@chadalu - No, I have to make you BIOS, the "original.bin" dump I am asking about is only a partial BIOS dump. What about Ethernet, do you need to know your MAC ID?
Do you need Chipset too, or just Overclock Performance Menu + Hidden advanced? If you need chipset too, I think I will just replace something inside hidden advanced for you, with the Overclock Performance menu

Yeah , that is what im talking about, with the BIOS that you gona make to me, can i just flash it on a W25Q128FV or a mx25l12873f , there is no compatibility problems??, or do you need to change something on BIOS file to make compatible with mx25l12873f or W25Q128FV ?

I dont think i ill need to know my MAC ID
If its possible, chipset menu would be great, I want to know what happens with my NVME, tried update drivers and eveything else at windows level,and can get only half speed on R/W (not a NVME problem, tried on other machine)

Yes, you will be able to program it to either chip, then you will be back at square one before the unlock/bad flash. I will change the chip compatibility list, adding support for the W25Q128FV, it's not a problem/easy to do while I update/clean your ME FW during the rebuild
About MAC, yes, I was not sure what you meant, since you mentioned that in last post. I can find it for you if needed, but for now all will be back to original state once I make the BIOS, except for the flash chip ID changes and the clean/Updated ME FW>
Sorry I can't do this right now, no time, but I will do first thing tonight when I get back in here, in about 5 hours from now.

OK, once up and running I will get you hidden advanced with Overclock performance inside there, and chipset too. If I have time tonight, I may just redo all this into the file I send you.
NVME may be you need to do proper clean install, or DMI link speed may need changed, I will look at that while I rebuild the BIOS.

No need to rush!
Tomorrow i ill have to travel, and should be back late , i ill not make in time to get the workshop open to resolder the bios on my notebook


A clean install? windows you mean? i've bought 6 months ago, already did a lot of cleans installs.
and it was one of the main reasons that i tried a bios mod.

Yes, I meant windows install, that may be the issue with your NVME. Did you clean install it initially? If yes, was it correct speeds then?
You can always do in-place repair/upgrade installs, this will be clean enough for these purposes and leave all your programs installed and files there too.

Did you ever check NVME lane width and speed with CrystalDiskInfo during your troubleshooting? Maybe it's not at correct lane width (ie 2 instead of 4), or maybe only at PCIE 2.0 speed instead of 3.0?
Maybe it's not possible to use PCIE 3.0 speed on this slot? Also, did you confirm the partition is aligned with AS SSD (download = tiny box at very bottom of page)?
We'll have to look at all this once you're up and running again


I checked DMI width and it's set correctly in ME FW to x4 (3.0), however BIOS is set to Auto, which could possibly go Gen1, 2, or 3 and if it's not going to 3 then that could cause this.
We'll test later, once you're on unlocked menu you can directly set Gen3 instead of Auto, see if that fixes it.

Even on clean install , disk full or empty, speed is aways the same
And i tested the NVMe on my desktop and worked like a charm, full speed

Here is the benchmark of the NVMe, on my notebook ,
https://imgur.com/srO4oaZ

I tried all the steps fernando told me to on this topic , but no sucess.
ADATA XPG SX6000 NVMe SSD Not Reaching Full Speed

@chadalu - Thanks for the info. I guess we'll have to check things out more once you're up and running again.
I see samsung driver mentioned, don't use that, even with Samsung drive it's generally slower than the MS default one.

Here is BIOS to program back to your chip, hopefully that SOIC8 W25Q128FV chip http://s000.tinyupload.com/index.php?fil...460259147095152
This is only your original before issue BIOS region dump rebuilt into new full BIOS, plus I cleaned and updated ME FW to latest version, and added the W25Q128 compatibility to the FD/ME.
This does not have any edits/unlocks, I ran out of time today to get into that, but wanted to get this to you in case you ended up wanting to go over to that guys shop today and get this system running again.
If not, wait until your W25Q128 chip arrives, and tonight I'll get you unlocked BIOS done instead of this one, then you can just program that in and have it all done at once.

I tried the MS default drivers, the results are the same, my hope was samsung drivers would do some magic!

I will wait until tomorrow, i cant get the guy shop open today.
I just got the W25Q128 chip, Tomorrow morning i ill flash it

Thank you again!

@chadalu - You're welcome! OK, when you get back up and running, use MS default drivers, but yeah lets check that other stuff I mentioned first.
Great, now he can just solder on the W25Q128 for you Hopefully he sticks it on there correctly
Pin one need to be same/same, it's the pin with dot in corner on the WSON, your W25Q128 may have circle divot instead of white dot


I will try to get BIOS unlock with swap in of Overclock Performance Menu into hidden advanced done tonight, but that swap takes a while for me to do usually, vs few minutes to do normal unlock

Hi , Lost_N_BIOS

Almost worked, the pc now boots , it responds to power button, monitor turns on, and there is the splash screen of asus, but after that, it get stuck again , and i cant enter bios config.
But its better than before , but not working yet lol

https://i.imgur.com/JznaqnR.jpg

I used the original eprom chip , not the winbond ( that @#!%¨@!¨& said "lets use the original first, if didnt work i ill try with the one you bought)
there is anything i can try, before soldering the other chip?

Which is the best program to use on W25Q128FV ?

I read somewhere that holding ctrl + home with the right bios name on a pendrive would works , but no sucess for me yet

@chadalu - This *^@)_$&*@ guy!!! Did he program it with the software and version I mentioned CH341A v1.31(1.4) (CH341AFree)?
If yes, did he choose type 25, size 16MB, then erase first, then blank check, then open BIOS file then write, then verify? << If he did not do this, that may be part of the issue, it should be working if he did all this with correct software.

If it continues to fail, try one of these instead, since most results with this chip ID I've seen from users, or my own testing, were NOT in the WSON package >> ASProgrammer 1.4 or 1.41, or CH341A v1.1.1.32 (May detect chip as MX25L12805, it's OK, move forward)
I tested this chip myself with but in DIP8 package, with CH341A v1.31(1.4) (CH341AFree, and with ASProgrammer 1.40 or 1.41, images shown of all processes OK for both at thread below
[GUIDE] The Beginners Guide to Using a CH341A SPI Programmer/Flasher (With Pictures!) (2)

To write to W25Q128FV use Colibri (included below) or ASProgrammer 1.41, both included below. I think colibri has been confirmed working the most
http://s000.tinyupload.com/index.php?fil...213094641136166

If nothing is working, get that SOIC8 chip on there, then we can fix it while you are at home. I will make you near 100% stock BIOS to get you going, then we'll sort out the rest with software flashing.
It's possible there is a ME FW issue causing the result you see now, if it was messed up in the dump you sent me, and then carried over into the clean Updated ME I put in.
We'll have to try some other known working ME Dump from this same model to sort that out as a possible cause too, if this continues to happen.

Here, use this BIOS no matter what you do moving forward, I forgot to unlock the FD in the previous BIOS I sent you, this only helps with later software flashing of certain regions, nothing to do about fixing things.
https://ufile.io/g941r2ho

I used my old notebook to flash de eprom, i take it there and did as you said using the CH341A v1.31(1.4) (CH341AFree).

0- Selected chip size
1- Read eprom
2- Erase
3- verify
4- flash
5- verify after flash and got a mensage saing SAME CHUNK,( or something like that after flash)

Tomorrow i will get the soic8 on the board and it ill be easier to work this thing out!

Select chip type is missing from your above list, did you choose 25? It should say "chipand buffer same" as shown in my testing image linked above
Also, read eeprom is not a step we do here Here is step by step you should do for write to chip >>

1. Select 25 and chip size, and or you can try detect
2. Erase chip
3. Blank check
4. Open BIOS file you want to write
5. Write
6. Verify

Yes, once you get the SOIC8 chip on there, we'll sort it out

Yeah, that what i did,
Sorry i forget to write that i opened the bios file
just after number 1


1 - 25 was selected already when i open the program so i just have to select the chip size!
1,5 - open the bios file you sent to me

and that is the message "chipand buffer same" ( I knew there is the SAME word on it!!!)


I just programmed a SOIC8, here is the log of colibri, I should be back in 2 or 3 hours with the results

Zitat

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ChipList.dat version: 13/11/2018.152
CH341 programmer detected,
I2C bus frequency 400KHz
I2C Slave Address = 0xA0

Selected device: W25Q128FV,Capacity: 16Mx8
Manufacturer: Winbond
Selected device: W25Q128FV,Capacity: 16Mx8
Manufacturer: Winbond
Erasing...
(Press Esc to cancel the operation)
Erasing completed.

Checking for blank...
(Press Esc to cancel the operation)
Blank check completed,
checking time 127,2 sec.

Loaded file teste2.bin 16777216 bytes

Writing...
(Press Esc to cancel operation)
Writing completed,
Writing time 177,4 sec.

Comparing...
(Press Esc to cancel operation)
Comparing completed,
compare time 128,4 sec.
Differences 0

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We needed to bend the chip legs so it can fit on wson solder pads

With the last flash i did above, not a single signal of life, not leds, monitor or anything turning on
when i press power button nothing happens, nothing at all

the solder looks fine on chip i ill atach some pics

https://imgur.com/a/pwDAGT3

Since the legs are bended, it is hard as hell ataching clip to it, im cutting some plastic of the clip and tryng to read the chip

Update -

1- i think the solder went bad at some point, i reassembled the notebook 2 times , just to be sure that everything is connected, looks like there is no eprom chip at all, even the charging led wont go on.

2- man, i almost eat the chip with the clip, and cant make it detect it,it looks perfect conected all 8 legs, but it just wont find anything

3- Now , i have to wait until monday to solder other chip (for my luck i bought a pack of 5) if i cant make it work again, i ill go back to the good and old wson boy

4- there is any other possibility of dump that i can use? if i cant make work with that one you sent to me yesterday, Would be nice to had other desesperated options (plan B) ready.

5- i became friend of the guy who is make this soldering, he is not being a bitch anymore