diff -ur ../flashrom-0.9.4-r1394-sp5100/sb600spi.c ./sb600spi.c
--- ../flashrom-0.9.4-r1394-sp5100/sb600spi.c	2011-07-29 22:45:48.693159918 -0400
+++ ./sb600spi.c	2011-08-01 12:39:31.043163924 -0400
@@ -381,23 +381,7 @@
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	reg = pci_read_byte(dev, 0x40);
-	msg_pdbg("SB700 IMC is %sactive.\n", (reg & (1 << 7)) ? "" : "not ");
-	if (reg & (1 << 7)) {
-		/* If we touch any region used by the IMC, the IMC and the SPI
-		 * interface will lock up, and the only way to recover is a
-		 * hard reset, but that is a bad choice for a half-erased or
-		 * half-written flash chip.
-		 * There appears to be an undocumented register which can freeze
-		 * or disable the IMC, but for now we want to play it safe.
-		 */
-		msg_perr("The SB700 IMC is active and may interfere with SPI "
-			 "commands. Disabling write.\n");
-		/* FIXME: Should we only disable SPI writes, or will the lockup
-		 * affect LPC/FWH chips as well?
-		 */
-		programmer_may_write = 0;
-	}
+	programmer_may_write = 1;
 
 	/* Bring the FIFO to a clean state. */
 	reset_internal_fifo_pointer();