Todd Cary wrote: > I need to replace my Abit BE7 board (cannot run the newer Linux) and > keep my near new IDE HD's (250 GB). A D865GLC is new available that > uses the Intel 865G chip set, but I have no experience in matching > Mobo's with Linux. My experience with Intel motherboards (in general) is that they simply work with Linux. D865* is an older series of Intel's motherboards, so I wouldn't expect any trouble with it. However, the hardware proved unstable if used with add-on PCI cards, and my experience with Intel's support is terrible. For example, similar motherboard (D865PERL) would not power on if you stick 3 Intel's Ethernet cards into it, and Intel refused to even attempt troubleshooting the problem. All I was told was that the cards in question were for usage in "servers", and that D865* motherboards were for usage in "desktops", and that it is unsupported to use additional Ethernet cards in desktop system (even if they are made by Intel). You know, motherboard made by Intel, additional cards made by Intel, Intel claims it is not their problem if combination doesn't work. The only conclusion I could make (from what Intel told me) is that PCI slots in their line of "desktop" motherboards are there only for cosmetic purposes. Don't try to put anything into them and expect things to work. Not even if the add-on cards were made by Intel.
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