Gigabyte m57sli Vendor Cooperation Score
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Availability
Gigabyte M57SLI 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 others.
Vendor Cooperation Score
| Item | Points | Max | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| #Documentation | 49 | 80 | 
|
| #Hackability | 1 | 24 | 
|
| #Example and support code | 0 | 10 | 
|
| Total | 50 | 114 | 
|
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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