Does BIOS update remove Windows Boot Manager Entry in UEFI mode??

Well, I have just faced a weird issue.

Its one of my cousin's Asus X54C. Windows 8 is installed in UEFI mode. I have updated the bios from 208 to 210 using Winflash. After restart, I am welcomed with a blinking cursor. I have quickly checked the bios and my thinking is right; the NVRAM is cleared so no boot entry is there!!

So I have to rebuilt the Windows Boot Manager entry.

Is it normal?? Doesn't that mean an user have to rebuilt the Windows Boot Manager Entry every time he/she updates the bios?? I have to research more on it...

Insyde BIOS/EFI menu unlocking - Some interesting news!!

One of the main irritating issues of the major laptop manufacturers is they intentionally cripple the BIOS setup i.e hide most of the menus/options. This is a real pain for the power users.

I have seen very often Insyde BIOS/EFI unlocking requests. Hector Marti­n Cantero, better known as "marcan" had done some preliminary research on this topic. Later Jakob Heinemann revised his python scripts and somehow generalized the unlocking procedure.

But their patching techniques are obsolete now and they aren't working on most of the new laptops. Fortunately Sebashi@MDL has found a way to unlock the locked 'Advance' menu and partially succeed to access the overclocking options.

Good news for the bios modding communities, isn't it?? Stay tuned for more interesting news... :)

FAQ ~ (forgotten) Dell BIOS Password

Ok, new topic ;)

Forgetting password is a real headache.... & besides Windows user account passwords, I notice a considerable amount of Dell bios password seekers.

Dogbert's tool & script play a vital role on this topic but there are people who sale (fake) master passwords on various e-commerce sites.

So I wrote a small faq some days ago :D

http://forums.mydigitallife.info/threads/43628

Tell me if you need some help on this.

New BIOS region protection on ASUS Z77 and X79 boards

CodeRush@MDL (also @InsanelyMac) posted this. Serg008@MDL discovered the same case in newer Lenovo laptops.

Not a good news for the bios modding communities.

:(

BIOS Modding

I'm mainly active in MDL but I can mod bios if I get requests here.

;)