[flashrom] Re: Beginners-Guide-to-Using-a-CH-A-SPI-Programmer with AMD

2020-10-07 Thread Clay Daniels
On Wed, Oct 7, 2020 at 4:44 AM Mike Banon  wrote:

> Not at all! The need for 3.3v ---> 1.8v adapter - depends not on
> "Intel vs AMD", but on the model of that SPI flash chip. You see the
> markings on the back of such a chip, google them, find a correct
> datasheet, open it and read what's the working voltage for this chip -
> 3.3v or 1.8v.
>

I took off the cover and with reading glasses & flashlight squinted for
some time. As best I can make out I think (80% sure) my SPI flash chip is a
Winbond W25Q64JW. The print is so small my wife said it looked like braille
to her, and I thought  she had better eyesight than me. My only doubt is it
may say W25Q32JW, but like I said my best guess is W25Q64JW. Either way it
is a 1.8v chip according to the Winbond Datasheets, both of which I have
saved for reference.

Thanks for the reply. I was trying to make it too simple :-)
Clay


>
> On Wed, Oct 7, 2020 at 9:43 AM Clay Daniels 
> wrote:
> >
> >
> https://www.win-raid.com/t4287f16-GUIDE-The-Beginners-Guide-to-Using-a-CH-A-SPI-Programmer-Flasher-With-Pictures.html
> >
> > Nice article in general, but it also says:
> > "Note: If you are flashing an AMD motherboard, you need to put the 1.8V
> adapter into the SPI, and then put the clip assembly onto that."
> >
> > So is this right? 3.3v for Intel, 1.8v for AMD?
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[flashrom] Re: Beginners-Guide-to-Using-a-CH-A-SPI-Programmer with AMD

2020-10-07 Thread Mike Banon
Not at all! The need for 3.3v ---> 1.8v adapter - depends not on
"Intel vs AMD", but on the model of that SPI flash chip. You see the
markings on the back of such a chip, google them, find a correct
datasheet, open it and read what's the working voltage for this chip -
3.3v or 1.8v.

On Wed, Oct 7, 2020 at 9:43 AM Clay Daniels  wrote:
>
> https://www.win-raid.com/t4287f16-GUIDE-The-Beginners-Guide-to-Using-a-CH-A-SPI-Programmer-Flasher-With-Pictures.html
>
> Nice article in general, but it also says:
> "Note: If you are flashing an AMD motherboard, you need to put the 1.8V 
> adapter into the SPI, and then put the clip assembly onto that."
>
> So is this right? 3.3v for Intel, 1.8v for AMD?
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[flashrom] Beginners-Guide-to-Using-a-CH-A-SPI-Programmer with AMD

2020-10-07 Thread Clay Daniels
https://www.win-raid.com/t4287f16-GUIDE-The-Beginners-Guide-to-Using-a-CH-A-SPI-Programmer-Flasher-With-Pictures.html

Nice article in general, but it also says:
"*Note:* If you are flashing an AMD motherboard, you need to put the 1.8V
adapter into the SPI, and then put the clip assembly onto that."

So is this right? 3.3v for Intel, 1.8v for AMD?
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