diff -Nru 2/tg3.c 3/tg3.c
--- 2/tg3.c	2005-02-10 10:22:39.000000000 -0800
+++ 3/tg3.c	2005-02-10 10:26:42.000000000 -0800
@@ -7515,12 +7515,18 @@
 	tg3_read_mem(tp, NIC_SRAM_DATA_SIG, &val);
 	if (val == NIC_SRAM_DATA_SIG_MAGIC) {
 		u32 nic_cfg, led_cfg;
-		u32 nic_phy_id, cfg2;
+		u32 nic_phy_id, ver, cfg2 = 0;
 
 		tg3_read_mem(tp, NIC_SRAM_DATA_CFG, &nic_cfg);
 		tp->nic_sram_data_cfg = nic_cfg;
 
-		tg3_read_mem(tp, NIC_SRAM_DATA_CFG_2, &cfg2);
+		tg3_read_mem(tp, NIC_SRAM_DATA_VER, &ver);
+		ver >>= NIC_SRAM_DATA_VER_SHIFT;
+		if ((GET_ASIC_REV(tp->pci_chip_rev_id) != ASIC_REV_5700) &&
+		    (GET_ASIC_REV(tp->pci_chip_rev_id) != ASIC_REV_5701) &&
+		    (GET_ASIC_REV(tp->pci_chip_rev_id) != ASIC_REV_5703) &&
+		    (ver > 0) && (ver < 0x100))
+			tg3_read_mem(tp, NIC_SRAM_DATA_CFG_2, &cfg2);
 
 		eeprom_signature_found = 1;
 
diff -Nru 2/tg3.h 3/tg3.h
--- 2/tg3.h	2005-02-10 10:22:43.000000000 -0800
+++ 3/tg3.h	2005-02-10 10:26:44.000000000 -0800
@@ -1452,6 +1452,9 @@
 #define  NIC_SRAM_DATA_CFG_FIBER_WOL		 0x00004000
 #define  NIC_SRAM_DATA_CFG_NO_GPIO2		 0x00100000
 
+#define NIC_SRAM_DATA_VER			0x00000b5c
+#define  NIC_SRAM_DATA_VER_SHIFT		 16
+
 #define NIC_SRAM_DATA_PHY_ID		0x00000b74
 #define  NIC_SRAM_DATA_PHY_ID1_MASK	 0xffff0000
 #define  NIC_SRAM_DATA_PHY_ID2_MASK	 0x0000ffff