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While trying to reduce the expenses as much as possible I found two great choices:ġ) Cheap soldering tool, stand, set of 5pcs iron tips and a sponge ($6.39)Ģ) ATTEN AT-SS-50, true ceramic core, stand and 1 iron tip (~$26.59)Īlthough 1) is a great cost effective choice, its' "ceramic" core is pseudoceramic in fact - nichrome spiral that means: slower time to heat, no thermal stabilization (you would need to control a temperature switch constantly to remain near your desired temperature), also it heats a lot after 15-20 mins of usage - uncomfortable for fingers - so need to make a breakĢ) is the cheapest true ceramic core soldering tool with adjustable temperature that I was able to find. There could be a slightly different method of connectivity to other types of BIOS chips, especially for those types of chips which don't have available-for-purchase test clips and/or whose pins are not physically exposed to a user, so that a user can't connect to them without soldering. NOTE: although this part could be viewed as a kind of advertisement by some of the readers, it just gives you an example of what tools could be suitable and where you could buy them (and I am giving multiple examples, not focusing at one seller or product!) It is strongly encouraged that you additionally research before making the final purchase decisions, because:Īlso, this article describes flashing SOIC8 chips as an example. This article will help you to set up a working BIOS flashing environment by providing the advanced description of hardware side of the question
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Alternatively, you could have CH341 (~$2.35) or any other programmer that is compatible with flashrom You could check Supported Motherboards list to see if your board is supported or what board it is better to buyģ) You already have a Bus Pirate: version 3 (~$27.15) or version 4 (~$37.15).
BIOS REFLASH WITH SPI PROGRAMMER UPDATE
Let's assume that your starting conditions are the following:ġ) You have a computer with installed GNU/Linux or BSD operating systemĢ) You want to start flashing the BIOS images to the motherboards of other computers - either to restore their closed source proprietary BIOS after a failed update or to replace it with a free/open source alternative, which is:Ĭoreboot + SeaBIOS payload.