i want to buy a cheap external usb flasher
just in case i ever have a bios problem with my boards i can replace the bios and flash a bin file.
but im not sure what model you all use and what extra accessories you need to buy
MiniPro TL866CS - http://www.autoelectric.cn/en/tl866_main.html
Check out eBay for deals from various sellers.
You can buy adapters but, most BIOS ROM chips from the XT to Pentium era are either the 28-pin DIP or 32-pin DIP type, which will fit into the above programmer.
If you think about PLCC32->DIP adapter, consider buying the more expensive one.
I've bought the cheap one in bundle, and after 3 years (last week), I found it unreliable. Not that it was used frequently - few times since bought. None of mine flash chips in PLCC package was read correctly until folding pins back.
1) VLSI SCAMP /286@20 /4M /CL-GD5422 /CMI8330
2) i420EX /486DX33 /16M /TGUI9440 /GUS+ALS100+MT32PI
3) i430FX /K6-2@400 /64M /Rage Pro PCI /ES1370+YMF718
4) i440BX /P!!!750 /256M /MX440 /SBLive!
5) iB75 /3470s /4G /HD7750 /HDA
You can also flash on your most important MB like x3-4 bios chips just to have back up if something went wrong, instead of buying some machinery for flash. Just find BIOS chips from some dead boards and use them...
Mah systems retro, old, newer (Radical stuff)
W3680 4.5/ GA-x58 UD7/ R9 280x
K7 2.6/ NF7-S/ HD3850
IBM x2 P3 933/ GA-6VXD7/ Voodoo V 5.5K
Cmq P2 450/ GA-BX2000/ V2 SLI
IBM PC365
Cmq DeskPRO 486/33
IBM PS/2 Model 56
SPS IntelleXT 8088
