I have a Lenovo 7517B4U motherboard with bios version 9HKT50AUS dated 4/18/2012.
I have searched but cannot seem to find an update of newer bios.
The nvme drive that I have is a PNY cs2130 which is recognized in the Windows OS but not in the Bios. It’s a new drive and I would like to copy my Windows 10 64bit OS from my sata drive to the Nvme drive so I have everything just as normal.
The driver key for the PNY Nvme drive is {4d36e967-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}\0022.
As it is my first time, please let me know what other information is required for me to request a modded bios so that I can boot off my Nvme drive.
I am not comfortable making the mods myself so that’s why I am requesting.
Thanks
PS I have managed to update the Bios to 9HKT58AUS dated 06/10/2014, therefore looking for a modded version of that please.
The Lenovo website is showing my computer as M81 Desktop (ThinkCentre) - Type 7517 but I have of course a different case.
Edit your post and please correctly identify the system model and motherboard model/revision.
Provide actual bios dump and link to original bios file from the OEM.
(Presumably could we be talking about a ThinCentre Mxx with a IS6XM motherboard…?)
EDIT: A dump is taken from the running system and its own bios, not taken from a bios file.
Theres 2 methods, no success guarantee for both, to update the bios with NVMe mod.
Using a dump with Intel FPT tool and using the motherboard ME_DIS jumper or using a CH341 programmer. Lenovo mod flashes are not easy…
Heres a brief description of the method using the ME_DIS on a M92 Modify the BIOS of a Lenovo M92 to enable native NVMe support (tachytelic.net)
The NVMe mod its easy to do, the hard part and with high risk to the user of a bricked system, is the mod flashing itself operation.
Mod files usually wont be accepted to flash using regular methods for each OEM/System model, due to security issues it will fail.
Users can share their own files here ont he forum (Compressed 10Mb MAX) or in their private shared services like GDrive, Odrive etc…
Thanks for the reply.It is a Lenovo IS6XM Rev 1.0 as you have suggested.I have now managed to update the bios to 9HKT58AUS and have bios dump from the zip file that I downloaded.
I got it from link and its the exe file 2nd to last from the bottom. Flash UEFI BIOS update (Flash from operating system version)9hjy58usa.exe .
I tried to upload the file but it says new users cannot upload attachments.
The file name is IMAGE9H.ROM
The ME_DIS jumper its the switch to provide this access, still OEM rules on the bios/fd will retain it.
We need a full backup or just the bios_region:
fpt.exe -d full_spi.bin or fpt -bios -bios_reg.bin
I do advise to work only in the bios_region, mod it and flash it again back with FPT
fpt.exe -bios -nvme_bios_region.bin
Do you understand the risks of getting a bricked system? Just to be sure that this is USER OWN RISK and choice only. If bricked only with a backup bios image (NOT Lenovo bios files, it wont work) and a CH341 programmer it can be recovered. Or OEM specific methods if avavaible.
Take it easy and read what is posted and linked, rush is the killer of all things…
I have tried to run intel_me_7.1.80.1214_5Mo(www.station-drivers.com) but getting an error below . I start cmd as admin and I have it in drive C, so what am I doing wrong ?
Intel ME Firmware is not a Windows driver, these are 2 different things.
These tools report that the OS Intel ME driver is not installed, required as i said before.
Drivers (11.0.6.1194) on section D in the 1rst link i posted before.
Thanks, MeatWar I managed to get the backup.bin but don’t understand what you mean by
" We need a full backup or just the bios_region:
fpt.exe -d full_spi.bin or fpt -bios -bios_reg.bin "
Where do I get the fpt.exe and do I install it on the C drive?
Is the fpt.exe the same as the UEFI Tool in the guide you told me to use in post 2 ?
In the guide where he says " Modify the BIOS and Inject the NVMe Driver "right-click on the item with the name 8D4AB7ED-99B0-4389-84D4-557C449610DC and choose Insert After ", he’s got different numbers to mine so where should I insert the Nvme Drivers?
After I have installed the Nvme drivers will the Nvme drive show in the bios even though it has nothing in there, it has just been formatted thru Windows ?
Well… the guide/example i linked is not from this forum, was just to get notion on a Lenovo system.
A full dump (8192kb) contains EC/BIOS/ME (Full size: 57D000h (5754880) FW etc… what and where we need to mod for NVMe is on the bios region (Full size: 280000h (2621440), we avoid and thats always my advice to work/mod the bios region ONLY, but as that example linked…its your choice only, not mine.
The tool can brief you the system firmware regions/components and read/write each one separate:
FPT.exe -i
-I Displays information about the flash image.
-DESC Load/verify/dump Descriptor region.
-BIOS Load/verify/dump BIOS region.
-ME Load/verify/dump ME region.
-GBE Load/verify/dump GbE region.
-PDR Load/verify/dump PDR region.
Careful with this tool and its use…the tool writes anything without verification, even with user error cmds… result, a bricked system with wrong/overwritten regions.
Modern Windows OS (w8> do not need driver for showing an NVMe disk (as storage device), this particularly NVMe mod is for the bios of an old motherboard can let a new fresh Windows setup to boot and install.
If theres a driver for a particular model, its user choice to install it or not.
Performance tests should be done but usually the built in (OOBE) MS NVMe driver performs well.
Sidenote… your current ME7 FW is version 7.1.3.1053, available update from Lenovo page to version 7.1.91.3272 (2017), this should be updated before any mods, a new dump also should be made.
I am trying to update to version 7.1.91.3272 but its giving me an error of " Error 8193: Intel (R) ME Interface : Cannot locate ME device driver" and then aborts the update.
I don’t know where to get or install the ME device driver.
Also in my device manager the “Intel Management Engine Interface” is showing the orange triangle but when I try to update it , I get a message that its already up to date.
The Lenovo package notes, relies only on Windows 7 support for the operation.
The device driver he needs (11.0.6.1194) on windows device manager “Intel(R) Management Engine Interface” is installed because you need it for the previous operation with FPT and dumps, so it could be an issue from the Lenovo package.
Gonna be straight with you… we know when users lack the experience on advance operations and it can be a risk for them… theres other solutions for this, but by then theres a “Bible” written by me on this thread and a lot of time given… i cant and most users cant, sorry.
Any way all that is required was already linked and all it takes is user time to read, learn and take their own chances, all the best.
Sir… i dont want to be rude… but tell me, do you read whats in front of you or do you simple ignore it? “Tool needs to run with an administrator privilege account.”
EDIT: Do you see the MEI loaded driver in Dev.Management? Is the ME_DIS as default or factory…
Are you making fun of me? Its seems so… im about to leave it as it is…
What is the windows device manager? Where do you see the current state of an installed driver and hw devices of a system?
What is to you, that capture that i posted earlier?
This is an advanced forum with a minimum of user knowledge, at least… your out of your league sir
no I know where the device manager is and I am not making fun of you believe me .
After I have the device manager up I can’t seem to find the MEI driver so was wondering in which section of the device manager it was in …
… shutdown the system, put ME_DIS back to original position, CLR CMOS with jumper 5sec, take out CMOS battery, AC power unplugged 2m, restart, run FPT.exe -greset (It may not work now…no driver loaded), reboot. Did you flash anything?
You’re about to get a corrupted bios or its already corrupted…at least the ME FW image…
This is the issue with unexperienced users who dont know what their doing or paying attention to details…
MeatWar , thanks for your help and bearing with me even though I am a Dumb**s.
I took a risk and used AMI AFUWin64 v3.05.04 with GAN support flasher which I used to make a backup, then used it again to reflash the modified bios.
I made my changes to the backup bios file using the UEFITool program.
When I go into bios, the Nvme adapter is recognized in the Boot Sequence as the letter H.
Is that normal ? I haven’t installed an OS on the nvme drive for me to test it out yet.
