Wednesday, May 15, 2013

How to update to 2.x bios from 1.x bios (applicable for Acer\eMachines\Gateway\Packard Bell)

For its recent laptop models; Acer (and its subsidiaries) choose a weird way of delivering bios updates. When a model is sold without Windows 8, then it is delivered with 1.x bios which lacks UEFI booting and Secure Boot support. If the same model is sold with Windows 8, then its is delivered with 2.x bios with the option of UEFI booting and Secure Boot.

Problem is an user can't update from 1.x bios to 2.x bios with the downloaded bios update. Its shows: "Please update to the same type of bios (v.1.x)".

To avoid this detection, we have to hex-edit a bit. ;)

Open the bios update application with your favorite hex editor and locate the following:
DisableSecureCapsuleFlash=1
Change it as follows:
DisableSecureCapsuleFlash=0
Save the changes. You can now update to 2.x using this modded bios. Flash from DOS or Windows.

If you can't find the above string in the bios update application, then we need to take another path.

Extract the application using 7-Zip and try to locate isflash.bin (which is your bios file) & platform.ini. Then open them with hex editor and change like above. Now flash using InsydeFlash.exe.

To overcome all of the checks, we need to edit more:
DisableCompare=0
to
DisableCompare=1
&
SkipSecureBootProtectionCheck=0
to
SkipSecureBootProtectionCheck=1

If you want a SLIC mod, then mod the downloaded bios update using andyp's tool. We have to alter another thing to flash the SLIC modded bios.

Again open the bios update application with your favorite hex editor and locate the following:
[ForceFlash]
ALL=0
Change it as follows:
[ForceFlash]
ALL=1

After updating to 2.x bios, you can safely update to subsequent updates without any modding. Note that you may have to re-install your previous Windows 8 installation after updating from 1.x to 2.x bios

Credit goes to conghoaxa1@MDL & thanh2h@MDL.

34 comments:

  1. After flash original 2.x BIOS, then flash a SLIC modded one, to keep the SLIC I'll need modded BIOSes for every new versions?

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    2. AnonymousOctober 27, 2019 at 6:40 AM

      Don't try this mod as it will make your computer "INTO A BRICK", ONLY attempt this mod if you have a spare BIOS v1.13 chip that you can replace the one that you have modded and it dies! This sorts of BIOS mods should only be attempted by very experienced computer technicians that know and can take alternate steps to recover a bricked computer BIOS chip! A normal person will/can experience lots of problems and this mod is NOT recommended! This warning should have been outlined by the author, as its very irresponsible to publish an article like this without a WARNING!!!

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  2. Unfortunately yes :(

    Only newer Asus EFIs are exceptions... they can be permanently SLIC modded.

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  3. Right. What's the difference between the original firmware (machine with Windows 8 from factory) and the "ineligible" way upgrading from 1.x? I don't understand the MSDM stuff yet...

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  4. To know more about Windows 8 licensing and MSDM, see here: http://forums.mydigitallife.info/threads/34580

    Basically I have already discussed the differences; Version 2.x includes UEFI booting and Secure Boot support which are mandatory for deploying Windows 8 via OEM:DM channel.

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  5. I wanted to upgrade to UEFI from legacy. I've followed your steps successfully but cant see it changed when I run msinfo32

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  6. Thank you very much for information.

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  7. I have Aspire E1-731-4669

    Before edit isflash.bin, set Read-only mode to be unchecked.

    I used HxD to edit isflash.bin, and edited the following lines,

    DisableSecureCapsuleFlash=0
    DisableCompare=1
    SkipSecureBootProtectionCheck=1

    Save the file. And executed it.

    Done. Success

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  8. Hello friend, good morning, I have a laptop acer ASPIRE V5-171 but I can not get to get to update the BIOS version to UEFI, I read in your comment that you achieved it, as I am beginner in using hexadecimal editor, if you please guide me.

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  9. Can anyone give me instructions on how to do this? I installed HxD but have no idea how to use it to make these edits

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  10. I extracted the .exe file, and edited the other files like written above. But the Insydeflash will not open after I click on the .exe file. What should I do? I have the bios version 1.14 and want to install the version 2.18. Have an Acer Aspire V3-771G.

    I had Windows 7 64 Bit but have installed Windows 10 64 Bit now.

    Please help

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    1. and after that, the Insydeflash creates another .ini file called "platforms", with an "s". The normal "platform" is still existing in the same folder.

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  11. Hello
    I just edited DisableSecureCapsuleFlash=0 and the windows is missing from bootable,Is my bios update successful? do i have to do SLIC steps?

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  13. How to return to version 1 from version 2?

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  27. I'm on an Acer Aspire V5-431 (W7 model, stuck on 1.x) with a Phoenix BIOS. The tool to update my BIOS for this model is WinFlash64/32, and I cannot find any of those lines in the flashers.

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    1. I'm in the same situation, looked for that lines and nothing, the BIOS file is .CAP not .bin HEEELLPPP!!

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  28. Wonderfull! Thank you so much buddy!

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    1. hello i wanted to ask if this works on windows 10?

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