motherboard advice

[John Heim]

Intell supplies linux drivers for their motherboards. You can download them 
from their web site. If the d-101 isn't there, there is probably a similar 
mobo from intel with drivers.



----- Original Message ----- 
From: <chuckh at hhs48.com>
To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Friday, August 25, 2006 9:59 AM
Subject: motherboard advice


> Hi folks,
>
> I hope some of you folks who know more about current hardware stuff than
> I do can give me some advice about a new motherboard. I have a support
> guy I am talking with about building me a new system, and he is nervous
> about recommending a motherboard without knowing if it might be a
> problem for Linux. He is going to do some checking, and I promised him
> that I would do some too.
>
> He would like to recommend an Intel D-101 motherboard, unless there are
> known issues for Linux. Anyone familiar with this choice? Is another
> motherboard a better choice?  it has been a bunch of years since I have
> bought a new machine  and I am no longer on top of choices.
>
> Also, is there a better sound card choice than the sb-live 16 bit card
> that was so popular a while ago, Any experience here would be welcome
> too.
>
> Thanks for any suggestions.
>
> Chuck
>
>
>
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