On Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 02:51:41PM +0200, Carl-Daniel Hailfinger wrote: > > I've thought about unsoldering the chip but don't really have the proper > > tools. > > > > Some people on this list have experience with desoldering chips. Maybe > they can assist.
If you don't mind sacrificing the current chip, you could just cut it off and replace it with a socket. See http://www.coreboot.org/Soldering_a_socket_on_your_board#Cutting_the_chip and for more detail (shameless plug): http://ward.vandewege.net/blog/2009/03/howto-replace-a-plcc-chip-with-a-socket-ghetto-style/ It's not hard to do, even with moderate soldering skills. Thanks, Ward. -- Ward Vandewege <[email protected]> Free Software Foundation - Senior Systems Administrator -- coreboot mailing list: [email protected] http://www.coreboot.org/mailman/listinfo/coreboot
