Documentation: Add Asus P8Z77-M

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+# ASUS P8Z77-M
+
+This page describes how to run coreboot on the [ASUS P8Z77-M].
+
+## Flashing coreboot
+
+```eval_rst
+---------------------+----------------+
+| Type                | Value          |
+=====================+================+
+| Model               | W25Q64FVA1Q    |
+---------------------+----------------+
+| Size                | 8 MiB          |
+---------------------+----------------+
+| Package             | DIP-8          |
+---------------------+----------------+
+| Socketed            | yes            |
+---------------------+----------------+
+| Write protection    | yes            |
+---------------------+----------------+
+| Dual BIOS feature   | no             |
+---------------------+----------------+
+| Internal flashing   | yes            |
+---------------------+----------------+
+```
+
+The flash chip is located between the blue SATA ports.
+
+The main SPI flash cannot be written internally because Asus disables BIOSWE and
+enables ``BLE/SMM_BWP`` flags in ``BIOS_CNTL`` for their latest bioses.
+To install coreboot for the first time, the flash chip must be removed and
+flashed with an external programmer; flashing in-circuit doesn't work.
+The flash chip is socketed, so it's easy to remove and reflash.
+
+## Working
+
+- All USB2 ports (mouse, keyboard and thumb drive)
+- USB3 ports on rear (Boots SystemRescue 6.0.3 off a Kingston DataTraveler G4 8GB)
+- Gigabit Ethernet (RTL8111F)
+- SATA3, SATA2 (all ports, hot-swap not tested)
+       (Blue SATA2)  (Blue SATA2)  (White SATA3)
+        port 5        port 3        port 1
+        port 6        port 4        port 2
+
+- CPU Temp sensors and hardware monitor (some values don't make sense)
+- Native and MRC memory initialization
+  (please see [Native raminit compatibility] and [MRC memory compatibility])
+
+- Integrated graphics with both libgfxinit and the Intel Video BIOS OpROM
+  (VGA/DVI-D/HDMI tested and working)
+- 16x PCIe GPU in PCIe-16x/4x slots (tested using nVidia Quadro 600 under SystemRescue 6.0.3
+  (Arch based))
+- Serial port
+- PCI slot
+  Rockwell HSF 56k PCI modem, Sound Blaster Live! CT4780 (cards detected, not function tested)
+  Promise SATA150 TX2plus (R/W OK to connected IDE hard drive, OpRom loaded, cannot boot from
+  SeaBIOS)
+- S3 suspend from Linux
+- 2-channel analog audio (WAV playback by mplayer via back panel line out port)
+- Windows 10 with libgfxinit high resolution framebuffer and VBT
+
+## Known issues
+
+- If you use MRC raminit, the NVRAM variable gfx_uma_size may be ignored as IGP's UMA could
+  be reconfigured by the blob.
+
+- If SeaBIOS is used for payload with libgfxinit, it must be brought in via coreboot's config.
+  Otherwise integrated graphics would fail with a black screen.
+
+- PCI POST card is not functional because the PCI bridge early init is not yet done.
+
+- The black PCIEX16_2 slot, although can physically fit an x16, only has physical contacts for
+  an x8, and is electrically an x4 only.
+
+## Untested
+
+- Wake-on-LAN
+- USB3 on header
+- TPM header
+- EHCI debugging (Debug port is on the 5-pin side of USB2_910 header)
+- HDMI and S/PDIF audio out
+
+## Not working
+
+- PS/2 keyboard or mouse
+- 4 and 6 channel analog audio out: Rear left and right audio is a muted
+  copy of front left and right audio, and the other two channels are silent.
+
+## Native (and MRC) raminit compatibility
+
+- OCZ OCZ3G1600LVAM 2x2GB kit works at DDR3-1066 instead of DDR3-1600.
+
+- GSkill F3-1600C9D-16GRSL 2x8GB SODIMM kit on adapter boots, but is highly unstable
+  with obvious pattern of bit errors during memtest86+ runs.
+
+- Samsung PC3-10600U 2x2GB kit works at full rated speed.
+
+- Kingston KTH9600B-4G 2x4GB kit works at full rated speed.
+
+## Extra onboard buttons
+
+The board has two onboard buttons, and each has a related LED nearby.
+What controls the LEDs and what the buttons control are unknown,
+therefore they currently do nothing under coreboot.
+
+- BIOS_FLBK
+  OEM firmware uses this button to facilitate a simple update mechanism
+  via a USB drive plugged into the bottom USB port of the USB/LAN stack.
+
+- MemOK!
+  OEM firmware uses this button for memory tuning related to overclocking.
+
+## Technology
+
+```eval_rst
+------------------+--------------------------------------------------+
+| Northbridge      | :doc:`../../northbridge/intel/sandybridge/index` |
+------------------+--------------------------------------------------+
+| Southbridge      | bd82x6x                                          |
+------------------+--------------------------------------------------+
+| CPU              | model_206ax                                      |
+------------------+--------------------------------------------------+
+| Super I/O        | Nuvoton NCT6779D                                 |
+------------------+--------------------------------------------------+
+| EC               | None                                             |
+------------------+--------------------------------------------------+
+| Coprocessor      | Intel Management Engine                          |
+------------------+--------------------------------------------------+
+```
+
+## Extra resources
+
+- [Flash chip datasheet][W25Q64FVA1Q]
+
+[ASUS P8Z77-M]: https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/P8Z77M/
+[W25Q64FVA1Q]: https://www.winbond.com/resource-files/w25q64fv%20revs%2007182017.pdf
+[flashrom]: https://flashrom.org/Flashrom