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Kalpik Nigam

Phoenix BIOS Locks out all OS’s except Vista!!!

April 11th 2007 in BIOS, Microsoft, Phoenix, Vista, Windows

Taken from The Linux and OpenSource blog:

If you’re buying a new computer in the near future, it may be a good idea to avoid systems with Phoenix bios on them. There’s recent proof that their 2003 contract with Microsoft has born fruit in their latest bios versions which now prevent you from installing any OS other than Vista. Not only is this a really, really bad move by Phoenix, but it’s also another strike against Microsoft as it seems to be trying to become uber monopolistic in the PC market again simply by locking out anyone and everyone they can. Thank goodness the open bios project is in full swing. We may need them in the near future.

WTF is wrong with Phoenix? And they say it is being done to increase the security of the OS. Yeah right!! How?? The next thing they’l say is unplug it from the internet! This is a joke! Well ill make sure me OR my friends dont lay their hands on a PC with a Phoenix BIOS. Thanks a LOT Microsoft and Phoenix!


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“Phoenix BIOS Locks out all OS’s except Vista!!!”
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Gaurish
wrote on April 12th, 2007

Kalpik can you check whether this deal applies to Newer BIOS or existing version as well.

Then i might stop flashing my bios

but indeed a Bad move:


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kalpik
wrote on April 12th, 2007

AFAIK, its only with the newer BIOS.


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Harsh
wrote on April 12th, 2007

Kalpik, you in the United States? :P

I read this yesterday as well, sucks man… I hope they go down the drain.


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kalpik
wrote on April 12th, 2007

Hehe.. Actually the IP range we get in CSC is 20.198.XXX.XXX this is CSC owned and they have set up their own Virtual Private Network here from the US. So our PCs and the US PCs are on a HUGE LAN! That’s why we get a US IP. Hehe.. Ill be back to India by evening :P


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Harsh
wrote on April 12th, 2007

Always fast aren’t you? :P


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kalpik
wrote on April 12th, 2007

Yup i am! :D


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Paul McNamara
wrote on April 12th, 2007

There appears to be genuine disagreement as to who’s foremost to blame for this situation. If you care to register a vote on the matter, you can do it here:
http://www.networkworld.com/community/?q=node/13831


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kalpik
wrote on April 12th, 2007

Hi Paul! Thanks for giving us another viewpoint on this issue :) Though i still think its Microsoft’s/Phoenix’s fault :P
Oh by the way, welcome to my blog :)


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Ankur Gupta
wrote on April 13th, 2007

Thanx a lot for the info kalpik…
This might seriously harm the sales of Phenoix bios systems…
And for those who don’t know about this they will surely pull their hair after buying such a system if they dont plan to install Vista exclusively…


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Sunil
wrote on May 15th, 2007

Ugh!!!! That’s really bad!! I helped my uncle buy a new PC which is an Intel DG965RY mobo. I don’t remember exactly which BIOS it has. I hope its not Phoenix and even if it is, its not gonna hamper the system. Ubuntu installed just fine and saved the day for the partitioning and other stuff(too long to name it here :P ) There are a LOT of updates to the BIOS mentioned on the site. **Enters thinking mode**




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