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February 1st, 2017 12:00

Bios Chip

Hi just want to check that this is the Bios Chip on a PN6M9 Dell Vostro 3500 Motherboard before I remove and replace it. please see image with chip circled in red...

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February 3rd, 2017 04:00

Glad you were able to get this resolved.

I'll go ahead and close my case.  Thanks for posting about your experience.

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February 2nd, 2017 04:00

Hi rrsmithesq,

Thanks for posting.

We do not have any information on specific chips of our motherboards. Dell replaces defective motherboards and does not encourage users to work on motherboards. 

The user manual is listed below but does not specifically provide information on chips soldered on the motherboard   http://dell.to/2kWYC0F

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February 2nd, 2017 11:00

Thanks for the reply but I did manage to find the correct Bios Chip,

I did not want to carry out this operation on the laptop motherboard but had no choice as the Flash update supplied by Dell killed my unit as seems to have done for so many other Dell Vostro users.

I also found that the cost  to replace the motherboard would be more than the value of the laptop. thanks again Bob

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February 3rd, 2017 11:00

thanks again Robert for the assistance, managed to change the chip and laptop now working fine..

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