Quux <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > there are SPI sockets out there in industry, but less common & > probably pricey. plcc32 is much more commonplace. > > but then soldering 8 contacts might seem less risky to do manually > compared with 32 contacts. > > the 1.0 pcb layout has solder pads for plcc as well as SPI (located > inside of plcc ). is this still the case with 2.0 pcb revisions ?
>From the picture it looks like there is only one set of pads. Sure 8 contacts seem easier to solder, but I like the idea of having one factory bios stuffed away in a safe place, away from the mobo and that seems easier to achieve with a socket. :) /Rasmus -- linuxbios mailing list linuxbios@linuxbios.org http://www.linuxbios.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxbios
