[CentOS] Opteron Mobo Suggestions

Thu Jun 23 08:47:42 UTC 2005
Peter Farrow <peter at farrows.org>

I had trouble with Tyan boards and BIOS revisions not getting Processor 
numbers and speeds correct.
We also had early life failures with Asus boards, and since switched to 
MSI, we now use the MSI 9161

K8D Master 3 
http://www.msi.com.tw/program/products/server/svr/pro_svr_detail.php?UID=560

 without any problems..

P.


Kirk Bocek wrote:

> I've been planning to build a dual Opteron server for awhile. I'd like 
> to get people's suggestions on a suitable motherboard.
>
> I've looked at the Tyan K8SE (S2892) and K8SRE (S2891) but would like 
> to find more Linux-specific experiences with these boards.
>
> Some features I expect are at least 4 SATA (SATA-300?) ports, serial 
> console support in the BIOS, USB 2.0 and IEEE-1394 ports, low-end 
> on-board video.
>
> Anyone care to share their experiences?
>
> Kirk Bocek
>
>
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