!!WARNING!! If you get a warning about size mismatch or something similar DO NOT CONTINUE.Never flash if size don't match! To start flashing, type: (replace mod.rom with the name you saved earlier) (also good to have just the usb stick plugged in, no other usb gear connected) !!BEFORE TO FLASH BIOS!! Make sure your laptop is connected to the AC power cord. DOS prompt will appear, type dir to check that you are on the correct directory. in boot order select USB Hard Disk (or hold F11 while booting to select USB stick) Enter in BIOS load default settings, in Boot mode select LEGACY. VERY IMPORTANT: Check that modified rom size match with the backup created in step 4, if mismatch don't continue you may be doing something wrong.ĩ. If everything is cool, reboot your computer. Make sure that the files where correctly saved into the USB stick (compare SHA-1/MD5 checksums, file size, etc.) Copy AFUDOS.EXE and the modified BIOS to the root folder of your boot-able USB.Ĩ. Click Start (it will destroy everything on the USB so use an empty one)ħ. Open rufus, select your USB stick and check create a boot-able disk using FreeDOS as shown in image. Now Click Save Image as (overwrite current or chose another name you wish with. (it will say something like: JPEG not supported, do you want to continue?. To change it, click 'Browse' -> Select the edited logo, then click on 'Replace Logo' Now edit it as you wish with mspaint, gimp etc. Select thje modified BIOS already edited with AMIBCP. Open ChangeLogo.exe, click on 'Load Image' Now Close program, if asked you can select save changes again (doesn't matter). After you changed everything you want to unlock, Click on the 'Save' button (overwrite the current, don't use save as) Just change Access/Use from 'Default' to 'USER' to every menu/sub-menu/option you want to unlock. Click File -> Open, then select the backup saved on step 4. Save a copy of the backup to a safe place, just in case.ĥ. Choose where to save and put a name on it or leave it as afuwin.rom Click on 'Progress' tab, then Click on 'Save' Button Open AFUWINGUI.EXE to make a backup of your current BIOS image. Update BIOS to the latest official MSI version.Ģ. WARNING!! DO THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK, BAD FLASH CAN BRICK YOUR BIOSġ. If after booting you see MSI logo with Hello World Edition!, it was flashed correctly. (it's BIOS version E16H5IMS.10F unlocked, should be used ONLY for the same notebook as mine) If you do so, skip steps 5 and 5a and use 'mod.rom' included in zip to flash. (optional) You can use my already modified BIOS with almost all settings unlocked. (optional) AMI ChangeLogo ( to change BIOS boot logo ) AMIBCP v4.53 (BIOS Configuration Program) AfuWin (BIOS update utility from AMI for Windows NT) AFUDOS v3.06 (BIOS update utility from AMI for DOS with BIOS security bypass feature) Rufus 2.xx (to create a FreeDOS boot-able USB) download from /downloads/rufus-2.2p.exe This Tutorial was made using an MSI GS60 2QE Ghost Pro 4K, with MS-16H5 Motherboard (HM87), but it should be the same for other models carrying AMI Aptio4. I explain here step by step how to modify your notebook BIOS to unlock hidden functions for an UEFI AMI Aptio4 BIOS.
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