Hi list,
I don't know if it's common yet (the wiki article doesn't mention it) but today I discovered that there are Lenovo Thinkpads with very flat SMD-Flash-ROMs which make it impossible to access them with a SOIC-Clip or flash them by soldering wires to the pins directly.
I aborted the flashing but am going to try finding a work-around.
About the laptop: Type 4298-W28 S/N R9-E4CFC 11/06 (so probably manufactured in 2011)
Product ID: 4298W28
Maybe we should write one sentence in the wiki mentioning that not all chips are accessable very comfortably.
Greetings,
P.
PS: Rantmode: Why the hell don't they just solder a socket? It's not that unrealistic that someone bricks the BIOS while updating the firmware from time to time. Being able to replace the ROM with a fresh one is a huge plus.
