BIOS file larger than chip?

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    Flashing the wrong bios was what bricked the laptop. Now I'm trying to put back the original one, from the manufacturer's website that I'm certain works with the computer. However the file itself is larger than the bios memory. I assume that the flash update tool doesn't write the whole file on the chip but I'm not sure which part is what I need. I can't use the flash update tool because the computer won't boot at all, even though power works fine. I'm using a ELNEC SEEprog.
    I ran into the Phoenix Mod Tool in my search for something that would make sense of the file and it seems to read it correctly, but I still have no idea which part to use, so I was hoping people with more experience here might have some idea.