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On 05/05/16 18:29, barnaby@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > On 05/05/16 16:53, mr meowski wrote: >> >> Strangely, between yesterday and today Asrock released another UEFI >> upgrade for your board, version 3.20: >> >> http://www.asrock.com/MB/Intel/Z170%20Extreme4/index.asp?cat=Download&os=BIOS >> >> >> According to the manual* for your board, F2 or DEL during POST will >> access the UEFI setup screen, which is the modern equivalent of the BIOS >> you're used to. You may well need to change some options in there for >> things to work as you expect: >> > I have already checked with the del key and that works. > >> Disable Secure Boot >> Tweak CSM settings >> Enable boot from USB >> Disable Fast Boot >> Disable Boot Logo >> > > Secure boot is already disabled. Whether it will stay that way after > the upgrade I don't know. > >> Don't forget that upgrading the UEFI - which you really should do - will >> reset everything to defaults, so you probably want to upgrade first >> before setting up everything nicely. >> > I have had a look at the site above, and it looks scary. I will study > it some more before I risk any changes. > > Different manufacturers choose different hotkeys for BIOS/boot menus >> annoyingly but your best bet is F8 - failing that, once you've disabled >> fast boot and the boot splash logo the system will actually show you >> during bootup for a second or two which keys to mash for UEFI or boot >> menu. Seems counter-intuitive I know, but one almost gets the impression >> these days that tinkering beneath the covers is being made increasingly >> difficult for those that want to... >> >> That should just about cover you I think - whilst the system is brand >> new and fresh, I'd definitely experiment with throwing a few different >> distros on there for testing: I mean, why not? Good old fashioned Debian >> is very nice these days and there's always a quick trip outside Linux if >> you're really feeling brave: GhostBSD has matured nicely and now has ZFS >> installs, mate/xfce desktop environments and a nice polish if you fancy >> trying something different without having to fight arcane BSD style text >> installers. >> >> Just type "passwd" in a shell to change your password - enter the old >> one once, and your new one twice and that's it. You *definitely* want to >> change it as you didn't do the original install. >> >> Cheers - you should be able to start having fun with the new PC now! >> >> * ftp://europe.asrock.com/Manual/Z170%20Extreme4.pdf >> > I will have a go at all this after some research and reading. As for > trying other distros, well perhaps. Let's get the BIOS sorted first. > > I will now change the password for login etc. > > Thanks > > Neil > Don't be too afraid .. the bonus of 'playing' with a new system, is you really don't have a lot to lose, and even if you do, you can use the white lie of "I didn't know it would do that" with supplier and/or support !! :] Linux Mint comes recommended from a friend of mine, although he uses the Mate desktop iirc, but xfce is good and so is the other popular desktop that comes packaged as standard. I've become a somewhat die-hard fan of Gentoo, but being a rolling, source-based distro, you're looking at something VERY different to the aged Debian or the flashy Ubuntu out-of-the-box experience. Better to become familiar with the internals of linux with a desktop OS before you go hard-core with something like Gentoo or Slackware, for example. Both are very customisable though! Finally, I'll just add a +1 for 'mr meowski' - some very good advice there too!
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