Wolly Wicyrek wrote:
please don't abandon this thread. it is appropriate and useful. i assume that many in the linux avant garde are o.g. gearheads like me.
Okay. However, my problem is a bit different. Asus used to sell good motherboards (as of quality/stability).
Now, I am looking for another manufacturer selling stable and high quality mobos (which should not be slow, either, of course; good BIOS, etc. and not more expensive). Oh, and they must support the HLT instruction... and DMA with linux (Don't know on what DMA support precisely depends on; if it's the chipset, then KT133/266[A] should be OK.)
Any recommendations which brand to buy?
Wolly
I'm not sure about the HLT instruction, but I having been using Abit Motherboards for a few years now and have been very pleased with them. I have never had a heat problem with those boards I have owned. Tho it may not be important to you, Abit boards have been considered one of the top motherboards for overclocking. I would recommended Abit to anyone considering a new motherboard. Nevada