* Ward Vandewege ward@gnu.org [070312 16:02]:
I assume you're referring to this
http://www.artecgroup.com/products/hardware-products/programmable-lpc-dongle...
Yes, that's it.
Python code, usb device - I like this. It says it comes with an 'LPC cable'; any idea what that looks like? Presumably some sort of plcc adapter would still be required?
It is a 10pin (or so) header on the mainboard, similar to an IDE connector, just a lot less pins.
It would be interesting to try plug a plcc clip base or some such to it. no idea whether that is possible.
Ironwood Electronics sells a "PLCC clip on base", an inverted PLCC socket that can be plugged on a soldered-in flash part. Together with a BIOS savior kind of device, this would be a really cool thing.
Oh! That's very interesting. So if you'd clip this onto an smd-soldered plcc chip (like on the m57sli-s4), and plug in a bios savior, would the bios savior allow you to switch between the on-board chip and the built-in bios savior chip?
I don't think so, because you need to switch the chip select pin. So you would at least have to cut one pin and solder it to your logic.
But maybe a cable to connect a soldered flash chip to a flash burner would be possible? Then such a board could be revived with a GalepIV or a Willem.
It's just ideas, though. No idea what can be done and what will fail. Hardware is more tricky than it looks at the first glimpse sometimes.