On Thu, Sep 26, 2013 at 01:45:20PM -0400, Catherine Gramze wrote: > > I contacted MSI to ask if they made a motherboard I could use. Here is the exchange: > > Me: I want to purchase a motherboard for a Linux computer. I would prefer one that would accept the new Haswell processor. The BIOS must allow for Secure Boot to be disabled, and CSM mode to be enabled, e.g. UEFI disabled. This would obviously be a board that is not compliant with Microsoft's new "Connected-stand-by" feature. Do you make such a board, and if you do which board might it be? > MSI tech: MSI does not perform and provide any Linux support for mb, only Windows. > > This looks to me like a stock refusal to even consider a technical question (because I mentioned Linux) rather than an affirmation that they have implemented Connected-standby and that their BIOS lacks the options to disable Secure Boot and UEFI. > Well, you've given me enough reason to not purchase anything from MSI. There are lots of motherboard manufacturers out there. Thanks for helping me narrow down my list of choices. Good luck with your search. -Rob
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