Re: Lenovo Thinkpad L530 Need Bios

I tried to flash the dump suggested in this thread. What I get is:

[CODE]flashrom v1.2 on Linux 5.8.0-45-generic (x86_64)
flashrom is free software, get the source code at [url]https://flashrom.org[/url]

Using clock_gettime for delay loops (clk_id: 1, resolution: 1ns).
Found Winbond flash chip "W25Q64.V" (8192 kB, SPI) on ch341a_spi.
Reading old flash chip contents... done.
Erasing and writing flash chip... FAILED at 0x000b6000! Expected=0xff, Found=0xae, failed byte count...

Re: Lenovo Thinkpad L530 Need Bios

HI!
I have attempted a BIOS mod for my L530 (legacy) with the well-know ch341 EEPROM method on linux, but it didn´t work. My laptop doesn't turn on any more. The dump is just rubbish.

It is unresponsive to the power button (no fan starting). I measured voltages across the motherboard (16.8 V and 20.4 V), but the battery is not charging (no LED on the screen and no voltage at the pins).

I now would like to try to overwrite it with the BIOS of another L530 before buying a new BIOS chip.

Re: Lenovo Thinkpad L530 Need Bios

Did that work? The dump should be 8MB. I bricked my BIOS attempting to flash it and I need a dump from an L530 too!