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    sager np8170/p170hm bios chip location

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by ajbutch123, Feb 25, 2016.

  1. ajbutch123

    ajbutch123 Notebook Consultant

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    Trying to recover the system bios on a sager np8170. When I plug it in I have both amber and green lights on the edge are solid.(power and battery) The power button light, and ST radio light come on for a few seconds and go off.


    I'm thinking a new bios chip is the answer?
     
    ajbutch123, Feb 25, 2016
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  2. t456

    t456 1977-09-05, 12:56:00 UTC

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    Perhaps, but it can also be a defective video card, memory bank or even the cpu. Try a minimal boot first, so without gpu, hdds, wifi and a single memory bank.

    Failing that, the bios chip should be labelled "U25" on the board and marked "*25*32*" on the eeprom itself. The '25' because it's an SPI type and '32' since that's its size in Mbit (bios is 4MB -> x 8 = 32Mbit). Would've made an image with a nice arrow, but the available photos of the P170HM motherboard are too low-res to make out the markings.
     
    t456, Feb 26, 2016
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