Hi everyone
Just today my sturdy old Athlon 850's CPU fan decided to give up the ghost, and I decided that it was a sign that I need to get with the times. Because I have no need for anything particularly powerful, I'm going to be purchasing an AthlonXP 2400+, since they're dirt cheap. I'd like the list's advice on what sort of mainboard is best to pair this with; or, rather, what sort of mainboard I definitely shouldn't pair it with. I'm running Ubuntu, and I know its hardware support is pretty good, but any advice you can offer would be appreciated.
Onboard graphics is prefered; onboard sound is neither here nor there.
Regards
Bnonn
On Tue, 10 May 2005 22:56, Bnonn wrote:
Hi everyone
Just today my sturdy old Athlon 850's CPU fan decided to give up the ghost, and I decided that it was a sign that I need to get with the times. Because I have no need for anything particularly powerful, I'm going to be purchasing an AthlonXP 2400+, since they're dirt cheap. I'd like the list's advice on what sort of mainboard is best to pair this with; or, rather, what sort of mainboard I definitely shouldn't pair it with. I'm running Ubuntu, and I know its hardware support is pretty good, but any advice you can offer would be appreciated.
Onboard graphics is prefered; onboard sound is neither here nor there.
There is/was linuxhardware.co.nz however it seems to be Pending Release (forgot to pay the domains bill?) You can view it still from the google cache however, or it may come back
Liz
Regards
Bnonn
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Liz wrote:
There is/was linuxhardware.co.nz however it seems to be Pending Release (forgot to pay the domains bill?) You can view it still from the google cache however, or it may come back
Thanks. Looks like linuxhardware.net, org, and com all exist though. Should have checked :)
Bnonn
like the list's advice on what sort of mainboard is best to pair this with; or, rather, what sort of mainboard I definitely shouldn't pair it with. I'm running Ubuntu, and I know its hardware support is pretty good, but any advice you can offer would be appreciated.
The biggest issue with linux compatability is usually with the onboard peripherals, such as audio, network, IDE/SATA controllers. If you're going for an Athlon 2400, you can look at older revision motherboards, so save a lot of the hassle you might find if you were getting the newest Nforce4 board.
If you're getting SATA, check the status of SATA support for the controller (http://linux.yyz.us/sata/). If you're wanting to do SATA RAID especially, check that page out - a lot of the SATA RAID controllers embedded on motherboards are fakeraid only, and so only work with binary drivers (or not at all in Linux). They'll almost all still work as basic SATA controllers though.
I've used gigabyte boards in the past, and currently have a soltek board I'm quite happy with. Gigabyte boards used to have a tendency to blow capacitors, but the 2 year warranty means you've got a good chance of getting it fixed anyway :)
Hi. I have a friend who is looking into installing a linux server (currently they have some version of win2k running as a gateway box at their flat), however they have a USB Adsl modem - the official product page for it is here
http://www.actiontec.com/support/broadband/homedsl_usb.html
Now all preference and politics aside (where everyone says 'modems suxor get a router') - Telling people they have to buy new hardware is a great way to turn them off using free software - there's no linux drivers on that page, so I was wondering if anyone else had seen this kind of modem floating around before and knows what chipset/etc it uses and if so what driver (if any) can be used in linux? What kernel version/etc might I need.
Thanks in advance for any help.
Orion.
I'm quite happy with. Gigabyte boards used to have a tendency to blow capacitors, but the 2 year warranty means you've got a good chance of getting it fixed anyway :)
That was due to the manufacturer of the resistors using a cheaper (and apparently stolen) process/recipe for the goop in their resistors. Can't remember the exact details now as I have problems remembering what I had for lunch yesterday let alone something 3 years old.
Shane.
At 17:55 11/05/2005, Shane Taylor wrote:
I'm quite happy with. Gigabyte boards used to have a tendency to blow capacitors, but the 2 year warranty means you've got a good chance of getting it fixed anyway :)
That was due to the manufacturer of the resistors using a cheaper (and apparently stolen) process/recipe for the goop in their resistors. Can't remember the exact details now as I have problems remembering what I had for lunch yesterday let alone something 3 years old.
Daniel was correct when referring to the capacitors. The problem that occurred starting in late 2001 is well documented. IBM was the first major PC maker and ABIT was the first motherboard manufacturer to publicly state that their products were affected by the rogue capacitors.
The IEEE have a good write-up called "Leaking Capacitors Muck up Motherboards" at http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/WEBONLY/resource/feb03/ncap.html Excerpt: It has all the elements of a good thriller: a stolen secret formula, bungled corporate espionage, untraceable goods, and lone wolves saving the little guy from the misdeeds of multinational corporations. In this case, a mistake in the stolen formulation of the electrolyte in a capacitor has wrecked hundreds of PCs and may wreck still more in what is an industry wide problem.
David
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