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Another very nifty idea is [http://www.linuxbios.org/pipermail/linuxbios/2007-April/019809.html clipping off the needle point of normal office push pins], and then attaching them to (PLCC) ROM chips with super glue. That makes it pretty easy to insert and remove the ROM chips without extra tools. | Another very nifty idea is [http://www.linuxbios.org/pipermail/linuxbios/2007-April/019809.html clipping off the needle point of normal office push pins], and then attaching them to (PLCC) ROM chips with super glue. That makes it pretty easy to insert and remove the ROM chips without extra tools. | ||
Since after bootup, flash mem is not accessed anymore, you can even hot plug (plug in and out '''while PC powered on''') push pin flashes. This way you save an external eprom programmer and mimic the procedure of top hat flash. Make sure you do not short circuit anything, though. | |||
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