Replacing BIOS Chip

coolbeans wrote: Hi, I need to replace the BIOS chip on my board, ASRock P67 Extreme4 B3. ASRock sent me a replacement chip but no instructions on how to install it. I just need to know the location of the chip on the broad. I can't seem to find any info regarding the location either in the manual or on the Web. Thank you.

The BIOS chip is the only one in a socket. In the picture below, the BIOS chip is just to the left of the SATA ports, and to the right of the RESET button, at the bottom of the picture.

BEFORE you remove the old BIOS chip, be sure to check the orientation of the text on the chip. You MUST put the new BIOS chip in the socket in the SAME orientation. It's hard to tell from the picture, but the BIOS chip will also have a marking like a small dot or dimple in one of the corners of the chip. It looks like that dimple is on the lower right corner of the chip, in this picture. Take a picture with your phone as a reference.

You might be able to remove the BIOS chip with your fingers, but a VERY small screwdriver can be used to CAREFULLY pry the old chip out of the socket. That must be done SLOWLY do you don't damage the socket.

The eight pins on the new BIOS chip must be straight and align with the holes in the socket. Press it in with your finger slowly and carefully.

If the board is still mounted in the PC case, and you can't get at the chip easily, you may need to remove the board. It sounds like you don't have much experience doing this kind of work, so please be careful. If you have more questions, please ask.

Hey was the issue when you attempted to flash the BIOS came when it said successful and then you pressed Enter and it boots into a black screen? If so, I had the same issue. How did you install the VGA thing, I am not very good with hardware at all