Yes, you're probably right. Though I wonder when and how they programmed the firmware. Before or after soldering?
Am 05.08.2017 um 19:41 schrieb Igor Skochinsky via coreboot: > Hello Philipp, > > Saturday, August 5, 2017, 6:01:04 PM, you wrote: > PS> PS: Rantmode: Why the hell don't they just solder a socket? It's not > PS> that unrealistic that someone bricks the BIOS while updating the > PS> firmware from time to time. Being able to replace the ROM with a fresh > PS> one is a huge plus. > > A socket would add some cost; not just of the part itself but > also cost of the assembly process since flash chip could not be soldered > together with the rest of the components now, and possibly other > logistical issues (e.g. they would have to order DIP chips > specifically for this model instead of SMD parts like for everything > else). > It would also increase the height of the board, and you know how > everyone is obsessed with thin laptops nowadays. > > Just because it would be convenient for maybe ten people in the world > doesn't make it an incentive for the manufacturers. > > Besides, 99.9% users are not expected to ever open their device, let alone > mess > with the chips. If they get a brick (which is a pretty rare thing > nowadays AFAIK), they send it off for repairs. > -- coreboot mailing list: coreboot@coreboot.org https://mail.coreboot.org/mailman/listinfo/coreboot