Load BIOS with minipro loader

For those who are new to the profession, or those with limited economic resources, should buy tools for hardware repair, they also have many doubts, do not know which type to buy, which is the most economical to buy, which meets the requirements. enough for the job.

When fixing a computer that encounters BIOS errors, if there is no loading machine, it will also be difficult, or load bios to eliminate the disease. Bios filling machines on the market have many types with prices from 1 million to 25 million VND of brands such as: BeePROG, XELTEK… But the most economical use is still MiniPro TL866CS as compact as a cigarette pack. Supports up to 13 183 different Rom devices, with a price of only about 1 million + additional 8-pin socket and 32-pin socket is about 1tr4. You can load most bios on the mainboard, and a part of the laptop. There are many children on the laptop that the loading machine does not support, but you keep updating the software regularly, it will support new ICs. I have loaded 2Mb, 4MB and 8MB roms.

To load BIOS with the minipro, you need to download the software at the company’s homepage:  http://autoelectric.cn/MiniPro/MinProUpdate.htm (You can download and research first), this software supports systems operating winxp, win 7, win 8 32 bit and 64 bit. After downloading, you proceed with the normal installation, after the installation is complete, click to open the program. Currently the latest program is 6.00

In there are important items such as:

Select IC : Select the IC you want to load.
Open file : To open the Bios file to be loaded.
Save : Saves the BIOS file read from the chip.
Read ID : To see if the BIOS has contacted the loader.
Auto 25 select : This is used to quickly select ic rom with code 25. For example, MX25L8005.
Verify.. : After loading the BIOS into the Rom, click this button to check if it is the same as the BIOS you just loaded.
Read from chip : When you see a strange machine and want to save the bios of that machine, use this function and save it to your computer.
Programming chip : This main function is used to load bios.
Erase chip : This function is to erase the chip. This function is rarely used, because when loading, the software automatically deletes, then compares whether the bios in the rom matches the bios on the newly loaded computer.

Now I proceed to load only, this machine when I buy only the machine + USB cable, if I buy it, I can only load the 8-pin bios commonly used on Asus mains, to load other types you need to buy sockets, buy 2 The socket type as shown in the picture above can be used. Steps to load bios.

+ Step 1: Look on the IC to see what the name is, then plug it into the charger in the right direction of pin 1 facing up.

+ Step 2: Open the program and type the name of the rom IC, for example, I am loading the MX25L4005A, and select the IC I need to load as shown below.

Select the name of the IC to loadAs I said above, if you load the IC 25 line (this line is mostly used on the mainboard), then click 25 select to select it quickly as shown below, just click detect and select the IC name.

+ Step 3: After selecting the chip, you click the “Read ID” button to see if the chip has been contacted? If received, the Chip ID will have a character like C2 20 13, if not received, it will report ff ff. Then it is necessary to clean the Rom ic pin for it to contact. Then click “Open file” to select the file to be loaded and saved in the computer.

+ Step 4: Select the file to be loaded, click the P button (programming chip) and click program to load, the loading process takes about 30 seconds – 2 minutes depending on the BIOS size. Wait for the program to finish loading and say programming successful ! done.

If you get an error when loading, please review the contact between Rom bios and the loader and choose the correct name. Normally, if you choose the wrong part of the name behind such as SOP, SON, WSON, USON, the software will choose again.

Conclusion: I have also used the expensive products of the company, friends and colleagues, and then used the minipro TL866 machine, I found it to be fast, standard, and error-free. And should buy to use.