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6 changes: 4 additions & 2 deletions _sfp_cage/broadcom-57810s.md
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Expand Up @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ It also adds a module option that can be set to disable SFP TX fault detection,

Unfortunately, despite the patches, UEFI eDiag still has to be used to unlock 2.5G capabilities:

- [How-to enable 2.5G capability via UEFI eDiag](https://www.dslreports.com/forum/r32230041-Internet-Bypassing-the-HH3K-up-to-2-5Gbps-using-a-BCM57810S-NIC)
- [How-to enable 2.5G capability via UEFI eDiag (Internet Archive)](https://web.archive.org/web/20230205060732/https://www.dslreports.com/forum/r32230041-Internet-Bypassing-the-HH3K-up-to-2-5Gbps-using-a-BCM57810S-NIC)

At this point, use the following command to set the speed to 2.5G:
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{% include alert.html content="This card requires a solder mod in order to work with some SFP ONTs." alert="Note" icon="svg-warning" color="yellow" %}

According to a [blog post](https://rsaxvc.net/blog/2020/8/15/Nokia_G-010S-A_Pin_6_Issue.html), some manufacturers designed their SFP ONTs in a way that doesn't 100% comply with the SFF specification. A solder mod like described in a [dslreports thread](https://www.dslreports.com/forum/r32529545-) might be required to get certain SFP modules to work with this card. This mod grounds `MOD_ABS PIN (6)`, which signals to the card that a module is inserted in the slot. This signals the card to send power to the SFP module.
According to a [blog post (Internet Archive)](https://web.archive.org/web/20260814045749/https://rsaxvc.net/blog/2020/8/15/Nokia_G-010S-A_Pin_6_Issue.html), some manufacturers designed their SFP ONTs in a way that doesn't 100% comply with the SFF specification. A solder mod like described in a [dslreports thread (Internet Archive)](https://web.archive.org/web/20230920151536/https://www.dslreports.com/forum/r32529545-) might be required to get certain SFP modules to work with this card. This mod grounds `MOD_ABS PIN (6)`, which signals to the card that a module is inserted in the slot (marked green in the picture below). This signals the card to send power to the SFP module.

{% include image.html file="bcm57810S/bcm57810S_solder_mod_pin6.jpg" alt="Broadcom 57810S solder mod" caption="Broadcom 57810S solder mod" %}

## Affected SFP Modules

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