Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2001 18:18:45 -0400 From: Bill Vermillion <bill@wjv.com> To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Subject: Motherboard recommends. Message-ID: <20011001181845.B99403@wjv.com>
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I have a pair of older machines - 4RU racks - that I need to upgrade. I've just picked up some 2RU's and will move the current apps to them. That give me breathing room to pull the mobo's from the older system, put in a new backpanel [the others were standard AT] and I'll go with the ATX form factor - not that I have much choice. I've been happy with ASUS in the past but I've seen that there have been some problems on some recent models. Also - two of the 2RU's above [acquired when another ISP went out of business - Telnet systems boxes] want to have a keyboard attached on bootup, and there is no way in their BIOS to disable this. I've had no problem with the older mobos by having the bios not check for keyboard and even the most slovenly KVM's work with those. That way I can stuff a tray keyboard into a rack and work with them. [all machines are in a colo building I have access to] Ideally I'd like a mobo like the ones I have in the little Intel 1100's that can be run entirely headless with the BIOS output being directed out the serial port until boot is done, and then reverting to standard serial port. I've not noticed any 'headless' mobos in my searches, but I just may not have looked in the correct place. I'll settle for a system with a rudimentary video display built in so there are no cards to add in for that. Any one have any favorites? I'd like reasons for if you have them, but most importantly I'd guess is which ones to be sure to avoid. Bill -- Bill Vermillion - bv @ wjv . com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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