conenubi701 wrote:PcBytes wrote:I think it's feasible to do it, but will require some work, as the P4P800 uses a 3com NIC as opposed to the Intel CSA on the P4P800-VM. (btw I'm the one who flashed different manufacturers' BIOSes - still doing this but with my P4P800 (full ATX) and so far have got two BIOSes to work perfectly and with no problems, other than one of them complaining about a unknown BIOS flash chip during boot)
I might be able to look into it but it's going to take some time as I first have to be sure the BIOS won't get corrupt, and then I have to replace the NIC driver to look for the Intel CSA (82547EI) instead of the 3com/MARVELL chip that is present on the P4P800.
If you do get this functional it would be an incredible gem for this community as there aren't any Socket 478 mATX boards capable of overclocking (at least not that I've found compatible with the 3.2 and 3.4ghz p4 Extreme Editions)
Well, I did look on some old guides (believe me, I'm pretty rusty - I've laid off AMI BIOS modding since a long time ago, last board I've ever did was the ASUS K8N and that was simply replace the BIOS splash screen, which wasn't even easy to begin with, unlike Award.) and checked the Vendor and Device IDs up.
I did manage to make the ROM, but for people who want to flash it - PLEASE, get a spare BIOS chip in case something goes balls, or find ANY means to recover your BIOS if it won't work.
I have made sure to remove most ROMs that would not have any impact during POST (mainly 24DF which is supposedly the RAID function present on the bigger P4P800, and ROMS related to a VIA RAID chip and finally the 3com NIC) and added the ROM to support onboard VGA (although I bet nobody would use that, but it's a good thing to have it there), as well as Intel CSA support.
I'm attaching the file, try at your own risk. I'm saying this because I don't own the board anymore (it died a long time ago due to a failing PSU) so I can't test it, but theoretically it should work just fine.
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