Some laptops and mini PCs with AMD processors come with locked BIOS options, let’s see how to access them easily.
With BIOS options we can increase or decrease the speed of our processor, also assign more RAM to the integrated GPU or change other important parameters. Many manufacturers lock these features so that users do not go beyond the design limits of the device, so we have to be careful what we change.
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Unlock BIOS options
On mini PCs in general we must use AMD or Intel specific software to unlock these options.
- Manual to enter the BIOS of your PC, to solve doubts about how to access.
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Unlock AMD BIOS
For laptops or mini PCs with AMD processors we have an excellent tool called Smokeless_UMAF that will give you direct access to all the hidden features of your BIOS.
- Download Smokeless_UMAF (Donate if you found it useful)
- Download link > Three dots on the right > Download.
- Format a USB drive to FAT32
> Right click Windows start > Disk Manager > Select USB > Format - Copy the contents of “UniversalAMDFormBrowser.zip” to the root of the USB drive
- Connect USB drive to our powered off PC.
- Boot USB drive from BIOS or boot drive selector, see BIOS manual above.
- A BIOS menu will be shown with more options
Advanced options for AMD BIOS
In the main menu we have three important categories:
- Device manager: Advanced BIOS options for CPU and GPU
- Boot Manager: Fast Boot Drive Selector
- Boot Maintenance Manager: Unit and priority manager
Within the Device Manager section, you will find the Advanced Options Unlocked.
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Unlock Intel BIOS
In computers with Intel processors we have other alternatives, we can try them to make changes from Windows without entering the BIOS.
- Download Intel Extreme Tuning Utility.
- This application is designed for processors of the Intel Core family.
Unlock BIOS with advanced method
If we want to go even deeper into our BIOS settings we have SCEWIN, a complex but powerful system to change any registry manually.
- Download SCEWIN / AMISCE
- This application is for users with advanced knowledge.
BIOS unlock keys for laptops
To access the hidden BIOS settings we have several options, in laptops we have in some options special key combinations.
- Ctrl+s
- Fn+Tab+On
- Alt+Ctrl+Shift+F2
- Go by pressing the A key when entering the BIOS
- Press F4, F5 or F6 and restart BIOS