Can a non booting motherboard get fixed by replacing the bios chip?

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Cayden

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I decided to fix a motherboard that has stopped working from overclocking and give it to my cousin if it works out. The situation is described here:
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1961387/asrock-z77-extreme-shows-error.html

So lately i've read these posts that gave me hope that this motherboard could be salvaged.
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1709981/asrock-z77-bricked-bios-update.html
http://forums.tweaktown.com/asrock/48970-asrock-z77-extreme4-bios-flash-failure-3.html

I've tried the steps described above such as making a bootable usb stick and trying to flash bios without any luck.
Now i'm thinking about buying a new bios chip to replace the old one and see if it does anything.
So does anyone have any advice or suggestions for me?
 
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Aefuan

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If your BIOS have a problem yes, you can replace it or even re-write it and fix the mobo.

You're better taking the BIOS chip to a shop and they will fix it for you.

Otherwise there are ways, there's a crazy one that i read, you insert a working BIOS chip and you go to the flash mode, then change the BIOS chip without power off the mobo and flash the BIOS with the new chip inserted.
 
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Cayden

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no i overclocked it and since it was running like 80c with prime95, i shut it down. When i turned it on again it wasnt posting but the fans and lights still worked.
 
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Did you try clearing the CMOS look in the mobo manual on how to do it. Or i think you can just take the battery out for a minute or two. You really should have done that before you flashed the bios.
 
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