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Usually BIOSes can be flashed with the machine off, using a "chip-clip" programmer.
by userbinator 2y ago
Usually BIOSes can be flashed with the machine off, using a "chip-clip" programmer.
- throwaway48476 2y agoThey can but the data on the chip is a combination of machine specific identifiers, config data, and BIOS code. If you chip flash it you have to get an image from some sketchy place and it will nuke your serial number etc. You can also have problems if your RAM is made by a different manufacturer. Chip flashing is a last resort.