SalSimp wrote:It has been DONE! Simple but requires patience and hardware skills ... I removed the Flash chip (see elsewhere in this thread for the location), read out the contents with an external programmer, replaced the Boot Block (0xFF0000 to 0xFFFFFF) with the one from the Boot Block from that in a recent (v3.65) BIOS Softpack binary, reprogrammed the Flash chip with updated binary (original code from 0x000000 to 0xFEFFFF plus new Boot Block), and then soldered it back on the motherboard.
Works like a charm ... all the MAC addresses and ATM remain intact. Takes a while but with the cost of a new board, well worth the effort.
On board programming using BusPirate (with a chip clip) and Flashrom software. No need to unsolder the whole chip, just the Vcc leg so the BusPirate won't try to power all the board.
