On Sun, 2008-01-13 at 11:07 -0500, Adam wrote: > > > A lot of newsgroups to check... which is a Good Thing. :-) This Compaq > uses an ECS motherboard, 945GCT-HM, but that appears to be a custom > design for HP, as it's not listed on ECS's web site, although there are > 945GCT-M and similar names but the boards are slightly different.
The newsgroup alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.elitegroup is the motherboard newsgroup for ECS. I did a quick browse of it. It's low activity, and has lots of spam, but it might be worth a try. I also did a quick search of Google groups using the search terms: ECS motherboard. Two other newsgroups (high activity ones) stood out: alt.comp.hardware and alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt. > > In a more general sense, does anyone else have any recommendations for > books, or online documents, that they've found particularly helpful in > explaining hardware? It might be useful to have a list as part of the > mailing list archives. > One of the main benefits for me of Google Books is identifying particular books that are especially helpful. For example, for Linux topics, time and again Google Books has led me to "Linux Administration Handbook". On hardware topics, Google Books has made me aware of many books that I had not heard of, and that are not carried in chain bookstores. > > _______________________________________________ > Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org > > http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug > Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium > > Feb 6 - DBUS > Mar 5 - Setting up a platform-independent home/small office network using > Linux _______________________________________________ Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium Feb 6 - DBUS Mar 5 - Setting up a platform-independent home/small office network using Linux
