From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1754671AbWLZKM2 (ORCPT ); Tue, 26 Dec 2006 05:12:28 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1754660AbWLZKM2 (ORCPT ); Tue, 26 Dec 2006 05:12:28 -0500 Received: from pih-relay06.plus.net ([212.159.14.133]:60512 "EHLO pih-relay06.plus.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1754671AbWLZKM1 (ORCPT ); Tue, 26 Dec 2006 05:12:27 -0500 X-Greylist: delayed 1694 seconds by postgrey-1.27 at vger.kernel.org; Tue, 26 Dec 2006 05:12:27 EST Message-ID: <4590EEEA.6060302@mauve.plus.com> Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2006 09:44:10 +0000 From: Ian Stirling User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.9 (X11/20061206) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: LKML Kernel Subject: A new, cheap low-power motherboard - how to pick? Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org I was wanting to upgrade from my K7S5A (Socket A, duron 1300) to something with integrated USB2 and net. The K7S5A was poor in a few ways - but at least showed that it was possible for it to hit 30-32W idle, using athcool, though the network card kept wedging, and sound diddn't work in that mode. The very few reviews I can find seem to indicate that 'CoolnQuiet' doesn't really help much. Can anyone suggest where I should start looking? (at a total budget of $US100 for motherboard + processor or so). I'm on a quest for replacing any items in the home with low power ones, and energy saving versions, as they need replaced. My bills are too high. My first choice - the K7S41GX - diddn't actually work out in that athcool doesn't work at all (trying to raise the energy to look in the chipset datasheet if I can find it) Many thanks. Ian Stirling.