On Wed Aug 5 05:05:26 EDT 2009, [email protected] wrote:
> and a normal 20-pin atx power connector compared
> to the Intel's newer 24-pin one.
note that a 24-pin connector is preferable. my atom
mb has a 24 pin connector but it is sold with a 20 pin
power supply. the extra 4 pins are not required, but
they do give one extra flexability in selecting a power
supply.
this is analogous to having a 16-lane pcie connector
rather than an 8-lane pcie connector.
just to defend the intel and supermicro motherboards's
sata (it has nothing to do with the processor or motherboard):
this is an intel bug that i've verified exists on the following
southbridges: ich0, ich5, ich7r, ich9, ich9m, ich10r. the bug manifests
when using sata disks in ide mode. there is no problem
using sata disks in ahci mode or ide disks in ide mode.
i think defending against this bug will greatly reduce the number
of install failures.
anyway to contrast with the x7sla you have:
jetway x7sla-h
gbe 1 2x
mptables no yes
s.b. ich7 ich7r
p/sata 1/2 1/4 (ahci)
mem 1 2 slots
pci/pcie 1/0 1/2
audio yes no
fan "noisy" "quieter than my mouse"
here's the url for the jetway:
http://www.jetway.com.tw/jw/ipcboard_view.asp?productid=573&proname=NC92-330-LF
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- erik
