Inctel i29 BIOS add hidden menu\'s chalenge

BIOS/UEFI Modding BIOS Modding Guides and Problems
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Hi there,

i got myself a Inctel i29 system (i5-8362u). Loving the machine, but want more options in the BIOS :wink:
<link to manufacturer site removed>

So, i got myself BIOS modding and got a long way, but hit a snag.

i am able to reveal hidden settings and flash the modded rom. But i am not able to reveal hidden menus with its settingsā€¦Hope someone can show me the way.
for example, i would like to reveal the "OverClocking Performance Menu" item in the main overview.
Looking in AMIBCP, it is there (attached picture).
Looking at the AMITSE IFR, its also there Line 4929: 0x348E6 Form: OverClocking Performance Menu, FormId: 0x2794 {01 86 94 27 C9 13}
but when searching in the hex editor at 94 27, it isnt there.
kinda stuck what to do now.

attached:
-dumped unmodded rom (no original download from manufacturer is available).
-amibcp rom content

amibcp.png

I29.zip (5.68 MB)

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nobody ? :frowning:

@Lost_N_BIOS perhaps?

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@rayures - You have to generate IFR from Setup (PE32) not AMITSE, then that is what you will look for stuff from IFR inside of.
If you understand and did all that, but just didnā€™t say that in a way that I noticed you knew this, sorry
94 27 would not be in AMITSE generally/usually, it would be something you would add there if you are wanting to add this menu as a single separate tab in your BIOS, and Overclock Performance Menu is not within some other menu

For this kind of mod, you need to follow this guide example >> see spoiler, simple edit (does not cover all possible Aptio V ā€œthingsā€)
OverPowered TONGFANG CyberPower Machrevo MACHENIKE - Unlocked BIOS Guide W/ Files

In your BIOS, this is very simple edit, there is only a single list of menus (starting at @50630h when viewing AMITSE PE32 BODY). See edit example below, that should make the menu visible to you.

Before/Original >>
4A 10 59 7B 0D C0 58 41 87 FF F0 4D 63 96 A9 15 11 27 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
4A 10 59 7B 0D C0 58 41 87 FF F0 4D 63 96 A9 15 12 27 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
4A 10 59 7B 0D C0 58 41 87 FF F0 4D 63 96 A9 15 13 27 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
4A 10 59 7B 0D C0 58 41 87 FF F0 4D 63 96 A9 15 14 27 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
4A 10 59 7B 0D C0 58 41 87 FF F0 4D 63 96 A9 15 15 27 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
4A 10 59 7B 0D C0 58 41 87 FF F0 4D 63 96 A9 15 16 27 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

Edit to >>
4A 10 59 7B 0D C0 58 41 87 FF F0 4D 63 96 A9 15 11 27 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
4A 10 59 7B 0D C0 58 41 87 FF F0 4D 63 96 A9 15 12 27 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
4A 10 59 7B 0D C0 58 41 87 FF F0 4D 63 96 A9 15 13 27 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
4A 10 59 7B 0D C0 58 41 87 FF F0 4D 63 96 A9 15 14 27 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
4A 10 59 7B 0D C0 58 41 87 FF F0 4D 63 96 A9 15 15 27 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
4A 10 59 7B 0D C0 58 41 87 FF F0 4D 63 96 A9 15 16 27 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
4A 10 59 7B 0D C0 58 41 87 FF F0 4D 63 96 A9 15 94 27 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

If it does not do that by itself, then on top of this make AMITSE/SetupData edit to change Access Level to User or Super (do this edit manually, unless you have flash programmer, in case AMIBCP breaks the BIOS)
Hereā€™s how >> See last part of post + Image there. Donā€™t do this first, if may not be needed, and may make the AMITSE only edit not work, test AMITSE only edit first, then if nothing new, on top of that make this edit next
[Request]Maximus XI Hero - Unlock AMIBCP

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Hi there,

thanks for your pointers! i see what you did there and i think i understand :slight_smile:

I indeed followed your 'unlock bios guide. That was very helpful! Based on that guide i already reached my initial goal, but seeing there was more to be gained i could not resist :wink: So i went along with the ā€˜how-to-rip-it-open-yourselfā€™ guide. But i went wrong at step 9.
With your explanation and AMITSE-EDIT example, now i understand why i went wrong.

i already prepped a new bios file, gonna flash it tonight.

Thankx!

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@rayures - Youā€™re welcome! yes, the ā€œhow to rip it open yourselfā€ was the part I was referring to above, that shows how to do ā€œSomeā€ Aptio V BIOS menu edits, but some BIOS have more stuff that needs done than what that shows, some need less (like your BIOS, much less)
Hopefully your new BIOS edit works better for you now! If not, and you want me to make a BIOS for you to test, let me know

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Hi, it works :slight_smile:

edited AMITSE and put it back in the bios rom file, flashed it and the ā€˜performance overlocking menuā€™ is present at the home screen.

thanks for all the help!

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@rayures I also have an I29 / i5-8362u. Iā€™m trying to enable vt-d and Iā€™ve gotten to the point where I donā€™t think itā€™s visible in my BIOS. Can you please tell me what tools / versions you used to flash the BIOS? I read in another forum that you also use pcie passthrough. I would like to read the original BIOS and check (amibcp) if vt-d is disabled. If all else fails, Iā€™ll flash your ROM linked here. However, I think the boards can be very different. Thanks a lot!