Motherboard Suggestions

[Dave M]

I am thinking about upgrading my systems and have been looking at new 
motherboards. A very confusing task! I am currently running V6.06LTS and 
would like to stick with the LTS release (if possible).

The primary use of these systems is for recording/editing and playback of 
multimedia. Here is my wish list:

All-in-one MicroATX form factor.
Open source drivers.
Intel Duo Core (3Ghz)
1066Mhz FSB (or 1333Mhz FSB)
2Gb Memory
SATA/PATA
USB
Fire-Wire
NIC
Audio (S/PDIF input would be nice)
Video (no gaming but need good DVD/Streaming video capability)

I would like to avoid downloading and compiling drivers. I am looking for 
suggestions as to what motherboards work and what ones I should avoid.

I usually go for Intel when I can. But it looks like their current crop of 
all-in-one MB's use the AGP3100 video chip and a PATA chip that is not yet 
supported by Ubuntu.

If I cant find a MB with a supported video chip, what would be a good 
choice for a video card?

TIA,
Dave M

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Dave M
Davem (at) Mich (dot) Com
Ann Arbor, Mich. USA

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