Question Flash Motherboard with another identical board bios

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Hello Fellow Members

The Question: Can you flash a bios or bypass the protection to flash a bios from another identical Motherboard?

The Long Story: I purchased a second hand motherboard online and noticed it was marked as ASUS GA15DH (Serial or Barcode: 000- 2002 - 992697 - 60PD02V0 - MB0A03 - 300). This motherboard must have been pulled from a prebuilt Asus ROG Strix GA15 (GA15DH). The current bios is Version 303 Dated: 2020/12/10. I found out that asus puts in motherboards it manufactures into these prebuilt systems but ends up relabeling the boards with the prebuilt system ID. I found the identical retail motherboard version online which is the ASUS Prime B450M-K. The Asus Prime B450M-K has latest Bios Version 3211 Dated: 2021/08/26

I would like to use the bios from the Asus B450M-K on the identical board Asus GA15DH. Is this possible?


Asus GA15DH Board

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Asus B450M-K


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Hello Fellow Members

The Question: Can you flash a bios or bypass the protection to flash a bios from another identical Motherboard?

The Long Story: I purchased a second hand motherboard online and noticed it was marked as ASUS GA15DH (Serial or Barcode: 000- 2002 - 992697 - 60PD02V0 - MB0A03 - 300). This motherboard must have been pulled from a prebuilt Asus ROG Strix GA15 (GA15DH). The current bios is Version 303 Dated: 2020/12/10. I found out that asus puts in motherboards it manufactures into these prebuilt systems but ends up relabeling the boards with the prebuilt system ID. I found the identical retail motherboard version online which is the ASUS Prime B450M-K. The Asus Prime B450M-K has latest Bios Version 3211 Dated: 2021/08/26

I would like to use the bios from the Asus B450M-K on the identical board Asus GA15DH. Is this possible?


Asus GA15DH Board

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Asus B450M-K


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If you are sure they are identical, you can try and if not compatible it will refuse to flash.