[M17x R4] - 'unlocked' BIOS versions

[bibi01]

Hello Klem , Can I please have the unlocked A15 BIOS for my M17xR4  .

 

https://www.sendspace.com/file/2tm2s3

[Klem]

19 hours ago, bibi01 said:

Hello Klem , Can I please have the unlocked A15 BIOS for my M17xR4  .

 

https://www.sendspace.com/file/2tm2s3

Hi!

Ok. Your unlocked bios done. Check PM.

[HungryGhosts]

Hey there, Klem. thank you for still helping us with A15 Bios. Does unlocked BIOS have an option for fan speeds correction? Trying to fix my gpu fan. If so, could you unlock mine?

https://www.sendspace.com/file/wnuxwb

Appreciated.

[Klem]

1 hour ago, HungryGhosts said:

Does unlocked BIOS have an option for fan speeds correction? Trying to fix my gpu fan.

Hi!

No, I think real fan speed adjustment placed in EC firmware (not in BIOS).

[HungryGhosts]

7 hours ago, Klem said:

Hi!

No, I think real fan speed adjustment placed in EC firmware (not in BIOS).

Oh well, I would appreciate the bios anyway. I guess I will look into EC issue more.

[Klem]

16 minutes ago, HungryGhosts said:

Oh well, I would appreciate the bios anyway. I guess I will look into EC issue more.

Ok. Check PM.

[Sam20]

Hi Klem,

amazing the great help you providing here.

Me too i would need an unlocked A15 Bios for my M17x R4.
I had freeze problems with my gtx660m and i substitute it with the gtx980m.
Switching with Fn+F7 results 8beeps, and after i boot again into Win the Integrated Graphic card is still the primary,
so i need the hidden option from bios to have it started only with nvidia.

 

I post you my results.
https://www.sendspace.com/file/mea2vb

 

Thank you a lot in advance

[Klem]

On 3/18/2023 at 2:56 PM, Sam20 said:

Hi Klem,

amazing the great help you providing here.

Me too i would need an unlocked A15 Bios for my M17x R4.
I had freeze problems with my gtx660m and i substitute it with the gtx980m.
Switching with Fn+F7 results 8beeps, and after i boot again into Win the Integrated Graphic card is still the primary,
so i need the hidden option from bios to have it started only with nvidia.

 

I post you my results.
https://www.sendspace.com/file/mea2vb

 

Thank you a lot in advance

Hi!

Ok. Your unlocked bios done. Check PM.

[Sam20]

On 3/21/2023 at 12:26 PM, Klem said:

Hi!

Ok. Your unlocked bios done. Check PM.

Thank you Klem

The flashing worked fine.

Still all great.

[flyingsaucer]

Hi Klem,

thanks a lots for your advanced help here.

I'm actually on m17xr4 with a stock A15 BIOS. It was working perfectly then I powered off. After 2 weeks I could NOT power on it anymore.
I had freeze problems with my 675m on startup post, keyboard and mouse were not working. I powered off then I could not power on  just keyboard lights on for 1 secs then shutdown automatically. So I decided to disassembly repasted CPU and GPU (my m17xr4 is from 2012 ----> 11years old). Then I tried to power on and I had 5 beeps, RTC battery,

I changed my battery and I did a full reset it worked with 675m too. I always use m17xr4 with an external monitor on hdmi port (I modded my 675m with a vbios too 5 years ago, just to have  it ready for a full UEFI support).

After that I tried again to connect external monitor on HDMI port but I could not power on my m17xr4 anymore just it stay powered off. So I decided to disassembly again I've totally removed nvidia 675m and It seems I can power off, power on and connect external monitor too.

Before trying to insert again my 675m I would like to flash latest A15 bios. If nvidia 675m doesn't work anymore can I totally disable with your unlocked BIOS without physical removing?

I use also an external USB audio card Focusrite (I use m17xr4 just only with a Korg M1 keyboard) could it be possible totally disable also internal audio card?

I hope you can help me! Please if you can could you please provide an unlocked A15 bios and also tools needed to flash? Can I flash without 675m installed?

 

Thanks alots in advance for your help.

 

https://www.sendspace.com/file/xjqb12

[Klem]

1 hour ago, flyingsaucer said:

Please if you can could you please provide an unlocked A15 bios and also tools needed to flash?

Hi!

Ok. Check PM.

[Maximus0606]

Hello Klem! Can I get an unlocked BIOS A15 for my M17x R4? Can't start 3d display no toggle Hidden settings. And also the tools needed for the firmware?

https://www.sendspace.com/file/na0iae

[Klem]

17 minutes ago, Maximus0606 said:

Hello Klem! Can I get an unlocked BIOS A15 for my M17x R4? Can't start 3d display no toggle Hidden settings. And also the tools needed for the firmware?

https://www.sendspace.com/file/na0iae

Hi!

Each bios mod prepared individually and based on your personal file backup of bios.

You can post here your file backup of bios, or upload it into any fileserver and post the link.

To create backup of bios, you can use attached utility. Extract attached archive directly on the Desktop and run utility as Administrator (right click mouse, choice "Run as Administrator"). Utility will create archive "results" directly on the Desktop. Post here this archive "results", or upload it into any fileserver and post the link.

https://www.sendspace.com/file/mxoavw

[Maximus0606]

https://www.sendspace.com/file/61s2l8

I hope I did it right.

[Klem]

1 hour ago, Maximus0606 said:

https://www.sendspace.com/file/61s2l8

I hope I did it right.

Ok. Your bios with unlocked hidden advansed settings done. Check PM.

[Allison cunha]

Hey @Klem could m17x r4 profit from that resizable BAR thing i heard about?

Does unlocked firmware would help on that?

Here's my results.rar https://www.sendspace.com/file/garfta
Can you provide me a A15 bios unlocked?

[Klem]

Hi!

16 minutes ago, Allison cunha said:

could m17x r4 profit from that resizable BAR thing i heard about?

Does unlocked firmware would help on that?

No.

 

16 minutes ago, Allison cunha said:

Can you provide me a A15 bios unlocked?

Yes. Check PM.

[Guardian241]

My Alienware M17xR4 recently gave 5 beeps and turned on after I pressed FN at startup. The bios has change to an A15 bios and I've lost my modded / fully unlocked options so that I can disable the integrated graphics. Has anyone else had a similar issue with a fix? I've tried reflashing the bios but it hasn't changed anything.

[Guardian241]

On 7/10/2024 at 2:02 PM, Guardian241 said:

My Alienware M17xR4 recently gave 5 beeps and turned on after I pressed FN at startup. The bios has change to an A15 bios and I've lost my modded / fully unlocked options so that I can disable the integrated graphics. Has anyone else had a similar issue with a fix? I've tried reflashing the bios but it hasn't changed anything.

My fix for this was to downgrade the BIOS to an older version before upgrading it to the Unlocked A15 BIOS again. Klem's BIOS upgrade is fantastic! I hope this helps anyone in the same situation.

[jason8]

Hi @Klem hopefully I haven't missed the boat on this, but I was wondering if you could help me out with my bios unlock A15 , would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

 

[Klem]

26 minutes ago, jason8 said:

Hi @Klem hopefully I haven't missed the boat on this, but I was wondering if you could help me out with my bios unlock A15 , would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

 

Hi!

Ok. Check PM.

[Sergey Daibov]

Tell me, please. Laptop Alienware M17 x R4 (2012). Regarding bios recovery, using version A05. The instructions say that format the flash drive in fat32 format and upload the M17R4.hdr version. Is it easy to format the flash drive itself, using standard tools or rufus, or make it bootable? It's just that when you turn it on to esata, press the delete button and plug in the power plug, nothing happens... I did it about seven years ago, I don't remember exactly how, for the life of me.
Please help me. :-/
Background, so to speak: yesterday, on the modified A11 bios, on the Advanced tab, I changed the settings of the built-in graphics, namely, the amount of memory used, from 256mb to 1024mb. Now, when you press the power button, the alien's head turns on for a couple of seconds, without an image, and turns off. When you click again also. Every 9-10 clicks, it seems to turn on, without turning off, but without an image, too. It's like a bootloop of some kind.
Therefore, I want to roll back forcibly, to version A05, via an external e-sata connector.
Knowledgeable, help :weep:

On 10.08.2012 at 23:00, svl7 said:

Dell скрыла множество опций в BIOS Alienware M17x R4. Представленные здесь модифицированные версии BIOS покажут вам все скрытые меню и позволят вам дополнительно настроить систему и оптимизировать ее производительность.

Не меняйте ничего, с чем вы не знакомы. Могут быть доступны функции, которые не работают в вашей системе, поэтому используйте этот BIOS с осторожностью. Его должны использовать только опытные пользователи .

Если вы ошиблись и ваша система отказывается загружаться после применения внесенных вами изменений, отсоедините адаптер переменного тока, аккумулятор и батарейку-таблетку, чтобы очистить энергонезависимую память BIOS. Это должно исправить большинство проблем.

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Инструкции:

 

Если у вас A05 или более ранняя версия, вы можете прошить модифицированный BIOS, просто используя утилиту InsydeFlash, входящую в состав официального обновления BIOS на сайте поддержки Dell.

Однако, как только вы переходите на версию новее A05, все становится немного сложнее. Тогда есть два варианта:

 

- Метод 1:

Вернитесь к стандартной версии A05 или более ранней, используя метод восстановления BIOS через USB-порт Insyde , а затем прошейте измененный BIOS с помощью официальных инструментов (InsydeFlash).

 

- Метод 2 (рекомендуемый):

Прошейте модифицированный BIOS из DOS с помощью инструмента FPT:

 

ПРИМЕЧАНИЕ: Перепрошивка из DOS, как описано выше, обновит только BIOS, а не остальную прошивку. Поэтому я настоятельно рекомендую вам сначала перепрошить нужную вам стандартную версию BIOS с помощью официального обновления, предоставленного Dell, а после этого вы сможете перепрошить модифицированную версию BIOS, следуя инструкциям выше.

 

Ссылки на загрузку разблокированных версий BIOS M17x R4:

 

 

• M17x R4 - BIOS A05 [разблокирован]
• M17x R4 - BIOS A08 [разблокирован] - см. приложение
• M17x R4 - BIOS A09 [разблокирован] - см. приложение
• M17x R4 - BIOS A10 [разблокирован] - см. приложение
• [FPT] M17x R4 - BIOS A10 [разблокирован] - см. приложение
• [FPT] M17x R4 - BIOS A11 [разблокирован] - см. приложение

 

Ссылка для пожертвований , на случай, если вы захотите купить мне пива

Вот несколько фотографий меню (большое спасибо за фотографии)@deadbydawn!)

Я хочу поблагодарить@widezu69для тестирования!!

Трудно найти пользователей, которые готовы рискнуть своей системой, чтобы протестировать мод, я очень ценю это! Спасибо!!

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Прошивайте и используйте на свой страх и риск. Я не несу ответственности за возможные повреждения вашей системы.

Программное обеспечение, которое я здесь предоставляю («инструмент prr»), поставляется без какой-либо гарантии в объеме, разрешенном применимым законодательством.

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M17x_R4_-_BIOS_A08_[разблокирован].zip

M17x_R4_-_BIOS_A09_[разблокирован].zip

M17x_R4_BIOS_A10_-_[разблокирован].zip

[FPT]-M17x_R4_BIOS_A11_-_[разблокировано]V2.zip

[FPT] M17x R4 - BIOS A10 [разблокирован].zip

M17x_R4_-_BIOS_A05_[разблокирован].zip

Tell me, please. Laptop Alienware M17 x R4 (2012). Regarding bios recovery, using version A05. The instructions say that format the flash drive in fat32 format and upload the M17R4.hdr version. Is it easy to format the flash drive itself, using standard tools or rufus, or make it bootable? It's just that when you turn it on to esata, press the delete button and plug in the power plug, nothing happens... I did it about seven years ago, I don't remember exactly how, for the life of me.
Please help me. :-/
Background, so to speak: yesterday, on the modified A11 bios, on the Advanced tab, I changed the settings of the built-in graphics, namely, the amount of memory used, from 256mb to 1024mb. Now, when you press the power button, the alien's head turns on for a couple of seconds, without an image, and turns off. When you click again also. Every 9-10 clicks, it seems to turn on, without turning off, but without an image, too. It's like a bootloop of some kind.
Therefore, I want to roll back forcibly, to version A05, via an external e-sata connector.
Knowledgeable, help :weep: