Re: [flashrom] flashrom Digest, Vol 12, Issue 35

[Julio Barrios]

Hello Guenter,

Thank you for taking the time to look for info about my MB. It is very
similar to the one in the picture that you asked me to look at.

I guess I have found the chip that you need to know about. It was covered by
a heatsink and that's why I didn't see it. I hope this is the one. If it is
not I will ask a friend to take a good picture of my MB. Please let me know.

The chip that I uncovered says:

Intel
*NH82801IR*
L7395128
SLA9N

On the board I can also read:
Foxconn DG33M03
SE0709
Rev A00

Hope that this helps.

Thank you!
Julio

On 20 May 2010 18:12,  wrote:
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> Message: 1
> Date: Thu, 20 May 2010 12:50:39 +0200
> From: Carl-Daniel Hailfinger 
> To: Julio Barrios , flashrom
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> Subject: Re: [flashrom] disaster
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> Hi Julio,
>
> it seems [e-mail] was left out of the conversation by
> accident. I've added it back, please use the "reply all" button in the
> future.
>
> On 20.05.2010 12:12, Julio Barrios wrote:
> > Hi Carl-Daniel, Joseph and Michael,
> >
> > Many thanks for your replies. I very much appreciate it. I'm not sure if
>
> a
> > flash chip is the same as the BIOS chip (I'm a complete newbie here and
>
> am
> > just learning a bit, and destroying computers along the way it seems
>
> LOL!).
> > Anyway, my BIOS is a Phoenix D686 and my PC is a Dell Inspiron 530.
>
> "Phoenix D686" is probably written on a sticker. Can you peel off the
> sticker and tell us what's written on the BIOS flash chip?
> > By the look of things, I guess that I will need to buy a new motherboard.
>
> If
> > that is the case, then I will need to buy one that is compatible with
>
> linux
> > because I'm not prepared to give up Ubuntu and go back to Windows.
> >
> > If you need any more information so that you can help me, please let me
> > know.
>
> Some people/companies in the UK offer services to reflash mainboards.
> That might be what you want, but I'm not sure if the shipping cost is
> worth it.
> Besides that, some vendors might offer top hat flash solutions for your
> board, but I'm not 100% sure about this.
> > Again, guys, thanks a lot.
> >
> > Julio
>
> Good luck!
>
> Regards,
> Carl-Daniel
> > On 20 May 2010 09:45, Carl-Daniel Hailfinger <
> > [e-mail]> wrote:
> > > Hi Julio,
> > >
> > > please note that the method in the link can destroy your mainboard if
> > > your flash chip uses a different interface (very likely). See below for
> > > details.
> > >
> > > On 20.05.2010 09:37, Carl-Daniel Hailfinger wrote:
> > > > On 20.05.2010 00:44, Joseph Smith wrote:
> > > > > On 05/19/2010 06:38 PM, Michael Karcher wrote:
> > > > > > IIRC, we recently had a link showing two stacked flash chips (but I
> > > > > > think they were parallel, not LPC/FWH) with some control signals only
> > > > > > connected to the top one - the idea was to mount a working flash chip
> > >
> > > on
> > > > > > top of the one with damaged/wrong contents without removing the lower
> > > > > > one from the system. Anyone knows what I'm talking about and still
>
> has
> > > > > > the link?
> > > > >
> > > > > http://www.coreboot.org/pipermail/linuxbios/2007-April/020384.html
> > > >
> > > > The back-to-back socket solution (sometimes also marketed as top hat
> > > > flash) would be the one which does not require soldering on the board
> > > > and thus has a lower risk.
> > >
> > > The best way to figure this out is to find out which flash chip you have
> > > and tell us. Then we can try to find out which pins need to be bent and
> > > disconnected.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Carl-Daniel
>
> Message: 2
> Date: Thu, 20 May 2010 12:15:15 +0100
> From: Julio Barrios 
> To: Carl-Daniel Hailfinger 
> Cc: flashrom 
> Subject: Re: [flashrom] disaster
> Message-ID:
>        
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
>
> Hi Carl-Daniel,
>
> Sorry about not sending my message in the correct way.
>
> I have now peeled off the sticker. This is what is on the flash chip:
>
> iTE
> IT8718F-S
> 2M24MA L
>
> I hope this means something to you.
>
> Best regarsd,
>
> Julio
>
> On 20 May 2010 11:50, Carl-Daniel Hailfinger <
> [e-mail]> wrote:
> > Hi Julio,
> >
> > it seems [e-mail] was left out of the conversation by
> > accident. I've added it back, please use the "reply all" button in the
> > future.
> >
> > On 20.05.2010 12:12, Julio Barrios wrote:
> > > Hi Carl-Daniel, Joseph and Michael,
> > >
> > > Many thanks for your replies. I very much appreciate it. I'm not sure
>
> if
> > a
> > > flash chip is the same as the BIOS chip (I'm a complete newbie here and
> >
> > am
> > > just learning a bit, and destroying computers along the way it seems
> >
> > LOL!).
> > > Anyway, my BIOS is a Phoenix D686 and my PC is a Dell Inspiron 530.
> >
> > "Phoenix D686" is probably written on a sticker. Can you peel off the
> > sticker and tell us what's written on the BIOS flash chip?
> > > By the look of things, I guess that I will need to buy a new
>
> motherboard.
> > If
> > > that is the case, then I will need to buy one that is compatible with
> >
> > linux
> > > because I'm not prepared to give up Ubuntu and go back to Windows.
> > >
> > > If you need any more information so that you can help me, please let me
> > > know.
> >
> > Some people/companies in the UK offer services to reflash mainboards.
> > That might be what you want, but I'm not sure if the shipping cost is
> > worth it.
> > Besides that, some vendors might offer top hat flash solutions for your
> > board, but I'm not 100% sure about this.
> > > Again, guys, thanks a lot.
> > >
> > > Julio
> >
> > Good luck!
> >
> > Regards,
> > Carl-Daniel
> > > On 20 May 2010 09:45, Carl-Daniel Hailfinger <
> > > [e-mail]> wrote:
> > > > Hi Julio,
> > > >
> > > > please note that the method in the link can destroy your mainboard if
> > > > your flash chip uses a different interface (very likely). See below
>
> for
> > > > details.
> > > >
> > > > On 20.05.2010 09:37, Carl-Daniel Hailfinger wrote:
> > > > > On 20.05.2010 00:44, Joseph Smith wrote:
> > > > > > On 05/19/2010 06:38 PM, Michael Karcher wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > IIRC, we recently had a link showing two stacked flash chips (but I
> > > > > > > think they were parallel, not LPC/FWH) with some control signals
>
> only
> > > > > > > connected to the top one - the idea was to mount a working flash
>
> chip
> > > > > > >
> > > >
> > > > on
> > > > > > > top of the one with damaged/wrong contents without removing the
>
> lower
> > > > > > > one from the system. Anyone knows what I'm talking about and still
> >
> > has
> > > > > > > the link?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > http://www.coreboot.org/pipermail/linuxbios/2007-April/020384.html
> > > > >
> > > > > The back-to-back socket solution (sometimes also marketed as top hat
> > > > > flash) would be the one which does not require soldering on the board
> > > > > and thus has a lower risk.
> > > >
> > > > The best way to figure this out is to find out which flash chip you
>
> have
> > > > and tell us. Then we can try to find out which pins need to be bent
>
> and
> > > > disconnected.
> > > >
> > > > Regards,
> > > > Carl-Daniel