> Hi Peter,
>
> Peter Hofmann <pxh@gmx.net> writes:
> >
> > I had the same problem with my EPOX EP-51-MVP3E-M board. This was
> > fixed by the latest BIOS upgrade that I downloaded from the EPOX web
> > site. The README to the BIOS upgrade explicitly stated that it was
> > supposed to fix the "Linux power-off problem".
> >
> > So it actually seems that vendors are responsive about Linux-related
> > compatibility problems with their hardware. Perhaps the original poster
> > could cite this when contacting Gigabyte.
>
> Thanks for the good news!
>
After I contacted Gigabyte I immediately got a reply which contained a new
BIOS (v2.6) for my board (GA6BX/E). With this the power down works perfectly.
It's nice when hardware vendors wake up and are swift keeping us happy :-)
Nice work, Gigabyte.
Nils
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