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January 31st, 2017 10:00

Bios Chip

Help... I flashed the BIOS on my Vostro 3500 and it failed now laptop is bricked it will not boot even from Usb.

I have purchased a new BIOS Chip and would like to know if anyone has a picture of where this Bios chip is located on the motherboard ( 0PN6M9 ) so that I can replace it.... Thanks in Advance Bob :(

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    Posted January 31st, 2017 10:00

    Look near the memory sockets for a chip with 8 leads (usually).  Bear in mind that the replacement chip will need to be flashed with the Dell 3500 firmware before you install it.