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rollo42

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Questions about new hardware
« on: 2008.08.25, 20:28:43 »
Hello.
First of all, sorry about my bad English. But I hope you understand my questions.

I would like to upgrade my computer with new hardware:

Motherboard: ASUS M3A78-EH (http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?l1=3&l2=149&l3=639&l4=0&model=2130&modelmenu=2) with an AMD-Athlon 64 X2 5000+ or 5600+ CPU. On ecomstation.ru (http://en.ecomstation.ru/hardware.php?action=item&id=1481) I read: APM functions OK, superior sound quality (ALC883) in AC97 mode (BIOS) with latest Universal Audio Driver, Gigabit LAN (RTL8111B/C?) works fine with RTL8169 Driver v.1.12., USB 2.0 works fine. But there no infos about ACPI and SATA. The Chipset is an AMD 780G/SB700.

Video-card: GigaByte RX26P512H with an ATI RADEON HD 2600 PRO (http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/VGA/Products_Spec.aspx?ProductID=2589). According to the description works the GPU with PANORAMA. I have an NEC-MultiSync LCD1700V (1280x1024, 16M, 60Hz Monitor.

Can be work this with eComStation 2.0 RC5 Installation?

So long, and greetings from Germany
Rolf

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Re: Questions about new hardware
« Reply #1 on: 2008.08.26, 00:33:27 »
Hi Rolf

The possible bad news is the chipset involved as ACPI support  - needed if you want to use more than 1 cpu core - seems to be a bit lacking for AMD/ATI chipsets at the moment.

Not sure if the current ACPI package (v3.10 - later than the RC5 package) improves on that support... Guess you could install RC5 then update the ACPI drivers and see how it all works - or not.

It might be worth your time investigating ACPI support here http://svn.netlabs.org/acpi/ - click on the View Tickets link

The HD2600 graphics card should be supported by both SNAP and Panorama; you would need to set SNAP to use VBE (VESA) mode rather than the accelerated driver though.


Hope the above is of use.

Pete

rollo42

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Re: Questions about new hardware
« Reply #2 on: 2008.09.01, 18:28:41 »
Hello Pete,
Thanks for your answer.
In other Forums I read, that ASUS-Boards are not good working with ACPI.
So I decide to buy an Gigabyte GA-MA770-DS3.
I hope I have luck with this Board and ACPI ::)
So long
Rolf