Selecting a compatible motherboard

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Todd Cary wrote:

> One of my servers is not compatible with Centos 4, so I want to 
> replace the motherboard with a compatible one.  I came across this 
> site and would appreciate any comments on whether I can rely on 
> selecting a board that is listed as compatible with Unix?
>
> http://www.dealtime.com/xPP-motherboards--asustek~V-rows
>
> For instance, the ASUS P5P800 Motherboard?
>
> Thank you....
>
> Todd
>
Todd,

    I went thru such a drill not too long ago, and started out with a 
Tyan board which wound up having problems of a hardware nature, but 
there were other things that did not work exactly right either.  After 
doing more research, I found that the SuperMicro boards do maintain a 
compat list with various versions of Unix / Linux / RedHat.  I wound up 
with a dual Xeon server board that works good. Altho not specifically 
stated to work with CentOS, it is certified to work with RH9, and that 
was enough for me to give it a try.  Good board to boot.  This one is 
the X6DAEG2, and there are several versions of the X6 board series, some 
with and without scsi controllers on board, some with and without 
video.  This one happens to not have video or the SCSI controller, but 
does have a dual SATA controller.

Hope this helps some..

Sam


-- 
Snowman


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