----- Original Message ----- From: "Rasmus Wiman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <linuxbios@linuxbios.org> Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2007 16:17 Subject: Re: [LinuxBIOS] M57 SLI SPI pads
> 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. :) how about: - unsoldering the factory part. - soldering a 8 pin ?0.05"? pitch connector it its place - soldering a mating 8 pin connector to any chip you want to use - maybe add pushpins for easyer handling. i did not yet look for the right connectors but they mus be out there... i would start lloking at smd connector for connecting 2 parrallel pcb's Greetings Todthgie > > /Rasmus > > -- > linuxbios mailing list > linuxbios@linuxbios.org > http://www.linuxbios.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxbios > -- linuxbios mailing list linuxbios@linuxbios.org http://www.linuxbios.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxbios