On 2019-10-06 10:18 a.m., David Hendricks wrote: > On Sat, Oct 5, 2019 at 8:31 PM Patrick Rogers > <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hello Ray, >> >> The hardware that you would need is something called a BIOS programmer. >> Usually they use a USB port and might be found cheaply online. Flashrom >> has a list of supported programmers: >> >> https://www.flashrom.org/Supported_hardware#External_flashers.2Fprogrammers >> >> My suggestion would be to purchase a Raspberry Pi, which is a cheap >> Linux computer that has builtin hardware support needed to flash ROMs. >> It might be less trouble and more easier to get. The Pi, microSD card, >> case, breadboard jumper cables and breadboard (for easier seating of >> BIOS chip) may cost around $50 USD. > > The Raspberry Pi certainly makes a nice, fast flasher, however the IO > pins are connected to 3.3V rails so you'll need to be careful to use > it with 3.3V flash chips only (not 1.8V). >
I didn't know that there are chips that use 1.8 volts, I don't know much about electric devices, but could you just connect a resistor or something to reduce the voltage?
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