On Mon, Oct 08, 2007 at 04:52:03AM -0400, Josh Profitt wrote:
If i go with the GA-M57SLI-S4, I assume I will end up with one of the SPI bios boards.
Yeah, that's likely.
Has anyone managed to try this mod yet? http://www.linuxbios.org/pipermail/linuxbios/2007-September/024395.html
I've heard neither success nor failure reports.
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.
The most important prerequisite for this mod is having a decent soldering iron. It doesn't have to be the EUR300 kind, but it's nice if it was around the 100. Then it has good temperature control and a quality tip.
An experienced hand can get good temp and tip also with really low quality soldering gear, but for a beginner the tools can make or break.
//Peter