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Anyone know where to get started on rebuilding a BIOS?

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    norabell@pleroma.snowebell.cc
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    Anyone know where to get started on rebuilding a BIOS? I've got a HP dc5700 sff and I wanna use the ADD2 slot as a PCI-E slot. I don't see a reason it physically can't work, so it must be a limitation of the BIOS. This is my learning machine so if I kill it I kill it.

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      Anyone know where to get started on rebuilding a BIOS? I've got a HP dc5700 sff and I wanna use the ADD2 slot as a PCI-E slot. I don't see a reason it physically can't work, so it must be a limitation of the BIOS. This is my learning machine so if I kill it I kill it.

      #retrocomputing #custombios
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      plaidtron3000@jorts.horse
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      @NoraBell According to the docs, it's SDVO-only, not PCIe or ADD2.

      It may be more than just BIOS limitations. HP could've pinned the slot in ADD2-N mode thus reducing the number of traces they had to route, etc.

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        @NoraBell According to the docs, it's SDVO-only, not PCIe or ADD2.

        It may be more than just BIOS limitations. HP could've pinned the slot in ADD2-N mode thus reducing the number of traces they had to route, etc.

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        norabell@pleroma.snowebell.cc
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        @plaidtron3000 It supports SVDO and ADD2, just not ADD2-r or PCI-E proper. I decided to mangle the PCIe X1 slot and use the card in 1x mode, which will work once I get a SATA->PCI-e 6pin adapter to power the card
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