How To FIX Your BROKEN Motherboard for ONLY $2...!?

[@philscomputerlab]

These also work great with fixing fake china graphics cards! For some odd reason, they lock them so you can't use the usual tools, but the hardware programmer doesn't care about this :)

[@xDJxGNOMx]

I've seen that video. Very cool.

[@doleod6340]

I was just gonna ask this, ty!

[@longnamedude3947]

You learn something new everyday, thanks for sharing this Phil :)

[@Faxtron]

Thanks Phil for sharing that knowledge.

[@informediatech-bruno5766]

yes its true chinese guys sell gtx550 as 1050 then the original driver piss you off kkkkkk, ive used to istall a bios from an 660 ti to an 660 and it runs much better now with the instant high clock freq.

[@JocPro]

Hey! I rescued a dead B350 board that I got for about $20 USD with a CH341A programmer, a level converter (3.3 V to 1.8V), and a SOIC clip. Sometimes you have to plug the PSU to the board to flash it properly - the standby power of the PSU is enough to power some subsystems of the board to ensure that the programmer isn't powering them (and lowering it's voltage). That may be causing your finicky connection issues.

[@JONARANTS]

JocPro, help me out bro, I have a bricked asus prime b350 plus, was it easy or did you have a bad time doing it?

[@MetalMasterdom]

Nah...the clips suck balls. If you've ever tried to use one you'd know that.

[@YokeyDokey]

@@JONARANTS did you just close your pc while updating your bios???

[@JONARANTS]

@@YokeyDokey power outage, got the clips but they suck real bad, gave up and switched mobo

[@YokeyDokey]

@@JONARANTS wow, im actually going to update my friends motherboard. Same b350 plus.

[@Jacklee-qh1cv]

Those Gigabyte boards are really easy to get working after a bad flash. You just need to short the pins on the second bios chip and it writes that bios to the original. Think it's pin 1 and pin 6.

[@SianaGearz]

The cheapness of the clamp is not an issue, it could be 100 times more expensive and it wouldn't work any better, it's trying to solve an impossible problem. Attaching them to the chip is certainly a skill in itself, it needs a good bit of practice. Most repair shops actually avoid using any friction clamping on SOIC chips, they solder the chip to the adapter board to program it, desolder it from that and solder onto the mainboard, and they don't generally reuse chips that came on the board, because that's enough thermal stress for one chip. The one you're about to order is for DIP chips, not SOIC, you can't use it for your purpose.

[@amshermansen]

Yet he did. Feel free to offer better alternatives.

[@SianaGearz]

@@amshermansen just in case you misunderstood me: unfortunately the original $2 clamp he used in this video is the best noninvasive attachment device, you can't pay your way out of the issue that a reliable way to attach to an SOIC from the top hasn't been invented. If you're concerned about manufacturing quality, you can buy Pomona, but after 2-3 attachment attempts by a hamfisted bloke they become pretty equivalent in quality :D The white clamp that he now ordered hoping that it's better can't be used, it's for DIP with 2.54mm pin spacing, but the chips you find on the boards have 1.27mm pin spacing. As for programmer, the $40 one that he used and the $2 CH341 are equivalent enough for serial chips, but the more expensive one will also do parallel ROM chips that have pretty much died out.

[@andljoy]

I agree , just de-solder it , its honestly not that hard

[@MetalMasterdom]

@@amshermansen Get on ebay and search for SOIC8 SOP8 Spring Loaded Pogo Pin Adapter. The cheap ones are very good quality. But appear to be spaced for the "non-wide" 150mil chips. It's almost impossible to get the pins to connect properly on a 209mil chip. But, if you're crafty, you can modify it so it'll work just fine on the wider chips.

[@MetalMasterdom]

There's no need to solder the chip to the adapter board. You can clamp it to the board(I've used a rubber band successfully). Or you can buy a cheap SOIC8 SOP8 to DIP8 adapter socket that plugs into the programmer. It's got a spring loaded mechanism that clamps down on the legs of the chip for programming. It's the best method for offboard programming by far(except DIP chips, which don't require anything but the programmer). And you can get them for any size/type of chip. And...BTW...you're right...the clips are garbage. All of them.

[@Britec09]

Great video Bryan, I have used these before and had good success with them in the past, I have also soldered new BIOS onto motherboards.

[@xdanano]

I've got CH341 bought it to flash my HP Z820 :) , thats the stuff tech inclined people want to see not boring af reviews over and over again... Keep it up Brian!

[@christopherjames9843]

I agree. The offbeat stuff is interesting to enthusiasts and tinkerers of which I am one.

[@longnamedude3947]

What happened to your Z820? Or did you swap out with a custom BIOS?

[@thephily7432]

You able to flash .ROM files to the chips? I just got a new motherboard but they sent the wrong BIOS on it so not sure if this would be able to flash it to the correct BIOS using the .ROM or how to convert the .ROM to .BIN

[@MFG9000]

Bryan, GIGABYTE motherboards with Dual BIOS often runs into this issue where the primary BIOS is corrupted and you need to kick start the BIOS recovery process. You'll know this is the case when you'll see your system boot looping infinitely, and at times there is a POST but it soon restarts thereafter. To kick start the BIOS recovery on GIGABYTE motherboards with Dual BIOS, hold down the Power and reset button at the same time, and flip the PSU switch on. You'll see that your system will receive power, and the fans will spin up, then shut down as it would while in a boot loop. Without letting to of the power and reset button, turn the PSU switch off, and wait for 10~12 seconds. Turn the PSU on again to power up the system. Don't let go of the Power and reset button yet. Let the system turn on, and go off by itself. Turn the PSU switch off. Wait for 10~12 seconds. Now turn the PSU switch on again. Let the fans spin up, and then shut down. Now turn the PSU switch off, and finally, let go of the power and reset button. Now turn the system on as you'd normally, and wait a couple of boot loops. You'll eventually be greeted by a POST window saying that the Primary BIOS has become corrupted and is being flashed by the recovery BIOS. I hope this will help some unfortunate GIGABYTE motherboard owner out in the future who doesn't have access to an EEPROM flasher.

[@dibyamartandasamanta583]

Thanks man

[@fohatadri]

Yep did the same and saved a board some time ago. Good tip 🤘🏻

[@ayuchanayuko]

I was able to execute the flash by simply holding the power button to let the board go on and off around 10 times then I turned on normally to be greeted by the recovery flash.

[@platinumsteel6458]

Efat Al Maun hi man...glad I looked at this post...I have the exact same board as in the video..I will try your method Efat...my issue is it keeps reboot looping with no video...i used to see post for a couple seconds then it shut off...but now I don’t see a thing and it keeps reboot looping.do u suggest I try your method?or get the epprom reader?

[@mohnmann]

You can also just switch to the backup-BIOS, go into Q-Flash, set the switch to main-BIOS and flash it. Board should be in single-BIOS mode for this so it doesnt try to flash itself while you are flashing, which bircks the board completely. In the case both main and backup BIOS are corrupted only an EEPROM-flasher may help.

[@valentindodaj623]

can you try this method on that old unfixable lga775 motherboard on top right corner.

[@greebj]

With the CH341A you need to be careful, there are a few versions including one that is built wrong and shoves 5V instead of 3.3V which is potentially chip killing, IIRC the green pcb version. The one I've got (black PCB) works fine but others who flash custom laptop BIOSes have had issues with it and swear by others such as the skypro with pomona clip. That clip looks just like mine and yes sometimes it takes a few tries to get a good connection. I originally used these to save a $500 laptop motherboard and have used it 1000x since to flash custom laptop GPU vBIOS (because nvflash won't work with unsigned vbios with pascal), increasing power limit from 115W to 200W on MSI MXM 1070s and putting them in a Clevo 2012 Ivy Bridge laptop, Clevo 1080s from 190W to 275W, etc.

[@meenmeen1103]

A fiberglass scratch brush pen may help provide better contact, as the bios legs are more likely to have corrosion/debris rather than the gold plated jaw pins, unless the plastic housings of the jaws themselves are interfering.

[@ChesterKN]

Problems with programming may not come from the clip itself (if it's resonable quality ofc) but from programming in circuit. Programming or even reading in circuit often doesn't work. A few days ago a client brought me car radio for decoding. Car radios can usually be read using a clip just like the one in this video, but not this time. I tried reading it a few times and then I just desoldered it and it worked like a charm on the first try. If you have at least a few motherboards that require a bios flash, you may want to buy a soldering station. Simple 2in1 station is more than enough for this kind of job. Soldering EEPROMs may look difficult but I assure you it's really easy. I myself have learned soldering SMDs from youtube videos. I'm sure you have some hardware that you can practise on.

[@ashleylycan9335]

I have a CH341A black version, and I've never had a problem with it, it flashed bioses for some LGA 775 boards i had lying around without any issues, the software for it is a bit more difficult to find, the newer version that is, but you can find it in about 10 mins of searching. Its only downsides are the lack of the "claw" for SMD bios chips(or at least the model i got) , tho it does include a little pcb for those, but u need to desolder it from the motherboard, requiring soldering skills, and the fact that it can only flash DIP 8 packaged bios chips and EEPROMs without soldering stuff. But appart from that, its a really handy any easy to use device...

[@greebj]

I just bent the pins out on the tiny little adapter board that came with it and the clamp holds it in ok. Falls out kinda easily if theres too much stress on the cable but so does the other end attached to the chip. But yes, much much better than stuffing around with solder

[@cistokrvnibosanac1266]

@@greebj i just put spring in middle of two handle bars of claw and 2 lil screws so it doesnt pop out

[@Ben-ld1qi]

Regarding the finnicky clips/jaws, I've had 2 sets of the 341A programmer and the first one came with clips that worked flawlessly on the half dozen BIOS chips I've tried. The 2nd set programmer came with the most finnicky clips ever, although the clips looked visually identical to the first set, it was literally a nightmare to get them pretty much on any BIOS chip. Never the less, on any BIOS that I've managed to get good contact, flashing on it was a breeze. As a side note: do be careful with the 341A programmer, they can stop functioning if they get a high surge. In my excitement, I turned on the a PC that I flashed on to, while the jaws were still connected to the BIOS chip, not only did that instantly kill the 341A Bios programmer, but somehow it also killed the onboard audio on the motherboard that the CH341A was connected to!

[@sasmitbataju]

Stupid me just updated my new motherboard and I now know that this is the perfect solution for me. People who are building their first PC should note, pls don't update your bios If it does not support your motherboard or It will brick.

[@powerzx]

You shouldn't use WD40 on pins. You should use isopropyl alcohol to remove grease, not to add more grease from WD40. If clip is not holding on flash chip, then you can add a little bit of solder with soldering iron to the pins (at the top).

[@JR-W6JBR]

Yes, good advice! NEVER use WD40 on electronics! After degreasing with anhydrous alcohol, use Caig DeOxit to enhance contact conductivity and prevent oxidation. I also use this method on all RAM and all printed circuit board edge connectors to improve reliability.

[@supr3m3sworld]

watching this in 2020 and wow the old school production value is amazing! can you do some throwback style videos for your current content? awesome channel! saved my butt a bunch of times! keep up the great work

[@JSarmiento.]

Not sure if anyone has mentioned this yet but... There gpio signal loss when eeproms are still attached on boards... It is best to remove them and perform the flash offline... The down side is that there is soldering to do.

[@SaccoBelmonte]

WD40? what's wrong with contact cleaner?

[@Sol-su2mi]

can be corrosive

[@YusufNayab]

Contact cleaner isnt recommended for PCBs, only gold contacts. Plus its like 4-5x the cost in our area

[@TheGaggenau]

WD40 is a Big no no on electronics that Will give your more trouble. WD40 is made to loosen nuts and bolts.

[@JackC92]

WD40 do sell a Contact cleaner, specifically called the Specialist Contact Cleaner 😊

[@SaccoBelmonte]

​@@YusufNayab This is not. i.ebayimg.com/images/i/381156105032-0-1/s-l1000.jpg

[@FahlazadDO]

Thanks you just save me $20 bucks from buying bios chips! Those gigabyte Dual BIOS are notorious for getting corrupted for no reason both the main and backup chips.

[@nickesposto3734]

Thanks so much, I have an old salvaged Alienware computer with a bricked motherboard. I'll buy this and see if I can use it to make a new build!!

[@mattrichardson4351]

Mate I sent ya one .. that USB one lol

[@dragos2010full1]

Get the heatsink from the broken mobo and use it on the working one ez problem solved

[@terlaluanjay]

now you can test more overclocking with that huanan x58 motherboard now if you still have it

[@techyescity]

Have a better candidate coming in soon :P

[@curbthepain]

Im so glad I found out about this. My Lenovo 330s ryzen laptop was doing great and during a bios update it hung and bricked the bios chip. Just ordered one of the usb ones with the clip. Should arrive tomorrow and I’ll be fixin my first ryzen machine. So excited to give this a try.

[@Doobie3010]

Fascinating technique for restoring a bios,never realized this method even existed! Really a damn interesting video man,Cheers man!

[@joh040]

Gotta love the icehouse intro 👍👌😉

[@DerFledderer]

Didn't even knew these tools existed! Great video

[@tommyslurren2735]

The YES man is rocking it again :)

[@Techspin]

Loving the scissors for motherboard control 3:18 hahaha

[@alexipestov7002]

Thank you so much for letting us know this is even an option. I was tinkering with an old Bay Trail atom and bricked it, so I needed a bios reflash, thanks!

[@escapeartist2399]

"Did you come here to die" "Nah mate came 'ere yesterdie" Nice video btw

[@taylor7815]

Thanks so much for the tip! I noticed you took out the cmos battery but didn't mention it in the video. might want to point out little steps like that, just in case. Great video!

[@edm3184]

Cool video - back in the day they recommended a mechanical pencil (with no lead in, duh :) ) to bend back cpu pins - not sure if the socket pins are thinner..

[@zerocore8472]

if the motherboard have dual bios,try this method: hold power+reset for 10-15 seconds and release it.i have a gigabyte 990fxa ud3 bricked after bios update and this method was save me.there will be a warning like bios recovery if you succesful tried this method.

[@obelixer9751]

Just used the 341 with the crappy clip and saved a laptop. The clip is indeed troublesome but works great when finally good connected. Also some wrong programmer software out there that give the wrong advise/layout for the pins so be careful with that!

[@efboy]

We use something similar at the company that I work for and it does save corrupt bios’. Pretty cool if you run into these kinds of issues a lot

[@forsfullcommunications1561]

Greetings, the BIOS flasher w/ Test clip to flash BIOS and EEPROM chips is an interesting resolve I being clueless such a fix existed. Considering I've been spending endless hours attempting to normalize my corrupt BIOS that invaded my gravity standing sideways. I have a dysfunctional Lenovo YOGA 730-15IKB Laptop, question; Are the flasher Test clip Devices universal for all computers or device specific for specific model computers? Thank you very much for posting a vital answer for this educational post for all of us, remain well in peaceful balance to take good care of it all...

[@eden1925]

I got one of those thingys too for a Hacintosh Laptop, but I have to bring up the courage first and get some knowledge.

[@theoneyoudontsee8315]

thats the power of old school and this method is old!

[@hikaru-live]

You can also use those to flash modded BIOSes bypassing whatever checks it might have in there.

[@GreyWolfTowers]

Great information. I may need to get a BIOS flasher, now I know which one to get.

[@ariewijaya1679]

check one by one the clamp connection to the dip smd bios chip by ohmmeter.

[@christopherjames9843]

Good video as always from the Yes Man.

[@LeonSteelpaw]

Last time I saw something like this it was to put the proper bios on a scam videocard so it showed what it truly was

[@Roistotube]

Always hit that like button for the yesman!

[@wormchickenwizard]

Instead of using the jaws, I don't see why you didn't solder directly to the chip and remove the wires afterward. I get that it may be scary for some people, but it would've been a way better connection.

[@Dave_90lg]

This is how I fixed my gaming laptop. Asus wanted $700 to fix when it bricked. I used a 341 iirc. Even made a custom bios for the Asus g75-vx. Overclocked the cpu (i7-3630qm) and the gpu very far via a custom bios.

[@antoinedrela794]

Good job Bryan! I have a MSI z77a g43 motherboard that need a bios chip replacement. I bought for cheap (look as new!) but never worked. I would like to fix it and put a Xeon E3 1270 v2 on it.

[@davidcesar2593]

Good job. I wonder where to get the BIOS file to be uploaded to motherboard. Is it available in official pc website (my case is HP laptop)? I have one motherboard bricked and need to bring it to life again.

[@00gr1ngo8]

just bought the ch341 usb flasher, came with a shitload of adapters and that shitty clamp as well. 13 bucks for everything. the clamp quality is a very widely shared opinion, and every review said to buy the name brand blue clamp, which was close to 20 bucks just for the clamp itself. supposed to be a game changer, glad i ordered them at the same time

[@ntdev6818]

Just bought myself a CH341a and gonna see if it will fix of my motherboards

[@sportytone1]

I never could get that damn clip to work, so I got the number off the chip & bought another one. I programmed the bios on the new chip using the chip holder then swapped chips. Worked first time.

[@mir.herna6]

Hello, can you help me out? My computer stopped working a while ago. It turns on, i hear the fans but nothing shows up on the screen and the usb ports aren’t recognized either (keyboard or mouse don’t show any lights) so I believe it is the motherboard. Do you think this will work with my issue? Or what do you think it could be? I would really appreciate your help and input, thank you!

[@KrissBartlett]

Your a magic man Bryan good job

[@kodaloid]

Try playing with memory, I've found I've been able to get a dead mobo with bent pins working a few times by using different memory or switching which ram slots are used seeing as a large part of the CPU socket is usually assigned to memory

[@skaltura]

bad jaws? I had zero issues on first attempt apart from a close by jumper making them almost not fit

[@ezkyle1]

Will that work for a vending machine motherboard I need to diagnose it I know it's no other component except for the motherboard so how would I repair the motherboard because they are very hard to find I hear I want to repair the one I have

[@Ben-ld1qi]

I don't know anything about vending machine motherboards but if the BIOS chip is the problem but presumably it might help. Get yourself the 341A programmer with a set of jaws, it's only a couple of bucks, and give it a try.

[@ericmjiron]

Would this work the same on a laptop?

[@Ragegammer]

I am having a hard time clipping the clip onto the bios chip. Is my clip broken or is there a technique to it?

[@notsonominal]

The (windows) software for the CH341 programmer might be questionable - but it works with flashrom which should be safe. There are different qualities for the SOIC clips, the cheapest are varying at best, but higher end ones not from aliexpress do work reliably.

[@SteffenMeyer101]

sweet jesus what on earth is that massive CPU cooler?

[@hodgeman]

the motherboard looked like nothing but heatsink and fan! :p

[@longnamedude3947]

It's.....it's.....Coolzilla, the most badass heatsink a MF can use, may be able to cool a FX9590.....

[@pavlosconstantinou9236]

how about the bridge cooler.. might have been some overheat there ?

[@MirelRC]

I love gigabyte for telling us where the bios chip is.

[@qwerty74]

Ah nice! Good to know this exists!

[@allu797]

Do a video on the 2 dollar one please

[@Rudyworld]

How do you know which way (what direction) to face the clip on the board

[@M_Z_A_G_Y99]

I have a motherboard from Gigabyte z97x gaming 7 But there is a problem in ic ITE 1t8892e fxa How can i buy ITE 1t8892e fxa ?? Please Help

[@swordguyful]

HI Bryan I ordered the CH341 version but unfortunately I couldn't find the chip model MXIC mx25u12873f from the software. What do you think I should do, its found on the minipro one but the unit itself is really expensive for me

[@guillermo7133]

Good morning, sorry to bother you, but I have seen that you are an electronics specialist and I was wondering if you could give me some solution. I have a Sindoh 3D 3DWOX 3D printer and when I inserted a USB flash drive to update the firmware, there was a power outage. Now only the Sindoh presentation screen is displayed and the image is frozen there. I have disconnected the printer from the power and even removed the internal battery from the motherboard but it remains the same. There is no way it does anything. It has been left frozen. I'm afraid the firmware has become corrupt. I have observed that the motherboard has some jumpers, I don't know if any of them have any use. Can you help me please? Any suggestions to force flashing the firmware? Thank you very

[@edelfalter1168]

I updated my bios on laptop then suddenly power outage.. Is repairing at technical service costly?

[@nimmy404]

better eeprom flasher is EZP2019, pretty much the same with the clips and whatnot but its much more smaller

[@data9k]

When you hook CH341A we need to plug ATX power supply?

[@tacticalcenter8658]

Get a rasberry pie. its better than these. but yea, i used one of these for a long long time repairing laptops and desktops. this fixes alot of issues usually.

[@ForceGMs]

Do you have a good tutorial on how exactly to use all this?

[@HD7970]

i have a asrock z77 extreme that cost around about 120 dollars us and it will not power on at all like nothing comes on when the board is plugged in not even the post code display turns on when the board is plugged in are there any suggestions i should try

[@jonnotuckster8856]

I saved an Alienware laptop with the ch341a and the cheap jaws I cleaned the chip pins and had to use a different version of software but it worked

[@bobhumplick4213]

i always wanted one of these but i thought they must be expensive, need to pick one up. you can use the jaws with the cheap usb flasher right?

[@techyescity]

Yes

[@bobhumplick4213]

@@techyescity nice

[@pec1739]

i bought the set (with some adapters) USD12 free shipping worldwide.

[@markvillanueva5660]

I got a brick gigabyte A320M S2H V2mobo and the bios chip is MXU12873F which is a small ic and clip won't hold the chip stable and keeps disconnecting as it's giving me FFFFFF.I was using asprogrammer app 1.4 and it sucks really.I guess I'll try this neo programmer to see if it will work.Anyway I was wondering do I have to connect my psu to the board in standby mode not powering the switch on while doing the bios flashing? cause I'm afraid that it will oversurge or burn the chip since the clip conducts 3.3V too?

[@khanscombe619]

I have a failing ASUS Rampage II Tylersburg X58. It’s not holding date/time after pwr off unplug. Only boots to OS if I press F2 (load default & continue). Restart requires clr cmos again. Using F1 I can get to bios EZ-Flash and see my saves on USB. Should I try that 1st As is if I F1, do nothing but save & exit it won’t post again till I cle cmos. Bad NIOS chip? It sat untouched in open case on top dusty shelf for 6 yrs , same i7 980X never came out till last month. Pins beautiful shape.

[@davidgeorge6379]

replace the cmos battery

[@chrissraceporting7055]

Help!!! Gigabyte ga z68ma d2h b3 both BIOS chips corrupted and the ch341a USB flasher will do everything except write the new bios to chip don't know what I'm doing wrong

[@ItsJustElenore]

Get some M27C801 EEPROMS and you can make your own SNES games with that TL866!

[@jasonreviews]

opening computer with scissors i use paper clip haha

[@UnacceptableViews]

it's amazing what you can do to fix a motherboard with a simple bios flash. i scored a free Asus P8z68 Deluxe Gen 3 with an i7 2700k off facebook and $18 later for a new bios chip i have a fully working motherboard and cpu :D

[@thewrongguy]

Thanks for the tip

[@itsGuy]

Every board should have a flash ability using usb. If you screw up the bios, you should be able to put a stick in with a new bios and it fixes it. Say you screw up a bios update, there should be a tiny section on the board that is read only for recovery, so no matter how badly you screw the bios, you can always recover... Get on this motherboard designers. I will buy your products if you do this.

[@ReikazeRambles]

Please do a video on the 2 dollar one as well!

[@longnamedude3947]

Thanks for sharing this!

[@paddydoestech]

We'll find out after the break

[@DerrickRG]

Lol. I tried way too hard to freeze on that meme.

[@Toutvids]

I wish they had these years ago. I had to buy a new BIOS chip for my Asus Crosshair V board at one time. At least it wasn't too expensive, maybe $10 shipped if I remember.

[@SianaGearz]

Well 10 years ago you'd pay $150 for a programmer and $20 for a test clip, but everything could be done... Or you could DIY a programmer from an old computer's printer port.

[@MLK.PaNoRaMa]

where to download the program from?

[@thanhanle3879]

Really :)) H61 mobo in our country just cost 15-20$ Maybe u should try to hunt them in gold coast only :/

[@EvilTurkeySlices]

Have you tried this on the ASUS P5Q?

[@nikolakarovic5964]

My only problem with this reprogramators are programs on china language :D (cheap one) ...they are great for fixing graphic cards etc.

[@DragonProtector]

was wondering when some one would cover this

[@photondoh5384]

Bought the same type of kit the clip that went on to the bios chip was absolutely useless. Ened up buying a new motherboard save me time and money. Don't bother with the soldering iron and taking the chip out the heat from the iron will break the chip.

[@ScrapTechTips]

Yes tech yes daddy

[@raviddanielromy]

3:28 How it can be fixed? Pls answer me i dont know what to do...

[@matthewday7565]

The same kit might also allow reflashing fake GPUs