Good to hear that it worked 
There’s an ME update on Asus pages: MEUpdateTool Version 14.1.70.2228v4
I’d recommend to update your ME since the one hidden in the bios update is rather old.
(Latest is 14.1.72.2287 though, but I don’t know a readily stitched update file that contains the latest PHY P, too, which is part of the Asus ME update)
@lfb6 Buddy, its funny that you mention this… because it reminds me that i would like to hear your opinion on it.
The thing is that the first couple of past ME FW images updates I’ve done to my board, based on 14.1.6x.xxxx versions, they did contain the PHY sub-component and always sticked in bios, but last 2 ones starting the 14.1.7x.xxxx (14.1.70.xxxx and last 14.1.72.2287) i lost the PHY sub-component in bios.
Still the official ME FW image update 14.1.72.2287 from MSI, (currently on my board) does contain the PHY stitched 12.14.215.2015, but i never researched what could be done to re-engage this sub-component again.
Here’s the link to the official MSI Intel ME Update Tool_ME14172_H (2024-01-17) file with PHY 12.14.215.2015
Thank you
What do you mean by ‘you lost it’? What board are we talking about and did you check on a dump with MEA? What’s the output?
14.0 didn’t have PHY (and SAMF) module, those came with 14.1, so a ME 14 will be able to work without. But if they’re in the firmware they should stay there even if they aren’t part of the update?
That’s the strange part… not anymore.
Z490, i don’t have PHY on firmware anymore, it was always 14.1.xx.xxx from start, not 14.0
I know they work without it, still it was present before and of course the board has USB-C
Current state, only main CSE ME, PMC and PCHC, no issues at all, just curiosity on the issue
Anyway, just wanted to share the complete FW update
EDIT: Anytime, this mb of mine doesn’t have BFB feature or dual bios, has main system not going to try to fix it anyway, FPT/FWUpdL doesn’t write it anyway.
Oh, and it’s not April’s fool… by the way.
Well, would be curious, too, but will ask again on April 2nd, sounds too unlikely to follow up today?
hello guys good day i need help also for my asus rog strix z490-e gaming motherboard it got bios bricked long time ago and i want to revived it. i dont have any experience as using bios programmer but i want to learn every process on how can i revived my motherboard. so right now im just waiting for my CH341A USB Programmer to arrived and do the process. I read here that this board got 2 bios right? i found the other one near the pcie slot but the other bios chip i dont know where it is located. can anyone help me? thanks a lot.
Correctly identify the ICs models with a magnifier.
Do read and save the contents of each one, for the operations its all more than explained already in this thread, procedure is the same for all Z490.
Good luck.
I think my bios is different. I think I have the same chips side by side and the one with MX is at the top corner of other pcie slot
Different ICs are used by Asus, its not always the same model in the assembly line.
Flash chips in VSCC table:
EF4018 (Winbond W25Q128)
C84018 (GigaDevice GD25x128)
C22018 (Macronix MX25L128)
C84017 (GigaDevice GD25x64)
EF4017 (Winbond W25Q64)
C22017 (Macronix MX25L64)
EF4019 (Winbond W25Q256)
C22019 (Macronix MX25L256)
C84019 (GigaDevice GD25x256C)
The MX25L8006E, 3V, 8Mb, v1.6.pdf (macronix.com) is not part of the system main firmware, it should be probably Intel Lan PHY storage.
Yours, GD25B127D-SPI NOR Flash-GigaDevice.com and GD25B64C-SPI NOR Flash-GigaDevice.com
Ah ok so for my understanding for my bios
I will flash my ( GD25B64C) using
Section_Raw_63F23E9D-5FDA-415E-9C2A-64C4E2A6ECE8_body.zip
And flashing (GD25B127D) with STRIX Z490-E GAMING latest BIOS right? It will be my first time doing this I hope it’s right
No, it got the bios distributed on two SPI chips which combined make a complete firmware.
Always dump the content of chips you want to flash! Maks a valid dump, meaning 2 a 100% identical dumps with a recognizable structure in UEFIToolNE!
This way you know that you have a proper position for the soic clip for flashing.
So I bring my motherboard here at my work to test out and I’m getting an error “error connecting to ch341 (-1)” is it because I didn’t put CPU,ram and gpu in my mb? I saw in other threads that I need to disconnect everything then connect the 24pin and 8pin power I’m using the software asprogrammer
Driver installed?
I’m so dumb sorry I’m installing drivers now
Sir… the RULE IS, never to supply more volts to the circuit unless its needs so, due to spi circuit design on the mb, the CH341A by default supply’s 3,3 to 5v, a default CMOS 2032 battery supply’s the circuit 3,3v, you DO NOT want to supply more power to the circuit / SPI IC. No PSW standby from PSU.
The operations should run fine just connecting the CH341A and respective app/driver on the programming machine, as lfb6 stated.
Looks more like bad positioning of the soic- clip
