Re: VIA VT8237A Southbridge Advice

[Hugo Vanwoerkom <hvw59601@care2.com>]

Grok Mogger wrote:
> Hey everyone,
>
> I'm looking into building a new machine.  As for the motherboard, I'm 
> interested in an ASUS 'A8V-VM SE'. Unfortunately, in Googling I've seen 
> people complain about problems with the board's southbridge.  It's a 
> 'VIA VT8237A'.


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Unless there is first hand info on the use of this mobo, I focus on the 
customer reviews for it.

I found no linux users but lots of M$ users that did not like the board 
for the reason you mention, that VIA chip.

I have an Epox EP-8VTAI with a via chip southbridge and I would not get 
it again. Too many problems.

Instead what I would do is focus on a board that recommends linux 
installation from its reviewers.

Hugo