# [EMAIL PROTECTED] / 2002-10-10 15:43:36 -0700:
> I've been having trouble with my a7a-133. I had trouble with XFree86,
> and with a tv card. I'd like to know some motherboards that work well
> with FreeBSD?
>
> Someone didn't have the same troubles with soltek SL-75DRV2
> <http://www1.soltek.com.tw/English/product/75drv2.htm>
looks like the solteks are fine. you might want to take DRV4 or
DRV5.
> I've bought asus card because my hp pavillion had a asus card with a via
> chipset. I read after that they don't document their boards so that
> open source developers can support all the features easily. Whats a
> more open motherboard brand? Are Via chipsets the best supported? The
> card I'm having trouble with has a acer chipset.
i also wanted to buy asus when i was going for a new box, but during
the research i found out that people were having trouble getting X
up with some of the asus boards. X was essential since i was
upgrading my desktop, so i went with abit KR7A (the no-raid version,
VIA KT266A chipset), and i'm really happy with it.
btw, there was a Athlon XP mobo test in the august issue of the
czech Chip magazine, and they got the best numbers from
a DFI AD76 RAID mobo. VIA KT333 chipset, Promise 20276, onboard
sound (Realtek RTL8100). if i was buying a new mobo i would go for
this one.
(i have no experience with DFI mobos. maybe someone could chime in?)
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