I ordered the tools to flash the bios into the chip. Do you have any instructions on how to extract the bios from the capsule file?
I downloaded the bios file and quickly check the content, but I have never flashed a BIOS from a chip before. The instructions above are fairly clear and I will make an attempt at reviving my mystery box mainboard.
Thanks.
For anyone trying to fix a BIOS, the cable that @moparisthebest links to on Amazon is available on AliExpress for much less. I plan on using it with my XGecu T48. I donât think that I need anything else.
Wow! My lack of patience (and research) just cost me 60 CAD. Aw wellâŚ
I think FW could modify their design to make the mainboard unbrickable. I.e. recover from things like this without needing special tools.
For example, I have a desktop mainboard that can flash the bios even with the cpu and ram missing.
Yes. Ideally they make it easier to flash their boards for instance. Itâs something they could easily do. As well as provide the raw bios files.
Trying to replicate what moparisthebest did. Bought the same tools, set the programmer the same way as the picture.
Mainboard is not in a case. It is not connected to any power, but I kept the coin cell battery in. Got red lights for battery and audio module. I have a screen connector. Post codes are BGGGGGGG. My board is the i7-1360p.
I even compile a recent version flashrom in Ubuntu 25.04. I just canât read the BIOS. In my 50+ attempts, I got something other that EEPROM/BIOS not found about three times, but it seemed like error message. Tried with and without the 1.8v adapter. Even tried to get some reading in Windows with ASProgrammer.
Looking for other suggestion for troubleshooting⌠or if itâs completely possible that the BIOS canât be read from the chip for some reasons.