Mine worked - for a while until I bent a few pins.

I unplugged EVERYTHING from the motherboard before connecting the clip over the bios chip.

Maybe it’s a degree of luck.

Hi guys, Noobie here first time attempting bios flashing hoping someone could give me some pointers, I had the same problem on my Z200 turning off in 30min and bios splash showing in "manufacturing mode"

I followed the steps in posts #74&75 as below

1.log into bios and recorded Mac Addresss, UUID and Chassis serial number.
2. removed motherboard from case and remove battery
3. removed bios chip from motherboard
3. use CH431A programmer to read chip contents and made backup
4. Edit Plutomaniac bios 7H3_0122.bin - put the my original MAC address at 1000h using a HEX editor
5.erase chip , then write edited Plutomaniac bios 7H3_0122.bin to chip and verify
6. resolder chip to board and assemble
7. boot then F10 and enter my UUID and Chassis serial number save.

Result: computer now stays on :)

but Bios splash still shows in "manufacturing mode" what am I missing?

I have same problem, with the same pc Z200 not SFF but MidTower

1. I don't have any SPI Programmer, should I get one?
2. I have recorded UUID, MacAddress, as well as Serial Code of PC, how to insert this to Plutomaniac's BIOS?
3. I cannot make full dump SPI/Bios file since the It has error 280 failed as BIOS has write protected?


Please help...

@z4n3tti for option 3 go to this post : [GUIDE] Grub Fix Intel FPT Error 280 or 368 - BIOS Lock Asus/Other Mod BIOS Flash

Hope will helped.