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Is it possible to remove the actual bios chip, replace it, and still have a working board?

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oLLie

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If so, how is it done? With a butter knife to pop the little sucker out of the "seat" or is it more complicated? THANKS!
 
I don't think a butter knife will work. You need something to get underneath the chip to extract it. You can get an extracter at RadioShack, but I've always just used a paper clip and lifted each side up until it poped out.
 
i use a screwdriver usually or if you have the ones with the little corner to pop out i just stick a small screwdriver there and pop it up 🙂
 
If your system won't boot up, some local pc shops will flash your bios chip for a small fee. Or you can order one from the manufacturer. Abit charges only $12 for a bios chip, including shipping. But some charge twice as much.
 
Hello all,

Being a newbie to this post I will kindly add some comments from my experience as an electrical engineer working on microelectronic circuits. If the BIOS chip is in a DIP package and is in a socket then the preferred method should be a DIP extractor tool from Raidoshack. I butter knife or screwdriver will also work but you must be carful not to bend the pins of the DIP when removing it. Apply even pressure to each side and lift each side in little increments. Do not attempt to lift each side all on one fell swoop. While the pins can be straightned they can also break off rendering the DIP useless. If it is in the form of a PLCC or other subminiture package then the are more robust than a DIP but also require careful removal. A dedicated removal tool is always preferred.
 
Well, I was thinking about removing the award bios chip from my friend's MSI KT7 Pro 2A board and replacing it with the one from the MSI KT7 Turbo-R, since they're both KT133 boards (the Turbo-R is KT133A). However, I just looked and noticed the KT7 Turbo-R has a pheonix bios chip. I guess it's not gonna work 🙁.
 
have to be from same boards. there is a tool to remove them . when i ordered my bios savior for my abit it came with one. the bios chips very hard to remove. must be carefull about it. i felt like i was going to break the board before it finally came out



Jen
 
No, it won't work.
I tried to flash the dead bios chip from Turbo-R on Pro2A. I didn't work.
As jw21 said, you need a PLCC extractor to take the plcc chip out on the MSI KT133(A) board.
 


<< I just looked and noticed the KT7 Turbo-R has a pheonix bios chip >>




Mine doesnt. My MSI Turbo-R I have in front of me has a Award PCI/PnP 686 Bios.
I know someone who booted up on a good bios chip popped it out while sitting idle
put in the old bad bios and flashed it over. This worked but its kinda risky.
 
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