On Sat, Dec 18, 2010 at 10:55 AM, Volker Armin Hemmann <volkerar...@googlemail.com> wrote: > On Friday 17 December 2010 22:52:30 Jacques Montier wrote: >> Le 17/12/2010 21:45, Dale a gentiment tapote: >> >> -- >> Jacques >> Site web <https://sites.google.com/site/jacquesfr35/> >> >> > Mark Knecht wrote: >> >> I have no real opinion on that MB. I've never owned a Gigabyte so I >> >> don't have a real point of reference. I know other people here use >> >> them so I suspect they are fine. >> >> >> >> I personally like the Asus brand for flashing BIOS as it can be done >> >> from a USB stick. If Gigabyte supports anything like that (i.e. - >> >> doesn't require Windows or DOS or a floppy to flash BIOS) then it's >> >> probably a good candidate. >> >> >> >> Asus support isn't great. Their websites are slow and everyone seems >> >> to complain about lack of communication when they have problems. >> >> Again, I don't know anything about Gigabyte on that account. >> >> >> >> Good luck. >> >> >> >> - Mark >> > >> > I recently bought a Gigabyte mobo and it has Q-Flash. It will update >> > the BIOS without needing a OS. According to the book, you just >> > download the update and put it on a USB stick, must be FAT32/16/12, >> > and hit the end key when the BIOS screen comes up. It sounds pretty >> > easy. I have not done this yet tho. >> > >> > Hope that helps. >> > >> > Dale >> > >> > :-) :-) >> >> Thank you Dale, >> >> The Asus P6X58D-E motherboard seems ready for USB-3.0 >> Does Linux support USB-3.0 technology ? > > linux was the first OS to have usb3 drivers. > > I own an Asus and it is crap. Which might be bad luck. But from all I read > over the web and all the experiences in my social circles point to Gigabyte > boards as the most stable, troubleless boards at the moment, while Asus' > quality went down a lot.
I agree that from reading these lists most people who buy Gigabyte seem to report being happy. It's strange about Asus. I read all this negative stuff on lists about people having trouble with Asus motherboards. However I've used them for years, having bought at least 10-12 different motherboard models in the last 15 years, and every one of them has worked great. They are still my #1 brand. I purchased 3 Intel MBs in 2010 and they have all worked fine also. Cheers, Mark
