Zitat von noInk im Beitrag #358

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@sirrelll

latest offical version for the DX58SO is SOX5810J.86A.5599


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Got the composite socket in place running on the DX58SO2 and updated the bios for microcode, RAID and NVME support.
Better board already on stock overall.

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Zitat von sirrelll im Beitrag #359

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Unfortunately Mine is a v1, I can\'t find a place on the board with the socket like yours does?

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@sirrelll

Yea, intel removed all their download for legacy product.
Try to search for "DX58SO\SOX5810J.86A.5600.BI.ZIP" or something along.

This is last update to mine DX58SO status.

Since it couldn't be overclocked at all and the replacement board (501) was in pretty bad condition (broken PCI-ex plastic holder) I've boxed the DX58SO for an DX58SO2.
Due some inability to use any mid-low cost SPI programmer and the time constrain I've opted to add the required hardware adjustment by installing a composite socket for bios programming and implemented all the software changes\update on the new board.

@Lost_N_BIOS
The original stock bios for my NUC is this one.
The system was on a very old version (0024) before.

Exact (mainboard) model name is NUC6i3SYB.

The system wouldn't boot some day. There was no monitor signal at all, only fan running, power LED on. I managed to find a combination of pulling CMOS battery, lifting the yellow jumper on the board (for BIOS recovery mode) and setting it back to get the Power Button Menu.
From there I tested a lot, but everytime I tried to access (write) to the BIOS a sudden reboot without monitor output was the result.
One time I managed to get into the Power Button Menu with the yellow jumper open. Then I tried to start a BIOS recovery / update with 0072.
After that the board seemed completely unusable. No chance to get a screen output anymore, only fan running.

@elektron

I've sent you few customized bios without ME to try out.
Probably none will work but if your NUC is bricked and have nothing better to do give it a try while you look for an full backup.

@noInk

Thank you so much for your help.
I will test all of them, as long as there is no other option without a second hardware, this is the only thing I can do.

@elektron

Yea, I'm not able to restore your ME region from zero without the hardware and the backup of that region.
What I can do is try to bypass altogether the ME boot requirement (since it sort of worked before).
If any of the bios change something on the NUC activity maybe we can get to partially boot without.

Hi everyone,

For some mysterious reason I can no longer enter the BIOS settings on my DX58SO rev. 702.
Mashing the F2, F7, F10 keys does nothing, except occasionally, if done just right, it makes the board beep (like it's getting unexpected keypresses) or hangs the POST altogether. If I force the BIOS to display some kind of error/warning where it prompts to press Enter, it does say Setup Entry Key Detected.

The board just attempts to boot the HDD or USB in BIOS mode, or defaults to the PXE ROM if nothing else is attached.

I've tried flashing to 5600 via DOS (it had 5503 or 5506 orginally). I tried downgrading to 5020 (as I understand from this thread, going lower may cause issues). I've tried the BIOS config jumper - it makes no difference. I've tried removing the battery and power, waiting til it clears and booting, in which case I get this:

@turnip

Unless your board is dead you shall not use any of the file available here.
Without a backup flashing something coming off another board will permanently remove your unique data, mac address, serial and other stuff will be lost.

The DX58SO_BACKUP_SOL was made for @eivrah board, it contain his serial and unique data.
Cloning his board will make funny stuff happen with OS activation and other stuff related to Microsoft.
Other files doesn't work or as been removed right now.

If you downgraded the bios chance are some stuff might be not there anymore. About the range for backup and restore purpose on a working bios you need mainly your own 0 > 7FFF ( 0 > 12FFF to be safe)
I wasn't able to read or write the chip content with an hardware programmer while attached on the board, but if you do, I can make it work again with your data if you dump the chip content.

@noInk

Managed to dump it just fine with the chip on board. Used a Raspberry Pi, flashrom and half of a floppy ribbon cable. Apparently it works fine even with thin 28 AWG wires. Did not need external power.

Pics:

Zitat von demiurge im Beitrag #167

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Hi I have an Intel DQ77MK board with corrupted bios, it would freeze on Intel logo, and even usb bios recovery would not work. So I am getting a eeprom programmer to flash the bios chip. However I need the bios image from the Intel .bio file. Anyone has any experience in extracting the bios image from Intel .bio files?

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Zitat von demiurge im Beitrag #167

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Hi I have an Intel DQ77MK board with corrupted bios, it would freeze on Intel logo, and even usb bios recovery would not work. So I am getting a eeprom programmer to flash the bios chip. However I need the bios image from the Intel .bio file. Anyone has any experience in extracting the bios image from Intel .bio files?

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@otraver it's the Winbond chips, one is 4MB, the other is 8MB. It appears that your BIOS is 12MB in size (the 074 version .BIO file is ~14MB) and is split across the two SPI flash chips.

Have you tried:
1) the BIOS recovery feature (pages 63 and 75 of the tech spec, instructions with pictures here). You shuld use an empty FAT32 formatted USB thumbdrive with the .BIO file on it.

2) Intel ME reset as stated in page 64 of the tech spec

Zitat von turnip im Beitrag #372

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@otraver it's the Winbond chips, one is 4MB, the other is 8MB. It appears that your BIOS is 12MB in size (the 074 version .BIO file is ~14MB) and is split across the two SPI flash chips.

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Zitat

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Have you tried:
1) the BIOS recovery feature (pages 63 and 75 of the tech spec, instructions with pictures here). You shuld use an empty FAT32 formatted USB thumbdrive with the .BIO file on it.
2) Intel ME reset as stated in page 64 of the tech spec

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Yes, I tested these possibilities before returning to the seller. I even made some videos that can be seen on my YouTube channel.
But since I bought a new power supply, just in case something had changed, I tried again and recorded a new video.

Thank's for your quick answer.

[quote=turnip|p105325]@otraver it's the Winbond chips, one is 4MB, the other is 8MB. It appears that your BIOS is 12MB in size (the 074 version .BIO file is ~14MB) and is split across the two SPI flash chips.
Hi,
Hi have find this info for the two chips.
The W25Q64FW as 64Mbits (8MB) and W25Q32FW as 32Mbits (4MB)

HOw can I program 14MB in 8+4 MB chips?