Use this instruction and software at your own risk! A Bios-Update is always dangerous, because a power failure or software error during the flash process could make your Bios unusable, and have the consequence to reprogram the Bios-Chip by an external service like. Extract Boot-Logo out of BIOS Update file Bios-Tool: CBROM v2.15 CBROM, a small software from AWARD (PHOENIX), has functions to read, edit and insert each segments inside a Bios Update file. CBROM works under DOS and the Windows command line.

To show all parameters, go to the command line (DOS-Prompt) and insert: 'cbrom215.exe'. First of all we need a Bios Update file to edit the current logo, and the parameter /D to show all ROM segments. In our example we use the BIOS Update file 'N24LD505.BIN' from the DFI mainboard 'LanParty NFII Ultra B'. The input of 'cbrom215.exe n24ld505.bin /D' shows: The picture above shows the small EPA-Logo (EPALogo.bmp) on Pos.10, and the Fullscreen logo (LanParty.bmp) on Pos.11, and also the original and compressed size in kilobytes.

EPA-Logo extraction: Extract the small EPA-Logo with 'cbrom215.exe n24ld505.bin /epa extract'. Fullscreen-Logo extraction: Extract the Fullscreen with 'cbrom215.exe n24ld505.bin /logo extract'. The extracted BMP files have a different format as the normal Windows/OS2 BITMAP format!

It is a special AWBM format. A graphics program like PaintShopPro cannot open these BMPs.

Insert Boot-Logo into BIOS Update file Bios-Tool: CBROM v2.15 Now we use CBROM to insert our self created (normal) Bitmaps. Because CBROM is able to translate normal BMPs into the special AWBM format. All we have to do is to create () a Bitmap file in a specified size and format.

EPA-Logo insertion: 'cbrom215.exe n24ld505.bin /epa filename.bmp' Fullscreen-Logo insertion: 'cbrom215.exe n24ld505.bin /logo filename.bmp' If you get an error message like 'not enough space!' , you have to edit your Bitmap a second time with a graphics program either to reduce the Bitmap size, or to use less colors as a result to get a better data compression. Boot-Logo collection A collection of various EPA-Logos:. Edit Boot-Logo (EPA-Format) with BMPtoEPA BMPtoEPA - Create Boot-Logo with Paint Shop Pro Now we create/edit a Bios-Boot-Logo.

In this example i use the graphics program PaintShopPro from, but you can use your favorite program as well. The different formats for Fullscreen and EPA-Boot-Logos: Color depth Res. (width x height) Size (KB) Fullscreen-Boot-Logos: 16 colors 640 x 400 pixel 117 640 x 480 140 800 x 600 234 256 colors 640 x 400 pixel 251 640 x 480 301 800 x 600 469 EPA-Boot-Logos: 2 colors 136 x 84 pixel 1,7 136 x 126 2,5 16 colors 136 x 84 pixel 5,7 136 x 126 8,5.

BIOS ROM Combination Utility. This manual briefly discusses Cbrom, the Award BIOS ROM Combination utility, with instructions to guide. Copy your bios file into the C: cbrom directory as well. Now change to the C: cbrom. BIOS used in this example): cbrom.exe NF41_E42.bin /d.

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