Ordering EC Chip for Motherboard

[Zentech]

Hi everyone, I'm ordering an EC/IO chip for my motherboard DA0R53MB6E1 R53 and the IO chip is IE8518E. My question is: do you know if this chip needs to be programmed or it can work out of the box? or the program is stored in bios chip?
Thanks

[khaahk]

Re: Ordering EC Chip for Motherboard

https://www.badcaps.net/forum/showthread.php?t=66963

[Zentech]

Re: Ordering EC Chip for Motherboard

where do you guys usually buy chip like EC and BIOS?

[khaahk]

Re: Ordering EC Chip for Motherboard

Ebay and aliexpress. Many sellers if not most of them sell used. So buy 5pcs - some may fail.
See-ic is one of the correct sellers that i know on ebay, they usually sell new if stated so.