[nzlug] Re: OT recommend mobo with lots of pci slot

[elroy]

Hi.


I'm currently using this board, and have no complain of product.

Is a little pricey (~NZD$500), but seems pretty solid.

Onboard IDE controller worked fine with Ubuntu Dapper 6.06 kernel, but 
wouldn't install with Ubuntu Feisty 7.04 kernel - did a basic install to 
the (S-ATA) boot HDD from another PC, installed into P5WDG-2-WS-Pro PC, 
and did kernel updates/etc, and everything seems to be OK now.



Apparently the PCI-X slots are backwards-compatible with PCI, so should 
work OK as the 3rd and 4th PCI slot.


HTH.


Elroy.



P.S: Yes, board is quad-core capable (needs latest BIOS to support), but 
I'm running a Core 2 Duo E6300.






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P5WDG2 WS Professional
- Intel� Quad-core CPU Ready
- Intel Core�2 Extreme / Core�2 Duo Ready
- Dual-core CPU Ready
- DDR2 800/667/533
- FSB 1066/800/533
- Dual PCI-E x 16 Graphics
- PCI-X Architecture
	
			
		
	Specification
CPU
	
Intel� Quad-core CPU Ready
LGA775 socket for Intel� Pentium Processor Extreme Edition /  Pentium D 
/ Pentium 4 / Celeron CPU
Support Intel 65nm, Core�2 Extreme / Core�2 Duo
Compatible with Intel 06B, 05B/ 05A and 04B/04A processors
Intel EM64T and Hyper-Threading Technology ready
* Please update the latest BIOS to support Intel Quad-core CPU
Chipset
	
North Bridge: Intel 975X (support ATi CrossFire dual Gfx technology)
South Bridge: Intel ICH7R
PCI-X Bridge: Intel 6702 PXH
Front Side Bus
	
1066/800 MHz
Memory
	
4 x DIMM, max. 8GB, DDR2 667/533, ECC and non-ECC un-buffered memory
Dual channel architecture
Native DDR2 800 Support
Expansion Slots
	
2 x PCI-E x 16 slots
2 x PCI-X
2 x PCI 2.2
Storage
	
Intel ICH7R controller supports:
  - 4 x SATA 3.0Gb/s (RAID 0,1,10,5)
  - 1 x UltraDMA 133/100
Marvell 88SE614x supports:
  - 4 x SATA 3.0Gb/s
Audio
	
ADI 1988B 8-channel High Definition Audio CODEC
Support Jack-Sensing, Enumeration, Multi-streaming and Jack-Retasking
Coaxial, Optical S/PDIF out on back I/O port
LAN
	
Marvell 88E8052 + 88E8001PCI-E Dual Gb LAN controller
Support Teaming function
USB
	
8 x USB 2.0 ports
Advanced Thermal Design
	
8-Phase Power Design
Stack Cool 2
Q-Fan 2
ASUS Heat-pipe thermal solution
ASUS AI Lifestyle Features
	
Multi-language BIOS
SATA on the Go
AI Nap
AI Gear
My Logo 2
Special Features
	
ASUS AI NOS�
AI Overclocking
AI Clock Skew
ASUS PEG Link
Hyper Path 3
ASUS BIOS Profile
ASUS C.P.R.
ASUS AI Booster
Adjustable FSB/DDR2 ratio. Fixed PCI/PCIe frequencies.
Precision Tweaker:
  -  vDIMM: 25-step DRAM voltage control
  - vCore: Adjustable CPU voltage at 0.0125V increment
  - SFS (Stepless Frequency Selection): allowing FSB tuning from 200MHz 
up to 450MHz at 1MHz increment
  - PCIe x16 Frequency: allowing PCIe x16 frequency from 100MHz up to 
150MHz at 1MHz increment
Other ASUS Special Features
	
ASUS AI NET2
CrashFree BIOS 3
EZ Flash 2
Q-Connector
ASUS AI Quiet
TPM (Trusted Platform Module) 1.2 (optional)
Back Panel I/O Ports
	
Parallel
PS/2 Keyboard
PS/2 Mouse
RJ45
S/PDIF Out (Coaxial + Optical)
4 x USB
eSATA
Audio I/O
WLAN antenna jack (Optional)
Internal I/O Connectors
	
4 x USB
8-pin ATX+12V power
24-pin ATX Power connector
Chassis intrusion
CPU fan with PWM control
Chassis fan1 with Q-fan control
Chassis fan2 with Q-fan control
PWR fan
IDE connector
Floppy disk drive connector
Serial ATA connectors
CD audio in
IEEE 1394a port
Front panel audio connector
BIOS
	
8Mb flash ROM, AMI BIOS, Green, PnP, DMI, Wfm2.0, ACPI v2.0a, SMBIOS v 
2.3, EZ flash, CrashFree BIOS2
Manageability
	
WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE, AI NET, Chassis Intrusion
Support CD
	
Drivers
BIOS flash utility under DOS
AI Booster
ASUS PC Probe II
RAID utility
Anti virus software
Adobe Acrobat Reader ver 7.0
Microsoft Direct X ver 9.0C
Accessories
	

User's manual
UltraDMA cable
FDD cable
2-port USB module
2-port 1394a module
I/O shield
SATA cable
SATA power cable
Form Factor
	
ATX Form Factor, 12"x 9.6"(30.5cm x 24.5cm)

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Jay Jesus Amorin wrote:
> hi,
> 
> Just an o.t. based on your experience, can anyone pls recommend to me a 
> intel/asus/epox mobo for dual core or pentium 4 proc with a lots of pci 
> slot probably 4 or 5 pci slots and works fine on linux or bsd.
> 
> is there a good(at least) support on linux or bsd for intel dual core proc?
> 
> 
> Thanks for your help guys.
>