Long time since I last edited a BIOS image. Think it was FIC's P4M-RS350 that I last modified.
This time, it's my ABIT AB9 Pro's turn. I was planning to flash the BIOS anyways since Core 2 Duos seem to refuse to work with the actual BIOS that's installed there.
So, I logically went and downloaded BIOS 27 Beta, from Soggi's website.
However, a quick CBROM inspection showed a bland BIOS logo, the same I would encounter with the actual BIOS, and the same that shows on the much more advanced AB9 QuadGT:
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(straight rip from BIOS image, converted to PNG.)
Since the BIOS settings is fully purple, I knew exactly where to look.
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( the original file was 4054 x 3039, this is the resized final file before BMP conversion).
Converted it to BMP, integrated into the latest BIOS binary. I'll be flashing it later since it's 4AM here, and hope I can drop a Core 2 Duo E8500, or at least a E6850 if the E8xxx aren't supported.
And for those who are curious, that's Ina from HololiveEN. Since ABIT chose a purple color for its BIOS menu (and it wouldn't be their first endeavor of that kind - look at the Fatal1ty BIOSes with their bright RED BIOS color, e.g FP-IN9 SLi) I figured it would be fitting.
Fun fact: The biggest irony lies between the BIOS menu and the board itself - the whole board bears that classic ASUS orange/copper colour with a slight pint of MSI's RAM slot colour choice, while the BIOS is completely purple