From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Nov 20 00:49:52 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A03971065670 for ; Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:49:52 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@dreamchaser.org) Received: from nightmare.dreamchaser.org (12-32-44-142.static.blackfoot.net [12.32.44.142]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5B2298FC12 for ; Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:49:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@dreamchaser.org) Received: from [12.32.36.74] (freshstart.dreamchaser.org. [12.32.36.74]) by nightmare.dreamchaser.org (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id mAK0HDCJ061771 for ; Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:17:13 -0700 (MST) (envelope-from freebsd@dreamchaser.org) Message-ID: <4924ACAA.2020102@dreamchaser.org> Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:17:46 -0700 From: freebsd@dreamchaser.org User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.17 (Windows/20080914) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-2.0.2 (nightmare.dreamchaser.org [12.32.36.65]); Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:17:14 -0700 (MST) Subject: hardware compatibility question: intel e7200 + foxconn g31mg-s mobo X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:49:52 -0000 After having been burned with an AMD cpu/mobo combination that wouldn't run 6.x reliabably which I consequently had to sell, I'm going to ask first. My search of the archives (questions and hardware) came up empty, but that seems likely given that both say their archive index was last updated clear back in Feb of 2007, despite the note saying they are updated every 24 hours... Can anyone vouch for running 6.x or 7.0 on an intel e7200 with a foxconn g31mg-s mobo? I was hoping to run this as a low power system but after reading this http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/getmsg.cgi?fetch=18410+20569+/usr/local/www/db/text/2008/freebsd-hardware/20080727.freebsd-hardware and my past experiences I'm a bit concerned unless someone can vouch for it. Barring that, can someone suggest a low power (particularly when idle) core 2 duo processor mobo combination? Thanks, Gary