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The name of one of my tabs is System Configuration, so the module that contains this string should also contain the setup utility.

So here's what I am going to search for, notice how I have blank characters between each letter. This is because each character is actually two bytes long. I think all Insyde BIOS are that way, but I'm not sure. This means that after each letter, there's a 00 hex character.

The hex editor I use is HxD. As a side note, my BIOS uses Unicode strings. So lets open that module with a hex editor, and search for a familiar string so that we can locate what module contains the setup utility. Yours might be named something different. ­bios­modding­advanced­and­power­tabs.html The latest version of Andy's tool can be downloaded here. Then open it with Andy's tool, go to the structure view, check the Decompress Extracted Modules box, and extract the DXE Core module.

To get started make sure you unpack your BIOS installer so that you have access to the BIOS rom. As simple as I make these tutorials seem, it still took me several weeks to get each modification working on my own BIOS. Rarely do different BIOS implement these restrictions in the exact same way, so don't expect this to be a surefire way to unlock your hidden tabs. I'll try to keep all my tutorials as generic as possible, but I already know that this will be impossible. So I'll show you how to enable the hidden tabs. If you'd like to follow along with this tutorial by using the same BIOS that I am, then here's where you can download it.Īs you can see, it currently has Main, Security, Diagnostics, System Configuration, and Exit tabs. So here's a picture of what my unmodified setup utility looks like. This is most likely because changing some settings can damager you computer, so they're actually looking out for us. I think this decision is ultimately up to the OEM, so HP decided that we don't need to have access to these hidden tabs. There's not really much background information I can put here, It's kind of public knowledge that there are hidden tabs in the setup utility. I rewrote my splash screen tutorial based on his input. Also special thanks to Florin9doi for his impressive knowledge of BIOS. Insyde Bios Modding: Advanced and Power Tabs Due to a request I received by drakonn, I'll be covering how to enable the advanced and power tabs in the setup utility.