Topic: Motherboard Swap (Read 73 times)

Arakon · « **on:** August 23, 2008, 08:14:00 PM »

you would have to swap the firmware chip and the entire CPU.
that is nothing you can just solder, you need special BGA rework stations for that.

6stitches · « **Reply #1 on:** August 24, 2008, 01:17:00 AM »

So not only the DVD drives are keyed to the board, but the bios chip is keyed to the CPU as well?

Arakon · « **Reply #2 on:** August 24, 2008, 02:48:00 AM »

the drive is keyed to the keycault in the firmware, and the firmware is keyed to the CPU. can't have one without the other.