Organizer SOIC8 SOP8 Flash Chip IC Test Clips Socket Adpter Programmer BIOS + CH341A 24 25 Series EEPROM Flash BIOS USB Programmer Module (Single Clip + USB) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07R8S8V4H/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_i_PBBYGJNEEAG5XJEK0GW0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
Thanks so much.
And if I don’t break it, I suppose I’ll have a spare mobo to gift somebody who has!
You have to flash the chip itself with a special tool on another computer with windows. I used a MacBook Pro running Bootcamp and it worked perfect. See 2nd pic. Here's the tool: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07R8S8V4H/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I like those old Auroras so best of luck!
Here's the one I bought: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07R8S8V4H/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
The file you flash needs to be an archive of the same model someone else already dumped. I used this guide https://www.win-raid.com/t4150f16-Help-needed-Alienware-Area-R-BIOS.html and this youtube video to help https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qX2zihB6UE
The pc had power but would refuse to post. Lights/fans were on but never any video no matter what psu, cpu, ram, gpu I tried.