Patch laptop BIOS to unlock hidden firmware menus
A published walkthrough shows A Reddit someone gave Claude a raw BIOS dump from their laptop and asked it to unlock hidden firmware menus. Claude disassembled the binary, located the RSA signature-check function, and patched the verifier so it always returns true. following flashing, the owner could reach settings the manufacturer hid.
- Agent or tool
- Claude Code
- Topic
- Productivity
- Reported on
- Blog
- Added
- 2026-10-15
Why it matters
Small, repetitive tasks eat more of the week than anyone likes to admit. Cases like this show an agent taking a chore off someone's plate end to end, not just suggesting what to do. It is one of 196 sightings filed under Productivity on Agent Sightings (number 148 by interest), and one of 164 involving Claude Code.
How you could try it
Here is a reusable prompt, written by us in our own words, that captures the task. Paste it into Claude Code or any similar agent and adjust the details to your situation.
Help me patch laptop BIOS to unlock hidden firmware menus. Break it into steps, show your work, and wait for confirmation before anything irreversible, paid, or outbound.
Tip: Start small: run it once on a low-stakes example, read what the agent did, and only then let it run on real work.
Source
Read the original first-hand account on Blog: https://enterprisedna.co/resources/ai-pulse/ai-pulse-2026-07-22-a-reddit-user-h…. Our summary is a paraphrase; details are in the source.