From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jul 14 01:04:52 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5539816A402 for ; Sat, 14 Jul 2007 01:04:52 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ivan@careytech.com.au) Received: from ipmail01.adl2.internode.on.net (ipmail01.adl2.internode.on.net [203.16.214.140]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C4D0313C441 for ; Sat, 14 Jul 2007 01:04:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ivan@careytech.com.au) X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.16,538,1175437800"; d="scan'208";a="156911995" Received: from ppp154-213.static.internode.on.net (HELO [192.168.1.2]) ([150.101.154.213]) by ipmail01.adl2.internode.on.net with ESMTP; 14 Jul 2007 10:34:49 +0930 Message-ID: <46982130.1040604@careytech.com.au> Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2007 11:04:48 +1000 From: Ivan Carey User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.4 (Windows/20070604) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Bruce Caruthers References: <20070713150725.A52319@dreamfire.com> In-Reply-To: <20070713150725.A52319@dreamfire.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Intel G965 chipset? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: ivan@careytech.com.au List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2007 01:04:52 -0000 Bruce Caruthers wrote: > Hi, all. > > I am in the process of replacing my old, formerly > solidly reliable 4.2 RAID server. I've been eyeing > the Intel DG965WH motherboard and its kin, but from > my searches of the mailing list archives, it seems > unclear whether it will work. There were several > postings with workarounds (e.g. turn off ACPI, the > marvell_pata patch, etc.) but no followup postings > to indicate whether any of that worked... > > > === My Question: > So, can I use an Intel motherboard with the 965 > chipset? If not, what is the latest chipset I can > use which will meet my needs? > > > === My needs are: > * long-term reliable (current system is 7 years old) > * 6+ SATA with RAID 1 (RAID 5 would be nice, but > not required -- old server is just RAID 1 with > a Highpoint 370 on an Abit BX133 mobo) > * Firewire for removable "snapshot" drives > * Preferably PCI-e/Express, since that seems to be > the near-future for later expansion > * Being able to use non-SATA CD/DVD drive for > installs and perhaps experimenting with BSD DVD > burning tools > * Unless I do the DVD burning stuff, CPU doesn't > matter to me (currently using Celeron 766MHz on > old server, with 256 MB RAM, and only noticed > when rebuilding a kernel) > * I don't care about audio, and just need basic > text-mode VGA, since this will sit in my basement. > > > === OS: > If it matters, I'll be moving from 4.2 to I guess > 6.2 with this (clean install). I've used pre-1.0 > FreeBSD/386BSD up through 4.10, but haven't messed > with 5.x or newer yet. Any major gotchas I should > be aware of? > > > Sorry for being long-winded. Just want to be clear > on what my concerns are, so I don't waste anyone's > time. :) > > Thanks! > -bkc > -- > Bruce Caruthers http://www.BruceCaruthers.com/ > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > "It's good to be good, EDUCATION is understanding the rules; > but it's better to be lucky" EXPERIENCE is understanding the exceptions. > -- The Trading Goddess -- Farmer's Almanac. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > Hello Bruce, I'm no expert but when I asked similar questions about this board and a server board I found this information: http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/06/06/intel_launches_p965/ The 965 motherboard uses the ICH8 chipset FreeBSD ata(4) supports the ICH8 http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=ata&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+6.2-RELEASE Intel Technical doc http://www.intel.com/design/motherbd/wh/wh_documentation.htm So it looks like the 965 motherboard should work under FreeBSD 6.2 Ivan