Disable RAM onboard Asus S301LA r2.0 r2.2

BIOS .zip 1.15 MB Shared

Modified firmware for the ASUS S301LA mainboard, labelled for revisions 2.0 and 2.2, that switches off the soldered memory so the system boots using only an installed memory module. It is a common workaround when onboard DRAM is faulty and a BGA rework is not worth it. The 1.15 MB ZIP holds the image to be programmed into the BIOS chip with an external SPI programmer. Check the board revision silkscreen, dump the original contents as a backup, and fit a working SO-DIMM before testing.

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