Flash BIOS to another BIOS?

[ozzman24]

I have an ASUS P5PL-LE that came with an HP desktop of mine. I know it's proprietary but I want to know if there's any way to use a different BIOS to make it "un-proprietary."

 

[o1die]

I would order a bios chip from asus for the board you want to immulate; you risk a bad flash with a different bios.

 

[ozzman24]

I thought people were supposed to respond to these questions, especially when they're posted to a forum that questions are supposed to be asked! Unless y'all don't know the answer! A BIOS chip would prolly do the trick but is that my only options. As many hardware tweakers as there are out there someone should know something. Whatever!

 

[o1die]

You're welcome to try to flash a different bios and risk a bad flash. Most "wrong" bios programs for any board won't even load. At least with a bios chip you'll have a second chance. Many oem boards from hp and dell are worth more than regular boards due to their proprietary software. I would sell the board and get something else rather than try flashing a different bios.

 

[ozzman24]

I would sell the board and get something else rather than try flashing a different bios.

That's a good idea. I thought those boards would be worthless because of that. Hmm? Thanks, for being the only one to answer o1die.