Re: Even more info on BIOS splash screen logos...

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: Looks like a 16 colors 640 x 480 pixel bitmap is supported by Intel BIOS and motherboards that support OEM Logo Display and Graphics Mode Display during POST. Below is the readme file from the Intel utility splash.exe: : <PRE> : BIOS Graphics Splash Screen and Logo Processing Utility : Copyright (C) 1996-2000, Intel Corporation : : NOTE: This software utility is provided as is. There is no : guarantee of operation. : : 1. TABLE OF CONTENTS: : Section : Introduction 2 : Requirements 3 : Storing the Logo into BIOS 4 : Command Line Parameters 5 : Restoring the Intel(R) motherboard logo 6 : : 2. INTRODUCTION: : : This DOS based utility converts a 16-color Microsoft(R) Bitmap file into a : BIOS logo file format and generates files to be embedded into the : a system BIOS or stored in non-voltile RAM. : This BIOS logo file can be copied into the flash-memory on : motherboards using the Intel BIOS Upgrade Utility (iflash.exe). : During BIOS Power-On-Self-Test (POST), the system BIOS looks for, : and displays the logo on the screen. : : 3. REQUIREMENTS: : This utility can only be used on motherboards that support OEM : Logo Display and Graphics Mode Display during POST. : This utility supports images with up to 16 different colors : specified by Red-Green-Blue (RGB) values. : This utility only supports full screen .bmp bitmaps: 640 x 480 pixels. : OEM Logo or User Flash Scan Area: A minimum 4 KB flash-memory user area : is required in the BIOS. : : The bitmap used to create the logo must be 640x480 in size and : must not be overly complex or it will not fit within the space : allocated for it within the BIOS. If the custom logo created : from your bitmap does not display as expected, try reducing the : complexity of the bitmap image by reducing the amount of text : or the number of colors used. : 4. SPLASH.exe COMMAND-LINE PARAMETERS: : /Fu<file> Specify filename of .USR file : /t<string> Title string for .usr file displayed by IFLASH : /display Display logo : /v Verbose: displays uncompressed and compressed file : sizes : /? Help : /h Help : Examples: : 1. To display the help screen : SPLASH /h : : 2. To convert a .bmp to a .usr into a 16Kbyte user field : SPLASH /s16 OEMLOGO.BMP : A LOGODATA.USR file is created. This file can be renamed or used as is : and flashed into the BIOS user area using the Intel IFLASH.EXE utility. : : 5. STORING THE LOGO INTO BIOS: : Use the IFLASH.EXE utility to store your custom logo into the : BIOS. Perform the following steps: : 1) Copy the .USR file you created using the splash screen : utility onto the floppy diskette holding the IFLASH utility : and your current BIOS files. : 2) Run the IFLASH utility. : 3) From the Main Menu choose "Update flash memory area from a : file". : 4) From the Update Flash Area menu choose "Update User Logo/Data : Area". : 5) Use the scroll down key to highlight your custom .USR file : in the Files: box, then hit enter. : : 6. RESTORING THE INTEL(R) MOTHERBOARD LOGO : A BIOS supporting splash screen logo feature contains a default : Intel(R) motherboard logo that appears in the absense of a : user-installed logo. Once a custom logo has been installed, : the only way to return to the default logo is to erase the custom : logo. A blank logo file, BLANK.USR, has been provided in this : package for this purpose. To install the blank logo, use : the Intel BIOS Upgrade Utility (iflash.exe) as follows: : IFLASH /p BLANK.USR : </PRE> : /EmuMannen

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