diff --git a/src/mainboard/via/epia-m/earlysetup.inc b/src/mainboard/via/epia-m/earlysetup.inc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c3a377b08b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/mainboard/via/epia-m/earlysetup.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+// enable VGA device
+	movl	$CONFIG_ADDR(0, 0x00, 0xe1), %eax
+	movb	$0xdd, %dl // enable vga with 32 megs
+	PCI_WRITE_CONFIG_BYTE
+
+
+// The stupid firewire device (undocumented) steps on IO 0+ on reset
+	movl	$CONFIG_ADDR(0, 0x0d*8, 0x15), %eax
+	movb	$0x1c, %dl
+	PCI_WRITE_CONFIG_BYTE
+
+// use CMOS byte 0x0e as marker so we only reboot once
+	movb	$0x0e, %al
+	mov	$0x70, %dx
+	outb	%al, %dx
+	inc	%dx
+	inb	%dx, %al
+	cmpb	$0xda, %al
+	je	1f
+
+	movl	$0x100000, %ecx
+0:
+	movw	$0x70,%dx
+	mov	$0x0e,%al
+	outb	%al, %dx
+	inc	%dx
+	movb	$0xda, %al
+	outb	%al, %dx
+	inb	%dx, %al
+	cmpb	$0xda, %al
+	je	4f
+	dec	%ecx
+	jne	0b
+
+4:
+
+	CONSOLE_INFO_TX_CHAR($'R')
+	CONSOLE_INFO_TX_CHAR($'B')
+	CONSOLE_INFO_TX_CHAR($'!')
+	movl	$CONFIG_ADDR(0, 0x88, 0x4f), %eax
+	movb	$0x09, %dl
+	PCI_WRITE_CONFIG_BYTE
+
+2:
+	jmp	2b
+
+1:
+	sub	%al,%al
+	outb	%al, %dx
+3:
+
+
+	jmp	enable_smbus
+enable_smbus_done:
+	jmp	setup_smbus
+setup_smbus_done:
+
+	movl	$0x50,%ecx
+spddump:
+	movl	%ecx,%ebx
+	CALLSP(smbus_read_byte)
+	CONSOLE_INFO_TX_HEX8(%al)
+	addl	$0x100,%ecx
+	movl	%ecx,%eax
+	and	$0x0f00,%eax
+	jz	1f // need crlf
+	CONSOLE_INFO_TX_CHAR($' ')
+	jmp	2f
+1:
+	CONSOLE_INFO_TX_CHAR($'\r')
+	CONSOLE_INFO_TX_CHAR($'\n')
+2:
+	movl	%ecx,%eax
+	and	$0xff00,%eax
+	cmpl	$0x8000,%eax
+	jnz	spddump
+
+spd_set_drb_done:
+spd_set_dramc_done:
+spd_enable_refresh_done:
+spd_set_rps_done:
+spd_set_pgpol_done:
+spd_set_nbxcfg_done:
+no_memory: