024 01:23 PM
» Replies: 640
» Views: 220795
[Request] Unlocked Bios for Asus TUF FX5...
Last Post: FlT4ever
11-18-2024 01:05 PM
» Replies: 1
» Views: 417
[REQUEST] Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E125(v1.1...
Last Post: kamome74
11-18-2024 10:43 AM
» Replies: 0
» Views: 179
[REQUEST] Xpg 15g 4070 2023ver InsydeH20...
Last Post: MireVelli
11-18-2024 07:26 AM
» Replies: 2
» Views: 182
Please help me recover my bios
Last Post: FuryOP
11-17-2024 12:37 PM
» Replies: 0
» Views: 200
[Request-Camilo] Sony Vaio SA/SB/SC/SD/S...
Last Post: edit
11-17-2024 12:13 PM
» Replies: 107
» Views: 136940

REQ: Lenovo S21e-20 Insyde BIOS Unlock
#1
I just purchased this little ultrabook, and I'm trying to wipe out Win8.1 and get either Win7 or Win XPSP3 installed, but can't get past the 0x00000A5 (Your BIOS is not ACPI compatible) error during initial install. Enabling the Win7 or "OtherOS" optimized settings in the BIOS and the "legacy USB Boot" fail to solve the problem. Also, the BIOS is severely limited, no power options at all.

Will unlocking the BIOS help me get past that error? Can one of you kind souls help me to mod the BIOS to unlock the advanced features?

This is the link to the 1.05 version of the S21e BIOS:

https://download.lenovo.com/consumer/mob...cn15ww.exe

Any help very much appreciated, and Thanks very much!
find
quote
#2
Use this tool run It as Admin and upload here the result file :

http://rghost.net/7GBZt7FVt

http://rghost.net/53128665

let me know
Regards

[size=undefined]Your Brain [/size]. . . . It's the best tool U can use ! Wink
[size=undefined]Don't FLASH the Bios Mod if You get a Size Alert, You risk a Brick !!! [/size]
Donate to me for my work, click here BDM
find
quote
#3
Thanks, I ran the utilities. Universal BIOS extractor says it can't identify the BIOS. But, the Backuptools appeared to identify it and got a dump, which I've uploaded as RESULTS.RAR.

It appears the BIOS is SPI locked. Can it be modified and reflashed?
find
quote
#4
Now We have to see if Sleep Bug is Activate yet !
So put your laptop into Sleep Mode (just close the Lid) and then Wacke-Up It
(reopen the Lid), then redo the result files (I hope last time !)

[size=undefined]Your Brain [/size]. . . . It's the best tool U can use ! Wink
[size=undefined]Don't FLASH the Bios Mod if You get a Size Alert, You risk a Brick !!! [/size]
Donate to me for my work, click here BDM
find
quote
#5
(08-14-2015, 08:27 AM)BDMaster Wrote: Now We have to see if Sleep Bug is Activate yet !
So put your laptop into Sleep Mode (just close the Lid) and then Wacke-Up It
(reopen the Lid), then redo the result files (I hope last time !)

OK, I closed lid and re-did the dump. Under 'power options' I only say "Turn off", and "Hibernate", there was no "go to sleep" option. Perhaps ACPI options or chipset isn't properly detected by my re-install of Win 8.1? I've uploaded the new results anyway. Let me know if it helps.
find
quote
#6
I am sorry Sad !
Sleep Bug isn't activated and I din't find an older Bios Update for You !
So only SPI Programmer and Clip can do this job !
Look here :

https://www.bios-mods.com/forum/Thread-R...5#pid74575

Let me know
Regards

[size=undefined]Your Brain [/size]. . . . It's the best tool U can use ! Wink
[size=undefined]Don't FLASH the Bios Mod if You get a Size Alert, You risk a Brick !!! [/size]
Donate to me for my work, click here BDM
find
quote
#7
There are two versions of the BIOS for the S21e-20, 1.04 and 1.05. I have the files for both. The one above I uploaded is the dump of 1.04. If it would help you further, I could flash ver. 1.05, and run the Backuptools dump on that 1.05 version. Would that help in any way to get an unlock of the BIOS options?

Also, I didn't see any "sleep" option in power options, if I can somehow enable that sleep function and redump, will it help?
find
quote
#8
Ok Upload original update too and make this test again !
Many tjanks !
Let me know
Regards

[size=undefined]Your Brain [/size]. . . . It's the best tool U can use ! Wink
[size=undefined]Don't FLASH the Bios Mod if You get a Size Alert, You risk a Brick !!! [/size]
Donate to me for my work, click here BDM
find
quote
#9
(08-15-2015, 03:35 AM)BDMaster Wrote: Ok Upload original update too and make this test again !
Many tjanks !
Let me know
Regards


Alright, I've given it one more try. I restored the system from the recovery partition, and now I have the "sleep" option under power settings. I've attached four files, the S21e-20 Insyde v. 1.04 bios, with and without going to sleep, and also the new v. 1.05 bios, with and without going into sleep mode. Not sure if the SPI sleep bug is present. But, it is possible to flash the bios, because I upgraded from 1.04 to 1.05. I can also downgrade back to 1.04. The Bios updater code seems to be present in the UEFI boot process. Hope this helps you.


Attached Files
.rar   results104nosleep.rar (Size: 3.89 MB / Downloads: 13)
.rar   results104sleep.rar (Size: 3.89 MB / Downloads: 15)
.rar   results105nosleep.rar (Size: 3.76 MB / Downloads: 10)
.rar   results105sleep.rar (Size: 3.75 MB / Downloads: 12)
find
quote
#10
Can You upload the Original 104 = C4CN14WW Bios file please as I cannot find ?
Regards

[size=undefined]Your Brain [/size]. . . . It's the best tool U can use ! Wink
[size=undefined]Don't FLASH the Bios Mod if You get a Size Alert, You risk a Brick !!! [/size]
Donate to me for my work, click here BDM
find
quote


Forum Jump:


Users browsing this thread: 9 Guest(s)