[ale] Defective MoBo?

[David Tomaschik]

On 01/21/2011 10:17 PM, Scott Castaline wrote:
> Sorry for using bandwidth on this, but I again asked Gigabyte if I could 
> just RMA the board and here is their response:
>
> "Since Linux is open source we are unable to verify it, we suggest 
> testing with Windows based OS. It does not need to be Windows 7"
>
> I've already informed them that I don't have Windows and really can't 
> afford to buy it just to prove or disprove that this board is bad.
>
> Any comments?
Yes.  I now know I won't be buying a Gigabyte motherboard.  Or any other
component, for that matter.

As for help with Gigabyte: I'd suggest perhaps contacting the Better
Business Bureau.  What they're doing is, unfortunately, most likely
legal, but significantly unethical.

David