old Posted July 21, 2013 Share #1 Posted July 21, 2013 (edited) Noob here. I have a homebuilt WHS 2011, with existing mobo incompatible with XPEnology ( Gigabyte GA-D525TUD ). I want to upgrade to XPEnology compatible board. I'm thinking about the Gigabyte GA-E350N. One person said it worked fine on DSM 4.2, but I wanted to make sure before I go ahead and buy the thing on eBay for $81.00: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Gigabyte-Ultra- ... 46109f8e86 Gigabyte GA-E350N specs: Lan: Realtek 8111E Sata: AMD A45 FCH USB: AMD A45 FCH I've searched the site extensively, and just want to make sure it's compatible with DMS 4.2. Does anyone know for sure? EDIT: And, also, if anyone has opinions about that board versus others, I'm all ears. It just has to be itx to fit in my "case." EDIT: I also see an ASUS that works: Asus C60M1-I, which may be available, for $80 http://www.amazon.com/Asus-C60M1-I-SATA ... -+AMD+A50M Any opinions on which board is better? Or suggest another. Any advice very appreciated. EDIT: I'm not actually sure the Gigabyte GA-D525TUD was incompatible - I never actually tried to install XPEnology onto it. I think I was pressed for time and didn't want to try the install unless I knew it would work. Edited January 31, 2014 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schnapps Posted July 22, 2013 Share #2 Posted July 22, 2013 I will recommend the GA-E350N because it will work just fine, also with the bios reset issue that DSM has. It's also low power, so it's kinda good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old Posted July 22, 2013 Author Share #3 Posted July 22, 2013 @Schnapps Cool, thanks! It sounds like you have the GA-E350N-USB3 version of this board. I can only find the older non USB3 version for sale. Do you know if it has the bios reset issue, (or any other issues?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schnapps Posted July 22, 2013 Share #4 Posted July 22, 2013 I have the non-USB3.0 I am satisfied with it, although, in the beginning i was dissapointed that i bought the non-USB3.0 version but what the hell, i'm not using USB (well just for booting the DSM) I guess all Gigabyte MBs have this dual-bios protection. I would say just to buy it. I would go now for a MB with dual bios, lots of sata ports (not just 4) and m-itx format (prefferably haswell) but i'm crazy. What i have is more than what i need )) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old Posted July 22, 2013 Author Share #5 Posted July 22, 2013 I went ahead and ordered it, from Amazon. $70.00 shipped. Yes, Gigabyte dual bios is nice. It has saved me a few times. I just have to remember to update both bioses, so I don't get weird bios resets, at least on my overclocked sandy bridge hackintosh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schnapps Posted July 22, 2013 Share #6 Posted July 22, 2013 No time to worry. No bios updates published yet ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gooie Posted July 22, 2013 Share #7 Posted July 22, 2013 Schnapps, How are your (Network) transfer speeds? Could you go into a little more detail about your set up please? I see you have 4 Drives but are using a raid card, are you not using the onboard sata? Also your using a USB - GIGABIT Ethernet adapter? I have one of these boards and DSM would be a great use for it (I bought it to build a small home server) so I would love as much information as you can give me Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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