Core 2 Duo: Passive motherboard (that fits a ninja).

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ceselb
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Core 2 Duo: Passive motherboard (that fits a ninja).

Post by ceselb » Sat Jul 15, 2006 5:15 am

I guess there is no such thing righth now, but hopefully there will be shortly.
Are there any previews available from recent computer shows?

maukka
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Post by maukka » Sat Jul 15, 2006 7:27 am

Asus P5W DH can accommodate a Ninja just fine.

http://www.gfoto.com/UserAlbum.asp?uid= ... &dspmode=1

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Post by _MarcoM_ » Sat Jul 15, 2006 8:43 am

maukka wrote:Asus P5W DH can accommodate a Ninja just fine.

http://www.gfoto.com/UserAlbum.asp?uid= ... &dspmode=1
Sorry for the thread "hijacking", but... Is it your motherboard? If yes, can you say if the EZ Backup is bootable? This piece of hardware is interesting, i think :)

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Post by keyne » Sat Jul 15, 2006 8:46 am

The Intel DP965LT is passive as well. I hope a ninja will fit.. planning this config. Would be nice if someone is able to confirm this.

maukka
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Post by maukka » Sat Jul 15, 2006 11:21 am

_MarcoM_ wrote:Sorry for the thread "hijacking", but... Is it your motherboard? If yes, can you say if the EZ Backup is bootable? This piece of hardware is interesting, i think :)
No, it's not mine. Found it from a Finnish discussion forum.

As the EZ Backup is connected straight to the southbridge (via a Silicon Image chip) and functions without drivers, I'm quite sure it's bootable. Doesn't need drivers from a floppy during Windows installation either.

Nexworks
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Post by Nexworks » Sun Jul 16, 2006 2:13 pm

How do you install windows on that board if the southbridge doesnt support any IDE and IDE is only supported by a 3rd party controller? Is the 3rd party controller listed in the bios as a bootable device? Or do you need to use one of those expensive SATA drives?

maukka
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Post by maukka » Sun Jul 16, 2006 3:41 pm

Nexworks wrote:How do you install windows on that board if the southbridge doesnt support any IDE and IDE is only supported by a 3rd party controller?
P5W DH employs ICH7R southbridge which has native IDE.

Don't know how it's done on P965 boards like P5B with ICH8 without native IDE. It hardly seems believable that one's forced to purchase a SATA cd/dvd drive just to install Windows. I'd venture a guess that the onboard JMicron controller has some sort of boot rom to be able to do that with an IDE device.

Nexworks
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Post by Nexworks » Sun Jul 16, 2006 3:53 pm

Ah yeah sorry forgot this board is a 975. Was thinking of the 965 boards.

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