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@@ -12,19 +12,15 @@ The BIOS mod will **permanently** break TPM.
Only mod the BIOS if you do not need TPM under Windows or Linux.
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-[:material-fast-forward-outline: Skip to Vanilla BIOS Settings](#vanilla-bios-settings){ .md-button }
-
## BIOS Modding
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-
The CH341a SPI Programmer and SOIC8 Clip are needed to dump and flash the BIOS chip. An inexpensive one from Amazon/eBay is sufficient.
-The BIOS chip is located just above the CPU, hidden under the sticker shield.
+The BIOS chip is located just above the CPU, hidden under the shielding sticker.
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- BIOS Chip Location
+ X1C6 BIOS Chip Location
@@ -49,7 +45,7 @@ Thank you to `paranoidbashthot` and `\x` for creating the patches.
4. Confirmed working `BIOS-v1.45`, I cannot be sure about other BIOS versions. Though they will most likely work as well.
5. The modded BIOS does not need to be signed by `thinkpad-eufi-sign`. Remember to replace `4C 4E 56 42 42 53 45 43 FB` with `4C 4E 56 42 42 53 45 43 FF` on the patched BIOS.
-6. Your BIOS chip may not be made by Winbond, but by Macronix instead. In that case, add the argument `-c MX25L12835F/MX25L12845E/MX25L12865E` to `flashrom`. See [Issue #116](https://github.com/tylernguyen/x1c6-hackintosh/issues/116#issuecomment-778654320)``
+6. Your BIOS chip may not be made by Winbond, but by Macronix instead. In that case, add the argument `-c MX25L12835F/MX25L12845E/MX25L12865E` to `flashrom`. See [Issue #116](https://github.com/tylernguyen/x1c6-hackintosh/issues/116#issuecomment-778654320)
/// success
Successfully modding your BIOS will reveal the `Advance Menu` tab.
@@ -63,132 +59,31 @@ It is safe to update the BIOS. However, the patches will have to be reapplied an
## Modded BIOS Settings
-DVMT Pre-Allocated will enable 4K HDMI output.
-Disabling CFG Lock gives Kernel (XNU) and AppleIntelPowerManagement the ability to write to the MSR 0xE2 register.
-
-``` mermaid
-graph LR
- id1[Advance Tab]-->id2[Intel Advanced Menu];
- id2-->id3[System Agent Configuration];
- id2-->id4[Power & Performance];
- id3-->id5[Graphics Configuration];
- id4-->id6[CPU - Power Management Control];
- id5-->|DVMT Pre-Allocated|64M;
- id6-->id7[CPU Lock Configuration];
- id7-->|CFG Lock|Disabled;
-```
-
-### Optimization Settings
-
-/// tip | Undervolting
-I also recommend undervolting your machine. Be sure to verify your resulting by stress testing with `Prime95` and `Heaven Benchmark`.
-
-The following are stable settings for my x1c6 with `i7-8650U`, repasted with Thermal Grizzly.
-///
-
-``` mermaid
-graph LR
- id1[Advance Tab]-->id2[Intel Advanced Menu];
- id2-->id3[OverClocking Performance Menu];
- id3-->|OverClocking Feature|Enabled;
- id3-->Processor;
- id3-->GT;
- id3-->Uncore;
- Processor-.->|Voltage Offset|100;
- Processor-.->|Offset Prefix|id4[-];
- GT-.->|GT Voltage Offset|id8[80];
- GT-.->|Offset Prefix|id5[-];
- GT-.->|GTU Voltage Offset|id8;
- GT-.->|Offset Prefix|id5;
- Uncore-.->|Uncore Voltage Offset|80;
- Uncore-.->|Offset Prefix|id6[-];
-```
-
-/// setting | Optimize CPU **performance** at the cost of battery
-///
-
-``` mermaid
-graph LR
- id1[Advance Tab]-->id2[Power & Performance];
- id2-->id3[CPU - Power Management Control];
- id3-->|Boot Performance Mode|id4[Turbo Performance];
- id3-->|Config TDP Configurations|Up;
-```
-
-/// setting | Optimize **battery time** at the cost of performance
-///
-
-``` mermaid
-graph LR
- id1[Advance Tab]-->id2[Power & Performance];
- id2-->id3[CPU - Power Management Control];
- id3-->|Boot Performance Mode|id4[Max Battery];
- id3-->|Config TDP Configurations|Down;
-```
+- DVMT Pre-Allocated to `64M`. This enables 4K HDMI output.
+- Disable CFG Lock. This gives Kernel (XNU) and AppleIntelPowerManagement the ability to write to the MSR 0xE2 register.
## Vanilla BIOS Settings
These BIOS settings must be made to install and run macOS without any problems:
-``` mermaid
-graph LR
- id1[Main Menu]-->Security;
- id1-->Config;
- id1-->Startup;
- Security-->TPM[Security Chip];
- Security-->Fingerprint;
- Security-->SBC[Secure Boot Configuration];
- Config-->Network;
- Startup-.->|UEFI/Legacy Boot|id4[UEFI Only];
- Startup-.->|CSM Support|No;
- TPM-.->|Security Chip|id2[Disabled];
- Fingerprint-.->|Predesktop Authentication|id2;
- SBC-.->|Secure Boot|id2;
- Network-.->|Wake on LAN|id3[Disabled];
- Network-.->|Wake on LAN from Dock|id3;
- Network-.->|UEFI IPv4 Network Stack|id3;
- Network-.->|UEFI IPv6 Network Stack|id3;
-```
+- Disable TPM
+- Disable Secure Boot
+- Disable Fingerprint Reader
+- 'UEFI Only' Boot
+- Disable CSM Support
+- Disable Wke on LAN
-/// tip
-You can also disable hardware/features you do not need to save power, some examples are:
-///
+### Thunderbolt 3 Coldplug
-``` mermaid
-graph LR
- id1[Main Menu]-->Security;
- id1-->Config;
- Security-->id2[I/O Port Access];
- Config-->USB;
- id2-->|Wireless WAN|id3[Disabled];
- id2-->|Fingerprint Reader|id3;
- id2-->|Memory Card Slot|id3;
- USB-->|Always on USB|Disabled;
-```
-
-### Thunderbolt 3 Settings
-
-/// setting | Thunderbolt 3 Coldplug
If you **DO NOT use Thunderbolt 3 hotplug** in macOS (don't mind shutting down the machine to connect TB3 devices), this will drastically lower power consumption:
-///
-``` mermaid
-graph LR
- id1[Main Menu]-->Config;
- Config-->id2[Thunderbolt 3];
- id2-.->|Thunderbolt BIOS Assist Mode|Enabled;
- id2-.->|Thunderbolt Device|Enabled;
-```
+- Enabled Thunderbolt BIOS Assist Mode
+- Enable Thunderbolt Device
+
+### Thunderbolt 3 Hotplug
-/// setting | Thunderbolt 3 Hotplug
If you **DO use Thunderbolt 3 hotplug in macOS** (at the expense of idle power consumption):
-///
-``` mermaid
-graph LR
- id1[Main Menu]-->Config;
- Config-->id2[Thunderbolt 3];
- id2-.->|Thunderbolt BIOS Assist Mode|Disabled;
- id2-.->|Security Level|id3[No Security];
- id2-.->|Support in Pre Boot Environment: Thunderbolt Device|Disabled;
-```
+- Disable Thunderbolt BIOS Assist Mode
+- Security Level to `No Security`
+- Disable Support in Pre Boot Environment