New Machine

[Alma J Wetzker]

Ted Ozolins wrote:
> Net Llama! wrote:
> 
> 
>>I've got a SOYO KT600 that is all VIA chipsets, and i've not had any
>>problems with it.  Maybe i've been lucky.
>>
> 
> All my MBs here have the VIA (KM266/KT400) Chipset on them.  Three of
> the MBs are made by MSI.  The KM2M MB is the one that has given me
> nothing but grief. Tried to replace it with an MB made by Gigabyte (VIA
> chipset)  and it had its own problems.  All the new systems at work have
> nForce chipsets and none of them displayed any probs in setting up. All
> the USB ports, firewire and sound work as they should (linux). Server is
> running RH and the rest dual boot Win2000 pro/SuSe. Two of the new units
> started off with VIA chipsets and displayed several glitches. They were
> replaced by nForce chipset MB's and things just work. I've always been
> relatively pleased with VIA until now. I've received no help from MSI in
> resolving the USB issue. Log files show that the USB irq seems to be
> hard-wired to the wrong io.  Perhaps I should be dumping MSI and try an
> MB made by SOYO.
> 
> Cheers.

That mirrors my experience.  When they work, they work well.  When 
something is borked, there is no interest in fixing it unless you run 
M$.  After helping at a few install fests, I have decided to avoid VIA.

     -- Alma