On 25/04/13 21:55, Anton Piatek wrote:
> http://fr.asus.com/websites/global/aboutasus/OS/Linux.pdf
> Suggests it works
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> On 25 Apr 2013 21:46, "Ian Park" <i.d.c.park@???
> <mailto:i.d.c.park@ntlworld.com>> wrote:
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> Hi all
>
> I thought I'd try picking brains about the compatibility of a
> motherboard I'm thinking of using with Linux Mint. The MB is the
> Asus Rampage IV Extreme [1], which brags about its compatibility
> with Windows 8. I don't want to commit to pretty substantial expense
> in building a PC based on this MB, only to find that it gives me all
> sorts of grief when I try to install Linux, because of UEFI. Can
> anyone advise on whether it's sensible to go ahead with building a
> PC based on this MB, or indeed whether I would be better advised to
> avoid it in favour of another one?
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> [1] http://www.asus.com/__Motherboards/RAMPAGE_IV___EXTREME/
> <http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/RAMPAGE_IV_EXTREME/>
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> Thanks in advance for any help.
>
> Ian
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Thanks both for the reassurance - it looks as though I should be
reasonably safe to go with that MB. But before I do, I'm waiting to hear
from my son whether he wants my current desktop system to replace his
pile of bits spread on a table-top...
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