> I am looking to build my first OpenSolaris machine. > This motherboard would meet my needs: > tp://www.gigabyte.us/Products/Motherboard/Products_Ove > rview.aspx?ProductID=3367 > I like this board because it has SATA 6GBPs which may > used for SSDs for L2ARC if I need that later. It > also has 8 sata ports total, which would be perfect > for my initial build as I need 8 initial ports (2 for > mirror boot, 5 or 6 for a raidz2). > > However, the motherboard is not in the HCL. What are > the key factors to check to estimate if the > motherboard will most likely be compatible?
I'm _guessing_ that it might be a problem, because google searches like 890gx site:opensolaris.org OR site:sun.com sb850 site:opensolaris.org OR site:sun.com turn up nothing - and if you go to the spec page for your board http://www.gigabyte.us/Products/Motherboard/Products_Spec.aspx?ClassValue=Motherboard&ProductID=3367&ProductName=GA-890GPA-UD3H those are the Northbridge and Southbridge components of the chipset of that board, which provide quite a lot of a board's functionality (and potential problems with whether it works). Searching around, I also saw http://www.overclockers.com/amd-sb850-southbridge-limited-supply/ which seems to be saying there's a shortage of some of those chips anyway. But that's just a guess...maybe you could try also asking in the device drivers - discuss forum/list. -- This message posted from opensolaris.org _______________________________________________ opensolaris-help mailing list opensolaris-help@opensolaris.org
