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Re: Don't buy Foxcon Mboards being sold with dodgy BIOS

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From: Big and Blue
Date: Mon, 04 Aug 2008 18:36
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bill wrote:
>  > In article <20080726221744.0f2a11a4@bluemoon>, Rob Morley says...
>
>> Foxconn are cheap shit motherboards just one up from Asrock.
>>
> I notice that  some recent Asrock sub �60 boards have solid polymer 
> caps, unlike pricier similar spec boards from some of their competitors.

Apparently they are working on a fix.

    http://www.linuxtoday.com/infrastructure/2008080200735NWHW

"And here I want to say Thank you to all the linux enthusiasts.
  From this case, Ryan and all of you gave us a lesson. And also as
  our plan, we will take more time on Linux OS testing. And I am sure
  Linux is becoming more popular and great OS.



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