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Hi everyone,
I’m working on a Dell PowerEdge R340 (Service Tag: JTMLKB2).
The iDRAC is bricked — system hangs at “iDRAC initializing,” fans at 100%, and no VGA output.
The cause is a bad firmware flash to the iDRAC SPI.
Board details:
- Model: Dell PowerEdge R340 (14G)
- iDRAC version: iDRAC9
- Flash chip: Winbond 25Q032 (32 Mbit / 4 MB)
- Location: iDRAC EEPROM near the BMC (ASPEED AST chip)
- Tool used: CH341A programmer
What I need:
- A clean, working 4 MB `.bin` dump of the 25Q032 from another R340... -
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Hi there everyone!
I am awaiting on a CH341 programmer and a WSON 6x5 probe to dump the flash of a Dell 7320 8FC8 with Winbond 25R256JVEN chip, in the meantime I'd like to get things ready in order to maximise my chances of success. I have seen a few tools around, NeoProgrammer, Universal BIOS Backup ToolKit, CH341A Programmer, Flashrom to name some. Which one is the most recommended/suitable for this kid of application? The only one that seems to have support is NeoProgrammer New Update V2.2.0.10.
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