(In reply to Owen Swerkstrom from comment #446)
<soapbox>
> BIOS updates should have their own boot images; how on Earth they can get
> away with requiring a specific OS is all kinds of backwards.
> </soapbox>
Asus motherboards are the best, for Linux users especially. You can update the bios via the Ethernet connection or via a small fat32 partition with the Ez flash tool in the bios.
(In reply to Owen Swerkstrom from comment #446)
<soapbox>
> BIOS updates should have their own boot images; how on Earth they can get
> away with requiring a specific OS is all kinds of backwards.
> </soapbox>
Asus motherboards are the best, for Linux users especially. You can update the bios via the Ethernet connection or via a small fat32 partition with the Ez flash tool in the bios.