I'm ready to set up the new desktop server/workstation with the Asus FX990 motherboard and am about to enter into new territory. Avoiding pitfalls and gotcha's is highly desired.
Research has shown me that I will use the GPT partition type and that UEFI is installed on this motherboard (based on the appearance of the setup screen). Having no familiarity with either, and no non-Windows guide to it in the system board manual, I have some questions I'd like answered: 1. The system sees the SSD, hard drive, and optical drive. It offers the first two for selecting boot options. Is there a way to add a USB device as a boot option? My prefered sequence is USB drive, optical drive, hard drive. 2. I'll be installing Slackware-14-2/x86_64. I've read on various mail lists about UEFI issues. Might I encounter any of these? If so, how do I avoid them? 3. With the UEFI setup is there a standard way to set date/time and some of the other options? I had to connect a mouse to select the optical drive over the hard drive(s) for booting, but clicking on everything else visible did nothing (e.g., selecting performance, quite, or energy saving operations). All advice and suggestions are welcome. Rich _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list PLUG@pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug