Everything looks fine to me.  You should check out the Soyo Dragon board
though.  Runs about $130.  It's black with purple pci slots!  6 usb ports (2
onboard, 4 headers), 6 channel dolby digital onboard sound that's supported
by linux (the company that made the chip distributes the source for the
drivers and they are very full featured) SPDIF in/out and optical in and
out.  Onboard sound usually sucks, but this onboard sound is sweet.  Onboard
ethernet also which is supposed to work fine with linux.  6 ide channels (4
of which are RAID capable).  Did I mention it's black?

A friend of mine bought one.  It runs win2k, but he says it's the best board
he's ever owned (and he's had many).

Jay

-----Original Message-----
From: Bob W. Anderson [mailto:bobdove at pipeline.com]
Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 8:53 PM
To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org
Subject: [TCLUG] new box compatability


Hi:

I'm planning on getting a new computer and would appreciate any feedback
re: the Linux compatibility of the hardware.

	Athlon 1.2G-C CPU with K7S5a mb, heatsink, fan.
	512MB PC2100 DDR memory
	GeForce2 MX 400 64MB AGP Video card
	IBM 40G 7200 rpm HD
	Mid Tower ATX Case w/AMD approved 300w PS

Your comments please.

Bob W. Anderson
Newport	
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