New to this thread: is it safe to use the black/gold programmer to flash the DIP8 socketed chip of an Asus Z170 Deluxe? As I understood, it's better to check the 3.3 and 5V values of the programmer, right?
Suggested software?

@gpvecchi

The black/gold by default comes working with 3V... rare cases u need to move the jumper as it comes.
Heres's a guide original from Lost: https://www.bios-mods.com/forum/Thread-G...341A-programmer

Here is the SPI of ur bios, but as always a careful visual inspection of the model and the correct ID for voltage specs/pdf:

Flash chips in VSCC table:
EF4018 (Winbond W25Q128)
C84018 (GigaDevice GD25x128)

Urs should be the Winbond: https://www.winbond.com/hq/product/code-...d=128Mb#Density

Ur task is much easier as this SPI can be removed and programmed directly in the programmer, u should be fine.
NO CAP files only Intel images extracted/moded.
As always dump/backup is a MUST before any actions (UUID, SN etc...)
CH341A Soft 1.29 up, if not mistaken.

And yes this the way to downgrade ur ME...hehehehe!!! Cheers.

Thanks, this is a macro of the SPI chip, can you please help me identifying it?
It's 128 Mb for sure.

Oh my god... this is not a task for us... its a task for users and their HW...
With the help of a magnifier, take a good look my friend, its engraved.
Look at the example picture... if u plz.

URGENT HELP, PLEASE!
I have this issue, reading the chip worked, then I erased the chip, blank check says it's ok, but reading it shows some addresses not to FF.
Writing jumps from 51% to 75%. Verify fails.
Any hint please?

Should we guess also witch software ur using... ur an old timer here, u know how it works.
There as bunch of available versions out there, even ASprogrammer, FlashROM, NEOprogammer...

[Guide] Using CH341A-based programmer to flash SPI EEPROM
[GUIDE] The Beginners Guide to Using a CH341A SPI Programmer/Flasher (With Pictures!)

Yup, thanks, solved. I had to use1.31 version, all the others versions didn't work.

New issue: my bios shows 0.0.0.0 as MEI firmware. I used the programmer to flash a completely stock bios (just added MAC, UDID and serial).

Corrupted ME FW engine image... did u followed Plutomaniac guide to clean it? Its the same procedure to a new (Downgrade) clean FW image in order to add it to the Intel Image in UEFItool.
FPT -greset if persists, u have to re-done it again.

EDIT: I see, u didnt use latest bios version CAP to downgrade its own ME FW image, u used an older bios version. In this case using SPI programmer, ull loose UUID, SN etc...unless u transfer data first (FD44).
USB BFB preserves the current data found in present bios system. So ur system now hangs but ME is OK now in bios?
2 weeks agro i programmed a R8Ranger... with older bios, no problems at all, dont remember if i used ASProgrammer... u have to try besides the CH341 1.31 or try 1.34/8.

I don't know what happens, I had to flash several times, even using USB flashback to make the system boot. The image is correct on the chip, but system hangs for some reason. If I'm not wrong, as I used a clean image file from the manufacturer, there should no need to copy settings or reset data, as configured from manufacturer and flashed directly on chip with a programmer (data area is clean).

I really can't understand what happens. Flashing a stock image gives ME 0.0.0.0.
Can you help me?

EDIT: used newest bios and added MAC, UDID and serial.

EDIT 2: the issue is not writing the image, as I managed to restore a working image with Initialized ME Region, and system is fine. So, the issue is with procedure.
I do the following: UEFITool, extract body from CAP file, FD44 to keep MAC, UDID, serial. From programmer, erase chip, write, verify.
But I have bootloop, or MEI 0.0.0.0. My idea is there is some data of MEI somewhere that aren't erased.

Extract the 3007 Intel image with NE51 if ur CPU is 7Th GEN or the 504 if 6Th GEN, use FD44, flash. If still failing, change to ASprogrammer.
After a successful boot, do a USB BFB to the next version, boot and go check all info on ME.
Broken SPI... not pointing for that.
This is not a so hard operation for all the issues that u have and usually its human error.
Nothing more to help u from this side, due to all tips and guidance already given.

EDIT: Bios 504 6th Gen / 3007 7Th GEN support on ur mboard. UEFItool NE A51... wots Intel Image.... wot r ur extracting to flash? I finished u with m8, sorry.

What is 3007 Intel image and NE51? 3007 bios? As I said chip is flashed correctly.

Hello, I bought the bios programmer for the qtj2 processor, the manufacturer told me that if it worked for my board, I installed all the Ch341a drivers but when I connect the clamp to the Bios it does not find the chip, I manually look for my bios chip and in the program not found, my board is an Asrockb365 pro4, chip w25128JVSQ Could you help me?

Indeed that ref. chip u wont.

Its the W25Q128JV in CH341A v1.38

Flash chips in VSCC table:
EF4017 (Winbond W25Q64)
EF4018 (Winbond W25Q128)
C22018 (Macronix MX25L128)