Re: [Xen-users] mainboard recommendations

[chris <tknchris@xxxxxxxxx>]

afaik foxconn doesnt support linux/xen so i would guess that bios wont
feature a vt-d option

On Sat, Jul 3, 2010 at 3:46 PM, Csillag Kristof
<csillag.kristof@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 2010-07-03 21:39 keltezéssel, francisco javier funes nieto írta:
>
> I've an Intel DQ35MP and It's a great mobo with VT-d support, 4 ddr2 slots,
> and mATX form factor.
> http://www.intel.com/products/desktop/motherboards/dq35mp/dq35mp-overview.htm
> Javier.
>
> Yeah, I have seen it.
> It's great, but it's not available where I live (Hungary, Europe),
> and I can not even find a single instance of them at european Ebay sites.
> (The same goes for DQ35JO.)
>
> I suspect these have been phased out from these markets.
> DQ45CB seems to be the only one still available.
>
> So, I will go with either that, of the Q45M from Foxconn, which I can get
> from from USA, via Ebay.
> (16GB or ram does not hurt, when one runs 7 or 8 domains.)
>
> Thank you anyway:
>
>    Kristof Csillag
>
>
>
> 2010/7/2 Csillag Kristof <csillag.kristof@xxxxxxxxx>
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> As it has been brought to my attention (by several parties), my current
>> MB does not support VT-d.
>> Since I don't feel like purchasing a brand new system, I have searched
>> for replacement MB-s
>> that would fit into my existing uATX case, support my C2D CPU, and
>> support at least 4x2GB ram.
>>
>> I have narrowed it down to the following four models:
>>
>>    SUPERMICRO MBD-C2SBM-Q-O (Q35 chipset)
>>    Intel BOX DQ45CB (Q45 chipset)
>>    Foxconn Q45M    (Q45 chipset)
>>    Asus P5QL-VM DO (B43 chipset)
>>
>>
>> I consider going with the Intel board, since it's explicitly mentioned
>> in the xen wiki to work.
>> The Supermicros's DOCS mention VT-D to work, but where I live,
>> it costs twice the cost of the intel board, so it's out of budget.
>>
>> So the only challenger of the intel board is the Foxconn one, which
>> supports 16GB ram,
>> instead of the 8GB of the Intel.
>>
>> (The ASUS one does this, too, but I tend to avoid it when selecting
>> workstation/server-grade HW.)
>>
>> What do you suggest?
>>
>> Thank you for your help:
>>
>>    Kristof Csillag
>>
>>
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