Acer FX58M is also known as Foxconn TBGM01A1-1.0-8EKS3HS2
Acer FX58M is also known as Foxconn TBGM01A1-1.0-8EKS3HS2
I use BIOS only with the BIOS programmer, but ASUS requires a complicated checksum verification to desolder the BIOS. Once I removed it, I just plugged in an SO-DIMM socket to simplify the process. I believe someone posted about flashing an MSI Z390 with incorrect BIOS earlier—how could that happen without using a BIOS programmer or AFU? Also, I’m curious if crossflash still offers benefits today.
Typically there are no improvements. That's why it doesn't work. I've experienced checksum issues with faulty BIOS chips before. You can flash the factory BIOS until it turns blue, but the same problem keeps happening. My motherboards got corrupted so severely that even a flash wouldn't fix them—the only compatible boards came with the original ones. The M3A32 MVP Wi-Fi Deluxe app was the model I was referring to. It eventually stopped working completely. I haven't posted anything again. It might have been overclocked with around 20 different processors in that unit.
I suspect i’ve encountered a dead mobo bios chip before. I bought a p5q pro with some water damage and it still works sometimes—posts occasionally, but probably due to issues with the 4 bifurcation ics or a malfunction that causes it to freeze on 80 code a lot when booting. Usually i flash the bios chip on any new p5q and get to my p5qd modbios with the maximus ii formula ebb. Then it just stops and becomes 00, no longer working. Even after reflashing, it remains 00. I swapped the bios chip and it works again. That’s why having a scrap board or buying a bios chip makes sense—if something is truly dead, it needs replacement. Try a pci debug card (often sold as pc analyzer) for around $3-4; it will show the codes. 80 usually indicates a general error, e1 means ram error, 00 means it’s completely dead and not trying to post, 2a is gpu initialization and when it actually shows up. If your board has a dead bios chip, you can probably grab another p5k or p5q and swap the bios after reprogramming with a ch341a to your mobo bios (or optionally a better one—since asus tends to cripple boards, you’re protected from bricking via the bios programmer).