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Chip Compatibility

Customers have had mixed experiences with the chip compatibility of this programmer. While most were able to successfully flash their chips and recover bricked motherboards or cards, some encountered difficulties getting the clip to fit properly on the chips and experienced issues with the device not reading or writing correctly.

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Quality


I took 1 star off because the clamp wouldn't stay on the chip, so i had to hold it just right to get the bios to flash, which t...  Read More


Motherboards where the bios chip unplugs are amazing.


So after a good solid 2 hours of research and finding the proper programs to get the programmer to run, i successfully reflashe...  Read More


As soon as i had successfully flashed the bios on the board, the pin i soldered broke off.

Price


Kept me from needing to spend over $130 in repairs so i am super happy with this product.


Spent 10 bucks on this thing to save a $200 card.


Unbelievable value compared to manufacturer repair fees.

Packaging/appearance


Package does not have any instructions, but includes all the hardware needed.

Overview

  • How are reviewers describing this item?
    flash, easy, able, first and right.
  • Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
  • Our engine has discovered that over 80% high quality reviews are present.
  • This product had a total of 774 reviews as of our last analysis date on Feb 20 2025.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    The driver for the unit is in the as progammer folder use the lptparallel one


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I ultimately landed on ch341a programmer 2


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    The type will be printed on the chip itself so you have to take a macro picture on your phone to see it at the right angle with flash is what worked best for me


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Then you click open and select your bios i chose to do the full unprotect erase verify all the options


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Plugged the chip back in to motherboard and booted right up


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    For me this didnt solve my problem but the flashing itself worked flawlessly


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I had previously bricked the chip and it is no longer bricked


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    But intel management engine still isnt working for me which is how the chip got bricked in the first place trying to flash all kinds of crap to it

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