From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Mon May 17 14:27:33 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7D45F16A4CE for ; Mon, 17 May 2004 14:27:33 -0700 (PDT) Received: from out014.verizon.net (out014pub.verizon.net [206.46.170.46]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BF96F43D55 for ; Mon, 17 May 2004 14:27:32 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from david.gurvich@verizon.net) Received: from verizon.net ([68.161.116.70]) by out014.verizon.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.06 201-253-122-130-106-20030910) with ESMTP id <20040517212732.PPSS5247.out014.verizon.net@verizon.net> for ; Mon, 17 May 2004 16:27:32 -0500 Date: Mon, 17 May 2004 17:27:33 -0400 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v553) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed From: David Gurvich To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <026064AA-A849-11D8-B608-000393AB07D8@verizon.net> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.553) X-Authentication-Info: Submitted using SMTP AUTH at out014.verizon.net from [68.161.116.70] at Mon, 17 May 2004 16:27:31 -0500 Subject: Motherboard AMD 2100+ X-BeenThere: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion of FreeBSD hardware List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 17 May 2004 21:27:33 -0000 As to the A7N266-vm, I am currently running it and would not recommend it for more than 2D. The integrated LAN works well, once setup (moderately tiring), the integrated sound is acceptable if you use external speakers, once setup (fairly difficult). The graphics cause various problems with kernels using the nVidia drivers, though not with the nv driver. Both are easy to setup. However, the graphics drivers are perfectly acceptable for watching DVD's with either driver. If you plan to do anythng requiring a large amount of fps, I would suggest you look for a board with the nforce2 or nforce3 chipset. This board also has issues with more than one drive per ide. One combo drive (cdrw/dvd), one HD, no need to play graphics intensive games, then this is the board for you. I've had to remove the optical drive to get access to a 2nd HD at times. If you want to put more than 1 HD on your system, along with an optical drive, and you want 3D capabilities, this is not the board for you.