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Doc/mb/lenovo/Sandy_Bridge_series.md: Clarify installation 

Unlike Ivy Bridge series, there isn't a method to flash coreboot
internally when running vendor firmware (yet). Until someone finds a way
to bypass flash protections, the first flash has to be done externally.

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``` ```
## Installation instructions ## Installation instructions
Flashing coreboot for the first time needs to be done using an external
programmer, because vendor firmware prevents rewriting the BIOS region.
* Update the EC firmware, as there's no support for EC updates in coreboot. * Update the EC firmware, as there's no support for EC updates in coreboot.
* Do **NOT** accidentally swap pins or power on the board while a SPI flasher * Do **NOT** accidentally swap pins or power on the board while a SPI flasher
is connected. It will destroy your device. is connected. It will destroy your device.