Gigabyte m57sli Vendor Cooperation Score
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Availability
Gigabyte M57SLI has gone out of production as of September 2008, but may still be available from some distributors.
Vendor Cooperation Score
| Item | Points | Max | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| #Documentation | 49 | 80 | 
|
| #Hackability | 1 | 24 | 
|
| #Example and support code | 0 | 10 | 
|
| Total | 50 | 114 | 
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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) | ||
| 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 IT8716) | ||
| Datasheet / register set | Freely available [10] | 10 |
| Mainboard | ||
| Schematics | Documentation is not available or the NDA does not allow release of code. | 0 |
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 |
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 |
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