Recommendations on mother boards?

[Douglas Bates <bates@stat.wisc.edu>]

I will soon be purchasing a custom system to run Debian GNU/Linux.  Since
I must get bids from different vendors, I might as well give detailed
specifications if that will enhance the performance with Linux.

Does anyone have comments on specific Pentium Pro motherboards?

For example, Bruce Perens mentioned on this list some time ago that
the combination of the IDE controller in the Triton chipset with an
EIDE drive is as fast as fast, wide SCSI.  I found that the system I
was using had the Triton chipset and enabled the Triton-specific
optimizations in the kernel.  The results were very pleasing.

Are there similar things to look for when purchasing a motherboard today?

Please e-mail me and I will summarize to the list.

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Douglas Bates                            bates@stat.wisc.edu
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University of Wisconsin - Madison        http://www.stat.wisc.edu/~bates/