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Question

Corrupt BIOS Not FIxed After Replacing BIOS Chip

Jul 27, 2016 5:23PM PDT

I was trying to do some light gaming on my Gateway NE56R laptop. I wanted to access features not available in my stock BIOS such as fan speed and VRAM.

So, installed a modded BIOS that I requested from https://www.bios-mods.com. Once I started up my laptop and went into the BIOS and changed the settings, I saved and exited, which made my computer shutdown. When I would turn it back on, the LED's would come on for about 2-3 seconds before turning back off.

I have tried the tricks such as holding down the power button from 30-60 secs and removing the CMOS battery for 3 days, which did not work. So I bought a new BIOS chip for my model, removed the old one, then soldered the new one on. BUT STILL the same result. I am not sure if i have two BIOS chips on my mother board, or if the one I ordered was not for the BIOS (although I'm sure pretty sure it was).

I'm not sure if I need to replace the other chip that is identical to the one I replaced, or replace a whole different chip. I don't have any important files on my laptop so I don't mind selling it right now for parts (which really sucks because I just upgraded the RAM and processor before corrupting it).

Any advice or tips would be greatly appreciated, as I would like to confirm if my laptop is bricked, and if there is any hope to bring it back to life. I'll attach links to the pictures of the chip and mobo.

(P.S. I have also tried flashing the BIOS already and that didn't work either)

Old chip removed: https://plus.google.com/117783285733470661563/posts/bT3YE1dUs4D?pid=6312162884045688802&oid=117783285733470661563

New chip installed: https://plus.google.com/117783285733470661563/posts/GQ2ShwaN7dp?pid=6312162712134475042&oid=117783285733470661563

Other chip identical to first chip: https://plus.google.com/117783285733470661563/posts/f7G9hGdpUGS?pid=6312163518311495762&oid=117783285733470661563

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Support for this would be from
Jul 27, 2016 6:13PM PDT

That BIOS mod company. It's not stock so I can't guess what they did.

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I have seen the BIOS-Mods site
Jul 28, 2016 4:20AM PDT

Have you gone back to them for a follow-up? While they most likely cautioned you this could happen, they might also have a recovery method that will restore the original BIOS.

For others that happen upon this thread - something like this can happen anytime a BIOS mod or even an original BIOS is installed. IMHO, be prepared for the consequences.