> It would be very nice to run /sbin/dmidecode, which is on the
.iso,
> and report the "BIOS Information" section, such as:
Is the attached any use?
In the attachment I see these interesting lines (snipped):
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SMBIOS 3.0.0 present.
BIOS Information
Vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
Version: 0801 ## first release (01) for product line 08
Release Date: 01/25/2017 ## only 5 years old
ROM Size: 16 MB ## probably has lots of VGA-gui "eye candy"
Boot from CD is supported
Selectable boot is supported
USB legacy is supported
BIOS boot specification is supported
Targeted content distribution is supported
UEFI is supported ## claims to be *not* "BIOS-only"
BIOS Revision: 5.12 ## the low-level BIOS code
Base Board Information
Manufacturer: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
Product Name: STRIX Z270H GAMING ## only 3 hardware generations old; current is Z5xx
Version: Rev 1.xx
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