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== Availability == | == Availability == | ||
| − | [http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/Motherboard/Products_Overview.aspx?ProductID=2539 Gigabyte M57SLI] | + | The [http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/Motherboard/Products_Overview.aspx?ProductID=2539 Gigabyte GA-M57SLI-G4] has gone out of production as of September 2008. As of early October 2008, it's no longer available from [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128014 one major distributor], but may still be available [http://www.google.com/products?q=m57sli&btnG=Search+Products&hl=en from other sources]. |
== Vendor Cooperation Score == | == Vendor Cooperation Score == | ||
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| [[Image:four-hares.png]] | | [[Image:four-hares.png]] | ||
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| '''[[#Hackability]]''' | | '''[[#Hackability]]''' | ||
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| '''[[#Example and support code]]''' | | '''[[#Example and support code]]''' | ||
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| '''Total''' | | '''Total''' | ||
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| Freely available [http://www.amd.com/us-en/assets/content_type/white_papers_and_tech_docs/44109.pdf] [http://www.amd.com/us-en/assets/content_type/white_papers_and_tech_docs/33425.pdf] [http://www.amd.com/us-en/assets/content_type/white_papers_and_tech_docs/30431.pdf] | | Freely available [http://www.amd.com/us-en/assets/content_type/white_papers_and_tech_docs/44109.pdf] [http://www.amd.com/us-en/assets/content_type/white_papers_and_tech_docs/33425.pdf] [http://www.amd.com/us-en/assets/content_type/white_papers_and_tech_docs/30431.pdf] | ||
| style="background:lime" | 10 | | style="background:lime" | 10 | ||
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|- bgcolor="#dddddd" | |- bgcolor="#dddddd" | ||
| '''BIOS programming guide''' | | '''BIOS programming guide''' | ||
| − | | Freely available [http://www.amd.com/us-en/assets/content_type/white_papers_and_tech_docs/31116.PDF] [http://www.amd.com/us-en/assets/content_type/white_papers_and_tech_docs/32559.pdf] | + | | Freely available [http://www.amd.com/us-en/assets/content_type/white_papers_and_tech_docs/31116.PDF] [http://www.amd.com/us-en/assets/content_type/white_papers_and_tech_docs/32559.pdf] [http://www.amd.com/us-en/assets/content_type/white_papers_and_tech_docs/26094.PDF] |
| style="background:lime" | 10 | | style="background:lime" | 10 | ||
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|- bgcolor="#eeeeee" | |- bgcolor="#eeeeee" | ||
| '''Errata''' | | '''Errata''' | ||
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| − | | colspan="3" | '''Chipset ( | + | | colspan="3" | '''Chipset (NVIDIA nForce 570-SLI a.k.a. MCP55)''' |
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| NDA allowing GPL'd code | | NDA allowing GPL'd code | ||
| style="background:yellow" | 3 | | style="background:yellow" | 3 | ||
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| '''BIOS programming guide''' | | '''BIOS programming guide''' | ||
| NDA allowing GPL'd code | | NDA allowing GPL'd code | ||
| style="background:yellow" | 3 | | style="background:yellow" | 3 | ||
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| '''Errata''' | | '''Errata''' | ||
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| − | | colspan="3" | '''Super I/O (ITE | + | | colspan="3" | '''Super I/O (ITE IT8716F)''' |
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| − | | ''' | + | | '''ROM chip''' |
| − | | Soldered with space on the board for a secondary | + | | Soldered with space on the board for a secondary ROM chip (pads unpopulated). |
| style="background:yellow" | 1 | | style="background:yellow" | 1 | ||
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|- bgcolor="#dddddd" | |- bgcolor="#dddddd" | ||
| '''LPC header''' | | '''LPC header''' | ||
| No | | No | ||
| style="background:yellow" | 0 | | style="background:yellow" | 0 | ||
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| '''JTAG header''' | | '''JTAG header''' | ||
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| style="background:yellow" | 0 | | style="background:yellow" | 0 | ||
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== Background on our rating system == | == Background on our rating system == | ||
| − | See the [ | + | See the [[Rating System]] page for more information. |
Latest revision as of 00:55, 11 December 2008
Contents |
[edit] Availability
The Gigabyte GA-M57SLI-G4 has gone out of production as of September 2008. As of early October 2008, it's no longer available from one major distributor, but may still be available from other sources.
[edit] Vendor Cooperation Score
| Item | Points | Max | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| #Documentation | 49 | 80 | 
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| #Hackability | 1 | 24 | 
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| #Example and support code | 0 | 10 | 
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| Total | 50 | 114 | 
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[edit] Documentation
Score: 49/80
| Item | Availability | Points |
|---|---|---|
| CPU (AMD Athlon 64 X2/AMD Athlon 64 FX/AMD Athlon 64) | ||
| Datasheet / register set | Freely available [1] [2] [3] | 10 |
| BIOS programming guide | Freely available [4] [5] [6] | 10 |
| Errata | Freely available [7] [8] [9] | 10 |
| Chipset (NVIDIA nForce 570-SLI a.k.a. MCP55) | ||
| Datasheet / register set | NDA allowing GPL'd code | 3 |
| BIOS programming guide | NDA allowing GPL'd code | 3 |
| Errata | NDA allowing GPL'd code | 3 |
| Super I/O (ITE IT8716F) | ||
| Datasheet / register set | Freely available [10] | 10 |
| Mainboard | ||
| Schematics | Documentation is not available or the NDA does not allow release of code. | 0 |
[edit] Hackability
Score: 1/24. Soldering required to recover from a bad flash.
| Item | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|
| ROM chip | Soldered with space on the board for a secondary ROM chip (pads unpopulated). | 1 |
| LPC header | No | 0 |
| JTAG header | No | 0 |
[edit] Example and support code
| Item | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Example and support code | Code is not available or the NDA does now allow release of code. | 0 |
[edit] Background on our rating system
See the Rating System page for more information.
