STAR X 99 X98 HDMI mk

BIOS .bin 4.00 MB Shared

Full flash dump for a Star X 99 / X98 satellite receiver, labelled as the HDMI version of the box. The image is 4.00 MB, which corresponds to a 32 Mbit SPI flash chip, so it should be written to a chip of that capacity. Technicians use such a dump to revive a receiver stuck on boot, frozen on the logo or bricked by a failed update. Read and save the existing chip contents with a programmer such as a CH341A first, and confirm the main board matches the X 99 / X98 HDMI variant.

The button opens the matching file on RM Schematics, or a source page if it is not catalogued there yet. The original attachment is from @tamirkaran_chanel. Enginerys does not host this file.

How to open a .bin file

A raw, byte-for-byte image of a flash chip: the main BIOS / UEFI, the embedded-controller (EC) firmware, or both.

CH341A + NeoProgrammer / AsProgrammerflashromRT809F / RT809HTL866II / T48UEFITool (to inspect)HxD (hex editor)

More about .bin files

Back up your own chip before writing any dump, and match the full board number and revision. Flashing guide →