EEPROM rescue request

EGBDF

Hi - can anyone advise me where I could get an EEPROM reprogrammed? I had a failed BIOS update on an old PC and now it's a brick. The EEPROM is a PLCC-32 package and I made a copy of the contents before I started. I'm in North Fingal.

Thanks.

Spear

The arcade and retro forum has a good chance that someone will have an EEPROM programmer:

https://www.boards.ie/categories/arcade-retro

How old is the PC though? It may have some recovery mechanisms available.

EGBDF

The PC is from mid 2000's - it's supposed to detect a corrupt BIOS and enter into recovery mode, but that doesn't happen.

Spear

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122687684#Comment_122687684

What's the exact model?

EGBDF

ASUS M2NPV-VM

https://www.asus.com/supportonly/m2npv-vm/helpdesk_cpu/

ozmo

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122687694#Comment_122687694

I had a motherboard similar go bad - on mine it was a button you press to recover the default bios flash - on yours it appears it should let you restore it from a bootable cd…

see page 2-10 here…

https://dlcdnets.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/socketAM2/M2NPV-VM/e2806_m2npv-vm.pdf?model=M2NPV-VM

ozmo

You might need to clear the CMOS also for this to boot this far - by removing the battery...

EGBDF

Thanks Ozmo, I tried what you suggest but the MB will not boot any device or enter the recovery mode. I’m hoping reprogramming the EEPROM externally will fix it.

Spear

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122699658#Comment_122699658

I see from the other thread in Arcade and Retro, you should be sorted now. Is it all good now?

EGBDF

Yes thanks all sorted.