DualBIOS UEFI problem!

[dune83]

Hi,

I had a F7 BIOS driver and i decided upgrade to F9 using @BioS. I chose from file method and it froze at 81%. So, i decided reboot it

after 30 minutes..

When computer started UEFI DualBIOS executed but it frozen 40%.

What can i do?

Thanks.

Motherboard: Gigabyte Z87x-D3H

Capture:

https://imgur.com/PZm0hmg

PD. I have tried remove battery, Clean CMOS....

 

[wingman99]

Both of the Bios is corrupted you need a new motherboard. I would not use software Bios update in the future, only use Bios update with a USB drive.

 

[Richo999]

Both of the Bios is corrupted you need a new motherboard. I would not use software Bios update in the future, only use Bios update with a USB drive.

actually this is not true, however its easier to replace the bios as you mentioned.
you can desolder a bios chip and reflash it with a special tool, atleast this used to be the case in the past. Dunno if this is still possible with modern hardware as I rarely read about it. I did this only once in the past by ordering a new bios EEPROM chip and soldering it back on.

edit:
Ebayers still sells these bios chips and send them to you with the latest bios updates on it. they cost around €15 and if you know someone with experience in doing this its cheaper then replacing it (Depending on where you live you should probably contact a specialized store)

 

[Woomack]

This is actually Gigabyte's fault and the way how they designed their dual BIOS. There are 2 BIOS chips but if main chip is in some way corrupted then board won't work. Simply if first BIOS is not working then you can't make recovery using 2nd one and you can't switch to 2nd one as it's only a backup.
I have no idea why Gigabyte designed it this way but I had exactly the same issue on my Z87/97 boards. I had to make RMA as nothing was helping.
Even replacing EEPROM won't guarantee it will work but it seems the only way in this case.

 

[dune83]

actually this is not true, however its easier to replace the bios as you mentioned.
you can desolder a bios chip and reflash it with a special tool, atleast this used to be the case in the past. Dunno if this is still possible with modern hardware as I rarely read about it. I did this only once in the past by ordering a new bios EEPROM chip and soldering it back on.

edit:
Ebayers still sells these bios chips and send them to you with the latest bios updates on it. they cost around €15 and if you know someone with experience in doing this its cheaper then replacing it (Depending on where you live you should probably contact a specialized store)

It´s sound bad...I have been reading about this and the solution is replace chip with other exactly motherboard as explain here:

I don´t have idea, So i suppose that i have to remove this:

https://imgur.com/ixNDxZ6

M_BIOS only?

(I apalogize for my knowledge of this) Or maybe must be this?:

https://imgur.com/m62VxYB

(ITE..)

 

[Richo999]

the first picture is right, there you see your dual bios chips. seeing you have limited experience with this (this requires a hot air gun, good tin sucker, small soldering iron and a steady hand), I advice consulting your local IT specialist store and ask if they would be able to fix something like this at reasonable price. Otherwise it might be wise to just replace the mobo.

 

[Tír na nÓg]

^Seconded.

You need to change the Bios chip 1 (non backup) and then copy the content to Bios chip 2 (back up, via UEFI). Don't know which is which on your board.

Check the price for 1 bios chip on ebay, ask how much you'll be charged for replacing the Bios chip 1. It will certainly cost much less than replacing the board (a local IT store should not charge more than 20/30 bucks, plus 15 bucks for the chip), and will take a week max (those guys ship fast, did it a few times already and got my chip in 4 days max).

 

[WhitehawkEQ]

No need to remove anything, I have 1 of these SOIC8-SOP8-Flash-Chip-IC-Test-Clips-Socket-Adpter-BIOS-24-25-93-Programmer you could try, just order new BIOS chip, solder it to the small board with adapter clip it to th onboard chip then boot up and reflash onboard chip.

 

[Tír na nÓg]

No need to remove anything, I have 1 of these SOIC8-SOP8-Flash-Chip-IC-Test-Clips-Socket-Adpter-BIOS-24-25-93-Programmer you could try, just order new BIOS chip, solder it to the small board with adapter clip it to th onboard chip then boot up and reflash onboard chip.

Man, you're a star!

 

[Richo999]

didn't know about these! great!

 

[dune83]

Thanks all for response.

 

[maxfly]

let us know how you fare Dune