[REQUEST] Bios password removal ASUS Q170T

BIOS/UEFI Modding BIOS Modding Requests
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Hi

I recently purchased this motherboard from eBay but it is password locked. I already tried the usual: shorting the 2 cmos reset pins, removing the battery etc… ALT-R does not give me a password rescue date.

I dumped the the bios chip (mxic mx25l12873f) with a CH341a usb programmer i just purchased, first time using that kind of device ever.

As a new user i cannot attach .bin file here so i’ll provide my own link:
AsusQ170Tbios.bin.zip

Thanks

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Ok i solved it. It appears i only had to flash Asus’ latest bios .cap file with the CH341 programmer and now, no more password!

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Missing MAC address (GbE) and serial this way.

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Ho…

Did not thonk this would affect these things. So i need to find them in original dump and insert them in the bios chip’s firmware i guess?

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Yes, you can use this utility
Manual edit the bios image to flash or the tool can also transfer the data to it.

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