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=== | ===Which board do I have?=== | ||
The GIGABYTE GA-M57SLI-S4 seems to exist in 4 versions as of 2007/05. | The GIGABYTE GA-M57SLI-S4 seems to exist in 4 versions as of 2007/05. | ||
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There is a version with a PLCC socket for the BIOS chip ([http://www.motherboards.org/imageview.html?i=/images/reviews/motherboards/1628_p6_6.jpg socketed BIOS]), but this might be a pre-production board since nobody has so far (2007/03) confirmed the purchase of a GA-M57SLI-S4 board with socketed BIOS. | There is a version with a PLCC socket for the BIOS chip ([http://www.motherboards.org/imageview.html?i=/images/reviews/motherboards/1628_p6_6.jpg socketed BIOS]), but this might be a pre-production board since nobody has so far (2007/03) confirmed the purchase of a GA-M57SLI-S4 board with socketed BIOS. | ||
There are 4 volume revisions, 2 with plcc32 (v1.0, v1.1) ([http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/Motherboard/Products_Overview.aspx?ProductID=2287&ModelName=GA-M57SLI-S4 soldered BIOS]) and another 2 with single 8 pin SPI. All 4 have unpopulated secondary pads, | There are 4 volume revisions, 2 with plcc32 (v1.0, v1.1) ([http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/Motherboard/Products_Overview.aspx?ProductID=2287&ModelName=GA-M57SLI-S4 soldered BIOS]) and another 2 with single 8 pin SPI. All 4 have unpopulated secondary pads. For the plcc32 versions, the procedure outlined below can be used to add a rom socket. | ||
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v1.0 | |||
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SPI | |||
===Before you begin=== | |||
The fact that the BIOS is soldered onto the board complicates matters considerably, because it means that one flash of a faulty image will render your board unusable (it will be 'bricked'). [[Top Hat Flash]] does not work with the SST 49LF040B 33-4C-NHE soldered onto the M57, but might work with other chips (FWH). | The fact that the BIOS is soldered onto the board complicates matters considerably, because it means that one flash of a faulty image will render your board unusable (it will be 'bricked'). [[Top Hat Flash]] does not work with the SST 49LF040B 33-4C-NHE soldered onto the M57, but might work with other chips (FWH). | ||