Lenovo E14 Gen2 BIOS request

[rumpumpel1]

Hi, I have an E14 Gen 2 AMD with a BIOS password.
MTM: 20TA000EGE S/N unit: PF39P83A S/N board: L!HF1A6056Z

I tried to delete the areas starting with 0003D3C0 and 0003EF00 in the EC dump, as I did for an E14 Gen 3 AMD. But here this didn't work.
Would be nice if someone could tell me which areas I need to delete.

[Maxpower3]

Hi, I have an E14 Gen 2 AMD with a BIOS password.
MTM: 20TA000EGE S/N unit: PF39P83A S/N board: L!HF1A6056Z

I tried to delete the areas starting with 0003D3C0 and 0003EF00 in the EC dump, as I did for an E14 Gen 3 AMD. But here this didn't work.
Would be nice if someone could tell me which areas I need to delete.

This is not your original file, has it already been modified???
try 00 or FF or remod

[rumpumpel1]

I don'r know, if someone before me already tried to remove the password. I noticed, that the area starting with 0003D3C0 was somehow cleaned.
Ok, I'll try to write 00 into these two areas.

[rumpumpel1]

When writing 00 into these two areas, the laptops says "Bad SVP data, process stopped".

[Maxpower3]

When writing 00 into these two areas, the laptops says "Bad SVP data, process stopped".

you tried all my provided files

20TA intel
20T6 AMD

serial number of dump 1S20T6000TGEPF20FQNN PF20FQNN
Motherboard number 8SB20W48136 L1HF0BK042J

Model of dump 20T6
Ec version R1AHT32W

where is the real ??

try and restore with golden key

[rumpumpel1]

where is the real ??

sorry, my fault. I mixed up two laptops.

In the meantime I have found my mistake, a very stupid mistake: when writing 00 in the area starting with 0003EF00, I accidentally had 8 bytes starting with 04 07 in the HexEdit buffer instead of starting with 00 00. Apparently the laptop complained about wrong SVP data.

So the procedure for deleting the password is exactly the same, as for the E14 Gen3 (AMD).

[badnocap]

try

Hi everyone!

I’m curious if this file will work on any E14 Gen 2 machine and if so, how would I go about loading it? My guess is that it probably won’t, since most people share their serial numbers and other system details.

I recently bought what seemed like a fantastic deal on an E14 Gen 2, only to find it locked down at the BIOS level (it looks like CompuTrace/Absolute Persistence) and then asking for BitLocker on boot (which I assume is just the SSD encryption). I’ve thought about trying to desolder the BIOS chip with a heat gun though I’m not even sure how many layers there are to tackle! More realistically, I might hire someone with the right programming hardware and skills, but that could get expensive.

So here’s what I’d love to know:

1. Skill level: How much expertise do you need to safely remove or flash the BIOS chip?
2. Tools & software: What hardware (programmer, clip adapters, etc.) and software would be required?
3. Process overview: What are the general steps involved, and are basic tools (heat gun, soldering iron, alligator clips) enough, or would I need more specialized equipment?

I’ve searched around the forum but haven’t found clear answers. Sorry if this isn’t allowed here. Just let me know, and I’ll happily remove my post. Thanks so much for any advice!

[peste]

Hi everyone!

I’m curious if this file will work on any E14 Gen 2 machine and if so, how would I go about loading it? My guess is that it probably won’t, since most people share their serial numbers and other system details.

I recently bought what seemed like a fantastic deal on an E14 Gen 2, only to find it locked down at the BIOS level (it looks like CompuTrace/Absolute Persistence) and then asking for BitLocker on boot (which I assume is just the SSD encryption). I’ve thought about trying to desolder the BIOS chip with a heat gun though I’m not even sure how many layers there are to tackle! More realistically, I might hire someone with the right programming hardware and skills, but that could get expensive.

So here’s what I’d love to know:

1. Skill level: How much expertise do you need to safely remove or flash the BIOS chip?
2. Tools & software: What hardware (programmer, clip adapters, etc.) and software would be required?
3. Process overview: What are the general steps involved, and are basic tools (heat gun, soldering iron, alligator clips) enough, or would I need more specialized equipment?

I’ve searched around the forum but haven’t found clear answers. Sorry if this isn’t allowed here. Just let me know, and I’ll happily remove my post. Thanks so much for any advice!

post S/N, full name and model, motherboard model,etc.

post the original contents of the bios chip..
The bios chip must be unsoldered from the board before writing or reading..
do not use the clip, you may have errors..if you do not have anything to unsolder it with,
solder wires between the programmer and the bios chip..

you need an SPI programmer...here is a video for example..https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWWi...nnel=ThisIsHow

[badnocap]

peste Hey there! Thanks so much for all the info so far. I was wondering if you might have a step-by-step guide for working with Lenovo machines and specifically what hardware and software I’d need. I spotted this budget-friendly module on Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/ABSOK-CH341A-...dp/B08HH6CPVF/) but I’m not 100% sure it’s a match for the job. Since my machine’s already pretty much a brick, I’ve got nothing to lose by trying it out. Also, do you have any software recommendations for dumping the firmware and then reloading it, if I can get that far? If these topics have already been covered somewhere, please send me the link. I'll be happy to remove my posts so I don’t clutter up the community. Thanks again!

[peste]

peste Hey there! Thanks so much for all the info so far. I was wondering if you might have a step-by-step guide for working with Lenovo machines and specifically what hardware and software I’d need. I spotted this budget-friendly module on Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/ABSOK-CH341A-...dp/B08HH6CPVF/) but I’m not 100% sure it’s a match for the job. Since my machine’s already pretty much a brick, I’ve got nothing to lose by trying it out. Also, do you have any software recommendations for dumping the firmware and then reloading it, if I can get that far? If these topics have already been covered somewhere, please send me the link. I'll be happy to remove my posts so I don’t clutter up the community. Thanks again!

https://www.badcaps.net/forum/showpo...6&postcount=10

https://www.badcaps.net/forum/showpo...04&postcount=7

[badnocap]

Questions I have outside of generously asking for a fixed version of this BIOS are:
- Do I need to remove BitLocker first (how to do PROPERLY?)?
- Do I need to worry about an "EC"?
- How do I flash whatever files I get back?

I made this dump using the following in Ubuntu Linux: `sudo flashrom -p ch341a_spi -r backup1.bin`

Model: E14 Gen 2
Type: 20T6-002QS
Board: NM-C771
Serial: PF-2PF0NR

Here is a picture of the chip and the machine has BitLocker activated. I remember reading somewhere that you should "somehow" remove BitLocker first because of the TPM on the board. I have not read anywhere yet how to do that or what my next steps are should I get back a supposedly working BIOS...

Picture #1: BitLocker screen

Picture #2: BIOS

[Maxpower3]

Do I need to remove BitLocker first (how to do PROPERLY?)?

Reinstall Windows with usb key , format disk and new install

why did you make a double post
https://www.badcaps.net/forum/troubl...96#post3672396

[badnocap]

Thank you! I didn't know who monitors which threads; usually I saw posts responded to very quickly after so after some time I decided to bump this on a related thread.

[badnocap]

peste are you able to help with my request here?