[ale] Asus motherboards

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On 31 Jul 1999, Michael B Golden wrote:

>	I am planning to buy one of two motherboards currently. The two
>in question are the Asus P5A and the Asus P5A-B. I am wondering if anyone
>uses either of these boards, and how well they work with linux. [...]

OK, your big difference is form factor.  The P5A is a full-size ATX m/b.
The P5A-B is a Baby AT m/b.  (IIRC, the -B still has an ATX power plug
as well as the AT pair...)  Basically this determines which kind of case 
you use... Baby AT tends to be smaller and cheaper, full-ATX tends to
have more room for... goodies. :)  

Either of these two will serve you well running Linux; I've used both 
boards professionally with zero problems.  (I will just drop in that
I use the DFI P5BV3+revB at home because it was *cheaper* :)  Basically
in the m/b department get what you like; there are very few M/B's that
will NOT run just peachy with the Penguin.  (They're listed in the 
hardware compatibility HOWTO, which is on your RH6 CD, or at 
http://metalab.unc.edu/LDP/HOWTO/Hardware-HOWTO-2.html (or on your favorite
mirror for HOWTO's).... there are only about six, and they're pretty 
obscure except for Ye Olde PS/2... (fret not, MCA support is getting
there)...

Short answer: Pick your case, grab appropriate M/B, and go for it.

Good luck... I know I enjoyed building a system from scratch.... 

-- Glenn