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Article #6Re: Don't buy Foxcon Mboards being sold with dodgy BIOS
From: bill
Date: Mon, 04 Aug 2008 14:08
Date: Mon, 04 Aug 2008 14:08
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"Conor" <conor_turton@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:6f1jimF9eemkU5@mid.individual.net... > In article <20080726221744.0f2a11a4@bluemoon>, Rob Morley says... >> On Sat, 26 Jul 2008 15:00:18 +0100 >> Conor <conor_turton@hotmail.com> wrote: >> >> > In article <20080726130222.27f0837e@bluemoon>, Rob Morley says... >> > > The fact that they seem to think that >> > > getting MS approval is the same as fully complying with the standard >> > > really doesn't say much for their skills or attitude, does it? >> > > >> > They never claimed such a thing. They claimed MS compatibility and it >> > is. >> >> They wrote: >> "You are incorrect in that the motherboard is not ACPI complaint. If it >> were not, then it would not have received Microsoft Certification for >> WHQL." >> > How does that contradict what I say? > >> > And it's Foxconn so hardly the kind of kit you'd put in a decent >> > built. To be fair, it just further illustrates that most Linux users >> > are cheapskates. >> > >> To be fair, that just further illustrates how much bullshit you spout. >> > 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.
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