Hexus has DFI's Alderwood board up for review: DFI helps out the reviewer by adding power and reset buttons right on the PCB. They're also handy if you're continually experimenting with performance-related BIOS changes. Parallel ATA support is thin on the ground. There's a single rotated IDE port vs. 4 SATA ports just behind. DFI, however, helps out by adding a second PATA port by unconventional means. More on that later. SATA support is all derived from Intel's ICH6R (non-W) southbridge, so RAID0, RAID1 and JBOD modes are available. It's strange to see no discrete RAID support in any form. Alderwood boards usually carry Silicon Image or Highpoint/Promise RAID chips. On-chip 4-port SATA support is probably enough, however. It didn't walk away with any awards, but it's always a good idea to check out your upgrade options. This review can be had over here. Folding @ Home It's been awhile since an update, but as of right now, the Zone365 F@H team is sitting at 813th place and should be passing 800th place in a few days. MattTibb has joined up, giving us a total of fifteen people folding for the team. Fred has been making his way up the list, sitting at 6th place right now. He's only done 29 WU's, but they're ones with major points. He's got over 8000 of those at the moment. Good job guys, and thanks for the support. Intrested? Check out our Distributed Computing forum.
