# PCSX cannot find bios file

**URL:** <https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/pcsx-cannot-find-bios-file/4052>\
**Category:** Emulators\
**Created:** [July 12, 2019, 7:32am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/pcsx-cannot-find-bios-file/4052 "2019-07-12T07:32:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![bbxiongmous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/46a35a/32.png) [@bbxiongmous](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/bbxiongmous)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2019, 7:32am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/pcsx-cannot-find-bios-file/4052/1 "2019-07-12T07:32:09Z")

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Hey guys,

I have put the spch1001.bin file to both below locations, but PCSX still keeps saying that there is no bios file found. Does anyone have an idea for this? Thanks in advance.

location 1: /home/cpi/lancher/Menu/GameShell/20\_Retro\_Games/bios/  
location 2: /home/cpi/games/PCSX/bios

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**Author:** ![Rebusmind](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/rebusmind/32/2713_2.png) [@Rebusmind](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/Rebusmind)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2019, 9:40am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/pcsx-cannot-find-bios-file/4052/2 "2019-07-12T09:40:31Z")

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Don’t know if that’s just a typo here and if it matters, but the file should actually be called “scph1001.bin”.  
Also, are you using the standalone emulator?

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**Author:** ![bbxiongmous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/46a35a/32.png) [@bbxiongmous](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/bbxiongmous)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2019, 1:12am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/pcsx-cannot-find-bios-file/4052/3 "2019-07-13T01:12:00Z")

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Thanks for replying. It’s a typo. I changed the file name to upper letter and the warning has gone. But in the options, I still cannot change the bios file, there is only hle. I’m using the standalone version.

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**Author:** ![wayfarer](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/wayfarer/32/3654_2.png) [@wayfarer](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/wayfarer)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2019, 1:34am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/pcsx-cannot-find-bios-file/4052/4 "2019-07-13T01:34:34Z")

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Same problem here . Have the bios in the correct folders and in all lowercase but its still not recognizing it.

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**Author:** ![Rebusmind](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/rebusmind/32/2713_2.png) [@Rebusmind](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/Rebusmind)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2019, 10:04am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/pcsx-cannot-find-bios-file/4052/5 "2019-07-13T10:04:56Z")

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And you are also sure that the bios file is the correct one? Have you tried it maybe on a PC with another emulator?

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**Author:** ![wayfarer](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/wayfarer/32/3654_2.png) [@wayfarer](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/wayfarer)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2019, 1:42am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/pcsx-cannot-find-bios-file/4052/6 "2019-07-15T01:42:06Z")

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Its spch1001.bin, that i used in PCSX in Windows and it works fine.

Maybe the bios file just isnt any good for the emulator im using.

Is there a link to a known working one for gameshell i could try?