I was trying to wait until the article, but great results so far for the $49 fully supported
ASRock 775I65G R3.0 (onboard vid, lan and sound all work with eCs 2.1 & 2.2 ) including Win 7 and OpenSuse 13.2 installs only no testing yet.
http://os2notes.net/os2machine.htmlImportant Note - only tested CPU with FSB 800/533 MHz, if using a CPU with a FSB 1066 MHz
you MUST use a 1.5v AGP external graphics & DDR400 memory with
CL= 2.5 otherwise it will boot once and fail the next time after powered off.
http://www.playtool.com/pages/agpcompat/voltageslots.jpg$49 ASRock 775I65G R3.0, $25 memory, $6 Pentium D 3.4========
ecs 2.1 on a SSD========
easy install started : 4:56:00 am
1st phase: 4:03
2nd phase: 5:53
easy install ended: 5:10:16 am
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Total install time: 15:12
ecs 2.1 on a SSD=======
install adv install: 6:28:00 pm
1st phase: 4:19
2nd phase: 6:11
End of adv install: 6:46:16 pm
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Total install time: 18:16
Boot time: 20 seconds
ecs 2.2 on a SSD=======
install easy install: 7:36:00 pm
1st phase: 3:52
2nd phase: 6:06
End of easy install: 7:50:52 pm
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Total install time: 14:52
Boot time: 18 seconds
ecs 2.2 on a SSD=======
install adv install: 8:31:00 pm
1st phase: 3:46
2nd phase:

- missed it, LOL
End of easy install: 8:47:23 pm
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Total install time: 16:23
Boot time: 18 seconds
NOTE: mouse is broken with the easy install or adv install when acpi is selected (maybe), bug in eCS 2.1. Not sure exactly when it occurs, does anyone know ?