I bricked my x99 mobo trying to unlock the bios... Bought a ch341a programmer and followed this video, now my mobo works fine again! Thank you very much!
i guess Im asking randomly but does any of you know of a method to log back into an instagram account..? I was stupid lost the password. I appreciate any tips you can offer me
That's clearly best guide for me. My Hp 7200 MT workstation's bios had corrupted. I tried many ways to fix it, but failed. Finally, without desoldering, i followed your guide and made all steps. Your guide brought it back to life:) I appreciated. Thank you so much.
Thanks for your work. It’s easy to see the love that you have for technology, and for sharing it. You are helping a lot of people ^^ I hope it returns double as you give. Have a nice weekend :) and keep doing that you love, you are doing great 🙌✨😁
@@MrMalam1234bricked the bios on my gigabyte b450m ds3h while trying to enable secure boot for win 11, because i kept going fast in the bios menu 😂, but i reflashed the bios with the ch341a and everything is perfect 👌
Man i really appreciate what you doing. I studying those things and this is really good , short and simple explanation. Much appreciated and good luck to you ❤❤
Another satisfied customer. With this vid and others, I was able to un-brick an asrock a320m mother board that I was trying to update normally for a ryzen 5700g.
Excellently presented video for peeps like me who need to be talked through each phase to complete the job. I will add to this comment when my USB Flash Programmer arrives. Once again thanks for a complete tutorial for this process.
Heads-up for those wanting to flash a bricked old X58 motherboard (Gigabyte X58A UDR3 Rev 2.0 here), I had no luck using AsProgrammer1.4.1, but was able to successfully flash my BIOS chip using CH14AProgrammer ver. 1.1.1.3.2.
@@Miyconst No problem. Ironically this was an Aliexpress refurbished board that the seller explicitly stated on the listing "Updated to the latest BIOS for maximum CPU compatibility"... didn't POST or put out any signal at all, tried absolutely everything you could think of... eventually I decided I may as well get a BIOS Flash Programmer tool as a last resort (return period had already passed before I tested the board as it looked very clean and like new) as I suspected the seller did not actually update the BIOS which would prevent my Xeon X5675 from being recognised... and what do you know... as soon as I flashed the BIOS the system worked perfectly haha... I think the lesson to be learnt is do not trust Aliexpress sellers to always be honest.
This item is helping me with badly modified bios. I tried to change the logo of Asrock G41M-VS3. Didn't boot afterwards but I flashed it using file from official asrock site. It worked again.
You skipped one step, before starting to work with AsProgrammer, need to install CH341A drivers on PC, where u configuring new bios. Thanks for your vid, very helpful!
Good tutorial However, to clear CMOS you just use the jumper as indicated on the motherboard OR you remove the battery but not BOTH. The program FLASHROM can be used from the command line, it does use CH341A as an option Good luck
thanks so much for this video. Helped me to update bios after black screen after undervolting on Gigabyte g5 kc. I did not believe it, until i saw first message on screen. But I had interesting problem, that it could not connect with usb3, but it worked with usb 2 connector ...
Thanks - managed to restore a functional BIOS to an otherwise bricked motherboard because of this video. FYI the ASprogrammer software had some pretty serious graphics distortions on my display, but functionally it worked perfectly even so- might be reassuring for others to know. Thanks again
I love this guide bro! If you can explain in another video, how to install the 1.8V just in case we need to use it. So we know how to use it properly. Thanks
@@Miyconst I didn't have enough time to wait for china to send it. So I had to buy ch341a regular. I am going to be modding my laptop bios and reflashing my vega 56 tomorrow & need guidance asap. Thanks May I contact you via a community forum or discord or something for assistance with ch341a programming? You seem very smart & knowledgeable.
Most new chinese motherboard come with Winbond 25Q128JVSQ. What program do you use to flash it, because even CH341A 1.40 does not have that bios model listed.
The Surfaces from Micro Soft are seal units with no coin batteries in them. The one I have just might have a SSD that can be remove or not. Think of Surface screen that sits on top of a battery and a Mother Board. No moving parts (maybe a fan) the screen is glue down. The BIOS lock is separated from the regular password.
I got my X99-TF bricked and with this tutorial I was able to fix it, than you Myconst!!! By the way, is there any place to learn in detail the different versions of the BIOS inside your tool? Having the CH341a here, makes me want to make some test but I would like to know what is the difference between one and another.
Mi899 has a description for every BIOS option. You can launch the app and pick the BIOS you want. Beware: multiple BIOS flash with CH341A may break the BIOS chip or its legs.
Hi Marlon, I have a laptop that is bricked. I need to get a .bin file to use with ch341a. any idea on how to convert .exe file to .bin file for flashing?
Awesome tutorial mate. I'll have to try it when I get my ch341a. Only on question the ch341a is 3.3v and the datasheet from the eeprom chip says it needs 1.8v so I also ordered a adapter for 1.8v but I don't know how to connect it.
9:13 Power off the power supply if you have connected it to the motherboard - If you have the BIOS chip clamped onto the CH341A, Do you remove the chip by clicking "Eject"? 9:52 - 9:54 I could not understand what you were saying? Maybe comment reply to mentioned what you said. BTW Informative video - Thanks!
9:13 If you have an option to "Safely eject" CH341A - you can do that, but in general, it's safe to just unplug it. 9:52 I just said, that there are some more features in the AsProgrammer application, but they go above the minimal usage guide.
Hi, I have a question. Maxsun b450m challenger is supports Ryzen 7 1700 but , in product page it says it requires different bios for that . But in the official website Ryzen 1000-5000 series requires *B1* bios . I don't if it has the latest bios then I put a Ryzen 7 1700 is that going to work.
Take screenshots of the conversation with the seller and if the motherboard doesn't work with R7 1700 - demand compensation or return the motherboard. I cannot guarantee you anything, it's not me who sells the motherboard and it's not me who writes the description page. 😃
i watched another guide video about flashing bios with the ch341a and in the case of a soldered chip that requires the ch341a to clamp on the chip directly he said that we should remove all power connectors off the motherboard also remove the cmos battery , he said no electricity should run through the motherboard during the flashing
That's the ideal condition, but since the BIOS chip soldered on the motherboard is attached to another components, your programmer's power might be not enough to read-write the chip. Thus the extra PSU power might be required.
Hi there , please make a tutorial video about how to reprogram (Startup or Super I/O) chip on laptop motherboard , as you know that if we get problem with (Startup or Super I/O) we must to change it with exactly same chip and same program !!! so please make a tutorial video about how to program a blank (Startup or Super I/O) in English , because your explanation is very simple and easy to understand . thnx
Hi, great video tutorial with amazing tips and helpful information, well explained easy to follow and understand. I need to try this on my Lenovo t460s, do I need to remove the cmos battery during the process or it’s just the 2 main laptop batteries inside? Thanks in advance.
@@Miyconst i have the same issue it says "error connecting CH341(-1)" and there is a yellow light instead of green and it seems to dim when i connect it to the bios CHIP
Hi!! I have a Sager NP9870 (Clevo P80DM-G). When I bought it, years ago, it came with just one GTX 980M. So now I bought another GTX 980M in order to make them SLI. I asked for them to send it with 1617 ID but they sent me with 13D7 ID. So I couldn’t flash it right with the vbios from the older one using Nvflash. I forced with the Nvflash mismatch version and the bios chip got really messed up. So I bought spares from the same chip (MX25L2006EZNI - 12G) and spare one from the older plate (25Q20BT) and ended up dessoldering the chip from the new one and putting a 25Q20BT in the place (with the vbios from the older one flashed inside using CH341A SPI flasher). When the new 980M arrived, the notebook didn’t even started if I put it in the master slot. Now with this modification, it goes to the windows all right but I don’t get image (not even through HDMI). So the idea here is to have both cards with the same vbios and ID in order to make them SLI. The notebook bios recognize both cards but the windows just the older one (with the 1617 ID). What can I do to make this work as SLI? I have my notebook with windows 10, both cards (the 1617 one is already inside of course), SLI cable, both heatsinks and even that cooper plate that was hard to find (I have the two necessary units). I have the CH341A SPI flasher and adapters to use the right voltage. And I have a couple units from both chips (MX25L2006EZNI - 12G and 25Q20BT. The 25Q20BT is so much easier to solder and it is the same model that the older plate uses. And I tried a lot of the drivers version from Nvidia and nothing, even cleaning with DDU. Would you help me to make it work? Appreciate it and thanks in advance. I really hope you can guide me to get there and I don’t think I’m that far away!!
@@Miyconst I tried to find information on how to make the new one have the same ID from the older one so the drivers and G sync work all right eventually. No success so far.
Hey mate, thanks for the video, I do have a question, I have a gigabyte motherboard and I downloaded F5 version from their website and after extracting, one of the files is a firmware image file. When I load the file in the uefitools, I don't have the option to extract the capsules, so I assume I can skip the step where I have to extract the capsule and can write the file directly into the bios?
Doesn’t matter what I do, the clip apparently just won’t properly get on the bios chip. The run led lights up but neoprogrammer always tells me that IC is not responding.
@@Miyconst Thank you sir. If anyone ever has a bricked bios this will always be the first video I will recommend to people. The instructions are clear and not just for one specific motherboard generation.
Thank you for the video first of all. Since I see likes to post, I'll go ahead and ask: I'm using a NeoProgrammer v2.2.0.10 but so far when I want to open the repaired BIOS Image that someone has done for me, that has access to LBE++ BIOS Extractor (dealing with an HP BIOS here), I get the error message File not open, press ok to ignore & risk data corruption or abort to kill the program. Any ideas why that happens? What going wrong? When I press ok, the cursor on the laptop I'm using (since mine is well the patient not doing so well) just does an infinite loading circle.
hello, i bricked my x99 board bios and now it wont boot, i tried following this video but multiple things happen: 1. at first the program said Error connecting CH341(-1) 2. after removing cpu it said in the console 4 parameters which were all ffff or 0000 so i kept trying and nothing happend 3. the run led on the programmer became yellow and now its yellow even when its not connected any help would be great as i am stuck with a bricked pc because of a stupid mistake i made
Thanks for your effort. This video is awesome. Do you have any advice for the laptop bios chip? I flashed wrong bios file and now my laptop has bricked bios.
Had a mobo with suspected by BIOS. Backedup up both main and backup bios. At that point, the SOP8 clamp wouldn't attach to either of the BIOS chips anymore without me holding it and I bricked my board. Gotta order a new programmer now and hope this one will actually attach AND stick properly... what a hassle. I'm so frustrated.
Using UEFITool open the capsule file just as a binary BIOS file, then in the top contextual menu there is a Capsule section, select there "Extract BIOS" or something like that, I don't remember the exact name. It will save you the BIOS itself, without the extra capsule info.
@@Miyconst for me this is the only difficult part of extracting everything else is good to go but hopefully I’ll be able to unbrick my laptop finally !!!
Hi. I have Problem with writing/programming. I have a Gigabyte ga-z87x-d3h motherboard and BIOS file is Z87XD3H.F9. Power is connected (to mainATX and to ATX(CPU)12V 2x4). XEON processor, Clock battery and ddr3-memory (4pcs) and system fans are connected to mobo, nothing else. I have read both BIOS CHIPS (it is multiBIOS MX25L6473E), reading gone fine and both chips are full of FF(empty). BUT when trying to do anything else with Asprogrammer 2.1.0.13, it did not happen: 1. Erace IC, it starting to do but never end 2. Program IC, starting to do, no progress in bar (red and yellow lights are on) No error messages, but this never ends. Can anyone help me? Problem in machine is that suddenly it sopped working. When pressing power button PSU starts and fans rolling couple of seconds. Then all stops to start again etc... I tried to reset bioses first by short-circuiting those... Thanks for this guide, it is very clear!
bro, awesome tutorial. I have surface pro 3 which is locked at boot level. cannot even go to boot setup as well. right after boot screen it asks for password. is there a way i can flash the bios without opening the surface pro?
Good point. The Chinese and most Intel boards use 3.3V BIOS chips, so 5V is not a big threat. For AMD boards it's a direct fry threat, so better to buy an upgraded version of CH341A that has voltage switch.
I'm a bit confused? Would I be able to just disconnect power cord to pc, and press the power button multiple times to get all the juice out to then be able to clip the bios programmer on? Without the need of disconnecting the cpu?
I bricked my x99 mobo trying to unlock the bios... Bought a ch341a programmer and followed this video, now my mobo works fine again!
Thank you very much!
Thanks for the support 🙂.
This video is going to help a lot of people, thank you for making it!
It saved my x79 motherboard from trash bin. Really helpful video.
i guess Im asking randomly but does any of you know of a method to log back into an instagram account..?
I was stupid lost the password. I appreciate any tips you can offer me
That's clearly best guide for me. My Hp 7200 MT workstation's bios had corrupted. I tried many ways to fix it, but failed. Finally, without desoldering, i followed your guide and made all steps. Your guide brought it back to life:) I appreciated. Thank you so much.
Clear and concise instructions. Really easy to understand. Made flashing my ROM easy. Thank you so much.
if everyone know how to explain like you no one will get lost ever. thanks a lot .
Thanks for your work. It’s easy to see the love that you have for technology, and for sharing it. You are helping a lot of people ^^ I hope it returns double as you give. Have a nice weekend :) and keep doing that you love, you are doing great 🙌✨😁
Thank you Ricardo!
I found a non working s400ca Asus Zenbook. that wil live another day thanks to this guide. Thank you very much!
Phil's computer lab mentioned you today! Hell yes, your channel deserves so many more followers. Such great content.
Thank you for the support!
this is gonna be really handy with secure boot bricking everyone's gigabyte motherboards when they're trying to install windows 11
This has just happened to me
@@ULTRAJSKand to me 😂
@@CisumAPRAT What happened??
@@MrMalam1234bricked the bios on my gigabyte b450m ds3h while trying to enable secure boot for win 11, because i kept going fast in the bios menu 😂, but i reflashed the bios with the ch341a and everything is perfect 👌
Absolutely amazing instructions and work you do for us! Thank you my friend! A life saver you are.
Man i really appreciate what you doing. I studying those things and this is really good , short and simple explanation.
Much appreciated and good luck to you ❤❤
Complete and clear video with all the information needed and no other crap. Thank you very much
Another satisfied customer. With this vid and others, I was able to un-brick an asrock a320m mother board that I was trying to update normally for a ryzen 5700g.
I am glad to help. 🙂
Wow. This is an incredible resource. I cannot put into words how thankful I am! :)
Your channel deserves more subscriptions. Hope you will make many useful videos about computer engineering!
Glad to have made it here. This is the advanced internet user type video ☻
Managed to save my board ,thanks.
This guide saved my B450i Strix, only thing I did differently was that I used Neoprogrammer.
Hey man! I've brick my b450i strix can you help me bringing back to life by telling me everything you did ? Thanks in advance
Mr Miyconst thank you for saving my ass again with this guide. I had a little trouble as usual but I did it!
Good job figuring things out!
Excellently presented video for peeps like me who need to be talked through each phase to complete the job. I will add to this comment when my USB Flash Programmer arrives. Once again thanks for a complete tutorial for this process.
Did it arrive?
Yes it did and it enabled me to restore the chip that I have.
How do you know what series of chip you have? Since 2300 and 2400 go on different sides of the programmer. Did this work for you?
By searching for the instructions for my programmer
Heads-up for those wanting to flash a bricked old X58 motherboard (Gigabyte X58A UDR3 Rev 2.0 here), I had no luck using AsProgrammer1.4.1, but was able to successfully flash my BIOS chip using CH14AProgrammer ver. 1.1.1.3.2.
Thanks for sharing the info.
@@Miyconst No problem. Ironically this was an Aliexpress refurbished board that the seller explicitly stated on the listing "Updated to the latest BIOS for maximum CPU compatibility"... didn't POST or put out any signal at all, tried absolutely everything you could think of... eventually I decided I may as well get a BIOS Flash Programmer tool as a last resort (return period had already passed before I tested the board as it looked very clean and like new) as I suspected the seller did not actually update the BIOS which would prevent my Xeon X5675 from being recognised... and what do you know... as soon as I flashed the BIOS the system worked perfectly haha... I think the lesson to be learnt is do not trust Aliexpress sellers to always be honest.
thank you very much, I admire your work you know a lot about computers, I was able to recover the bios of my motherboard thanks to you!
This item is helping me with badly modified bios.
I tried to change the logo of Asrock G41M-VS3. Didn't boot afterwards but I flashed it using file from official asrock site. It worked again.
Been waiting for this, thank u!
i been searching for this video good job man
Thank you for this video I managed to save my Z170 pro gaming mother board with this device and tutorial
I am going to try flash my z170 pro gaming bios chip tomorrow. Using your tutorial hope the programmer i get is not faulty.
Good luck with the project!
You skipped one step, before starting to work with AsProgrammer, need to install CH341A drivers on PC, where u configuring new bios.
Thanks for your vid, very helpful!
True, I spent hours looking only to discover Windows update can download driver (under advanced options)
Thanks man!!!!! Im only here to watch how to program but also great video! Too useful for those that bricked his bios (srry for my English)
Good tutorial
However, to clear CMOS you just use the jumper as indicated on the motherboard OR you remove the battery but not BOTH.
The program FLASHROM can be used from the command line, it does use CH341A as an option
Good luck
These instructions are perfect. Thank you so much.
thanks so much for this video. Helped me to update bios after black screen after undervolting on Gigabyte g5 kc. I did not believe it, until i saw first message on screen. But I had interesting problem, that it could not connect with usb3, but it worked with usb 2 connector ...
Your USB 3.0 port might be implemented through an external controller which does not provide enough power. Good job reviving your motherboard!
Thank You for the awesome tutorial! 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Thanks to your video howto guide! I was able to flash my old x58ud3r mobo. Unfortunately, it did not fixed the constant reboot issue.
This channel is a gem!
Thanks!
Thank for your explanation!!! It's so helpful
Thank you man, your videos are really helpful
Thanks - managed to restore a functional BIOS to an otherwise bricked motherboard because of this video. FYI the ASprogrammer software had some pretty serious graphics distortions on my display, but functionally it worked perfectly even so- might be reassuring for others to know. Thanks again
I love this guide bro! If you can explain in another video, how to install the 1.8V just in case we need to use it. So we know how to use it properly. Thanks
It's better to just buy the blue version of CH341a that has a voltage switch.
@@Miyconst I didn't have enough time to wait for china to send it. So I had to buy ch341a regular. I am going to be modding my laptop bios and reflashing my vega 56 tomorrow & need guidance asap. Thanks May I contact you via a community forum or discord or something for assistance with ch341a programming? You seem very smart & knowledgeable.
Feel free to join my Discord and ask there. Some of the other members should be able to help even if I am not online.
Ima download it thanks for sharing!!
Muchas gracias por tan valioso material, sos un capo!!
Hi there , it was one of your best tutorial video . it was awesome and perfect and informative tutorial video . keep it up . thnx
As always, everything is super. Waiting for new cheats from your side
Thank you realy needed this video
Thank you! Very well made!
Thx for the PSU trick helped me a lot
This is a great tutorial that explained things well enough that my monkey brain could follow it. Thanks!
Most new chinese motherboard come with Winbond 25Q128JVSQ. What program do you use to flash it, because even CH341A 1.40 does not have that bios model listed.
As far as I know it's compatible with the Winbond W25Q128BV, at least I always select this option from the pop up window and it works.
Found this tool on my nightstand not knowing wtf it was. :D
very nice this gives me little confident
The Surfaces from Micro Soft are seal units with no coin batteries in them. The one I have just might have a SSD that can be remove or not. Think of Surface screen that sits on top of a battery and a Mother Board. No moving parts (maybe a fan) the screen is glue down. The BIOS lock is separated from the regular password.
Then I am afraid you need to bring the device to a workshop.
I got my X99-TF bricked and with this tutorial I was able to fix it, than you Myconst!!!
By the way, is there any place to learn in detail the different versions of the BIOS inside your tool?
Having the CH341a here, makes me want to make some test but I would like to know what is the difference between one and another.
Mi899 has a description for every BIOS option. You can launch the app and pick the BIOS you want. Beware: multiple BIOS flash with CH341A may break the BIOS chip or its legs.
Hi Marlon, I have a laptop that is bricked. I need to get a .bin file to use with ch341a. any idea on how to convert .exe file to .bin file for flashing?
@@denzil11975 Did you try to extract it using 7-zip?
Dear , i have brick x99-TF. you can help me ?
hey! Phil's Computer Lab made a vid about x99. he mentioned you 'cause of your unlock turbo boost vid! :)
That's nice. Could you please link me the video?
whoops, confused his name with Tech by Matt's. lol!
czcams.com/video/hpUDGdDq4VQ/video.html here's the vid
many thanks for the great video helped me thank you very much
Golden channel--- nice content-- subbed immediately 💯
Love you bro it was very much usefull
A very useful video... Thanks alot
Can CH341A write the bios on the following chip 'Winbond 25X/Q Series'??
Yes, as far as I know.
If you dont have the button Detect on the CH341a Programmer, you only need to install the driver of the CH341a.
Awesome tutorial mate. I'll have to try it when I get my ch341a. Only on question the ch341a is 3.3v and the datasheet from the eeprom chip says it needs 1.8v so I also ordered a adapter for 1.8v but I don't know how to connect it.
Install the adapter into CH341A and the BIOS connecting clip into the adapter, it's simple 🙂.
9:13 Power off the power supply if you have connected it to the motherboard - If you have the BIOS chip clamped onto the CH341A, Do you remove the chip by clicking "Eject"?
9:52 - 9:54 I could not understand what you were saying? Maybe comment reply to mentioned what you said.
BTW Informative video - Thanks!
9:13 If you have an option to "Safely eject" CH341A - you can do that, but in general, it's safe to just unplug it.
9:52 I just said, that there are some more features in the AsProgrammer application, but they go above the minimal usage guide.
Thank you very much brother
thank you! great video
Hi, I have a question. Maxsun b450m challenger is supports Ryzen 7 1700 but , in product page it says it requires different bios for that . But in the official website Ryzen 1000-5000 series requires *B1* bios . I don't if it has the latest bios then I put a Ryzen 7 1700 is that going to work.
Each motherboard has its own BIOS with a list of supported CPUs. If the seller says that you need another BIOS for R7 1700 then most likely it's true.
@@Miyconst seller said latest bios supports Ryzen 7 1700 . But the product description that need different bios. Can I buy it
Take screenshots of the conversation with the seller and if the motherboard doesn't work with R7 1700 - demand compensation or return the motherboard. I cannot guarantee you anything, it's not me who sells the motherboard and it's not me who writes the description page. 😃
i watched another guide video about flashing bios with the ch341a and in the case of a soldered chip that requires the ch341a to clamp on the chip directly he said that we should remove all power connectors off the motherboard also remove the cmos battery , he said no electricity should run through the motherboard during the flashing
That's the ideal condition, but since the BIOS chip soldered on the motherboard is attached to another components, your programmer's power might be not enough to read-write the chip. Thus the extra PSU power might be required.
Hi there , please make a tutorial video about how to reprogram (Startup or Super I/O) chip on laptop motherboard , as you know that if we get problem with (Startup or Super I/O) we must to change it with exactly same chip and same program !!! so please make a tutorial video about how to program a blank (Startup or Super I/O) in English , because your explanation is very simple and easy to understand . thnx
I will see what I can do, at the moment I don't have enough material / equipment for such a video
Hi there , it was great thankyou
Hi, great video tutorial with amazing tips and helpful information, well explained easy to follow and understand. I need to try this on my Lenovo t460s, do I need to remove the cmos battery during the process or it’s just the 2 main laptop batteries inside? Thanks in advance.
I would suggest to remove both batteries just to be safe.
Hi there, what is the difference between 24x and 25x on CH341A programmer? thnx
This is great. Can do a video of the rig frame you have. It looks interesting. How to DIY it?
Here is a short video about my test bench (frame): czcams.com/video/3E7amlkqxgs/video.html
Do you need to install drivers for the CH341A programmer?
Nope. It works as is.
@@Miyconst Oh, mine doesn't work. It says Check Settings in AsProgrammer
I need more info about your setup and the error to be able to help.
@@Miyconst i have the same issue it says "error connecting CH341(-1)" and there is a yellow light instead of green and it seems to dim when i connect it to the bios CHIP
@@waleedcj991 You have either connected something wrong or there is not enough power in your USB ports to power up the programmer and the BIOS chip.
Esperemos que este video me funcione mas adelante saludos bro ;)
Great precise video. Clear most of my doubts. What about the 3.3/5.0 volts issue/mod I have been reading about?
I suggest you to buy the new updated version of CH341a that has a voltage switch, no mods are needed in that case.
Great video thanks
Hi!! I have a Sager NP9870 (Clevo P80DM-G). When I bought it, years ago, it came with just one GTX 980M. So now I bought another GTX 980M in order to make them SLI. I asked for them to send it with 1617 ID but they sent me with 13D7 ID. So I couldn’t flash it right with the vbios from the older one using Nvflash. I forced with the Nvflash mismatch version and the bios chip got really messed up. So I bought spares from the same chip (MX25L2006EZNI - 12G) and spare one from the older plate (25Q20BT) and ended up dessoldering the chip from the new one and putting a 25Q20BT in the place (with the vbios from the older one flashed inside using CH341A SPI flasher). When the new 980M arrived, the notebook didn’t even started if I put it in the master slot. Now with this modification, it goes to the windows all right but I don’t get image (not even through HDMI). So the idea here is to have both cards with the same vbios and ID in order to make them SLI. The notebook bios recognize both cards but the windows just the older one (with the 1617 ID). What can I do to make this work as SLI? I have my notebook with windows 10, both cards (the 1617 one is already inside of course), SLI cable, both heatsinks and even that cooper plate that was hard to find (I have the two necessary units). I have the CH341A SPI flasher and adapters to use the right voltage. And I have a couple units from both chips (MX25L2006EZNI - 12G and 25Q20BT. The 25Q20BT is so much easier to solder and it is the same model that the older plate uses. And I tried a lot of the drivers version from Nvidia and nothing, even cleaning with DDU. Would you help me to make it work? Appreciate it and thanks in advance. I really hope you can guide me to get there and I don’t think I’m that far away!!
I am sorry to disappoint, but I can't be of any help here. These notebook Nvidia GPUs are complete miseries to me.
@@Miyconst I tried to find information on how to make the new one have the same ID from the older one so the drivers and G sync work all right eventually. No success so far.
This programmer can be used for any system, that uses nand memory as bios, such as printers, tv set top boxes.
That's true.
Even GPUs,right?
@@akiresu_x1291 As far as I know if GPU board has supported NAND chip then it will support that too.
Thanks alot!
Hey mate, thanks for the video, I do have a question, I have a gigabyte motherboard and I downloaded F5 version from their website and after extracting, one of the files is a firmware image file. When I load the file in the uefitools, I don't have the option to extract the capsules, so I assume I can skip the step where I have to extract the capsule and can write the file directly into the bios?
That's correct. You probably can just write the file. As far as I know, Gigabyte doesn't use capsules, it's only Asus.
@@Miyconst ah right thanks mate
Great video, thanks.I hope i never need to use this info
Doesn’t matter what I do, the clip apparently just won’t properly get on the bios chip. The run led lights up but neoprogrammer always tells me that IC is not responding.
This could happen. The only solution is to desolder the chip.
@@Miyconst 😢
Gracias, muy buen video pude arreglar mi rx580, sludos
What page size? I've done it with 16 because it was a 16mb bios.rom
The answer is: it depends. Different BIOS chip use different settings. If yours work with 16 - use it.
@@Miyconst Thank you sir. If anyone ever has a bricked bios this will always be the first video I will recommend to people. The instructions are clear and not just for one specific motherboard generation.
@@Miyconst Because of you I fixed my Asus prime B350 bricked bios
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Thank you for the video first of all. Since I see likes to post, I'll go ahead and ask: I'm using a NeoProgrammer v2.2.0.10 but so far when I want to open the repaired BIOS Image that someone has done for me, that has access to LBE++ BIOS Extractor (dealing with an HP BIOS here), I get the error message File not open, press ok to ignore & risk data corruption or abort to kill the program. Any ideas why that happens? What going wrong?
When I press ok, the cursor on the laptop I'm using (since mine is well the patient not doing so well) just does an infinite loading circle.
Can I know why the AMD b450 motherboard's latest bios not support older 1000 Cpu's
Because there are way too many AM4 CPUs and some motherboards have BIOS size limitation so they can't add support for everything.
Thanks a lot ❤️
hello, i bricked my x99 board bios and now it wont boot, i tried following this video but multiple things happen:
1. at first the program said Error connecting CH341(-1)
2. after removing cpu it said in the console 4 parameters which were all ffff or 0000 so i kept trying and nothing happend
3. the run led on the programmer became yellow and now its yellow even when its not connected
any help would be great as i am stuck with a bricked pc because of a stupid mistake i made
Thanks for your effort. This video is awesome. Do you have any advice for the laptop bios chip? I flashed wrong bios file and now my laptop has bricked bios.
Sorry, I don't understand what kind of an advice you are looking for. Laptop BIOS chips are working exactly the same.
@@Miyconst par exemple : how could I prepare the Mobo with this process/method (remove battery, etc.)
What a nice video
Had a mobo with suspected by BIOS. Backedup up both main and backup bios. At that point, the SOP8 clamp wouldn't attach to either of the BIOS chips anymore without me holding it and I bricked my board. Gotta order a new programmer now and hope this one will actually attach AND stick properly... what a hassle. I'm so frustrated.
Just take it easy, step by step and you will get it done.
Anyone know how to read MX25L12833F it doesn’t seem to be supported anywhere
Could you go In more depth about the bios capsule and how to open the with The uefi tool
Using UEFITool open the capsule file just as a binary BIOS file, then in the top contextual menu there is a Capsule section, select there "Extract BIOS" or something like that, I don't remember the exact name. It will save you the BIOS itself, without the extra capsule info.
@@Miyconst for me this is the only difficult part of extracting everything else is good to go but hopefully I’ll be able to unbrick my laptop finally !!!
my chip is 32 mb but the bios i downloaded from the gigabite website is only 1.41 mb, i cant find the correct bios for GA-78LMT-USB3
Hi. I have Problem with writing/programming.
I have a Gigabyte ga-z87x-d3h motherboard and BIOS file is Z87XD3H.F9. Power is connected (to mainATX and to ATX(CPU)12V 2x4). XEON processor, Clock battery and ddr3-memory (4pcs) and system fans are connected to mobo, nothing else.
I have read both BIOS CHIPS (it is multiBIOS MX25L6473E), reading gone fine and both chips are full of FF(empty).
BUT when trying to do anything else with Asprogrammer 2.1.0.13, it did not happen:
1. Erace IC, it starting to do but never end
2. Program IC, starting to do, no progress in bar (red and yellow lights are on)
No error messages, but this never ends.
Can anyone help me?
Problem in machine is that suddenly it sopped working. When pressing power button PSU starts and fans rolling couple of seconds. Then all stops to start again etc... I tried to reset bioses first by short-circuiting those...
Thanks for this guide, it is very clear!
I have a question, what would happen if you per exemple leave fans, cpu, rams on your motherboard while doing it?
These extra components may drain some extra current from the programmer and it may fail to detect or properly read/write the BIOS chip.
bro, awesome tutorial. I have surface pro 3 which is locked at boot level. cannot even go to boot setup as well. right after boot screen it asks for password. is there a way i can flash the bios without opening the surface pro?
I am not aware of such a way. If you can't even enter the BIOS then I have no clue what else you could do.
Can you remove or disable computrace using this method?
what about the 5v into the chips? motherboard chips normally run at 1.8 max 2v usually? will probably burn the bios at 5v
Good point. The Chinese and most Intel boards use 3.3V BIOS chips, so 5V is not a big threat. For AMD boards it's a direct fry threat, so better to buy an upgraded version of CH341A that has voltage switch.
Where is the docu for the jumper switch and pin row ?
I'm a bit confused? Would I be able to just disconnect power cord to pc, and press the power button multiple times to get all the juice out to then be able to clip the bios programmer on?
Without the need of disconnecting the cpu?
Yes, you don't have to disconnect the CPU while flashing the BIOS.