My wife's HP Pavillion 9680C which has an ASUS Kestral mainboard is running with a PIII 650 (100 MHz FSB). I tried Powerleap's 1.4 GHz Celeron CPU upgrade but the computer hung immediately without displaying any messages.
Here's the output from BIOS_patcher with /e option:
BIOS_Patcher ver. 4.0_RC.C from "Second_Hope utils".
Warning! Recommended for power-users!
Found 2Mbit BIOS (4.5x)!
===============================================================================
BIOS-PartName Segm:Offs Compress/Real_Size "Official" name - what`s meanining
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
cpucode.exe 4001:0000 0000:461B/0000:8846 "cpucode.bin" - microcodes
AWARDEXT.ROM 6000:0000 0000:5AD1/0000:C500 "awardext.rom" - ALT part
awardepa.epa 4002:0000 0000:0279/0000:0642 "awardepa.bmp" - EPA picture
ACPITBL.BIN 4003:0000 0000:0ADE/0000:1E11 "ACPITBL.bin" - ACPI table
cav_shdw.bin 4007:0000 0000:1294/0000:1F67 "VRS.rom" - antivirus
tnt24.bin 7000:0000 0000:5317/0000:9000
r128011.bin 4013:0000 0000:74FE/0000:C000
hpdlogo.bmp 4000:0000 0000:09F3/0002:583C "logo.bmp" - LOGO picture
stn.bin 5000:0000 0001:1A01/0002:0000 "original.tmp" - MAIN part
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CPU_microcodes (CPUID/version/type):
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
0632>0020/Sock 0633>0034/Slot 0634>0035/Slot 0650>0040/Slot 0660>000A/Slot
0670>0006/Slot 0665>0003/Sock 0653>0010/Slot 0672>0010/Slot 0671>0003/Slot
1632>0002/Sock 0673>000E/Slot 0680>0014/Slot 0681>000D/Slot 0683>000C/Slot
===============================================================================
if you can`t see all messages - choose 80x50 mode or run with ">report.txt".
(c)2002 apple_rom, www.ROM.by
But when I try to run without /e option I get the following:
BIOS.ROM have not enough space for adding ROM. (Over 7C8Fh bytes)
BIOS.ROM have no enough space for adding ROM. (Over 040Eh bytes)
Any ideas?? Thanks.
Tualatin processor not recoginized by HP Pavillion 9680C
The error out-of-space messages were in addition to the report.txt file.
Here's the report.txt file when runnng the BIOS_Patcher. The program doesn't run to completion forcing me to kill it.
BIOS_Patcher ver. 4.0_RC.C from "Second_Hope utils".
Warning! Recommended for power-users!
Found 2Mbit BIOS (4.5x)!
Warning - ASUS BIOS!
1. New CPU Support : not found.
2. P3-detect error : not found.
3. New Koeffs Support : not found.
4. 32Gb-problem(32g) : not found.
5. Some HDD detect-problem : not found.
6. "MB"/"GB" string search : found, but more than one result!
9. Error display Freq>999MHz : not found.
10.Error display Koefs>9.5x : not found.
11.New Stepping Support : not request to fixed.
12.Tualatin L2-init error : not found.
13.New Freq in Setup open : not found.
14.Set "Y" as default on exit: not found.
change_lo_not_found!
UDMA for "big"-HDD on UDMA33_only_MB fix: not found.
CBROM V2.07 (C)Award Software 2000 All Rights Reserved.
[CPUCODE] ROM is releaseCBROM V2.07 (C)Award Software 2000 All Rights Reserved.
Adding modul.tmp 14.9%
Here's the report.txt file when runnng the BIOS_Patcher. The program doesn't run to completion forcing me to kill it.
BIOS_Patcher ver. 4.0_RC.C from "Second_Hope utils".
Warning! Recommended for power-users!
Found 2Mbit BIOS (4.5x)!
Warning - ASUS BIOS!

1. New CPU Support : not found.
2. P3-detect error : not found.
3. New Koeffs Support : not found.
4. 32Gb-problem(32g) : not found.
5. Some HDD detect-problem : not found.
6. "MB"/"GB" string search : found, but more than one result!
9. Error display Freq>999MHz : not found.
10.Error display Koefs>9.5x : not found.
11.New Stepping Support : not request to fixed.
12.Tualatin L2-init error : not found.
13.New Freq in Setup open : not found.
14.Set "Y" as default on exit: not found.
change_lo_not_found!
UDMA for "big"-HDD on UDMA33_only_MB fix: not found.
CBROM V2.07 (C)Award Software 2000 All Rights Reserved.
[CPUCODE] ROM is releaseCBROM V2.07 (C)Award Software 2000 All Rights Reserved.
Adding modul.tmp 14.9%
Interesting. BP-4rc71.exe ran for me without any errors.At this point, cbrom.exe has disappeared from the folder, PITA.
It looks as though one of the features of the Asus format is that the standard CBROM (and possibly BP) cannot interpret the microcode file. The other curious thing is that although I don't see anything specified as changed, it has loaded the original.tmp and changed the bootblock code.
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D:\Hardware\ROM>cbrom kest116.rom /d
CBROM V2.07 (C)Award Software 2000 All Rights Reserved.
******** kest116.rom BIOS component ********
No. Item-Name Original-Size Compressed-Size Original-File-Name
===============================================================================
0. System BIOS 20000h(128.00K) 11A25h(70.54K) stn.bin
1. CPU micro code 08846h(34.07K) 04642h(17.56K) cpucode.exe
2. Other(6000:0000) 0C500h(49.25K) 05AF9h(22.74K) AWARDEXT.ROM
3. EPA pattern 00642h(1.56K) 002A1h(0.66K) awardepa.epa
4. ACPI table 01E11h(7.52K) 00B05h(2.75K) ACPITBL.BIN
5. VRS ROM 01F67h(7.85K) 012BCh(4.68K) cav_shdw.bin
6. Other(7000:0000) 09000h(36.00K) 0533Ch(20.81K) tnt24.bin
7. OEM1 CODE 0C000h(48.00K) 07525h(29.29K) r128011.bin
8. LOGO BitMap 2583Ch(150.06K) 00A1Bh(2.53K) hpdlogo.bmp
Total compress code space = 31A25h(198.54K)
Total compressed code size = 2AE3Eh(171.56K)
Remain compress code space = 06BE7h(26.98K)
** Micro Code Information **
Update ID CPUID | Update ID CPUID | Update ID CPUID | Update ID CPUID
------------------+--------------------+--------------------+------------------
00000000 00000000 0000 0000|
DD:\Hardware\ROM>bp-4rc71 kest116.rom
BIOS_Patcher ver. 4.0_RC.7.1 from "Second_Hope utils".
Warning! It is only test-version and recommended only for power-users!
Found 2Mbit BIOS (4.5x)!
Warning - ASUS BIOS! ;)
(cpu_names) 1. : not found.
(old_P3) 2. : not found.
(koefs) 3. : not found.
(32g) 4. : not found.
(32g-2) 5. : not found.
("MB") 6. : found, but more than one result!
(1000MHz) 9. : not found.
(koef>9.5x) 10.: not found.
("genu") 7. : not request to fixed.
(L2-init) 11.: not found.
(new_freq) 12.: not found.
("Y"/"N") 13.: not found.
change_lo_not_found!
UDMA for "big"-HDD on UDMA33_only_MB fix: not found.
CBROM V2.07 (C)Award Software 2000 All Rights Reserved.
Adding modul.tmp 14.9%
Warning! BootBlock was changed! Flashing BIOS only WITH BootBlock!
if you can`t see all messages - choose 80x50 mode or run with ">report.txt".
(c)2002 apple_rom, www.ROM.by
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D:\Hardware\ROM>cbrom kest116.rom /d
CBROM V2.07 (C)Award Software 2000 All Rights Reserved.
******** kest116.rom BIOS component ********
No. Item-Name Original-Size Compressed-Size Original-File-Name
================================================================================
0. System BIOS 20000h(128.00K) 11A25h(70.54K) stn.bin
1. CPU micro code 08846h(34.07K) 04642h(17.56K) cpucode.exe
2. Other(6000:0000) 0C500h(49.25K) 05AF9h(22.74K) AWARDEXT.ROM
3. EPA pattern 00642h(1.56K) 002A1h(0.66K) awardepa.epa
4. ACPI table 01E11h(7.52K) 00B05h(2.75K) ACPITBL.BIN
5. VRS ROM 01F67h(7.85K) 012BCh(4.68K) cav_shdw.bin
6. Other(7000:0000) 09000h(36.00K) 0533Ch(20.81K) tnt24.bin
7. OEM1 CODE 0C000h(48.00K) 07525h(29.29K) r128011.bin
8. LOGO BitMap 2583Ch(150.06K) 00A1Bh(2.53K) hpdlogo.bmp
9. Other(4E00:0000) 00E6Eh(3.61K) 0024Ch(0.57K) modul.tmp
Total compress code space = 31A25h(198.54K)
Total compressed code size = 2B08Ah(172.13K)
Remain compress code space = 0699Bh(26.40K)
** Micro Code Information **
Update ID CPUID | Update ID CPUID | Update ID CPUID | Update ID CPUID
------------------+--------------------+--------------------+-------------------
00000000 00000000 0000 0000|
The version of BIOS_Patcher that I ran was BP-4rc_C since that's was Rainbow listed in earlier post regarding my P2B BIOS and making it compatible with my Tualatin 1.4 GHz processor. It's not clear to me what are the differences between BP-4rc_C and BP-4rc71. (Is one's a beta?)
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Last version is "F" - http://k6-2.narod.ru/award/patcher/bp-4rc_F.rar
Try with it.
>Interesting. BP-4rc71.exe ran for me without any errors.
It`s becose "Asus"-type cpucodes_adding appear in version "C". (i.e. "cpucodes" not changing for asus-bioses in previos versions)
Try with it.
>Interesting. BP-4rc71.exe ran for me without any errors.
It`s becose "Asus"-type cpucodes_adding appear in version "C". (i.e. "cpucodes" not changing for asus-bioses in previos versions)
Still not working. Similliar out-of-space messages:
BIOS.ROM have not enough space for adding ROM. (Over 7C8Fh bytes)
BIOS.ROM have not enough space for adding ROM. (Over 0507h bytes)
It appears hang in cbrom waiting on a prompt.
BIOS_Patcher ver. 4.0_RC.F from "Second_Hope utils".
Warning! Recommended for power-users!
Found 2Mbit BIOS (4.5x)!
Warning - ASUS BIOS!
1. New CPU Support : not found.
2. P3-detect error : not found.
3. New Koeffs Support :> -> fixed.
4. 32Gb-problem(32g) : not found.
5. Some HDD detect-problem : not found.
6. "MB"/"GB" string search : found, but more than one result!
9. Error display Freq>999MHz : not found.
10.Error display Koefs>9.5x : not found.
11.New Stepping Support : not request to fixed.
12.Tualatin L2-init error : not found.
13.New Freq in Setup open : not found.
14.Set "Y" as default on exit: not found.
change_lo_not_found!
UDMA for "big"-HDD on UDMA33_only_MB fix: not found.
CBROM V2.07 (C)Award Software 2000 All Rights Reserved.
[CPUCODE] ROM is releaseCBROM V2.07 (C)Award Software 2000 All Rights Reserved.
Adding modul.tmp 18.7%
BIOS.ROM have not enough space for adding ROM. (Over 7C8Fh bytes)
BIOS.ROM have not enough space for adding ROM. (Over 0507h bytes)
It appears hang in cbrom waiting on a prompt.
BIOS_Patcher ver. 4.0_RC.F from "Second_Hope utils".
Warning! Recommended for power-users!
Found 2Mbit BIOS (4.5x)!
Warning - ASUS BIOS!

1. New CPU Support : not found.
2. P3-detect error : not found.
3. New Koeffs Support :> -> fixed.
4. 32Gb-problem(32g) : not found.
5. Some HDD detect-problem : not found.
6. "MB"/"GB" string search : found, but more than one result!
9. Error display Freq>999MHz : not found.
10.Error display Koefs>9.5x : not found.
11.New Stepping Support : not request to fixed.
12.Tualatin L2-init error : not found.
13.New Freq in Setup open : not found.
14.Set "Y" as default on exit: not found.
change_lo_not_found!
UDMA for "big"-HDD on UDMA33_only_MB fix: not found.
CBROM V2.07 (C)Award Software 2000 All Rights Reserved.
[CPUCODE] ROM is releaseCBROM V2.07 (C)Award Software 2000 All Rights Reserved.
Adding modul.tmp 18.7%
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D:\Hardware\ROM>cbrom kest116.rom /vrs release
CBROM V2.07 (C)Award Software 2000 All Rights Reserved.
[VRS] ROM is release
D:\Hardware\ROM>BP-4RC_F kest116.rom
BIOS_Patcher ver. 4.0_RC.F from "Second_Hope utils".
Warning! Recommended for power-users!
Found 2Mbit BIOS (4.5x)!
Warning - ASUS BIOS! ;)
1. New CPU Support : not found.
2. P3-detect error : not found.
3. New Koeffs Support :> -> fixed.
4. 32Gb-problem(32g) : not found.
5. Some HDD detect-problem : not found.
6. "MB"/"GB" string search : found, but more than one result!
9. Error display Freq>999MHz : not found.
10.Error display Koefs>9.5x : not found.
11.New Stepping Support : not request to fixed.
12.Tualatin L2-init error : not found.
13.New Freq in Setup open : not found.
14.Set "Y" as default on exit: not found.
change_lo_not_found!
UDMA for "big"-HDD on UDMA33_only_MB fix: not found.
CBROM V2.07 (C)Award Software 2000 All Rights Reserved.
[CPUCODE] ROM is releaseCBROM V2.07 (C)Award Software 2000 All Rights Reserved.
Adding modul.tmp 18.7%
CBROM V2.07 (C)Award Software 2000 All Rights Reserved.
Adding cpucode.bin ..... 50.7%
Warning! BootBlock was changed! Flashing BIOS only WITH BootBlock!
if you can`t see all messages - choose 80x50 mode or run with ">report.txt".
(c)2002 apple_rom, www.ROM.by
D:\Hardware\ROM>
@seabrook: Shall I email it or would you like to duplicate what I've done ?
Nick,
I cannot duplicate your actions; I'm still getting the same out-of-space error messages when I run bios_patcher. Where did you obtain your bios file? I got mine from www.hp.com after submitting "Pavillion 9680C" as input. The downloaded file, kest_116.exe, is a self-extracting program which creates five files for a bootable floppy in order to flash the bios. The bios file created is named bios.rom. Since your bios file is named kest116.rom I'm thinking they are not the same.
I cannot duplicate your actions; I'm still getting the same out-of-space error messages when I run bios_patcher. Where did you obtain your bios file? I got mine from www.hp.com after submitting "Pavillion 9680C" as input. The downloaded file, kest_116.exe, is a self-extracting program which creates five files for a bootable floppy in order to flash the bios. The bios file created is named bios.rom. Since your bios file is named kest116.rom I'm thinking they are not the same.
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Send your bios to me - k6-2@narod.ru.
Send your bios to me - k6-2@narod.ru.
Note the first 3 lines - "release" the anti-virus file with cbromseabrook wrote:Nick,
I cannot duplicate your actions; I'm still getting the same out-of-space error messages when I run bios_patcher. Where did you obtain your bios file? I got mine from www.hp.com after submitting "Pavillion 9680C" as input. The downloaded file, kest_116.exe, is a self-extracting program which creates five files for a bootable floppy in order to flash the bios. The bios file created is named bios.rom. Since your bios file is named kest116.rom I'm thinking they are not the same.
[edit]I renamed the BIOS.ROM file to kest116.rom to keep things clearer for myself.
I did release the anti-virus module:
CBROM V2.07 (C)Award Software 2000 All Rights Reserved.
[VRS] ROM is release
Then I ran BIOS_Patcher:
BIOS_Patcher ver. 4.0_RC.F from "Second_Hope utils".
Warning! Recommended for power-users!
Found 2Mbit BIOS (4.5x)!
Warning - ASUS BIOS!
1. New CPU Support : not found.
2. P3-detect error : not found.
3. New Koeffs Support :> -> fixed.
4. 32Gb-problem(32g) : not found.
5. Some HDD detect-problem : not found.
6. "MB"/"GB" string search : found, but more than one result!
9. Error display Freq>999MHz : not found.
10.Error display Koefs>9.5x : not found.
11.New Stepping Support : not request to fixed.
12.Tualatin L2-init error : not found.
13.New Freq in Setup open : not found.
14.Set "Y" as default on exit: not found.
change_lo_not_found!
UDMA for "big"-HDD on UDMA33_only_MB fix: not found.
CBROM V2.07 (C)Award Software 2000 All Rights Reserved.
[CPUCODE] ROM is releaseCBROM V2.07 (C)Award Software 2000 All Rights Reserved.
Adding modul.tmp 18.7%
BIOS.ROM have not enough space for adding ROM. (Over 7C8Fh bytes)
BIOS.ROM have not enough space for adding ROM. (Over 0507h bytes)
CBROM V2.07 (C)Award Software 2000 All Rights Reserved.
[VRS] ROM is release
Then I ran BIOS_Patcher:
BIOS_Patcher ver. 4.0_RC.F from "Second_Hope utils".
Warning! Recommended for power-users!
Found 2Mbit BIOS (4.5x)!
Warning - ASUS BIOS!

1. New CPU Support : not found.
2. P3-detect error : not found.
3. New Koeffs Support :> -> fixed.
4. 32Gb-problem(32g) : not found.
5. Some HDD detect-problem : not found.
6. "MB"/"GB" string search : found, but more than one result!
9. Error display Freq>999MHz : not found.
10.Error display Koefs>9.5x : not found.
11.New Stepping Support : not request to fixed.
12.Tualatin L2-init error : not found.
13.New Freq in Setup open : not found.
14.Set "Y" as default on exit: not found.
change_lo_not_found!
UDMA for "big"-HDD on UDMA33_only_MB fix: not found.
CBROM V2.07 (C)Award Software 2000 All Rights Reserved.
[CPUCODE] ROM is releaseCBROM V2.07 (C)Award Software 2000 All Rights Reserved.
Adding modul.tmp 18.7%
BIOS.ROM have not enough space for adding ROM. (Over 7C8Fh bytes)
BIOS.ROM have not enough space for adding ROM. (Over 0507h bytes)