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No soldering is required for what I mentioned, this is a USB tool and a clip that you clip onto the BIOS chip, it's easy, people do it all the time that think they can't

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Now you' just convinced me to try it are these good enough ? https://shopee.ph/CH341A-24-25-Series-EE...9062.1435189978 tbh i really thought you need to solder some shit to the motherboard to reprogram a bios. that's why I never bothered to do it. Thanks for the enlightenment sir

FPT.exe -bios -d biosreg.bin


FPT.exe -me -d me.bin


FPT.exe -I


Here are the files https://drive.google.com/open?id=1yxB6yy...xynlvEqzRw5ptNE

@nichigo13 - No soldering needed, here's some guides showing images and how it works, easy once you know how to do it
https://www.bios-mods.com/forum/Thread-G...341A-programmer << Same as one directly below, but with all images expanded/visible at once
[GUIDE] Flash BIOS with CH341A programmer
[Guide] Using CH341A-based programmer to flash SPI EEPROM
[GUIDE] The Beginners Guide to Using a CH341A SPI Programmer/Flasher (With Pictures!)

Yes, that kit is all you need!

Great you can dump BIOS region, can you now test writing it back and tell me what error # you get if any >> FPTw.exe -bios -f biosreg.bin
SMI Lock and BIOS Lock look to be disabled by default in your BIOS dump, so it should flash without error, but we need to test first to be sure.
Once we get this unlocked, I can send you unlocked BIOS, first with just ME re-flash enabled, so you can maybe fix ME FW (if not, programmer will be required unless you want to do pinmod - which is shorting pins on board while powering it on)
I confirmed you have same BIOS as that other one we've been discussing

Please run MEInfoWin from the MEInfo folder >> MEINfoWin.exe -verbose
Show me entire output, if it gives you anything other than error.

@Lost_N_BIOS Thanks for the links, I'm going to study that when my tools arrived.

Here's the output i got from FPTw64.exe -bios -f biosreg.bin


here's the output i got from MEINFOWin64.exe -verbose
https://pastebin.com/WXaddsNF

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Once we get this unlocked, I can send you unlocked BIOS, first with just ME re-flash enabled, so you can maybe fix ME FW (if not, programmer will be required unless you want to do pinmod - which is shorting pins on board while powering it on)
I confirmed you have same BIOS as that other one we've been discussing

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Nice looks like there's still some hope left for my bios before i proceed with programmer well anyway, I'm still going to try programmer since u got me intrigued with it ... i love messing with my system as long there's a way to recover it when i messed up.

@nichigo13 - Good there was no error to write BIOS region with FPT, less hassle for you to deal with!

Yes, maybe we can fix without programmer, but it may give you some pain (may require several flashes and some dancing until we can make it happen )
Please test these BIOS in order, with reboot after each flash then enter BIOS and load optimal defaults (restore defaults), make any other changes you need, then boot to windows and try to flash ME FW region via this command with the included ME.bin >> FPTw.exe -me -f me.bin
If you can't flash ME via FPT with BIOS #1, repeat flash/reboot, load optimal, etc with BIOS #2, and so on

1. BCP
2. SetOnly
3. BCPSet
4. NVO
5. BCPNV
6. SetNV
7. BCPSetNV

http://s000.tinyupload.com/index.php?fil...141803188511676

@Lost_N_BIOS tried all of them.. still can't write to ME region with fpt
https://imgur.com/a/rznGgsw

Then we wait on programmer

@nichigo13: Have you tried using FWUpdate for ME update?

@Lost_N_BIOS sorry for ghosting on this thread sir. Actually, I just landed my first ever job last month and lost all my time to do these stuffs . Now, I already have a usb programmer. but I'm stucked since i can't figure out where my bios chip is located. here is the pictures of my mobo https://imgur.com/a/Sw7jXt8. after finding out the bios chip, all i need is to flash the me.bin using CH341A Programmer software right? again i'm very sorry this took so long.

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yes sir. but sadly intel fwupdate tool can't even detect my me firmware ver. so i can't update it

Hi there! I am currently trying to dig into a BIOS from a Chinese X99 motherboard.

Using the AMIBCP 5.02.0031 tool I can see that there are Memory Timings and overclocking options, but those options are not available from the BIOS UI.
Since I have never modded a BIOS on my own, and I don't yet have a BIOS programmator, I don't dare to do any changes on my own.

I would like to enable these options. Could anyone help me with that?

BIOS backup: http://www.miyconst.com/UploadedFiles/x99/x99-bios.zip
CPU Overclocking Feature: http://www.miyconst.com/UploadedFiles/x9...verclocking.png
RAM Timings Feature: http://www.miyconst.com/UploadedFiles/x99/memory-timings.png

The BIOS backup was taken with Intel ME System Tools v9.1 r7.

@nichigo13 - sorry for my delay this time! You are looking for a 8 leg chip, not six. Look under WiFi card and remove memory and look under there too.
It may be this one, but I can't tell from your images


@Miyconst - Please link me to this stock BIOS too if you can, and tell me what is the brand (I maybe already unlocked it)
Also, please do this with FPT >> FPTw.exe -bios -d biosreg.bin and send me that file. As soon as you make that dump, try to write it back and if you get error show me image >> FPTw.exe -bios -f biosreg.bin
^^ This is to test, if we need to unlock anything before you can flash back mod BIOS ^^

But, since IntelRCSetup is outside of main setup, mod BIOS may not be possible, I've been working on this same/similar thing for several boards for a week now
Your only option may be to make changes you want in AMIBCP, then reflash the BIOS.

@Lost_N_BIOS Ah i see, it's a 8 leg chip not 6 that's why i can't find it god. I will give this a try again this weekend and get back to you asap. Btw, Thanks for the reply sir! Been waiting for this.

@Lost_N_BIOS thank you for the fast response!

I assume that `FPTw.exe` was a typo, and it supposed to be `fpt.exe`, if no, then shame on me :D.

Here are the results:

- Unloaded BIOS: http://www.miyconst.com/UploadedFiles/x9...aid/biosreg.zip
- Unload screenshot: http://www.miyconst.com/UploadedFiles/x9...unload-bios.jpg
- Reload first attempt screenshot: http://www.miyconst.com/UploadedFiles/x9...oad-bios-00.jpg
- Reload second attempt screenshot: http://www.miyconst.com/UploadedFiles/x9...oad-bios-01.jpg
- CPU-Z Motherboard screenshot: http://www.miyconst.com/UploadedFiles/x9...z-mainboard.jpg
- Photo of the motherboard: http://www.miyconst.com/UploadedFiles/x99/win-raid/photo.jpg

Unfortunately, after this operations, the motherboard does not start any more.
Seems like I would have to buy a programmator to revive it.
Do you know which of the motherboard chips is the BIOS chip?

@nichigo13 - Yes, let me know once you find out more info. So sorry for the delay, I'm always behind here, and then stuff gets buried and lost

@Miyconst - You're welcome!

No, I meant FPTw (ie windows version, as I stated), if you used DOS version then that's OK too (And I see you did)
I can't see all the image of your first "reload", need to see command you entered and the full write, otherwise no point in showing me image.
In this image, there should not have been any write, should have been data identical, unless maybe you rebooted or something between the dump and the write attempt (it should have looked like your "Second Attempt")
Looks like you could have wrote something wrong in "First attempt" and I can't see command given or what happened, so can only guess

Second command is definitely wrong, so the brick happened there for sure. Anyway, second attempt? Why is there a second anything, and why is it an "Attempt"?
In this image, the BIOS bricked because you wrote BIOS region file (8MB) as Full BIOS (16MB), so now your chip contains two 8MB BIOS regions and no first half of the BIOS.
This happened because the -bios switch was left out of the command and you used BIOS region file as source file instead of full BIOS as your command indicated. Nothing you can do now except get a flash programmer and program back in your original full dumped BIOS

Is it Jshinga board? If yes, what model?

I can't see BIOS chip in that image, maybe it's under SB Heatsink, or covered by CPU heatsink/fan? Or, maybe it's the one up by top right of memory slot? Could also be on back of board, you'll have to show me better images, of the board without anything on it (and remove SB heatsink too).
Please put those images in a max compressed archive, thanks. Ohh, wait!! Maybe I see it, what is the chip ID of the chip directly below the debug LED?
If this is the BIOS, you need flash programmer like CH341A + SOIC8 test clip with cable

@Lost_N_BIOS thanks again for the detailed explanation and shame on me 😁.

The motherboard does not specify it's model, that's why I can't provide it.
I will make better pictures later tonight.

The good news are:

- It seems to be possible to flush BIOS with fpt tool.
- I have successfully briked a motherboard for the first time, of course.
- The chip under the debug LED is the BIOS, or at least I believe so. Its part number is Winbond 250128JVSQ 185, and Google says that it's a 128M-bit flash.
- My CH341A programmator is already on it's way.

Did the biosreg.bin dump provide any lights on how to unlock the missing BIOS menu items?

@Miyconst - It's OK, it happens, but not too often. FPT is always risky, so you have to be careful and exact.

Yes, FD is unlocked, but for now we are still not sure if any BIOS/SMI locks, but maybe from your "First Attempt" we know none is in place (can't be sure though, since I can't see the command you used there)

Yes, W25Q128JV would be the correct ID for that chip, for flashing with programmer you need to use this tool for that chip >> https://github.com/nofeletru/UsbAsp-flash/releases/

I didn't check about unlocking BIOS menu yet, I was waiting to see if we needed to unlock BIOS/SMI lock first. Ohh, no, I can't do the IntelRCSetup unlock yet, still waiting on someone to get back to me with results from test edit I sent them (originally planned method to do that wasn't working out, but I may have found solution)
So, that's still unknown for right now, possibly not. However, you can make any changes you want there with AMIBCP and flash it in.

Anything hidden in the "Setup" section I can unlock for you no problem