On 13-07-12 12:14, David Griffith wrote:
I have an old motherboard which I'd like to experiment on and have my
eyes on a bleeding-edge board. The old one is a Shuttle AN35N Ultra
(socket 1). The new one is an MSI 990FXA-GD80V2 (socket AM3+).
Neither of these appear on the list of supported motherboards.
Tinkering with the old board should be relatively safe because the
BIOS lives in a socketed PLCC. I can't seem to figure out what sort
of package the firmware in the newer one lives in. None of the photos
I've found of it seem to have good enough resolution to tell. Can I
get some help here?
I found
http://www.msi.com/pic/product/five_pictures1_2400_20110531112742.jpg
and I have to agree, the resolution is a bit to low to recognize the
bios on.
My personal 'best bet' is the 'green' chip in the left bottom corner. If
you look at the south-bridge heat-sink, under the middle leg of the 'm'
there's a small SOIC8 chip with a green sticker. It is surrounded by 3
caps. That's the most logical bet, as the sticker probably has bios
version number on it.
Oliver
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