Hello! I’m new to the BIOS modding scene and was hoping some of the wise folks might have some advice for me. I recently repurposed an old Acer Aspire 780A motherboard, and would like to flash a modified BIOS I found on this forum that seems to enable Coffee Lake support on this motherboard.
I’m having trouble figuring out how to flash this BIOS. I purchased a CH341A programmer and followed the guide on these forums to connect it to the BIOS chip with the clip, but I was just not able to get it to detect the chip. I realize this is bit of a delicate process and can be finnicky, so I might give it another go later. But, I was wondering if there are any other ways I can try to flash this custom BIOS? I assume I can’t just use the flasher that Acer supplied for the latest version of its official BIOS… 
Thanks for any help and assistance!
Edit by Fernando: Thread title specified
DB.B8911.001 mb?
Edit: You believe…? Sir please look at the mb PCB label and do not waste my time if you want any help, thank you.
Yes, I believe that’s the one!
My apologies. Yes, confirmed that it is DB.B8911.001. I really appreciate any assistance you can provide.
There’s no header useful on the board.
Ask here to initial user the method used, probably where you got the mod…
Usually 2 options for these cases, Intel FPT tool v11 method (FD should allow operations) or buy a cheap CH341A programmer or similar.
But i would wait for that user linked thread help, as he owns exactly the same system and had success.
Good luck.
Thanks for the assistance. Hopefully I can get a response from the initial user. If not, I think I’ll keep trying the CH341A method.
Reporting back with some good news. I got brave and decided to try using my CH341A programmer and clip again. This time, I removed all SATA drives, PCIe cards, and the case plugs from my motherboard. That seemed to do the trick, and I was finally able to detect, wipe, and flash the modded BIOS. Everything seems to be working splendidly so far. I’m thinking it was a power issue - basically the programmer/clip was trying to supply power to other devices that were on the some bus as the BIOS chip. Once those were removed, all went smoothly. Woohoo!
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