From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Apr 5 22:24:50 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0F6AD16A429 for ; Wed, 5 Apr 2006 22:24:50 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jdow@earthlink.net) Received: from elasmtp-banded.atl.sa.earthlink.net (elasmtp-banded.atl.sa.earthlink.net [209.86.89.70]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4D31243D5A for ; Wed, 5 Apr 2006 22:24:41 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jdow@earthlink.net) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=dk20050327; d=earthlink.net; b=cmiBS2fZWD4FSJkgvQ4PaQKZez17D1AgOSIK3Uve4NCxCwXEpuLuyqLTU91RSLtJ; h=Received:Message-ID:From:To:References:Subject:Date:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding:X-Priority:X-MSMail-Priority:X-Mailer:X-MimeOLE:X-ELNK-Trace:X-Originating-IP; Received: from [71.116.171.159] (helo=Wednesday) by elasmtp-banded.atl.sa.earthlink.net with asmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1FRGQa-00026i-7T for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Wed, 05 Apr 2006 18:24:40 -0400 Message-ID: <08bc01c658ff$bc504600$0225a8c0@Wednesday> From: "jdow" To: References: Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2006 15:24:41 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2670 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2670 X-ELNK-Trace: bb89ecdb26a8f9f24d2b10475b5711209fd482ef247c9c6853c67452794617219822d29d99174f51350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c X-Originating-IP: 71.116.171.159 Subject: Re: Award BIOS Upgrade Fees - Slightly Offtopic X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 05 Apr 2006 22:24:50 -0000 What motherboard manufacturer? I think it is time to boycott that one. {^_^} ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thompson, Jimi" I just encountered what I consider to be a totally outrageous problem. I've got a system with a BIOS issue. The motherboard maker has decided to use Award's BIOS and they want a minimum of $39.95 to email me the BIOS update that I need to fix the system. I thought I post here, even though it's a bit off topic to see if any of you have encountered anything similar and to see what you've done to resolve the issue. The system in question is loaded with FreeBSD. TIA, Jimi Thompson, CISSP