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		httpsterio on Sept 10, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Lenovo’s IdeaPad Slim 7 is a showcase for AMD’s ex... I have the previous model of the S540 with i7. Ubuntu, Pop_OS and Arch all work fine on it. I don't see why the Ryzen model wouldn't either.

sandGorgon on Sept 11, 2020 [–]

that's basically the heart of it - its a different motherboard and CPU architecture and therefore a different bios.

this is where things break

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