dv9338eu: howto remove mini pci express lock

First download and install Phoenix BIOS Editor 2.2.01 (see one post under this)
(thank you to Seme, he indicates me on the new version!)

Then start Phoenix Editor and open up the *.wph-Data.

All files will be extracted in this folder:
C:\Program Files\Phoenix Technologies Ltd\BIOS Editor\TEMP

Open up BIOSCOD1.ROM in a Hex-Editor and find this lines



First Block: Vendor ID

Second Block: Device ID

Third and fourth block: Subsys ID


E414 1143 3C10 6313
E414 1143 3C10 6413
E414 1143 3C10 6513
E414 1243 3C10 6013
E414 1243 3C10 6113
E414 1243 3C10 6213
E414 1243 3C10 5F13
E414 2843 3C10 6613
E414 2843 3C10 6713
E414 2843 3C10 6813
E414 2843 3C10 6913
E414 1243 3C10 7013
E414 1143 3C10 7413
E414 1143 3C10 7513
E414 1143 3C10 7613
E414 1243 3C10 7113
E414 1243 3C10 7213


This card are officaly supported by Hewlett Packard. The Hex-Blocks are allways block backward. For Example:

BIOS: E414

Reality: 14E4


Now you must find out the Vendor, Device and Subsys-ID of your new card. A other notebook is recommedable to build it in and check the Device Manager inside Windows XP to find out the id´s. Change one string of the Id´s to enable your card.


I´m not sure but the green marked block can be!!! A possibilty to deactivate the whitelist complete but i can´t check this because my notebook is at repair. Change it to F8 when you are keen to experiment and able to fix a bios crash.


Change one Value in the Phoenix Editor and make it regrogressive. Now you are able to save the new BIOS. Press CTRL + U and save it to a new image.


Flash the new image with Winphlash (use google) or use the enclosed flasher when it works.


I´M NOT ACCOUNTABLE FOR DAMAGES ON YOUR NOTEBOOK OR FAILED BIOS FLASHES!!! BIOS HACKING IS ALLWAYS A COMPLEX WORK AND IS DANGOURES!!! WHEN YOU ARE NOT EXPERIENCED ENOUGH DO NOT MAKE ANY EDITS!!!