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by nicolae788
Fri Apr 17, 2015 9:19 pm
Forum: Other BIOS update issues.
Topic: Foxconn and ECS Bios files needed
Replies: 12
Views: 8717

Re: Foxconn and ECS Bios files needed

@edwin

Hi, have you found something, what do you think of my theory, is it correct or i am chasing ghosts...have you got time to look at the pictures to which i posted the links?

Alex.
by nicolae788
Thu Apr 16, 2015 1:09 pm
Forum: In-depth High-tech BIOS section
Topic: Bios chip compatibility for ASUS motherboard
Replies: 9
Views: 8209

Re: Bios chip compatibility for ASUS motherboard

Thank you for the tip. Will do it.
by nicolae788
Wed Apr 15, 2015 9:51 am
Forum: In-depth High-tech BIOS section
Topic: Bios chip compatibility for ASUS motherboard
Replies: 9
Views: 8209

Bios chip compatibility for ASUS motherboard

Hello, I have a Asus MB P5K31-VM/S which misses the BIOS chip. I know it should have an 8 Mb chip, but i do not know exactly how to find if what i have will fit or not, just by trial and error method. Does it exist somewhere a list of chipset-> Bios chip compatibility sheet? or something similar? It...
by nicolae788
Sat Apr 11, 2015 2:25 pm
Forum: Other BIOS update issues.
Topic: Foxconn and ECS Bios files needed
Replies: 12
Views: 8717

Re: Foxconn and ECS Bios files needed

Hi Edwin, Latest update : 1. I managed to find a version of IDA which works :), that's one, but anyway IDA i do not think that will help me correct a bad checksum. I have to make some more investigations, but this a rather new field for me, dissecting BIOS'es with a dissembler Anyway i have a huge c...
by nicolae788
Fri Apr 10, 2015 6:21 pm
Forum: Other BIOS update issues.
Topic: Foxconn and ECS Bios files needed
Replies: 12
Views: 8717

Re: Foxconn and ECS Bios files needed

Hi, Well that's what i was looking for. So , the ECS it's just a warning message. I suspected this, since the editor opened the file and was able to display everything as normal. We will leave the ECS aside now as this board could have some issues with the chipset. As long as that's just a notificat...
by nicolae788
Fri Apr 10, 2015 2:01 pm
Forum: Other BIOS update issues.
Topic: Foxconn and ECS Bios files needed
Replies: 12
Views: 8717

Re: Foxconn and ECS Bios files needed

Update I retried with the re-downloaded tools. The same problems : 1. Foxconn 560A latest BIOS file from their website when loaded into the Award SLIC tool and Verified gives an error like this : " Module 769F1P05.bin has an invalid check sum. Could this be normal considering that Award from 4.55 up...
by nicolae788
Fri Apr 10, 2015 1:22 pm
Forum: Other BIOS update issues.
Topic: Foxconn and ECS Bios files needed
Replies: 12
Views: 8717

Re: Foxconn and ECS Bios files needed

Hi, I will try to redownload the tools. Have you run verify command in the SLIC tool ? on the latest file from ECS? the layest file it' GF7050VT-M_080707.ROM. When i run verify i get a single suspicious message " There are unlinked blocks in module 80h. I do not know if this it's correct as i do not...
by nicolae788
Fri Apr 10, 2015 10:27 am
Forum: Other BIOS update issues.
Topic: Foxconn and ECS Bios files needed
Replies: 12
Views: 8717

Re: Foxconn and ECS Bios files needed

Hello, I can't remember from where i got them, but i have the following : - awbedit 1.0 - awslic 1.37 - amibcp3.46, 3.37, 3.13 - amislic 1.54 Could be the tools, i also found it strange that every bios file it's corrupted, for those 2 motherboards... Anyway i am glad that you tested and they appear ...
by nicolae788
Thu Apr 09, 2015 8:49 pm
Forum: Other BIOS update issues.
Topic: Foxconn and ECS Bios files needed
Replies: 12
Views: 8717

Foxconn and ECS Bios files needed

Hello, I am searching for the following two BIOS files 1. ECS GF7050VT-M motherboard bios file 2. Fosconn 560A motherboard bios file The problem with the manufacturer files it's that they are corrupt. I checked with Award Bios editor ( for the Foxconn ) and with the Verify method in Award Slic tool....
by nicolae788
Fri Feb 20, 2015 12:45 pm
Forum: In-depth High-tech BIOS section
Topic: Flash chip write enable
Replies: 4
Views: 4603

Re: Flash chip write enable

Hi, It doesn't work specifying another board that it's listed as supported. I already tried with specifying other boards that have the support on flashrom page and have the ICH7R chipset, but it just says that it's aborting to be safe because no suitable board enable was found for the manufacturer a...
by nicolae788
Fri Feb 20, 2015 1:51 am
Forum: In-depth High-tech BIOS section
Topic: Flash chip write enable
Replies: 4
Views: 4603

Re: Flash chip write enable

I saw that, but the chipset on that board it's ICH8, so i do not know if they have the same GPIO assignment. Will give it a try anyway on my ICH7R chipset with the mainboard option and see what happens. Anyway i will appreciate if someone knows a procedure of finding the needle in the hay stack :) T...
by nicolae788
Thu Feb 19, 2015 11:06 am
Forum: In-depth High-tech BIOS section
Topic: Flash chip write enable
Replies: 4
Views: 4603

Flash chip write enable

Hello, I am interested how and where should i address the *.rom file of the bios in order to permanently activate the GPIO pin in the chipset that activates the flash ok for the chip. For the moment the TBL pin on the flash chip it's blocked so the Top boot block it's protected. It seems to be like ...
by nicolae788
Mon Feb 16, 2015 10:26 pm
Forum: In-depth High-tech BIOS section
Topic: 8Mb chip vs 4Mb chip
Replies: 2
Views: 4360

Re: 8Mb chip vs 4Mb chip

Thank you, i was expecting this answer :)
by nicolae788
Thu Feb 12, 2015 1:02 am
Forum: In-depth High-tech BIOS section
Topic: 8Mb chip vs 4Mb chip
Replies: 2
Views: 4360

8Mb chip vs 4Mb chip

Hello, I am interested if i can write an 1024 Kb bios file , originally designed for an 8Mb chip to a 4 Mb chip. The problem is that my flash mother board does not see this 8 Mb chip which is a 49LF008A, but the damaged chip which can't be successfully written it's properly identified and this chip ...
by nicolae788
Thu Jan 01, 2015 6:50 pm
Forum: Notebook BIOS and other problems
Topic: Canon notejet BN100
Replies: 2
Views: 3242

Re: Canon notejet BN100

Yes i am also thinking that it could be a propietary BIOS but for the moment it's a mystery. The bios battery it's dead, i will try to change it and see what will happen. It can be a video init error as it shows nothing even connected to an external monitor . Thank you for the reply. Have a great ye...