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Flash BIOS Chip Repair service

Flash BIOS Repair Service, Soldered Flash BIOS Repair. We are able to provide programmed or blank common SPI Serial Flash, PLCC, TSOP, VSOP, PDIP and DIP EEPROM. We also stock PLCC SMD Surface mount Sockets, and SOIC 8 Pin ZIFF Sockets.

Flash BIOS Chip Replacement

Makers are now using the SPI Serial Flash EEPROM as a BIOS chip or CMOS part for new motherboards. We stock common SPI Serial Flash EEPROM to cater for recent requests. SPI Serial flash EEPROM are being used on many new boards.

New larger SPI SERIAL FLASH and PLCC EEPROM in stock, 25VF032, 25VF016, 25VF080B, SOIC, Macronix MX25L1605DPI-12G, MX25L4005APC-12G, MX25L8005PC-15G, 49LF160C,49LF016C.

We stock SPI Serial Flash, PLCC, DIP, PDIP and some common TSOP and VSOP EEPROM's.

PLCC EEPROM
PLCC EEPROM Image

PDIP EEPROM
SPI Serial Flash Image

SOIC ZIFF Skts
SO-SOIC 8 Pin SMD Socket Image

PLCC Socket
SMD Socket Image

PLCC Extractor
PLCC Extractor Image

Programmed Replacement BIOS Chip

Programmed Replacement Flash BIOS £12.49, plus postage @ £1.25. Please Enter Mainboard details and BIOS chip part number details during checkout, or Email details to us.

Programming Only

Post in your own Flash BIOS chip and BIOS code for programming. Cost for this service is only £9.99, plus postage.

SMD SO/SOIC ZIFF Sockets

Surface mount SOIC 8 pin Ziff sockets £4.99 each on single items. These items are designed to fit on the original SOIC/SO8 EEPROM footprint.

Surface Mount PLCC Sockets

Surface mount sockets (SMD sockets) £2.25 each on single items. Multiple items may be cheaper Email for details

PLCC Chip Extractor

PLCC Chip Extractors £4.49 each. Makes removing the BIOS chips a lot easier, and avoids damage to the Socket.

Soldered BIOS Repair Service

We offer a Soldered BIOS Repair Service for SPI Serial Flash, PLCC and VSOP type EEPROM's. Before using this service it is important that you should have tried all BIOS recovery options provided by your motherboard maker or BIOS maker such as AMI BIOS, Award BIOS or Phoenix BIOS. This procedure should be the final attempt at repair before replacing the motherboard.
Please read the terms and conditions on the soldered BIOS repair page before using the service.

Pre Flashed BIOS Chips

Preflashed BIOS Chips are available for some motherboards and the range is expanding. If I receive a lot of requests for a particular model then I will add it to the Pre flashed BIOS Chip section.

BIOS Recovery

BIOS Recovery can sometimes be accomplished by following the makers recovery options eliminating the need to make use of this service. Providing your floppy drive tries to access the disk during the boot process then there is hope that any recovery option may be successful.
Some boards have a recovery jumper that can be used to reload a damaged BIOS, read your motherboard makers manual.

If you have had a crash or power cut during the update procedure then it is doubtful that any recovery option will work, you will probably need to re flash the BIOS chip using a programmer. Flashing with the wrong BIOS code can also render your board or device non functional, or present you with other problems.

BIOS Chip Recycling

Older parts are now getting more difficult to obtain, and cannot be ordered from outside the EEC. We encourage all users of this web site to send in any unwanted or unneeded EEPROM's.

The recycled EEPROM's will be used to help customers who may need an older type of EEPROM to restore their machine.