Hello everyone.
I would like to request an OPROM mod for the following Phoenix BIOS to support modern GPUs (GTX 550 Ti in my case). It is one of the few LGA775 + DDR3 mainboards out there - and it serves well as a daily driver.
I can confirm that the graphics card works in the bottom PCIe 4x slot (GTX670 for comparison), but cables and airflow are a huge downside. According to this particular answer the OPROM space is the culprit, thus it might be possible to remove PXE boot and filling gaps (holes?) that are reported by PhoenixTool.
Official BIOS: https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/downloads/ds002682
Optimally with LGA771 Xeon support baked in - but my hopes for the graphics card part alone are already low, but it's definitely worth a try to post it here.
I would like to request an OPROM mod for the following Phoenix BIOS to support modern GPUs (GTX 550 Ti in my case). It is one of the few LGA775 + DDR3 mainboards out there - and it serves well as a daily driver.
Code:
# dmidecode 3.1
Getting SMBIOS data from sysfs.
SMBIOS 2.5 present.
45 structures occupying 2275 bytes.
Table at 0x000EFBA0.
Handle 0x0000, DMI type 0, 24 bytes
BIOS Information
Vendor: LENOVO
Version: 2WKT47AUS
Release Date: 09/08/2009
Address: 0xE1CD0
Runtime Size: 123696 bytes
ROM Size: 1024 kB
Characteristics:
PCI is supported
PNP is supported
BIOS is upgradeable
BIOS shadowing is allowed
ESCD support is available
Boot from CD is supported
EDD is supported
ACPI is supported
USB legacy is supported
LS-120 boot is supported
Smart battery is supported
BIOS boot specification is supported
Targeted content distribution is supported
BIOS Revision: 1.47
Handle 0x0004, DMI type 4, 35 bytes
Processor Information
Socket Designation: LGA775/PSC/TJS
Type: Central Processor
Family: Core 2
Manufacturer: Intel
ID: FB 06 00 00 FF FB EB BF
Signature: Type 0, Family 6, Model 15, Stepping 11
Flags: .... snip .....
(Core 2 Quad Q6700)I can confirm that the graphics card works in the bottom PCIe 4x slot (GTX670 for comparison), but cables and airflow are a huge downside. According to this particular answer the OPROM space is the culprit, thus it might be possible to remove PXE boot and filling gaps (holes?) that are reported by PhoenixTool.
Official BIOS: https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/downloads/ds002682
Optimally with LGA771 Xeon support baked in - but my hopes for the graphics card part alone are already low, but it's definitely worth a try to post it here.
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