Browsing for some hardware to assemble a new system, nn AMD MSI motherboard caught my attention.
Checking the motherboard compatibility list got me really miffed, as updating BIOS is apparently impossible if not on Window$ and all supported CPUs with integrated graphics require later updates.
MSI was the first brand where I ran Linux, on a Megabook. It installed smoothly, ran flawlessly and even improved battery life and hardware output above what the competition achieved.
Looks like those times are past.
I have a motherboard that reaches a version that requires OS loading. It has an .exe file. No files directly loadable at BIOS level but I always assumed it an oddity.
I’ve seen this before with laptops, but never with desktop motherboards.
No technical reason they couldn’t release flashable files, so see if someone has extracted and posted them online, or support a better vendor
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