On Friday 13 February 2004 11:31 am, John Richard Smith wrote:
> > � � �Well good John. �Now next time you buy a motherboard,
> > check around for one that has a second bios backup already
> > onboard and doesn't need a DOS boot floppy, or Windoze
> > runnin, to flash the bios. If for any reason the flash fails,
> > or the bios is corrupted (Winsux virus?), the board
> > automatically boots from the backup bios chip. Many of the
> > newer boards are movin to this. Some have had it for years.
>
> Have you any particular makes in mind.
> My mobo is now 2 years old, did it have this �bios backup then
> ? I don't remember it being the case, though it may well of
> been.
Currently I'm usin an Asus A7V600, KT600 chipset.
http://www.asus.com/prog/spec.asp?m=A7V600&langs=01#
BUT, I'll refrain from recommending motherboards. It's too
much of a moving target for desktop hardware. My only advice
would be to consult
http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/TechnicalResources/0,,30_182_869_4348^7923,00.html
Then go to the websites for the AMD recommended boards and
start makin a shortlist of those that fit your requirements. Then
check for Linux compatibility. At this time, a VIA chipset board
is probly the best bet, SiS might be OK.
Unfortunately there's little such sources for Intel based
systems, but I don't believe they've _yet_ to come up with a
decent P4 chipset anyhow. I'd favor an Intel based system for
production server use tho.
...and avoid hardware reviews where the test OS was Windoze.
If more people did that, there wouldn't be so many Linux users
tryin to run on nForce chipset boards ;) Probly a good idea to
look for a board that's been out for 4 to 6 months. Both for
Linux user experience, and it'll probly come with the latest bios
version. IOW's avoid the latest and greatest. Usually cheaper
that way anyhow ;)
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