[lug] good amd motherboards for linux RH 71.

[Michael Deck]

Lana,

I'm running KRUD7.1 on an ASUS A7V133 using an 800mhz Athlon. I can report 
two issues with it. First, as far as I can tell the onboard sound processor 
is not supported by this kernel or, at least, I was told this was the case. 
So if you want sound you'll need a separate sound card. I don't have one so 
I can't say if that fixes the problem. Also, the chipset fan is a 
particularly cheap sleeve fan which (in my case) grinds horribly unless I 
drop 3-in-1 oil on it at regular intervals. I'm told it's easy to replace 
this fan but I can't figure out mechanically how to remove it.

Finally, I got this particular MOBO because I wanted to use UltraDMA. But I 
haven't figured out how to make it work in that mode. There's probably some 
BIOS setting. I do have one drive that can operate Ultra though my other 
drives can't, so maybe that's it.

I'd be interested to learn what you end up with as I'll probably replace 
another mobo in a few months.

-Mike

At 09:26 AM 11/29/2001 -0800, you wrote:
>hi,
>i am looking for first-hand references about
>reliable, "works off the box", AMD duron or better
>motherboards to run under RH 7.1
>
>i am considering both non-DDR and DDR options.  I
>understand the Duron cannot take advantage of DDR,
>but i am a bit fuzzy on that.  So, some education
>in that regard will be welcome.
>
>i am open to recommendations/comments on boards
>with on-board support for net/video/sound.
>
>TIA - lana
>
>
>
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Michael Deck
Cleanroom Software Engineering, Inc.