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09-30-2017 12:03 PM #1
tamasd PC Specs Laptop (Model) ThinkPad X270 Motherboard Crosshair VI Hero Processor 1800X Memory (part number) G.Skill F4-3200C14D-32GTZSK Graphics Card #1 Strix 1070 Monitor LG 34UM88C-P Storage #1 Samsung 960 Pro CPU Cooler Noctua NH-D15 Case Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ATX Tempered Glass Black Power Supply Corsair RM650i Keyboard Pok3r RGB Mouse Logitech G502
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What is the 9-pin header above the top PCIe x16 slot?
Hi,
Yesterday when I was cleaning my computer, I noticed a 9-pin header above the PCIe x16 slot. I checked my paper manual, and the downloadable online one, but neither of them mentioned it. Searching the web yielded no results either.
Does anyone know what it is?
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09-30-2017 01:00 PM #2
Neoony PC Specs Motherboard ASUS Crosshair VI Hero Processor AMD Ryzen 7 1800X Memory (part number) 2x 8GB F4-3200C14D-16GFX @ 3200MHz Graphics Card #1 AMD Radeon VII Storage #1 Samsung SSD 960 EVO 500GB Storage #2 2x HDD CPU Cooler Arctic Liquid Freezer 360 Case CoolerMaster MasterCase h500p Headset Sharkoon X-Tatic Pro (True 5.1) OS Windows 10 64-bit
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10-01-2017 09:05 AM #3
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It's for factory BIOS flashing.
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10-01-2017 09:54 AM #4
tamasd PC Specs Laptop (Model) ThinkPad X270 Motherboard Crosshair VI Hero Processor 1800X Memory (part number) G.Skill F4-3200C14D-32GTZSK Graphics Card #1 Strix 1070 Monitor LG 34UM88C-P Storage #1 Samsung 960 Pro CPU Cooler Noctua NH-D15 Case Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ATX Tempered Glass Black Power Supply Corsair RM650i Keyboard Pok3r RGB Mouse Logitech G502
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10-15-2017 04:04 AM #5
lightknightrr PC Specs Motherboard Asus Crosshair VI Hero WiFi Processor AMD Ryzen-7 1800X Memory (part number) F4-3200C14D-32GTZ Graphics Card #1 Radeon Vega Frontier Edition Sound Card HT Omega eClaro Monitor Samsung 4K Storage #1 Samsung NVMe SSD 960 PRO 1TB Storage #2 Crucial MX200 1TB SSD CPU Cooler Corsair H115i Case Thermaltake Chaser Mk-1 (Modified) Power Supply Thermaltake Toughpower DPS G RGB 1500W Titanium Keyboard Corsair K95 RGB PLATINUM Mouse Corsair Scimitar Pro RGB Mouse Pad Corsair Gaming MM600 Dual Sided Aluminum Gaming Mouse Pad OS Windows 10 Pro 64-bit OEM Network Router Cisco ASA 5516-X Accessory #1 Firewire Expansion Card Accessory #2 Black Magic Intensity Pro 4K Accessory #3 Mailiya USB 3.0 5-Port Expansion Card
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Now, someone figure out how it works. Probably better than using a test clip.
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10-15-2017 05:50 AM #6
Korth PC Specs Motherboard ASUS X99 R5E (BIOS2101/1902) Processor Haswell-EP E5-1680-3 SR20H/R2 (4.4GHz) Memory (part number) Vengeance LPX 4x8GB SS DDR4-3000 (CMK32GX4M4C3000C15) Graphics Card #1 NVIDIA Quadro GP100GL/16GB, 16xPCIe3, NVLink1 (SLI-HB) Graphics Card #2 NVIDIA Quadro GP100GL/16GB, 16xPCIe3, NVLink1 (SLI-HB) Sound Card JDS Labs O2+ODAC (RevB), USB2 UAC1 Monitor ASUS PG278Q Storage #1 Samsung 850 PRO 512GB SSDs, 4xSATA3 RAID0 Storage #2 Comay BladeDrive E28 3200GB SSD, 8xPCIe2 CPU Cooler Raijintek NEMESIS/TISIS, AS5, 2xNH-A14 Case Obsidian 750D (original), 6xNH-A14 Power Supply Zalman/FSP ZM1250 Platinum Headset Pilot P51 PTT *modded* OS Arch, Gentoo, Win7x64, Win10x64 Network Router Actiontec T3200M VDSL2 Gateway Accessory #1 TP-Link AC1900 Archer T9E, 1xPCIe Accessory #2 ASUS/Infineon SLB9635 TPM (TT1.2/FW3.19) Accessory #3 ASUS OC Panel I (FW0501)
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10-15-2017 11:32 AM #7
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Pin#1 - NC
Pin#2 - WP#
Pin#3 - VCC
Pin#4 - GND
Pin#5 - CS#
Pin#6 - CLK
Pin#7 - MISO
Pin#8 - MOSI
Pin#9 - HOLD#
Pin pitch 2.00mm. Note that VCC is 1.8V on AM4. Make sure standby power is off before applying external VCC. I strongly recommend using USB BIOS Flashback over external tools if available.
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10-15-2017 03:57 PM #8
Korth PC Specs Motherboard ASUS X99 R5E (BIOS2101/1902) Processor Haswell-EP E5-1680-3 SR20H/R2 (4.4GHz) Memory (part number) Vengeance LPX 4x8GB SS DDR4-3000 (CMK32GX4M4C3000C15) Graphics Card #1 NVIDIA Quadro GP100GL/16GB, 16xPCIe3, NVLink1 (SLI-HB) Graphics Card #2 NVIDIA Quadro GP100GL/16GB, 16xPCIe3, NVLink1 (SLI-HB) Sound Card JDS Labs O2+ODAC (RevB), USB2 UAC1 Monitor ASUS PG278Q Storage #1 Samsung 850 PRO 512GB SSDs, 4xSATA3 RAID0 Storage #2 Comay BladeDrive E28 3200GB SSD, 8xPCIe2 CPU Cooler Raijintek NEMESIS/TISIS, AS5, 2xNH-A14 Case Obsidian 750D (original), 6xNH-A14 Power Supply Zalman/FSP ZM1250 Platinum Headset Pilot P51 PTT *modded* OS Arch, Gentoo, Win7x64, Win10x64 Network Router Actiontec T3200M VDSL2 Gateway Accessory #1 TP-Link AC1900 Archer T9E, 1xPCIe Accessory #2 ASUS/Infineon SLB9635 TPM (TT1.2/FW3.19) Accessory #3 ASUS OC Panel I (FW0501)
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Cool info, thanx!
Looks like you could plug a part programmer (something like CH341 or EM100-Pro) directly into motherboard.
Although I agree with preferring software flash, USB Flashback, or swapping in a programmed BIOS chip, in that order. Still, always nice to have another interface and another recovery option when looking at bricked firmware, lol."All opinions are not equal. Some are a very great deal more robust, sophisticated and well supported in logic and argument than others." - Douglas Adams
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10-15-2017 08:49 PM #9
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10-16-2017 05:37 AM #10
lightknightrr PC Specs Motherboard Asus Crosshair VI Hero WiFi Processor AMD Ryzen-7 1800X Memory (part number) F4-3200C14D-32GTZ Graphics Card #1 Radeon Vega Frontier Edition Sound Card HT Omega eClaro Monitor Samsung 4K Storage #1 Samsung NVMe SSD 960 PRO 1TB Storage #2 Crucial MX200 1TB SSD CPU Cooler Corsair H115i Case Thermaltake Chaser Mk-1 (Modified) Power Supply Thermaltake Toughpower DPS G RGB 1500W Titanium Keyboard Corsair K95 RGB PLATINUM Mouse Corsair Scimitar Pro RGB Mouse Pad Corsair Gaming MM600 Dual Sided Aluminum Gaming Mouse Pad OS Windows 10 Pro 64-bit OEM Network Router Cisco ASA 5516-X Accessory #1 Firewire Expansion Card Accessory #2 Black Magic Intensity Pro 4K Accessory #3 Mailiya USB 3.0 5-Port Expansion Card
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elmor-> You've tested this?