[Eug-lug] Making geeks look bad

[Mr O]

What sort of issues are you having on the 946GZIS? Mr Parker has
the same motherboard. Originally tried to set him up with a
DQ95GF which is (was) the flagship executive series board but
the IDE was borked and SATA optical drives weren't that cheap
yet. Personally I run the 975XBX2 which has been rock solid.
That board is ICH7 though which means my IDE is native. ICH8 & 9
have moved the single IDE connector to a controller which only
had experimental support at best when it was introduced. Using a
SATA optical often negates any problems that would occur.
Currently I've been fighting with the new ICH9 on a brand new
board. I've only had two distros out of four successfully
install. Even then I need to pass "acpi=off" to boot. 

Also, I'd seriously consider a case upgrade anyway just to meet
newer thermal requirements. Odds are your new power supply not
only has that single SATA connector but also the yellow/black 4
pin 12 volt line required for nearly every new motherboard. That
is really why it needed to be replaced. Using an adapter for the
SATA isn't an issue but I wouldn't consider one for the 12 volt
line. 

That be all,
Mr O.


--- marbux <marbux at gmail.com> wrote:

> Which reminds that I've got a box laying on its back that
> needs some
> competent help. It began it's life as a DEC 386DX2-50,
> although it's been a
> decade since there was an original part left. I'm kind of
> sentimental about
> it. But I goofed on my last motherboard replacement and took
> it to my
> traditional repair shop, now under new ownership. Big mistake.
> 
> Any suggestions on who to take it to? I'd like it to become a
> dual-boot
> setup with Mepis and WinXP. But the all-Intel board now
> occupying it has
> been a disaster. (D946GZIS with a Pentium D duo-core
> processor). Definitely
> not ready for Linux, even with the most recent BIOS update.
> Still throwing
> BIOS error messages on boot. All compounded by getting stuck
> with the wrong
> "new" power supply, which looks suspiciously like my old one
> with a single
> SATA power jack substituted.
> 
> It may wind up being cheaper to finally buy a new bare bones
> box. But I'd
> like to keep the thing running if I can. Silly pride thing, I
> guess.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Marbux


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