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From: Francis Rowe <info@gluglug.org.uk>
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2015 16:04:20 -0400
Subject: docs/tasks.html: Tyan S8230 more notes

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 											Board-specific wiring (PCI interrupts, DIMM voltage selection). etc.
 											Board seems to use socketed SOIC-8 SPI flash according to tpearson, based on photos available online - looks like a ZIF socket or something else, a clip retaining the chip.
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+											tpearson says: Tyan seems to have done the same thing as Asus did and built a whole lot of custom power control circuitry out of FETs.
+											According to him, this will take much effort to reverse engineer.
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+											IPMI firmware is non-free but optional (for iKVM feature, remote management like Intel ME).  Not sure if add-on module or baked in.
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+											SAS controller requires firmware, but optional. (same thing on KGPE-D16). Board also has SATA, so it's fine.
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