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title: ASUS KCMA-D8 desktop/workstation board
...
-This is a desktop board using AMD hardware (Fam10h **and Fam15h** CPUs
+This is a desktop board using AMD hardware (Fam10h *and Fam15h* CPUs
available). It can also be used for building a high-powered workstation.
Powered by libreboot. The coreboot port was done by Timothy Pearson of
Raptor Engineering Inc. and, working with them, merged into libreboot.
-**Memory initialization is still problematic, for some modules. We
-recommend avoiding Kingston modules.**
+*Memory initialization is still problematic, for some modules. We
+recommend avoiding Kingston modules.*
Flashing instructions can be found at
[../install/\#flashrom](../install/#flashrom) - note that external
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ without using external hardware.
CPU compatibility
=================
-**Use Opteron 4200 series (works without microcode updates, including hw
-virt).** 4300 series needs microcode updates, so avoid those CPUs. 4100
+*Use Opteron 4200 series (works without microcode updates, including hw
+virt).* 4300 series needs microcode updates, so avoid those CPUs. 4100
series is too old, and mostly untested.
Board status (compatibility) {#boardstatus}
@@ -58,9 +58,9 @@ boot that, loading it into memory.
Libreboot has configs for 2, 4, 8 and 16 MiB flash chip sizes (default
flash chip is 2MiB).
-**DO NOT hot-swap the chip with your bare hands. Use a P-DIP 8 chip
+*DO NOT hot-swap the chip with your bare hands. Use a P-DIP 8 chip
extractor. These can be found online. See
-<http://www.coreboot.org/Developer_Manual/Tools#Chip_removal_tools>**
+<http://www.coreboot.org/Developer_Manual/Tools#Chip_removal_tools>*
Native graphics initialization {#graphics}
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