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  • kiddznet
    Senior Member
    • Jul 2010
    • 176

    #1

    what happens say if....

    You solder the wrong SPI BIOS chip on the wrong board...... then press go..


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  • Sparkey55
    Badcaps Legend
    • Jan 2010
    • 1523
    • USA

    #2
    Re: what happens say if....

    I do not know, but stand back and wear your dark goggles!

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    • Topcat
      The Boss Stooge
      • Oct 2003
      • 16958
      • United States

      #3
      Re: what happens say if....

      As long as its the same chip, probably nothing. it shouldn't go up in smoke unless you put it in backward or something....but if the POST config on the eprom doesn't match the motherboard, it simply just won't POST.
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      • kiddznet
        Senior Member
        • Jul 2010
        • 176

        #4
        Re: what happens say if....

        Damn, it is a bit fiddly soldering em on as well



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        • severach
          Badcaps Legend
          • Aug 2007
          • 1055
          • USA

          #5
          Re: what happens say if....

          SPI BIOS chips are similar in size to SOIC-8. I'd rather solder a SOIC-8 than any other chip. Light years between leads so alignment is easy and solder bridges are rare. They are almost as easy as inserting and removing a DIP from a socket.
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          • Scenic
            o.O
            • Sep 2007
            • 2642
            • Germany

            #6
            Re: what happens say if....

            that's why my flasher board has a ZIF like socket for them

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            • Agent24
              I see dead caps
              • Oct 2007
              • 5008
              • New Zealand

              #7
              Re: what happens say if....

              If they are SPI they probably support in-circuit programming.

              My MSI 790GX-G65 even provides an ICSP header but you may be able to get away with just tacking or clipping some wires to the appropriate pins...
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