I upgraded my computer a few days ago and I had the same concern as you. My new motherboard is an ASUS M5A97 R2.0(Windows 8 Ready). I didn't have to change anything in the BIOS and I was able to boot Kubuntu 12.04. On my second drive I have Windows 7, this took a little more work to get running since Windows had to detect all the hardware again, but I have both operating system working and I didn't need to disable anything in the BIOS in regards to UEFI.
However, I don't know if installing Windows 8 would change any of this, but I have absolutely no intention of finding out. Windows 7 is the last Microsoft OS that I intend to use on my home computer. With Valve Steam currently in testing on Linux, I intend to stop using Windows entirely in 2013. -- Ravnox On Sat, 1 Dec 2012 09:51:04 -0500 Peter Silva <[email protected]> wrote: > After hearing all the stories about boot signing... I am looking for a > new PC, but wary of getting something with Win8 that I will not be > able to make dual boot. > > Anybody know does every vendor have a bios switch to turn secure > booting off? It isn't like the manufacturers are going to > advertise that... _______________________________________________ mlug mailing list [email protected] https://listes.koumbit.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mlug-listserv.mlug.ca
