From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Message-ID: <1accc23e60dfc56339f2bb8e0708d6d0@quanstro.net> From: erik quanstrom Date: Wed, 5 Aug 2009 07:38:47 -0400 To: 9fans@9fans.net In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: [9fans] another dual-atom motherboard: jetway nc92-330 Topicbox-Message-UUID: 3986526a-ead5-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 On Wed Aug 5 05:05:26 EDT 2009, 9fans@hamnavoe.com wrote: > and a normal 20-pin atx power connector compared > to the Intel's newer 24-pin one. note that a 24-pin connector is preferable. my atom mb has a 24 pin connector but it is sold with a 20 pin power supply. the extra 4 pins are not required, but they do give one extra flexability in selecting a power supply. this is analogous to having a 16-lane pcie connector rather than an 8-lane pcie connector. just to defend the intel and supermicro motherboards's sata (it has nothing to do with the processor or motherboard): this is an intel bug that i've verified exists on the following southbridges: ich0, ich5, ich7r, ich9, ich9m, ich10r. the bug manifests when using sata disks in ide mode. there is no problem using sata disks in ahci mode or ide disks in ide mode. i think defending against this bug will greatly reduce the number of install failures. anyway to contrast with the x7sla you have: jetway x7sla-h gbe 1 2x mptables no yes s.b. ich7 ich7r p/sata 1/2 1/4 (ahci) mem 1 2 slots pci/pcie 1/0 1/2 audio yes no fan "noisy" "quieter than my mouse" here's the url for the jetway: http://www.jetway.com.tw/jw/ipcboard_view.asp?productid=573&proname=NC92-330-LF ' - erik