From: karl.dalen21@gmail.com   
      
   Just an update, could not get passed the BIOS to boot from the HD.   
   As I mentioned the system boots the install dvd nicely and I   
   can install Mageia 3.0 on the 2TB hd but when I boot from hd   
   I just get message about "Reboot and select proper boot device"   
   and it stops there.   
   This is an ASUS P8B75-M/CSM Intel LGA1155 motherboard   
   I tried a lot of variations of BIOS setting, setting   
   "secure boot" to "legacy boot". (Can only choose between   
   UEFI and "legacy boot"). There is an option "CSM", which   
   according to the manuals is supposed to handle non-UEFI   
   compliant OS. I can choose between UEFI or "other OS".   
      
   No matter what I choose I could never boot the hd. I also reinstalled   
   Mageia with all options set to not choose UEFI but without   
   success. I still get the same message. I wonder if this board can   
   even boot anything other than Windows. I don't use Microsoft OS   
   and am not interesting in trying any Windows.   
      
   I can still boot from DVD and it looks like I can boot from USB   
   as well. I tried a Knoppix usb and got the prompt. I think   
   I just need a newer version and 64 bit since Knoppix gave me   
   blank screen later on in the start up. Even from DVD I got   
   problems with the 32-bit version. It may not support 8 GB of dram.   
      
   I wonder if I could boot something from USB and change the   
   GRUB menu to chain load the HD as a way to circumvent the bios boot   
   blocking. I would assume that a chain load is invoked from the grub   
   and loads the boot loader at the hd pointed to independently from   
   the bios direct control so maybe that could work or am I wrong   
   in that assumption?   
      
   Thanks,   
      
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