Re: [Semi-OT] Need advice on AMD mobo

[Wayne Topa <linuxtwo@gmail.com>]

ron.l.johnson@cox.net wrote:
> Just got an ASRock A780GXE/128M, and it seems to have difficulty seeing more
> than 4 devices.  (I've got 4 SATA HDDs, a SATA DVD-RW and a PATA HDD.) 
>  
> Here are my needs: 
> - AM2 socket 
> - ATX form factor, 
> - 6 (or even 8) SATA sockets, 
> - 4 DIMM slots. 
>  
> On-board 1394 would be useful. 
>  
> The A780GXE has all those features, but apparently doesn't implement them well.  
> Just in order to get it to boot from CD-ROM (I'm now running from an Ubuntu 9.04 
> Live CD), I had to disconnect the lone PATA drive.        
>  
> I'd break down and get an AM2+ CPU if the mobo were *great* and didn't support 
> AM2. 
>
> Also, I'm running Sid with 2.6.30, so "modern" doesn't scare me.

I recently had to replace a MD and ended up with a Gigabyte 
GA-MA790X-UD4P.  It meets or exceeds your specs and was not as expensive 
as I had expected (newegg)

AMD2+/AMD2 socket MB for
AMD Phenom II X3/X4
AMD Phenom FX/X4
AMD Phenom X3/X2
AMD Athlon/Sempron X2

ATX
8 x SATA 3GB connectors
1 floppy connector
1 IDE connector
4 DIMM Slots
up to 3 IEEE 1394a connectors
up to 12 USB 2.0/1.1 ports

Working like a champ here.

Wayne