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Date:	Sun, 3 Dec 2006 09:05:46 -0800
From:	Ray Davison <raydav@charter.net >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: motherboard for eCS

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J R FOX wrote:

>
>>I have had the following experience with single chip
>>AMD 64.
>
>
>>An ASUS K8V-X that works well.
>
> How old is that -- probably not X2 (dual core) ?

I should have said more than just single chip. Actually they were all 754.

> I haven't had time to research which of their current
> MBs might be the prferred one, either for eCS or in
> terms of what I want.

My point is to be prepared for failure modes that you never heard of before.
>
> You're not entirely correct about availability, for
> models that are now out of the regular distribution
> pipeline. You will likely still be able to find them
> on Ebay. The trick there is to find one in new or
> never used condition. There will be some like that,
> but finding a seller you can trust is a matter of
> careful searching and a little luck. I have done this
> successfully a few times, with various components.

Actually that is the sort of stuff I usually buy because I am a sucker
for last months hot item that they are now giving away because there is
now a hotter one. I will buy anything online that I am willing to eat.

And I will let you know if any of my ten dollar power supplies ever die.
The last time I lost a PS it was one of those huge AT supplies.

Ray

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