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ION 330Pro bad BIOS flash

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Topic: ION 330Pro bad BIOS flash

Posted By: Knyte
Subject: ION 330Pro bad BIOS flash
Date Posted: 28 Aug 2015 at 12:09am

OK so I flashed the wrong BIOS into my ION 330Pro. Instead, I flashed it with ION 330 firmware. Total user error.

So, the question is, is the BIOS chip (I believe it is a Winbond chip, which is in a socket) replaceable? I found a company in the Netherlands who will ship me a chip.

Anyone have any thoughts or advice? Many thanks.

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Posted By: Xaltar
Date Posted: 28 Aug 2015 at 12:20am

It should be though you will want to get it from ASRock as it will come preflashed to the correct BIOS. A blank chip is as useless as the one with the wrong BIOS on it.

You can find the details http://www.asrock.com/support/index.asp?cat=RMA" rel="nofollow - here , a new chip is $5 + shipping.

Posted By: Knyte
Date Posted: 28 Aug 2015 at 12:27am

That is fantastic news, thank you.

These nettops are a great HTPC (XBMC / Kodi) solution...too bad they aren't sold any more. Great little units, very easy on the power bill.