On 08/23/2012 10:39 AM, John Doe wrote: > From: Jimmy Bradley <bmobile40 at ocellaris.net> >> I've been reading up some about the new "secure boot" that's >> coming out on new machines when MS releases Win 8. Has a workaround been >> developed yet for those of us who don't want to run windows? Typically, >> I mostly build my own desktops, and I install cent os right from the >> start, but sometimes I do buy a desktop, and naturally it comes with >> windows on it, so I have to do a wipe and load, to get rid of windows. > > First, the manufacturer can/should decide to let the user enable/disable secure boot in the bios... Actually at least for X86 hardware the Microsoft certification guidelines *mandate* that the secure boot can be disabled. Regards, Dennis