Hello all,
Just got my HeroBox and when accessing the BIOS, i only get basic configuration options. Based on the reviews I’ve seen before purchasing i was expecting to have access to the more advanced options.
Can someone please help understand how to “unlock”/flash to have the advanced options?
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Try to setup administrator password in “security” tab.
Be sure to remember it, otherwise you will not be able to get into the bios.
Thank you for the reply.
Unfortunately setting an admin password didn’t allow me access do the advanced BIOS menu.
Also tried the usual combos (CTRL+F1, pressing A), but no luck
Any ideas?
Thank you
Probably you need to flash another bios, where the settings will not be hidden.
You can try to contact support, but if they can’t provide it, your only option is probably to manually edit the bios with the amibcp tool.
In the meanwhile, did anyone have the time to mod the original bios?
After contacting support, I tried to flash the bios provided (BIOS_021&EC_001(1912)). Presumably the same one as review unit, as I referenced the review. Unfortunately I get the following error:
Does anyone have an idea?
For those who want to know how to access the “Advanced” tab in BIOS, here’s the method I used(but keep in mid its a strange one, at least I didnt know about this, I stumble on it by accident): just add a SSD on SSD bay(SATA connection).
I added a SSD to expand the storage and even to install a secondary OS, then I’ve entered the BIOS to set it up as primary, and there you go surprise - the Advanced tab was unlocked.
Hello. Can you dump the bios of your HeroBox to try to mod it? If so, I’m waiting for a dump at xlinux2008@gmail.com
Hello all.
After some testing and not getting the advanced tab after putting in a SSD drive i found that pressing alt+F5 gives you a debug mode, and when i saved and restarted, after that i had the advanced tab.
I did have the SSD drive in when i did that so i did take it out and tested and it worked again.
Even pressing alt+F5 when in debug mode, hence disabling it, removed the advanced tab after save and restart but brought it back after doing it again.
Best regards
Patrik
It works!
I also stumbled on this Alt+F5 combination key some time ago but without the mentioning that you must save and restart the BIOS to see the changes, So previously I only press Alt+F5 and the debug notification window popped out but no “Advanced” tab in sight, so I thought nothing of it and forget about it. Now that you said it also must be saved and restarted, its clear and complete, so thanks.
On a side note, I also unlock the “Advanced” tab by accident when I installed and 2.5" SSD - as you know, the “Advanced” tab is locked by default, I added the 2.5" SSD and went into the BIOS to set that SSD as default and what do you see - the “Advanced” tab was unlocked, so I thought that simply by adding a SSD will do the trick, but then I’ve saw that the “Advanced” tab will come and go randomly. Eventually I gave up on it until your post.
So thanks again.
Sadly thid doesnt work for the Larkbox X 2023 model, was not able to get advanced bios so far. Anyone had luck?