> I'm looking to replace an Abit KT7 RAID motherboard (the RAID features are
> unimportant), that died due to capacitor leakage.  It's for a webserver,
> so I
> don't need super speed, I just want a motherboard-CPU-RAM combination
> that's
> rock solid under Linux.  Anyone have any recommendations?
>

I have a couple Biostar M7VKQ based machines (Duron 1GhZ, built in
sound/video/LAN). They're not speed demons by any stretch, but have worked
fine for web and file serving. Their main advantage is price. You can put
together a machine for about $250:

Motherboard w/integrated video, sound, Duron 1GhZ   -- $70
RAM  256M -- $50
30G HD  -- $70
Case -- $25
Misc fans, etc -- $15

Options:
CDROM -- $30
Floppy -- $15

Disadvantages: No AGP slot, only 2 RAM slots.

I also have several ECS K7S5A and S5A-Pro boards that have worked
flawlessly. They don't have integrated video so they're not as cheap
overall as the M7VKQ's.

Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? 
Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

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