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(→Chip removal tools: Push pins with cut off needles, attached to ROM chips with super glue.) |
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If you're hot-swapping your BIOS chips (i.e., removing the chip while your computer is running, then inserting another one) you'll usually need some tools. | If you're hot-swapping your BIOS chips (i.e., removing the chip while your computer is running, then inserting another one) you'll usually need some tools. | ||
There are different tools for DIP and PLCC chips. Both types cost roughly 5-10 Euros. | There are different tools for DIP and PLCC chips (see photos). You can find them in most electronics stores, usually. Both types cost roughly 5-10 Euros. | ||
[ | Another very nifty idea is to [http://www.linuxbios.org/pipermail/linuxbios/2007-April/019809.html clip 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 them without extra tools. | ||
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Image:Plcc tool.jpg|PLCC BIOS removal tool. | |||
Image:Dip tool.jpg|DIP BIOS removal tool. | |||
Image:Pushpin roms 1.jpg|Push pins with cut off needles, attached to ROM chips with super glue. | |||
Image:Pushpin roms 2.jpg|More push pins on ROM chips. | |||
</gallery> | |||
==== POST card ==== | ==== POST card ==== | ||