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tim23x
Posted - 02/15/2009 : 06:58:07 Hello,
Sorry for the basic question, I've managed to wipe the AMI BIOS of my Asrock P45R2000-wifi and would like to reflash it. I have a PIC programmer (PICSTART Plus, from Microchip), the BIOS chip is a Winbond 25X80VAIZ. Can I use this kit to do it and is there a FAQ on how to burn a BIOS chip anywhere? I don't know if I have to make any mods to the BIOS file which I've downloaded from the Asrock website, also I'm not sure if I start writing from memory loc 0 or have to start elsewhere. Is there a protected area? Can I just use the Microchip software to burn the chip?
Thanks in advance for your help.
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ZLM
Posted - 02/15/2009 : 16:30:10 The PICStart Plus only supports PIC chips, not the BIOS chips.
If your chip is soldered on the PCB and it has a SPI header, then you can use a jump wire to program the chip. It your mother board does not have a SPI header, then you may need to take off the chip and program it on the programmer ZIF socket directly.