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The BIOS of a system has not once ever factored into my decision making about a tech purchase. Please elaborate...?
by Romanulus 9y ago
The BIOS of a system has not once ever factored into my decision making about a tech purchase. Please elaborate...?
- bubblethink 9y agoLook up coreboot and libreboot.
- orbitingpluto 9y ago1) If you can't disable Secure Boot you might not be able to boot an alternative non-Windows operating system. 2) Some tablets use a 32-bit UEFI while supporting a 64-bit operating system. Nobody supports that. You're stuck with Windows again. 3) Can you turn on Wake On Lan features on the desktop? I played with geoproximity on my phone to send wake up packets when I got within 200m of home. 4) Can you disable Intel's Trusted Platform on your computer? Many people don't trust having an undocumented system in total control of their computer.