this is two weeks old, but apparently #intel are incompetent at keeping backups of their important old things: 'Intel branded desktop motherboards were discontinued in 2013. We no longer have the motherboard-specific BIOS source code, build environment, and tools to build new BIOS releases with the microcode update for some discontinued products.' (source: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000026630/boards-and-kits/desktop-boards.html)
@windigo Apparently, "StartCom is a company based in Eilat, Israel that has three main activities: StartCom Linux Enterprise (Linux distribution), StartSSL (Certificate Authority) and MediaHost (Web hosting)". I was not aware of this. Personally I am passively (i.e. only where the labeling is easy to read and understand without going several steps in the production chain) boycotting Israelian fruits, vegetables and such, but I have yet to boycott, say, #Intel CPUs or - in this case - #StartCom.