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Revision as of 17:13, 26 March 2009
Mainboards where the BIOS chip is soldered onto the board (and not in a socket) are usually problematic for coreboot developers and especially users, as one incorrectly flashed image will render the board unusable.
Requirements
- A board with soldered-on (PLCC) chip
- Soldering iron
- A PLCC socket (SMD type)
- Desoldering station or heat gun
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Preparation
- Take a picture of the board and ROM chip. You might need that later in order to add the socket in the correct orientation.
Desolder or cut away the ROM chip
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Clean the pads on the board
Prepare the PLCC socket
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Solder the socket onto the board
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Resources
- HOWO: replace a PLCC chip with a socket "ghetto style" (Tutorial for doing this without desoldering station by cutting the chip)
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