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Locked board key transfer (Intel CPU or PCH)

Move the boot key of a locked CPU / PCH between single-chip BIOS boards (use “Locked CPU / PCH board swap” for dual-chip boards).

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What it fixes

How to use

  1. Log in → Online tools → choose “Locked board key transfer”
  2. Upload the BIOS of the receiving board and of the donor board, board numbers in the file names, and enter both board numbers
  3. Download the generated BIOS and write it back

What you need

An intact BIOS of each board; both board numbers

Note:Same requirements as “Locked CPU / PCH board swap”: intact BIOS, same CPU package, Intel only.

Tools in the same group · Locked CPU / PCH board swap

Locked CPU / PCH board swap (Intel) (single + dual chip)Intel CPUs / PCHs locked to their board do not boot on another board: move the boot key from the original BIOS too, with the ME merged automatically. Locked board with an unlocked CPU / PCH (Intel)Release the binding between a locked board’s BIOS and its original locked CPU / PCH, so a standard (unlocked) CPU or PCH is not locked to it.

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