meh. since the memory controllers are part of the CPU proper this is a pita, but not clearly super magic that only contractors of motherboard manufacturers shou

meh. since the memory controllers are part of the CPU proper this is a pita, but not clearly super magic that only contractors of motherboard manufacturers should touch either. I worked someplace where we ran AMD chips with no bios. someone who had better uses for his time had to probe the ram modules and configure the controller. it wasn't the end of the world. same with pci tree discovery (waste of time, not the end of the world) interacting with EFI is a little more sane than the old bioses, and less proprietary - but i dont think there as clear a line as you imply