Pepse Posted May 20, 2007 Report Share Posted May 20, 2007 I am thinking of puchasing an MSI mobo SKT 775 with a Celeron D 3.3 Ghz CPU and 512 Megs of Ram. The motherboard compatibility page does not list this board (P4M800 AKA PM8PM-V), but according to the MSI website it appears none of their boards are Linux compatible. Should I take a gamble that this board will work with MDV 2007.0, or try for something else? Later. Pepse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg2 Posted May 20, 2007 Report Share Posted May 20, 2007 I don't think anyone but you can answer that. Do you feel confident that if it doesn't work, that you can compile a custom kernel and modules to make it work (this is not an easy task with Mandriva)? If you don't feel that you can... then I would suggest you try for something else that is compatible. I have not searched for Linux support for this mb, so I'm relying on your info for my statement. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarecrow Posted May 20, 2007 Report Share Posted May 20, 2007 Mobos are pretty much a mater of taste. Personally I will never, ever touch an MSI mobo again, after having to suffer for quite some time the vices of two faulty "right-from-the-box" MSI mainboards. The only brand I never, ever didn't have the slightest problem is Asus, and I will stick to their products for the foreseeable future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pepse Posted May 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2007 MSI, isn't my preference either, but it is the only board the computer shop has that is within my budget. I am looking for a skt 478 or skt 775 mobo that still has an AGP slot and 2 PCI slots, and the MSI is all they have on hand that fit my needs. I would prefer an Asus board or Gigabyte board; altho I never had an Asus board it seems to be what people recommend. As for the computer place I do get a 7 day return, and moneyback or replacement. Or maybe I will see about an Asus or Gigabyte off of Ebay. Pepse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarecrow Posted May 20, 2007 Report Share Posted May 20, 2007 (edited) I recently acquired an Asrock P4i65G mainboard, which replaced the faulty MSI 865PE Neo2-P I mentioned. Socket 478, 2xSATA, 2xATA, onboard LAN/sound/VGA, so far working great- initially with XP pro and now with Deian Etch. Should be considered a bargain at $65. And surely enough it's not the only reliable "low budget" mobo vendor out there. Edited May 20, 2007 by scarecrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iphitus Posted May 21, 2007 Report Share Posted May 21, 2007 ASUS boards for me, but as a rule of thumb. If the board has an intel chipset, it should be linux compatible. provided the vendor hasnt done anything horrible to it. James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pepse Posted May 24, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2007 I have decided not to gamble on an MSI board. I will get either an Asus board or Gigabyte board. Pepse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pepse Posted May 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2007 Mark as Case Closed :D . Pepse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phunni Posted May 27, 2007 Report Share Posted May 27, 2007 Mark as Case Closed :D . Pepse. Done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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