Mobius 1 Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 Just a request to help boost this laptop's performance and squeeze every bit of power out of it.The laptop is an N43SM (SM version) from ASUS's N43 lineupCore i 2nd gen (PGA socket)HM 65 Chipset2x DDR3 slot, 8GB max (2x4G)1x HDD slot (sata 2 limitation?)nVidia GT 630M (540M) 2GB DDR3 / Intel HD 2000 or 3000I think I can find the v211 BIOS from the ASUS website, but if you can't download it, let me know and I'll upload it for you (to mediafire)Some of the features that I hope can be unlocked-GT 630M voltage (3D) increase to 1v (from 0.98v)-Memory overclocking / XMP support (correct me if HM 65 does not support XMP)-SATA 3 capabilities (actually, idk if the N43 allows for an SSD to use SATA 3 speeds or not, so I'm guessing)-CPU power limit adjustment/turbo ratio (during full load)-Fanspeed adjustment (kick in fans earlier/custom fan tables)-TURN OFF EIST (i5 2450M throttles at and beyond 90c)Aside from the BIOS, I can upload a Read/Write BIOS editor analysis file if it's needed.Thanks in advance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xonar Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 Lol, so you have the time to write us a laundry list of what you want, but you can't even give us a link to the download from the ASUS website? Geez, talk about demanding. -.-Yes your BIOS is unlockable. No, an unlocked BIOS cannot guarantee all of your desires, but some can be fulfilled. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mobius 1 Posted September 29, 2012 Author Share Posted September 29, 2012 Xonar, sorry for not putting the download link. Here is a page that I used to check the newest BIOS version ASUS - Notebooks- ASUS N43SM Under "drivers" I selected Win7 64 bit and there is a BIOS download section Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xonar Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 Thank you, me & @svl7 will take a look when we have time. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mobius 1 Posted September 29, 2012 Author Share Posted September 29, 2012 Thanks a lot Xonar, I will wait for it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xonar Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 Can you dump your vBIOS using nvflash and attach it here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svl7 Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 It's part of the bios... see the attached file.Anyway, I just realized that it might not be possible to flash the modified bios, at least I haven't been able to flash any modified bios on my asus ux21a, no matter what tool I use I always got some kind of error.630m_vbios.zip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xonar Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 Silly me. Even if you add /X parameter? hmmm anyways, I'll have the BIOS unlocked and we can give it a try..... Anyways, I know ASUS notebooks with APTIO BIOS that have modified BIOS... there's always a way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svl7 Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 /x with afudos? What else? I'm a noob with AMI bios files Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mobius 1 Posted October 1, 2012 Author Share Posted October 1, 2012 This uses AMI BIOS, for some reason NVflash or GPU-z refuses to read it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mobius 1 Posted October 4, 2012 Author Share Posted October 4, 2012 Okay, I tried AMIBCP and I have found what seems to be a hidden option. But I don't know how to make it appear in the BIOS and let the user set the submenus. Here is some screenshots that might unlock EIST and Memory (DIMM) frequency Last one might be the Intel HD 3000 overclocking section Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mobius 1 Posted October 27, 2012 Author Share Posted October 27, 2012 @svl7 @XonarAny words on the progress? /: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xonar Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 Oh sorry, I thought you said you unlocked it yourself? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mobius 1 Posted October 27, 2012 Author Share Posted October 27, 2012 I tried to do so, but I can't get the chipset (BLCK OC and DIMM freq) to show up. Tried both the SM and SL version and still no. But I did manage to unhide some of the CPU options. I need your help to unlock the chipset and raise the voltage. This is the N43SL v414N43SLAS.414.rom This is the N43SM v212 with the intel ME firmware update N43SMAS.211 Both is supposively unlocked but I can't get to the "chipset -> memory config" and "advanced -> enabled" (DIV-2S BLCK control) and the volt for the 540M (SL) and 630M (SM) it still at 0.98v Thanks in advance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xonar Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 The chipset tab can't be unlocked if it isn't visible initially. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mobius 1 Posted November 4, 2012 Author Share Posted November 4, 2012 Aww But what improvements can you make to the two BIOSes above? I've run out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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