It's OK, you'll get it figured out. Toughest thing is getting the clip perfect. Make sure items are close together, so cable is not stretched out. Then it may take 10+ tries to get clip perfect and get a good connected.
Some systems need power cable and main battery attached, some need them removed, some need only one or the other. I suggest you try with nothing first, then if no luck after a while, add main battery, then if no luck still, add PSU cable too.

I assume this happened because you left out -bios flash while using FPT, this would then take the BIOS region and start writing it at the first unlocked region instead of at the BIOS region start.
But, not sure, since FD should be locked and not let you write to FD or ME, so not sure what happened. I'll be able to tell once you can dump chip and I can look at current BIOS contents.

Yes, if you could downgrade from A12 before to A10, then you will be able to later as well.

Yes, I see 25Q54 too, but this is just misprint, it's 25Q64 chip >> 64 refers to size 64Megabit = 8MB and 54 is not a chip size or thing, so just misprint during production

Ok...tomorrow i Will do my best... however i have seen this guide too : [Guide] Using CH341A-based programmer to flash SPI EEPROM

I can use a programmer software on linux i think...I'll try both methods and send you the backup..
I have buy a 1.8 v adapter but I don't know if it is needed ...
anyway I connect the programmer to the usb ... put the clip on the chip ... and do the backup right? do not I have to put other adapters?

Yes, but that version 1.29 may not read or write properly to your chip, I have not tested it in windows or Linux for this chip.
I can test 1.29 and this chip in windows if you want, but that wouldn't help anything about you doing it in Linux because that's a different software altogether (and you can just use flashrom in linux anyway).
Often read is OK, not always, but more importantly write fails with this chip and various versions (and actual ID too). That is why I gave you specific version and not-exact ID to use, because I know for sure this works for read and write.
You do not need 1.8V adapter for this chip, it's 3V chip.

You connect cable to programmer, clip on chip, then do the read >> verify >> save
I linked you to the other guide because it has a lot of images, so you can be sure to connect everything the correct way

* Edit - Here is other guides too, if you just want to read more info/guides First one is Linux based
[GUIDE] The Beginners Guide to Using a CH341A SPI Programmer/Flasher (With Pictures!)
https://www.techinferno.com/index.php?/f...grammer-ch341a/
https://weborus.com/guide-flash-bios-spi...ini-programmer/

Ok thanks.. i Hope tommorow is a nice and lucky day!!

Zitat von Lost_N_BIOS im Beitrag #18

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Yes, but that version 1.29 may not read or write properly to your chip, I have not tested it in windows or Linux for this chip.
I can test 1.29 and this chip in windows if you want, but that wouldn't help anything about you doing it in Linux because that's a different software altogether (and you can just use flashrom in linux anyway).
Often read is OK, not always, but more importantly write fails with this chip and various versions (and actual ID too). That is why I gave you specific version and not-exact ID to use, because I know for sure this works for read and write.
You do not need 1.8V adapter for this chip, it's 3V chip.

You connect cable to programmer, clip on chip, then do the read >> verify >> save
I linked you to the other guide because it has a lot of images, so you can be sure to connect everything the correct way

* Edit - Here is other guides too, if you just want to read more info/guides First one is Linux based
[GUIDE] The Beginners Guide to Using a CH341A SPI Programmer/Flasher (With Pictures!)
https://www.techinferno.com/index.php?/f...grammer-ch341a/
https://weborus.com/guide-flash-bios-spi...ini-programmer/

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You can leave CMOS in place
Is BIOS attached at #1, before anything messed up? Wait a minute! This system is booting fine now, or no? If yes, why did you mention all that in PM?
Ohh! Sorry, I see now, bricked at post #11 and have not got it running again yet. Sorry for my confusion!

I can make you full BIOS to program in with programmer, using current dumped full BIOS FD/ME FW + file attached at #1 (BIOS region), is that what you want??

* Edit - @Colder1989 - here is current dumped FD (unlocked now) / ME + BIOS region from #1 compiled into full BIOS.
Once back up and running, then later we can do any other changes you wanted, such as settings changes or menu unlocks etc (when I have more time than now)
http://s000.tinyupload.com/index.php?fil...424624698452817

yes with all the bios unlocked so i can activate the wake on lan or ac and other things ... I put the dump made with FPT before the BIOS broke in #10 post ... instead the backup I sent you in the #20 post is the one done with the ch341 ... I have A12 bios update with last ME Firmware update...as written above

Edit: The bios post in #1 it is without the ME FW UPDATE that you made me do afterwards..Can i flash even without the ME update??

Update: i have done the flash...you are awesome!! I'm waiting for next!!!Little scarpe when at the First boot i listen 5 beeps...i press FN and Power and restart go fine...i think it's a alert for reset clock of BIOS...

@Colder1989 - ME FW will remain updated, I used your flash programmer dump for FD/ME, only put BIOS region from post #1
Yes, that may be for BIOS or CMOS reset, those warning beeps. Load optimized defaults, save/apply, reboot back to BIOS and set date/time and whatever else you need.
Sounds like your back in business now, great

Then, do you want to stay on that BIOS (A12), or do you want to downgrade to A10 before I do the menu unlocks?
If you want to downgrade to A10, do that, and then do FPT spoiler steps #1-2 below and tell me what error you get at #2 - and also show me image of this >> FPTw.exe -i
We'll try this way first, so you don't have to use flash programmer. You may get error, and we'll have to do more exact extract/replace, or we may have to disable some locks first.
But, if you'd rather just do it via programmer to get it all over with, let me know and if staying on A12 and I can unlock the BIOS I just sent you, or if going to A10 do that and then dump again and send to me.

@Lost_N_BIOS thanks again really !! It's okay to stay with A12 so nothing changes with A10.
doing the test with fpt gives me these errors:




I had to change the bios settings because they were a little different from how I had set it up .. for safety I'll send you the backup now

@Colder1989 - I need to know what error you get at step #2 of the spoiler. Thanks for image above
And you're welcome, I enjoy this kind of thing, so it's always my pleasure to help!

Ohh, and yes, anything mentioned in the spoiler, that you had to change, leave it like that until we are done, then you can put back however you want
Those settings mentioned in spoiler can cause issues when flashing in mod BIOS, that's why it's all mentioned to disable etc.

@Lost_N_BIOS ok i change to default settings..
I have done the step 2 and the result Is the same:

@Colder1989 - Defaults may or may not be correct, you need to set things how I mentioned in spoiler, rest does not matter.
I cannot see what CMD you entered in image above, cropped too much. Result is same does not make sense or apply here (ie "Same" as what?), so not sure what you mean
Please show me uncropped image of you doing step #2, thanks

@Colder1989 - Edit -
Also, I need file from #1, that is created immediately BEFORE You do #2? If you do not have, make one now, then do #2 and send me file from current #1 that you make right before #2
And since you're making BIOS setting changes >> You need to make new #1 file, after you set BIOS settings all correctly, then send me this and do #2
If you already flashed in some older biosreg.bin from before you made BIOS changes, then you need to redo those BIOS changes, and make new biosreg.bin dump once you are done (Otherwise you flash back in old BIOS settings at step #2)

@Lost_N_BIOS Sorry for my mistake...i have done a new bump and verify It...i Hope it's ok now.. :-)

Thanks again for your patience!

just one thing ... from the BIOS I noticed that even if I did not connect the graphics amplifier the screen to change the overclock settings is unlocked ... before it was unlocked only if I connected the amplifier ... I don't think there are problems? indeed maybe I can keep the overclock even without the amplifier ... do you know anything about it?

Thanks, looks good, we should be able to flash in mod BIOS without you having to do anything else now.
Sometimes you need to disable some things via other edits, this is why I kept needing you to do step #2 to confirm it was flashing OK

Sorry, I can't comment on this graphics amplifier stuff, I know nothing about that or what it is.
If there is some setting related to it that you want disabled, you can just disable that, no matter what the default is.
If you wanted the setting hidden by default, then I can hide it for you if you want, but that kinda defeats the purpose of unlocking the BIOS menu

OK, I will unlock the BIOS menu for you now, give me a bit

Really Thanks...now i'm going to work and i can try in a couple of hours..for flash i Need to do in DOS Mode? I really scare of It now :-D