Noob question but I am trying to program a bios chip (Winbond W25P32) which is a 4 MB chip. However, the bios.bin file I have is over 8 MB. How do I modify it to fit on the chip? I have tried to go to the end of the original bios, note the offset and then delete everything after that on the new bios. Is there a better way and what is all the extra coding on the bios? Grateful for help.
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Re: BIOS is 8.2 MB but Chip is only 4 MB
The mainboard is labelled 48.4ST04.021 and is for a HP Envy DV6-7000 series. I got the Bios from another thread here https://www.badcaps.net/forum/showthread.php?t=52192
I have attached the bios from that thread. Also attached is the corrupt bios file from the chip. I have also got the bios from HP support and extracted it with 7zip and it is also 8 MB. I think there is a lot of stuff in the 8 MB bios to allow for automatic bios updates from bootable USB's and so on but I am not sure if that is the case and if so how to get rid of the "extra" stuff. I have had a look at both the original 4MB bios and the 8 MB bios with a hex editor and they seem to be the same but I haven't looked at every byte and offset.Last edited by sparker1; 11-19-2017, 07:55 PM.Comment
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Re: BIOS is 8.2 MB but Chip is only 4 MB
i cannot identified BID nr from your 4mb original..
for dv6 7000 series must have 8mb bios,
but you can try this for dv6 -6000 series which 4mb..
if with this file you have to failed, try to change your bios chip get 8mb..so you can try with 8mb riddamouh file...
goodluckComment
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Re: BIOS is 8.2 MB but Chip is only 4 MB
Thanks Rioreno but I don't think using an 8 mbit chip would work as the addressing is different. Also, the Bios chip specified in the schematic I have for a HP DV6 is a 4 Mbit chip W25Q32BVSSIG. I will have a look at the bios file you sent with a hex editor to see if they're similar. Thanks.Comment
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Re: BIOS is 8.2 MB but Chip is only 4 MB
sparker1 , if i open your backup with uefitool , image will truncated ...
"parseIntelImage: BIOS region is located outside of opened image, if your system uses dual-chip storage, please append another part to the opened image"
have you check maybe there is another bios chip 4mb??Comment
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Re: BIOS is 8.2 MB but Chip is only 4 MB
Only the one chip. Here is the screenshot from the schematic.Attached FilesComment
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Re: BIOS is 8.2 MB but Chip is only 4 MB
It's the only one I could find. The chip is the same though.Comment
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