On Sat, Aug 31, 2013 at 12:17 AM, Hugo Osvaldo Barrera < h...@osvaldobarrera.com.ar> wrote:
> On 2013-08-30 17:32, STeve Andre' wrote: > > I'm shopping around for new server hardware. Unless someone has a > > reason to think of something else, I'm planing on a i7-4770K. The more > > interesting question is what motherboard to get. > > > > I have my eye on the Asus Sabertooth Z87, but I see that it talks of > > uefi. What I do not yet see, is whether the system can boot in a non- > > uefi mode or not. Given that the motherboard is at least a little OS > > agnostic, I have some hope that it will work. > > > > But I don't know, and in general I think it might be worth talking of > > strategies for motherboard selection given the size of the marketplace. > > I wonder if this might make a new section > > > > Thoughts? > > > > --STeve Andre' > > > > Hint: > The specs [1] say it supports Windows 7. Windows 7 is BIOS-only > (non-UEFI), so that means the mobo supports booting legacy BIOS. > > [1] http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/SABERTOOTH_Z87/#specifications > > -- > Hugo Osvaldo Barrera > > [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type application/pgp-signature] > > The ASUS support page shows all systems that support linux operating systems, including the Z87. http://www.asus.com/websites/global/aboutASUS/OS/Linux1308.pdf Taru
