You can find the patched manual for the Acer MCP73TAD motherboard through various sources, including:
| Offset (hex) | Original | Patched | Function | |-------------|----------|---------|----------| | 0x1A3C | 01 | 07 | Unlock chipset menu (AHCI + RAID) | | 0x5F2E | 00 | 01 | Enable FSB adjustment menu | | 0x8D14 | C3 | C0 | Skip GPU vendor check | | 0x12A40-0x12AC0 | (old microcode) | (new) | Updated CPU microcode | acer mcp73tad motherboard manual patched
Using a patched manual can be beneficial for several reasons: You can find the patched manual for the
Adding microcode to support 45nm processors (like the Core 2 Quad Q9xxx series) if the original BIOS only supported 65nm. Overclocking: acer mcp73tad motherboard manual patched