OK, so what are we talking here then, no solution?, or can this hard code be altered in some way with an hex editor?, also, would it not be possible to just purchase a hm77 bios chip and put that on the board? The reason I ask that is because there is a model, think its the p855-107 that looks identical to my model, only it runs the i7, and I can order a chip pre programmed from china for a fiver with any firmware flashed to it, would this infact work, or would that simply be opening up a whole other can of worms involving more restrictions.
I’m actually rather impressed with all this, so correct me if I’m wrong but I think what i have learned so far from this forum is that in this particular case, intel has locked the hm70 chipset to only work with celeron and pentium although theoretically it can work with core i processors, they have done this by hard coding some restriction into the chip, which is divided in ‘regions’, one of which contains the bios, although there is a different ME region which contains this hard code restriction that can probably only be altered by dissassembling and modifying the code using a hex editor. Is this all correct? This is amazing to be honest and you guys are providing a really good service for those looking to learn new knowledge and skills. Good forum.