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Well guess Ive put it in the wrong section so I'll fix it up with some specifics and post it here.
What I'm looking for is a socket 775 that supports botting to USB devices (being selectable in the BIOS for boot priority and such)
Ive been looking at a few boards.
One is the Asus AS8 per a suggestion from fishy in my orginal original thread but I havent found any conclussive info about the BIOS settings. So does this one support it?
Another board was the Gigabyte GA-8IP775-G http://www.newegg.com/OldVersion/app/viewproductdesc.asp?description=13-128-280&DEPA=0 *edit* just noticed two things, 1. this seems to support booting to USB (manual finally downloaded after 6 retries -_-) and 2 it uses a 24pin ATX connector. Would this still run ok with a 20pin? because ive actually seen 20pins plugged into that slot with the last 4 empty and comp ran fine or do I need to pick up an adapter for them after all? :-\
*edit2* because in the manual it says "Please remove the sticker on the motherboard before plugging in while the ATX power supplier is
24pins; Otherwise, please do not remove it." This makes me think both will work as long as I have the proper power to run the board, any thoughts?
Ruled out, SiS chipset = bad hehanother is the GIGABYTE GA-8S661FXM
Overclocking is not a priority, would be nice for minor overclock but far from a need. My intentions are to make a headless system using a thumbdrive linux distro to run FAH in an upcoming prject.
I would very much prefer to stay as far below 100$ USD per board as possible. Boards willl be holding P4 530J (3.0G) with 512MB of ram (likely as a single stick) So the help is much appreciated because ive been downloading manual after manual for each board I find but nothing gives detailed enough info for what I need to know. Thanks again!
What I'm looking for is a socket 775 that supports botting to USB devices (being selectable in the BIOS for boot priority and such)
Ive been looking at a few boards.
One is the Asus AS8 per a suggestion from fishy in my orginal original thread but I havent found any conclussive info about the BIOS settings. So does this one support it?
Another board was the Gigabyte GA-8IP775-G http://www.newegg.com/OldVersion/app/viewproductdesc.asp?description=13-128-280&DEPA=0 *edit* just noticed two things, 1. this seems to support booting to USB (manual finally downloaded after 6 retries -_-) and 2 it uses a 24pin ATX connector. Would this still run ok with a 20pin? because ive actually seen 20pins plugged into that slot with the last 4 empty and comp ran fine or do I need to pick up an adapter for them after all? :-\
*edit2* because in the manual it says "Please remove the sticker on the motherboard before plugging in while the ATX power supplier is
24pins; Otherwise, please do not remove it." This makes me think both will work as long as I have the proper power to run the board, any thoughts?
Ruled out, SiS chipset = bad hehanother is the GIGABYTE GA-8S661FXM
Overclocking is not a priority, would be nice for minor overclock but far from a need. My intentions are to make a headless system using a thumbdrive linux distro to run FAH in an upcoming prject.
I would very much prefer to stay as far below 100$ USD per board as possible. Boards willl be holding P4 530J (3.0G) with 512MB of ram (likely as a single stick) So the help is much appreciated because ive been downloading manual after manual for each board I find but nothing gives detailed enough info for what I need to know. Thanks again!
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