I remember trying to upgrade my WiFi card in my HP laptop years and years ago, only to find out there was a whitelist of components in the BIOS and the thing wouldn't even boot. Absolutely infuriating.
this post was submitted on 10 Mar 2025
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That is extremely infuriating and anti-consumer. PCIe is PCIe. Let me do what I want!
This is the type of stuff that makes me want to get a framework.
Great, thanks for the compatibility update!