Recommendations for a motherboard

My 6.2 server is having problems so I am urgently searching
for a
replacement motherboard.   I may need to get the board
ASAP.
Searching the web has not come up with any list of boards to
try.

Does anyone have any recommendations for a motherboard with
the following
requirements:

runs dual core processors (I do not need quad core) I do not
care
whether it is AMD or Intel.  I am agnostic when it comes to
processors.

I want a stable board from a "known manufacturer"
that is known to
run 6.2 with no issues.  (I've been burned by unknown /
cheap
motherboards before)

Has at least three PCI slots.
Supports SATA preferably SATA II.
Supports both PS/2 and USB keyboards and mice.
The BIOS will support booting off a SCSI card.
Console redirection would be nice but is not required.
PCI Express slot for running a graphics card.   If onboard
video comes with the board it needs to be supported by X.
If onboard sound comes with the board it would be nice it
were supported.

I do not need on board ethernet but if the board comes with
it I do
want a chipset with no known problems (I trust Intel
ethernet chips)

I would like to have a board that supports ECC memory (I
just feel safer
running with ECC)

Thanks,
Marc

-- 
Marc Wiz
marcwiz.com
Yes, that really is my last name.
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Hi,

ceck www.tyan.com out.

The Thunder series should give you the model you want.

They are available for both Intel and AMD cpus.

Erich

Marc Wiz wrote:
> My 6.2 server is having problems so I am urgently
searching for a
> replacement motherboard.   I may need to get the board
ASAP.
> Searching the web has not come up with any list of
boards to try.
> 
> Does anyone have any recommendations for a motherboard
with the following
> requirements:
> 
> runs dual core processors (I do not need quad core) I
do not care
> whether it is AMD or Intel.  I am agnostic when it
comes to processors.
> 
> I want a stable board from a "known
manufacturer" that is known to
> run 6.2 with no issues.  (I've been burned by unknown /
cheap
> motherboards before)
> 
> Has at least three PCI slots.
> Supports SATA preferably SATA II.
> Supports both PS/2 and USB keyboards and mice.
> The BIOS will support booting off a SCSI card.
> Console redirection would be nice but is not required.
> PCI Express slot for running a graphics card.   If
onboard
> video comes with the board it needs to be supported by
X.
> If onboard sound comes with the board it would be nice
it
> were supported.
> 
> I do not need on board ethernet but if the board comes
with it I do
> want a chipset with no known problems (I trust Intel
ethernet chips)
> 
> I would like to have a board that supports ECC memory
(I just feel safer
> running with ECC)
> 
> Thanks,
> Marc
> 
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> My 6.2 server is having problems so I am urgently
searching for a
> replacement motherboard.   I may need to get the board
ASAP.
> Searching the web has not come up with any list of
boards to try.

I use this:

http://www.tyan.com/archive/products/html/thunderk8s
pro.html

It is absolutely flawless - and I have had reports from
people
that the more recent versions are just as good. It also
comes with
decent NIC's on board (Broadcom for gigbit, Intel for 100
meg) and
there is a version with inbuilt SCSI, though I plugin an
Adaptec card
myself. I bought the board from recommendations on the
FreeBSD AMD64 list
after having a number of problems with an MSI server board.

I think the only thing that specific board does not support
on your list
of requirements is the dual core processor support - I run
two single
core processors in mine. The later revisions do support dual
core though,
but I can't vouch for thhem personally. On the other hand
they should be
just as good as the S2882 from the same manufacturer, and
Tyan have a good rep.

-pcf.
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