[coreboot] GA-M57SLI-S4 rev 2.0 dual flash chip modificationrecipe

Robert Vogel vogel at ct.metrocast.net
Sun Jul 20 20:29:48 CEST 2008


Hi //Peter

Why the restrictions on who you can sell to ?

How about US consumers ? You didn't mention them on your page ?

Bob


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Peter Stuge" <peter at stuge.se>
To: <coreboot at coreboot.org>
Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2008 1:21 PM
Subject: Re: [coreboot] GA-M57SLI-S4 rev 2.0 dual flash chip 
modificationrecipe


> When testing a modified board a while back I discovered that I had
> forgoten one important ingredient and step in this recipe. I've just
> updated http://stuge.se/m57sli/ and added a photo of the finished mod
> while I was at it.
>
>
> On Sun, Jun 22, 2008 at 07:24:45AM +0200, Peter Stuge wrote:
>> For the better modification, you also need:
>> 2x 0402 4k7 chip resistors (1k is OK too, 10k does not work!)
>> 2x 0603 100k chip resistors
>> 2x SOT-23 BC847C transistors
>
> Add:
>
> 1cm AWG 30 wire (but get some extra so there is some to work with)
>
>
>> Better:
>> NOTE: Switch wires can be rather long. Several meters has been tested.
>> 4. R90,R91: Populate 0402 4k7 resistors
>
> Insert:
>
> 5. Q2,Q43: Solder 5mm or so of AWG 30 wire between Q2-2 and Q2-3.
>           Solder another wire between Q43-2 and Q43-3.
>
>
>> I am happy to sell boards pre-modified with the better modification.
>> Unfortunately I cannot offer these boards to consumers in all EU
>> member states because of EU environmental regulations, but many are
>> OK.
>
> I've made a table showing which states I can sell to on the web page
> too.
>
>
> //Peter
>
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