Hello,
I have a pc with a Gigabyte GA-K8N-SLI motherboardhttp://www.gigabyte.fr/products/product-page.aspx?pid=1928#spand I would like tu use coreboot with her.
This motherboard is designed to support AMD processor on a Sokect 939.
Chipset :
1. NVIDIA nForce4 SLI MCPs (media and communication processors) : NVIDIA CK804 2. Super I/O: ITE IT8712 chip 3. Integrated peripherals - CICADA8201 Gigabit LAN PHY chip - Realtek ALC850 Audio AC'97 Codec
This card seems to be similard to the already supported Asus A8N-SLI. The major difference than I have noticed is the presence of an integreted LAN controller in the Gigabyte motherboard and not on the Asus motherboard.
As the chispet and Super I/O seems to be already supported, there is a risk that is impossible to start the system once flashed with coreboot ? Is it essential to have tools (like hot top flash) to have the possibility to restore the system ? And where I can buy one of this tools (It's not indicate on the page http://www.coreboot.org/Developer_Manual/Tools#Top_Hat_Flash). PLCC sokets are not hard to find, but plcc bios override system are more difficult to find.
Thank you.
PS: Sorry for my aproximative english.
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