Hey, thanks for the info everyone.
I'm looking to use linuxbios on an intel bi440zx,
a P3
mobo with a 440zx chipset. I'm wondering if anyone
has
worked on support for this motherboard, or even
this
chipset, or if the code for the 440BX chipset
works as
a drop-in replacement.
The 440BX code is not yet fully working AFAIK, but work is being done to improve things. I have a similar board and will probably help testing, maybe coding...
Afaik, the Asus P2B has a 440BX, unless you have one of the variants (I had the same board at one time, along with a Celeron 300A@ungodly speeds). Also, I need to correct something with the chipset, it's actually a 440ZX-66, which seems to be designed only to run celerons, according to intel (http://www.intel.com/design/chipsets/440zx/66.htm), so my P3 won't work (I'm not giving up though!).
Super I/O: I think this is the right chip: SMSC FDC37B807
I'll take care of that, there's a datasheet. I don't have the hardware, though, so I won't be able to test.
I'm more than willing to test. This computer isn't being used on a daily basis yet, because the 250gb hard drive is still in another machine, so a litte breakage isn't a big deal.
Online documentation: Motherboard:
http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/bi440zx/
Northbridge: http://www.intel.com/design/chipsets/440zx/
I'll try to take a quick look. Does it have a
socketed bios part?
No, it (unfortunately) doesn't, it's a TSOP. However, I have another of the exact same board that, if necessary, the bios chip can be scavenged off and sodiered to the first board (the other board has a broken handle on the zif socket). Has anyone ever tried installing a switch for easy swapping back and forth between bios chips?
Thanks, Corey
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