[ale] Linux support for Intel Matrix Storage Manager?

[William Fragakis]

>
A few months ago I built a couple of servers on Intel 945G mbs 
(Gigabyte from newegg.com). No problems on the build. There are no good 
linux video drivers for the 945g, though. You either have to hack them 
or use a generic driver. You have few options in chipsets which support 
the dual-cores, of course. (It took me an RMA to figure that one out). 
I don't remember exactly, but only the Intel 945 and another support 
it. Don't depend on my memory but do look it up.

Just be aware that the Intel dual cores and AMD differ architecturally, 
(AMDs talk chip to chip which is faster than Intels talking over the 
front side bus which is why the Intels are cheaper).

Regards,
William
(I'm one of those nefarious top posters. Don't try to sway me.)

> 4. Are there other motherboards out there that folks would like to
> recommend? The must-have features are Pentium D support, four or more 
> SATA
> connectors, and Gigabit Ethernet. Nice-to-have features would be an
> on-board VGA for in-front-of-the-rack management or serial port for OOB
> console (I can buy a cheap video card or a USB serial adapter if
> necessary, but I'd rather not).