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EEPROM rescue request

  • 05-10-2024 03:54PM
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20


    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.



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  • Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Help & Feedback Category Moderators Posts: 26,275 CMod ✭✭✭✭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.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20 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.



  • Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Help & Feedback Category Moderators Posts: 26,275 CMod ✭✭✭✭Spear




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20 EGBDF


    ASUS M2NPV-VM

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



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,878 ✭✭✭ozmo


    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

    “Roll it back”



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,878 ✭✭✭ozmo


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

    Screenshot 2024-10-09 014934.jpg

    “Roll it back”



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20 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.



  • Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Help & Feedback Category Moderators Posts: 26,275 CMod ✭✭✭✭Spear


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



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20 EGBDF


    Yes thanks all sorted.



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