[LinuxBIOS] GA-M57SLI-S4 SPI or MS-7260

Uwe Hermann uwe at hermann-uwe.de
Mon Oct 8 11:31:58 CEST 2007


On Mon, Oct 08, 2007 at 04:52:03AM -0400, Josh Profitt wrote:
> I'm in the process of building a new computer and want to make
> sure that I can use linuxbios on it.  I've narrowed my choice
> of boards down to GA-M57SLI-S4 or MS-7260, and had a
> few questions about them.
> 
> If i go with the GA-M57SLI-S4, I assume I will end up with
> one of the SPI bios boards.  Has anyone managed

Yes, very likely.


> to try this mod yet?
> http://www.linuxbios.org/pipermail/linuxbios/2007-September/024395.html
> I can probably get through the soldering, but my electronics knowledge isn't
> that great, so I would hate to be the guinea pig for the mod.
> 
> Regarding the MS-7260, PCIe and SATA, they are marked as untested.
> Is it likely that they will just work or will the be more likely that
> they will be broken for some reason.

Likely to work IMHO. But you're lucky, I'll probably be able to test
this today or tomorrow, will report back...


Uwe.
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