No adapter needed for that Gigadevice chip.

Yes, maybe, if you flash correct EC FW to EC chip, then system will start possibly
But not 100% sure because I assume BIOS needs to match EC and you have not updated BIOS to that new version (only EC), so BIOS would still be older version and you'd need old matching EC FW to go with that BIOS, unless you also update the BIOS. You may be able to update BIOS though, once you get proper EC FW in there

I don't know what 2574033E is, you'd have to have 1.8v adapter and dump it then we could possibly find out.

I am looking at BIOS with hex editor and UEFITool 51

Other # on chips are usually batch info, manufacturer dates etc.
Sometimes it may tell some specifics about the chips functions, depends on chip

The BIOS.ALL file I flashed to chip #1 is from the same download portal as the EC FW I downloaded. Pretty sure they’re both compatible as they’re the latest version. Surely this means I already updated my BIOS through the CH341A SPI Programmer?

However, you did say that the order might matter and I believe EC FW should be done first. I can always re-flash the same BIOS.ALL back after flashing the EC FW.

I’ll make sure to get a dump of that chip and run it by you before writing to it though. :)

Yes, if you think you;ve got both updated to what's on the site then that's a match and should be booting. order does not matter here since you are using programmer
Dump the EC FW chip so we can confirm what's in there.

Hello all,

I have a fried asrock X370 killer SLI , i have followed guide to flash the bios from asrock (5.10) but unsuccessful with both linux and windows (xp,10)

my question is
1. i need to extract the bios from a capsule or something like that?

Bios (Macronix MX25U12835F 1.8V)

(ASROCK X370 KILLER SLI)

Best Regards
@Lost_N_BIOS

@u535 - Use ASProgrammer 1.41 and MX25U12835F ID - https://github.com/nofeletru/UsbAsp-flash/releases/
BIOS is not in capsule, it's just bin/rom file. Program in 3.10 ROM and then update using Instant Flash according to the directions on the BIOS download page per CPU and or which BIOS need to be flashed first, before other later BIOS can be flashed in.

You do have to have 1.8V adapter, in case you did not know

Hello again.

I realise it’s now been over two weeks, but I’ve finally got my laptop back to do some more testing. I just booted up Ubuntu Linux and dumped chip 2 (refer to previous labelled image).

I’ve uploaded the file here: https://ufile.io/3xej0crm


I also received this message when creating the backup:

“ Using clock_gettime for delay loops (clk_id: 1, resolution: 1ns).
Found GigaDevice flash chip "GD25Q10" (128 kB, SPI) on ch341a_spi.
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This flash part has status UNTESTED for operations: PROBE READ ERASE WRITE
The test status of this chip may have been updated in the latest development
version of flashrom. If you are running the latest development version,
please email a report to flashrom@flashrom.org if any of the above operations
work correctly for you with this flash chip. Please include the flashrom log
file for all operations you tested (see the man page for details), and mention
which mainboard or programmer you tested in the subject line.
Thanks for your help!
Reading flash... done.”

@TheCM - this is 2114A FW, so does not look like EC FW, contents do not look similar nor does naming scheme match. So this is some other items FW chip, or wrong contents flashed into chip etc.
Any other chips on the board? We really need someone else to dump that same chip, so we can see if contents similar, or if it really should be EC FW in there.

Well, I’ll have to wait for the adapter to arrive before testing the other two chips.

@TheCM - Great, so there is other chips!! I was worried there for a minute

Yes, we’ve discussed the number of chips already?

Zitat

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25D10BT may be the EC FW chip, especially since EC FW file is 128KB too.

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You were suggesting I dump this chip.


I refer you back to these images. The other two chips require the 1.8v adapter, so once I get that, I can provide a dump of both.

@TheCM - Yes, but I forgot Maybe 25D10BT is correct, but dump is corrupt due to how you dumped? Please dump it how I mentioned on post #177 so we can compare, try all 4 methods mentioned and send me the four new dumps
I guess though, it doesn't look corrupted, I can read it, but maybe some of it should not look like EC FW and that part is OK, but the EC part is corrupted. Hard to know for sure, best we do other dump methods to compare that way we are sure.

MX25U4033E is the only other one that looks like it would be FW, but 4MB is way to large for EC FW chip, so I doubt that is what is on there, but I guess we shall see once your adapter arrives.
What makes you think you need 1.8v adapter to dump 3940S-A chip? That doesn't even look like a chip that would hold contents, but hard to know without dumping it.

@Lost_N_BIOS

I downloaded the archive and there’s all these. How do I use them? I’m trying to run them in Linux, but the Driver one failed.

Are there instructions for how to use them? Starting from the beginning (just downloaded them).

Zitat

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Ch341a AsProgrammer_1.4.1
CH341A flashrom_windows Run From CMD
CH341A Programmer 1.18
CH341A programm v1.29
CH341A programm v1.30
CH341A programm v1.34
CH341A v1.31(1.4) (CH341AFree)
CH341 Programmer v1.1.32
Colibri_program 1.0.1.61-CH341A
Driver-Install-First-Always
Random-Odd Chip-Programmer info.txt

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And quoting you on #177:

Zitat

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5D10BT << This is Gigadevice 25D10BT (128KB) Probably EC FW chip, dump this and send to me so I can see what is on there. Use all of these, and send me dump from each so we can compare, or you can compare, if all same, just send me one
CH341A v1.31(1.4) (CH341AFree) + ASProgrammer 1.41 + CH341 Programmer v1.1.1.32 + Colibri + 1.34 and GD2510 ID
When possible, use correct 128KB size, and GD25D10 ID (may have to use GD25Q10 in some programs)

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So I just need to use these five programs. I’ve put the ones I think you mean in bold. The question is - how?


And you mentioned before that the other two chips needed the 1.8v adapter. When I connect the SOIC8 clip to 3940S-A 745GB the fan starts spinning, but nothing lights up like with the two chips I dumped. It also can’t find it when using the terminal.

MXIC 25U4033E M1I-12G doesn’t do anything when connected, however it did find it when using the terminal - no adapter needed. I wasn’t expecting this, so here’s the dump file: https://ufile.io/ipo0ts68 (524.3kB)

I’ve been using this command from page #1:

Zitat

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sudo flashrom —programmer ch341a_spi -r <name>.bin

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The 1.8v adapter I ordered arrived today - although I’m having trouble getting it to work. I’m pretty sure I have it set up properly, with the SOIC8 clip pins lined up the same way as they were in the ch341a programmer and the adapter in the correct slot and oriented the way written on it.



I can’t get any successful reads with it. I did try moving the SOIC8 clip pins to the other half of the adapter in the light blue part (the opposite position to that in the image) and did get one read which displayed this in the terminal:

Zitat

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flashrom v1.2 on Linux 5.4.0-33-generic (x86_64)
flashrom is free software, get the source code at https://flashrom.org

Using clock_gettime for delay loops (clk_id: 1, resolution: 1ns).
Found Generic flash chip "unknown SPI chip (RDID)" (0 kB, SPI) on ch341a_spi.
===
This flash part has status NOT WORKING for operations: PROBE READ ERASE WRITE
The test status of this chip may have been updated in the latest development
version of flashrom. If you are running the latest development version,
please email a report to flashrom@flashrom.org if any of the above operations
work correctly for you with this flash chip. Please include the flashrom log
file for all operations you tested (see the man page for details), and mention
which mainboard or programmer you tested in the subject line.
Thanks for your help!
Read is not working on this chip. Aborting.

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This might just be because it was in the wrong slot? I’m not sure. Is that even possible? This is for the chip labelled 3940S-A 745GB.

Also, according to this page, that chip might be a linear fan driver, so not what we’re looking for. In fact, as I mentioned before, when I connect the programmer to it (without the adapter), the fan spins. This seems like it’s a mystery solved!

So since I’ve gotten a read from every chip (except this fan driver), I don’t think I even needed the 1.8v adapter unless it helps with writing to the chip (with reading being possible without). Maybe OP was right about it only being for AMD boards as suspected.


Also, I’m still unsure on how to use the other programs as explained above. I’ve been holding off on writing to any chips until I get the okay from you. Hoping you’ll get back to me soon.

@TheCM - These are windows tools. So many is included in package because some chip ID's need certain software or versions etc.
General guide for the basic CH341A software is here - [GUIDE] Flash BIOS with CH341A programmer

Run from windows, and yes, what you put in bold is what I meant, for whatever chip ID I was talking about right then only.

As I mentioned, I don't think all these are chips you can read, so not sure why you thought 1.8V applied to all. I think 3940S-A 745GB is a fan driver chip, as you mentioned.

Nothing is AMD board specific

MX25U4033E is 1.8V chip, adapter required to dump and or write to this chip.
Looks like you may have the clip in wrong place in the adapter itself, needs to go into slot back by lever,

The adapter is labelled telling you which is pin 1 and such. It has an arrow also. It seemed to imply that it goes the way I have it in the image. However, as I mentioned, I only got a read on 3940S-A 745GB when I put the SOIC8 clip into the pins nearest to the adapter like you just mentioned, so you might be right. This fashion seems to be the opposite of the clip+programmer on its own, as the pins closest to the lever are labelled as EEPROM on the programmer and unlabelled on the adapter.



I think the point was that if you have an AMD board, you’re likely to need the adapter, otherwise it’s unlikely.

Zitat

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MX25U4033E is 1.8V chip, adapter required to dump and or write to this chip.

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This is incorrect as I already provided a dump for this chip without the adapter. I also cannot get a read on the chip with one. I don’t think you’ve checked this file yet.

Zitat

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MXIC 25U4033E M1I-12G doesn’t do anything when connected, however it did find it when using the terminal - no adapter needed. I wasn’t expecting this, so here’s the dump file: https://ufile.io/ipo0ts68 (524.3kB)

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So unless it only affects writing to the chip, I think the adapter isn’t needed.

How do I run the programs in Windows? Just click on them and literally run or do I do it from the command prompt?

Yes, I know, I have one. The label is for the pins underneath to go into the programmer, not for where you connect the cable into the adapter. If you look at bottom of PCB, you can see traces only come out from the other pins (the opposite of where you have cable)
AMD was mentioned because AMD is a pain for mod BIOS in some cases, and flashrom or programmer is only way. Intel can use many ways, including flashrom or programmer etc.

MX25U4033E is 1.8V chip, any dump you provided previously is likely to be corrupted (read and write will fail without adapter), as I mentioned to redump this once your adapter arrived.
You can look this chip up and check the PDF, it's 1.8v chip, first result in google.

To run programs in windows, first you install that one driver, then you run each programs exe like all other programs No command prompts here, all GUI