I'm trying to revive another motherboard by programming its BIOS chip with a programmer. But I need some way to convert a .CAP file into a regular BIN file. Has anyone succeeded doing this? How about an AMI .ROM file? Thanks
Yeah, I read that but the thread was very ASUS specific, so I was skeptical that it would work. So you're sure that I can just cut 2k (2048bytes) from the CAP file and have a file I can use to program via SPI? I'll try it.
I have a SPI flasher (rayer) so I'm absolutely sure ; ) But one thing: the FD44Editor can only open ASUS files, due to the ASUS$EFI header, that's the pain. Can you upload the file or give a link? I guess it makes things easier. However you can flash it, with SPI you can also flash BEEFCAFE or whatever you like, if it won't work flash it again ; ) Trial and error - good for learning. As you mentioned above I had the same result dumping an ASUS bios which was CAP 8M and dumped from AFUWin as ROM about 6M.
Here's the file. I can't post links so you'll have to remove the spaces. http :// download.ecsusa. com/dlfileecs/BIOSROM/H67H2-I/67I3130.zip So you figured out a way around the ASUS EFI header thing? Nice.
yes! that's correct - flash it via SPI, it will work. Don't forget to unlock with spipgm /u and erasing with /e before flashing this ROM. Or flash back with flashrom from linux.
I wish. It still doesn't work I noticed that the first 4k (4096bytes) of your file are all FF. Is the boot block/descriptor missing?
Hmm... I think the 2k offset is wrong. I have the factory original bios for this motherboard. Looks like I have to cut 4096bytes from .CAP file. I'll try that now.
This board has been my only problem reprogramming. Do you think in-circuit programming damaged the board? Or maybe ECS does not provide full BIOS files for reprogramming I know the programmer is working fine. How could a bad bios update brick a board so hard????