[BlueOnyx:06927] Hardware Checklist

[Greg Kuhnert]

Hi All.

Over the last week, I have had what I will describe as a hardware 
nightmare. During the week, I experienced failures in a server requiring 
replacement of:

1 x power supply
1 x motherboard
1 x video card (fan stopped spinning - Not yet replaced - Cannot see 
video on server display)
1 x existing PCI nic card does not work in new motherboard (not yet 
replaced)
1 x builtin ethernet card on new motherboard does not work (Driver issue)
1 x Temporarily tried a new single port ethernet card - but the display 
was not working - so could not check config - unable to access box while 
this card was active.

Moving forward:
The video card will be easy
For ethernet, I am thinking of getting an intel dual port ethernet to 
replace the builtin one. But how do we know if our new hardware 
purchases will work before we fork out the $$$

Had I known that there would be an issue with the drivers on my ASUS 
P6X58D-E motherboard, I would have picked another board, but I am stuck 
with it now. Lets share our experiences and help each other.

I have created a couple of forums at 
http://forum.compassnetworks.com.au/viewforum.php?f=21 where I will 
invite anyone and everyone to please post details of their motherboards 
and/or ethernet cards - and their experience. Hopefully, this can be 
built into a quick reference guide for other BlueOnyx / BlueQuartz users 
to share their hardware success or horror stories to help the rest of 
the community.

Regards,
Greg.