mini ITX motherboard recommendations

[dealcorn]

B... and you won't need to worry about 64-bit drivers for any OS. (See post above)

I would not know how it is on the Windows side but in Linux 64 bit clearly wallops 32 bit. (http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=ubuntu_1204_3264&num=1). The way I read the lengthy discussion on the forum, It is a no brainer to select 64 bit if you have a GB of DRAM in a headless box or 2GB with a GUI. 64 bit is a big deal that does affect performance even for for memory constrained environments.

 

[sunilx]

Of course one would want to install 64-bit if appropriate, my point is that any platform based on the new Atoms (D2700, D2500, N2800, N2600) is intrinsically incapable of supporting 64-bit. In other words you can't install 64-bit OS of any kind even if you wanted to.

Just ask IntelEnthusiast.

 

[kinghong1970]

sorry for the bump but anyone knows how to get more resolution options on the foxconn motherboard?

can't find anything on the bios nor the disks they've provided...

thanks in advance.

 

[Binky]

Did you install the latest Intel graphics drivers? The latest version I see is 15.​22.​54.​2622, released 1/12/2012.

http://downloadcenter.intel.com/default.aspx

Or try the automatic system here: http://www.intel.com/p/en_US/support/detect/graphics

You should also update the board to the latest bios from Foxconn.

 

[kinghong1970]

thankyou binky, i'll try that when i get home