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Removal: Use a professional tool like the DIL-Extractor. If you don’t have one, you can try it with one or two short and small screwdrivers. Pull the screwdrivers into the gaps between socket and chip, and pull him carefully out. Be careful while removing the chip!
How do you Desolder a BIOS chip?
To resolder the Bios chip is as simple as to unsolder it.
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The repair usually consists of the following steps:
- The old chip is unsoldered.
- The residual solder is removed from the mainboard.
- New soldering paste is applied on the mainboard.
- The chip is positioned and adjusted.
- The chip is soldered.
Are BIOS chips removable?
BIOS chips are typically removable, so if something does go wrong and your BIOS gets fried, then you can replace it as long as you know what type of chip you have.
