That Blade is actually someone else's that I'm attempting to repair, so I'm not allowed to "sell" it to anyone unless the actual owner chose to part with it.
I've tested four or five of mine in the last few days and all of them are write-protected. Also messaged FriedCat about getting a firmware dump, or at least a replacement PIC, with no word. Not unexpected.
I also read that thread about improving speeds on the BE, but figured all it was doing was messing with speed reporting because my hashrate numbers were erroneous/weird while WU and pool's estimates remained unchanged.