YoussGm's video: Unbrick Your Dead Laptop Fix BIOS Corruption with CH341A Lenovo Ideapad 320

Hello, thank you for clicking on this video, if you need some help with anything just comment! ~ Unlocking Potential: BIOS Flashing on Lenovo Ideapad 320 | No Soldering Needed! In this step-by-step guide, I will show you how to flash the BIOS chip of your laptop, here a Lenovo IdeaPad 320 using a CH341A programmer and a SOIC clip. The best part? No soldering required! Dive into the world of BIOS flashing and revive your LAPTOP! Here I do the process for the Lenovo IdeaPad 320 with this step-by-step guide! In this tutorial, I'll walk you through the entire process using a CH341A programmer and a SOIC clip, and the best part is – no soldering required! Why BIOS Flashing? If your laptop or computer seems lifeless and unresponsive, this guide is your last resort to breathe life back into it. Whether it's a corrupted BIOS due to a failed update, Windows update mishap, or incorrect settings, this tutorial has got you covered. 🔗 Tools You'll need: 1. CH341A Programmer (mine is ch341B for some reason, it still works though) 2. SOIC Clip 3. Another computer that works. 🛠️ Step-by-Step Guide: 1. 00:00 Introduction: The problem… 2. 00:18 Download Files: - AsProgrammer: https://github.com/nofeletru/UsbAsp-flash/releases - Drivers: https://www.onetransistor.eu/2017/08/ch341a-mini-programmer-schematic.html - Bios Archive: https://telegram.me/s/biosarchive 3. 01:12 Preparing Your Laptop: Safely power down your IdeaPad 320 and open it up to locate the BIOS chip. Disconnect the battery and CMOS. 4. 02:30 Set up the CH341A Programmer: Set up the ch341 programmer and SOIC clip. 5. 03:37 Identify your bios chip: Take note of the model of the bios chip, using your phone camera and flash to take a picture/video at an angle. 6. 03:48 Attaching the SOIC Clip: No soldering required! Attach the SOIC clip to the BIOS chip, ensuring a secure connection. 7. 04:20 Installing drivers: Run the driver .exe's downloaded previously and install, the par and ser.exe 8. 04:40 Getting into the programmer: Open your programmer software, I'm using AsProgrammer. Set up your correct bios chip and settings. 9. 05:23 Creating backups/verify connection: Read the chip twice and save the files, compare in cmd using the following command: certutil -hashfile backup1.bin md5 certutil -hashfile backup2.bin md5 Make sure they give you the same code. 10. 06:40 Flashing the BIOS: Open your bios file that you are going to flash in the programmer. Then under program IC, click on the dropdown “Unprotect - erase - program - verify” then confirm and wait. 11. 07:14 Verification: After the flashing is complete, read the IC once more, save, and compare with the file you flashed using the same cmd. Make sure it's the same code. 12. 08:22 Closing the laptop: Once you're done flashing, you can get back to assembling the laptop, connecting the batteries and putting the backplate on, disk drive, screws… 13. 09:45 Moment of truth: Will your laptop turn on? I hope it does, if not… you can always try again, maybe with a different bios file. 🌐 Resources and Tips: - You can easily find the programmer on Amazon, eBay, or AliExpress. Do some research though because some black PCB programmers give out 5V instead of 3.3V. - Other tutorial on forums: https://www.bios-mods.com/forum/Thread-GUIDE-Flash-BIOS-with-CH341A-programmer?page=3 - Upgrade your laptop after fixing it! https://youtu.be/EnyPFNYiNrM?si=pLR03K-mnYNGv49Y Conclusion: Avoid BIOS updates on Windows unless absolutely necessary. This tutorial is your go-to solution for a corrupted BIOS or a failed update. Don't forget to LIKE, SHARE, and SUBSCRIBE for more empowering tech tutorials and DIY projects! Hit the bell icon to stay updated on our latest content. Let's embark on your tech journey together! 💻🔓 🔔 Don't forget to LIKE, SHARE, and SUBSCRIBE for more tech tutorials and DIY projects! Hit the bell icon to stay updated on our latest content. Let's empower your tech journey together! 💻🔓✨ Fix corrupted bios, repair broken laptop, fix bios corruption, unresponsive laptop, failed bios update, bios update stuck, windows update failed, laptop not turning on, laptop black screen, how to flash bios with ch341a programmer, no soldering, Lenovo Ideapad 320, Lenovo Ideapad 330, Lenovo Ideapad https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Dead Computer by Juicy Fish from https://thenounproject.com/browse/icons/term/dead-computer/ (CC BY 3.0)