diff --git a/src/southbridge/amd/amd768/amd768_ide.c b/src/southbridge/amd/amd768/amd768_ide.c
index 2035ced343..1371367af4 100644
--- a/src/southbridge/amd/amd768/amd768_ide.c
+++ b/src/southbridge/amd/amd768/amd768_ide.c
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include <arch/io.h>
 #include <southbridge/amd/amd768.h>
 #include <ide.h>
+#include <printk.h>
 
 void amd768_enable_ide(int enable_a, int enable_b)
 {
@@ -44,6 +45,6 @@ void amd768_enable_ide(int enable_a, int enable_b)
 		pci_write_config_word(dev, 0x4c, word);
 
 	} else
-		printk_alert("Could not locate IDE controller\n");
+		printk_err("Could not locate IDE controller\n");
 
 }
diff --git a/src/southbridge/amd/amd768/lpc_com1.inc b/src/southbridge/amd/amd768/lpc_com1.inc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..486ed33565
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/southbridge/amd/amd768/lpc_com1.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+	/* enable LPC superio on the AMD 768 south bridge */
+#if 0
+	movl	$(0x80000000 | AMD768_DEV | 0x54), %eax
+	movw	$0xcf8, %dx
+	outl	%eax, %dx
+	movw	$0xcfc, %dx
+	inb	%dx, %al
+	orb	$0x30, %al
+	outb	%al, %dx
+
+	/* enable LPC serial port 0x3f8 */
+	movl	$(0x80000000 | AMD768_DEV | 0x50), %eax
+	movw	$0xcf8, %dx
+	outl	%eax, %dx
+	movw	$0xcfe, %dx
+	movb	$0x8, %al
+	outb	%al, %dx
+#endif