Hi, I just upgraded my desktop motherboard and processor to ASUS A7A266 (ALi MaGiK 1) and Athlon 1200 MHz. However, it seems I didn't do my background research well enough - ALi MaGiK won't play together with my BT878-based Hauppauge TV tuner card. The computer hangs completely always when I try to launch XawTV. However, I probably will still be able to exchange the MB to another model.
What should the new motherboard (or more specifically, the chipset) be? The criteria for me are: - supports Athlon 1200 MHz with 266 MHz FSB - supports SDR SDRAM - supports my Hauppauge WinTV PCI TV tuner card (bt878-chip) - works flawlessly with Linux (of course) - is stable - gives most bang for the buck (of course) The store I've been using seems to carry mostly VIA KT133 -based boards. Would getting one be a horrible mistake? How about the ones with an integrated Promise RAID controller? They would give a relative abundance of IDE channels, but would it be worth it? I've been eyeing on an Asus A7V133 WA or Abit KT7A-100 Raid. Would they do the job? Any advice or opinions would be welcome. Best regards, -- Matti Airas Panama, Hindawi, bemd, CESID, advisors, Cap- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Stun, CSC, Kh-11, ISB, wetsu, industrial +358 50 34 64 256 espionage, J2, DF, Wilma, botux, M5, SAMU, http://www.iki.fi/mairas/ Merlin, Z, jihad, Minox, anarchy, Waihopai,
