Msi x79 xpower II . Bios permanently corrupted

Hi i have a really bad situation on my mobo
BIOS A and B corrupted.
Can boot just from "multi bios button" Bios present V2.7
Used the "MSI Forum HQ USB flashing tool" with package you posted (150) but still no success.
I also tried the M-flash method and the FPT method, but nothing. I tried to update just bios, or bios and ME, but no success.
Bios A is stuck to FF code, Bios B seems ok, but no video signal, I can see the complete sequence of booting from the post codes, but at the end there is no Video.
Is possible to see the change of "intensity in the black screen (like if the setup bios can open) but at the end everything stay black
I will appreciate any suggestion please
thanks

Quote from: Svet on 22-December-14, 23:51:32
oki, if i understood right:
BIOS A = corrupted and can't be repaired
BIOS B = working fine
BIOS C = in a cage, his status is..?
Quote from: giorgioprimo on 22-December-14, 23:54:01
BIOS C working fine
oki, then:
Quote from: giorgioprimo on 22-December-14, 23:06:27
yes, but....the chip in the cage, works. Is the bios A chip which does not work.
So my plan is:
1) get a new bios chip
2) put the new bios chip in the cage
3) flash the new bios chip in the cage (booting from bios B)
4) unsolder the A bios chip from motherboard
5) replace it with the bios chip previously flashed in the cage
until wait for new BIOS Chip to arrive, why not:
1) unsolder the A bios chip from motherboard
2) put bios chip A into the cage and try to repair it from there
to 1: you need to unsolder the A bios chip from motherboard in all cases, with regardless what happens
[assume if you wish to repair BIOS chip A and not to leave it as is]
to 2: if BIOS A chip can't be repaired from there too, then mean BIOS chip is probably for trash
if the BIOS A chip can be repair fine when placed in cage,
then you no need a new BIOS because seems the BIOS chip is working fine and the problem is not in the BIOS chip,
but in place A where is soldered BIOS Chip A

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