spi programmer not reading chip correctly

[Moofish2842]

i am modding my thinkpad x230 tablet, and already have read the bios and gotten it modded (chip # mx25L3206E.  My ch341a software was deciding that the chip was not connected only when I was most sure it was.  After reading some guides, i isolated pin 8 and that's what got me here. I used the ch341a software to try to write with pin 8 isolated, and it cant for some reason.  If I bring back pin 8 it still has the old issue.  do i have a wrong voltage?  is my programmer broken? 

Thanks in advance!