How can you take a licence product key from BIOS ?

[Acnologia]

Greetings,

As you all know,all new computers with COA sticker (WIN8/WIN10) on them , have the Licence Key / Product key , embedded inside the BIOS Chip.

If we try and read the BIOS Dump file,from the chip ,how can i "find" the product key on easy way to extract it ?

(Faulty laptops that have no sign of coming back to life).

Thanks!

[SMDFlea]

Re: How can you take a licence product key from BIOS ?

The question has been asked a few times before, you`ll find some answers in the old threads

https://www.badcaps.net/forum/showth...ht=windows+key
https://www.badcaps.net/forum/showth...ht=windows+key
https://www.badcaps.net/forum/showth...ht=windows+key
https://www.badcaps.net/forum/showth...ht=windows+key
https://www.badcaps.net/forum/showth...ht=windows+key
https://www.badcaps.net/forum/showth...ht=windows+key

[Acnologia]

Re: How can you take a licence product key from BIOS ?

The question has been asked a few times before, you`ll find some answers in the old threads

https://www.badcaps.net/forum/showth...ht=windows+key
https://www.badcaps.net/forum/showth...ht=windows+key
https://www.badcaps.net/forum/showth...ht=windows+key
https://www.badcaps.net/forum/showth...ht=windows+key
https://www.badcaps.net/forum/showth...ht=windows+key
https://www.badcaps.net/forum/showth...ht=windows+key

Didn't know, how to specific search it. Thanks for that man
You are a legend.

[stingerchamp]

Re: How can you take a licence product key from BIOS ?

Greetings,

As you all know,all new computers with COA sticker (WIN8/WIN10) on them , have the Licence Key / Product key , embedded inside the BIOS Chip.

If we try and read the BIOS Dump file,from the chip ,how can i "find" the product key on easy way to extract it ?

(Faulty laptops that have no sign of coming back to life).

Thanks!

First of All most of the programmers like Ch341a and TL899 are using 5V power so verify if your Bios Chip can support 5v or not otherwise use

I suggest use EZP2013 or EZP2019 to programmer chip using clip adapter or you can remove bios chip from motherboard and dump file using a programmer

Most Bios chips are 3.3V supported if you try to flash using 5V programmer
it will damage the bios chip.


Save the bios dump file first then read the same file in hex editor and look at the at most right area to find or search product key .

[Acnologia]

Re: How can you take a licence product key from BIOS ?

First of All most of the programmers like Ch341a and TL899 are using 5V power so verify if your Bios Chip can support 5v or not otherwise use

I suggest use EZP2013 or EZP2019 to programmer chip using clip adapter or you can remove bios chip from motherboard and dump file using a programmer
Most Bios chips are 3.3V supported if you try to flash using 5V programmer
it will damage the bios chip.
Save the bios dump file first then read the same file in hex editor and look at the at most right area to find or search product key .

Yes,thank you for the additional feedback ,i already knew that. But regardless that, i have finally been able to pin point the location of the WIN8 Bios key ,according to the suggestions of SMDFlea, with an MEInject.exe that he had uploaded.

I am good to go easily!
Now,i will have just to replace the exact location of the "New" chip (Motherboard) .
"The ME region goes from 00001000 to 0017F000"

[SMDFlea]

Re: How can you take a licence product key from BIOS ?

I didn`t upload MEInject ,its ok for finding the (plain text) win key but i wouldn`t recommend using it to clean the ME firmware as it does a poor job.The win key is not stored in the ME firmware. You have to replace the key using a hex editor !!! . Some asus bios have the win key stored twice.

[Acnologia]

Re: How can you take a licence product key from BIOS ?

I didn`t upload MEInject ,its ok for finding the (plain text) win key but i wouldn`t recommend using it to clean the ME firmware as it does a poor job.The win key is not stored in the ME firmware. You have to replace the key using a hex editor !!! . Some asus bios have the win key stored twice.

In the first thread that you linked me, there was an .exe file,that it did it automatically for me.
I will replace on the HEX editor, on the "NEW BIOS/Motherboard",the parts that said copy paste, and re-program it.
Shoudn't this make the trick ?

[SMDFlea]

Re: How can you take a licence product key from BIOS ?

To my knowledge it only replaces the ME firmware, and does a poor job of it too,as it can`t copy any custom settings set by the OEM. It doesn`t replace the windows key,it can only read it,if its in plain text.Once you`ve found the win key write down the first few numbers/letters,open the bios with a hex editor,use the search function to find the win key,copy it to the new bios. Include the dots above the win key as well,and watch for the last number/letter as its on a line by itself.