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hello  - i have an ECS board model MCP73VT-PM with a bad flash
this board has a controller/bios chip model IT8718F-S which incorporates most controllers + bios
however this seems to be a serial flash as you see here
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can anybody help getting this on the road?
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8/22/2022 - Mon
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john - that i already knew - probably before you were born (lol)
it is just out of interest/learning perspective - the board is since long written off
John Tsioumpris

I am afraid is almost next to impossible to be younger than me....trust me...:)
The only way you could get this board reprogrammed it would through a rather tedious procedure like removing it from the motherboard using a heatgun...finding the appropriate chip to reprogram and then resoldering ...or if you are a soldering genious you could solder the pins of the BIOS chips and create a cable to connect it to an EEPROM programmer
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john - with all respect - that is no answer for me
as i said all these off theshelf answers  iknow - been there, done that
i am only looking for real help, links and methods
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John Tsioumpris

Aha something like a dedicated center for hardware repairs...this i can't help...
Arman Khodabande

How come you have so much bad flashed boards?!
You work in a laptop repair shop? lol

1. Please give me the links to the product page. (Also the page of your screenshot above)
2. Please tell me the condition of the board?
3. What happened to it exactly? (What makes you believe it's because of bad flash?)
4. Have you done proper procedure of CMOS clear?
5. What does it do if you turn it on?
6. Is it an OEM board (probably Packard Bell) or stand alone (Probably bought)?

(Did you flash it with ECS rom files or oem Packard Bell roms?)
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by trying the sriker extreme flash - i remebered i had another lying around, and told my self - nothing to loose - and much to learn
1 - no exact product page, it has been used in a  Packard Bell DV100
2- condition was ok before the flash
3-flash then you can only turn it on (fans running) -after a couple of seconds it stops
4- sure; it's not the first time a flash a board (done 10-20 flashes - maybe more)
5-see 3
6 correct PB

can't remember which rom files, maybe i can find it back in my archives
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Arman Khodabande

Look for the floppy/usb flsh drive blink. if it does blink, there may be hope.
Note: Only the BIOS file is needed. For AMI BIOS recovery, the floppy disk does not have to be bootable and no flash utility is required. This procedure is also applicable with USB drives on most newer systems that use AMI.

Also looking at your board confirm that it's an AMI bios. (American Megatrends Inc)
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>>  This is one of those cases that it turns of itself immediately!  <<  what do you mean?

in the mean time, i'll try all your options - and post back

first observation : no floppy connector on board ! !
note : i really enjoy doing this, even if nothing helps; i Always lear bits and pieces
i'll also inspect the chip for shorts
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ok i'll try that -and thanks
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