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by nyanpasu64 1423 days ago
I've recently reflashed BIOS/UEFI chips by soldering plastic-ended jumper wires (easier to work with than regular breadboard wire) directly to the BIOS chips, and plugging the other end to a Raspberry Pi's SPI host pins and running flashrom. It's definitely involved to learn and tricky to pull off (like any form of complex soldering), but much lower in equipment costs than desoldering surface-mount flash chips (which I hear requires hot air to do without damaging the chips or board).