model: M4A785T-M(model id: 2178)
subtype (notebook, netbook, motherboard, tablet):
not-specified
architecture:
x86-64/amd64
does it have a free boot firmware (BIOS,UEFI,...) ?
not-specified
can free operating systems be installed?
yes
does the device prevent installing wifi cards not-approved by the vendor?
not-specified
year of commercialization:
not-specified
compatibility with free software:
B-gold 
tested on:
Parabola GNU/Linux
tested with the following kernel libre:
video card model:
(works, but without 3D acceleration)
wifi model:
(there is no wifi card)
webcam model:
(there is no webcam)
Description:
The computer could run Coreboot (before upstream removed support for it), but it still had a number of issues that:
* The integrated GPU (ATI) didn't work with fully free software: Like most/all Nvidia or AMD/ATI GPUs, there is a nonfree video BIOS which is required for the Linux driver to work. That nonfree code is typically provided by the BIOS or the GPU itself when it's a discrete GPU.
* I don't remember if it has the nonfree SMU firmware included as hex in Coreboot source or not. If it doesn't, it can probably boot with only free software, which is good enough for many use cases like server.
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