I have a Gigabyte GA-7A8DW. Installs (sid-amd64-netinst.iso) and runs perfectly fine on Pure64/unstable. The EATX size caught me out and I had to get a bigger case.
$ uptime 17:19:49 up 26 days, 14 min, 2 users, load average: 1.42, 0.53, 0.23 (not working too hard currently, but was compiling with make -j2 :-) The two PCI-X slots can be used as standard PCI slots. The only thing to watch for is to make sure the DDR is in the right slots, or it won't boot (at all). Hope this helps. Later Lee Begg On Thu, 24 Feb 2005 16:54, Max wrote: > Hello! > > I'm hesitating over a choice of a dual opteron motherboard. Currently I > consider two options: > > Tyan S2875ANRF http://tyan.com/products/html/tigerk8w_spec.html > and > Gigabyte GA-7A8DW > http://tw.giga-byte.com/Server/Products/Products_ServerBoard_GA-7A8DW.htm > > They are quite similar (including a price ;) though there are some > differences: > > 1. Form factor ATX vs. EATX (although Gigabyte claims "design to fit ATX > chassis screw hole", and I think it will fit my middle-tower). > > 2. Tyan's board has Intel 82541EI GbE LAN controller on-board while > Gigabyte's possess Broadcom BCM 5705 (which one is better?). > > 3. Tyan has 5 PCI slots, Gigabyte - 2 PCI-X and 1 PCI (currently I don't > have any PCI-X devices). > > 4. Tyan has integrated Firewire controller (I use firewire sometimes, > currently with PCI controller). > > With respect to the features, I would prefer Tyan's board. But as a brand I > like Gigabyte better than Tyan: previously I've had some negative > experience with Tyan, and for more than a year I have been very pleased by > dual-athlon Gigabyte motherboard GA-7DPXDW-P. > > The motherboard is going to be used for intensive 24/7 computations. Of > course, under Debian pure64. > > Please share your experience or suggestions. > > Thanks, > Max
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