Motherboard compatibility check

Can someone give this board a quick look for unRAID compatibility?

I'm looking for an inexpensive MB for my unRAID system.  This one has 6 sata ports.  I bought a different board that was supposed to have 6 ports but due to manufacturing revision it now only has 4.  So I was looking for a 6 port board for low budget build.  

ECS A780GM-M3 AM2+/AM3 AMD 780G Micro ATX AMD

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813135233

Chipsets

North Bridge AMD 780G

South Bridge AMD SB700

Onboard LAN

LAN Chipset Atheros AR8121

Max LAN Speed 10/100/1000Mbps

I'm also looking at this one.  Any opinions from the braintrust really appreciated.

ASUS M4A78LT-M LE AM3 AMD 780L Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131619

Chipsets

North Bridge AMD 780L

South Bridge AMD SB710

Either board should work fine.  The second uses a realtek chipset for the Lan and should work fine.  the Realtek chipset is used more often in unRAID boards but the Atheros is listed in the Hardware Compatibility Page also.

Either board should work fine.  The second uses a realtek chipset for the Lan and should work fine.  the Realtek chipset is used more often in unRAID boards but the Atheros is listed in the Hardware Compatibility Page also.

The Asus manufacture page says it's using Atheros AR8131 PCI-E Ethernet Controller (not a realtek chipset).  I downloded the manual and it says the same.  http://www.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=exJL00uovTJaDqxR

The hardware compatibility page says the Atheros AR8121 is working in 4.5beta6. 

But what about Atheros AR8131?

The Asus manufacture page says it's using Atheros AR8131 PCI-E Ethernet Controller (not a realtek chipset).  I downloded the manual and it says the same.  http://www.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=exJL00uovTJaDqxR

The hardware compatibility page says the Atheros AR8121 is working in 4.5beta6. 

 

 

But what about Atheros AR8131?

 

That was my fubar, I looked at the wrong board on there site by accident.

The only way to know for sure is to try it.  I think it will be close enough that it will work.

Ummm, what I would rather do is ask if the driver that was added to unRAID 4.5beta6 (by Tom I presume) to support Atheros AR8121 also provides support for AR8131 -- before I buy a motherboard that needs it.  

I found a reference to a driver ( AR81Family-linux-v1.0.1.4.tar.gz ) but I'd like to know what driver went into the unRAID build.

https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-laptop-and-netbook-25/atheros-ar8131-fedora-10-linux-788000/

Edit:  Please can some linux savvy person check what Atheros driver is in the current unRAID build?

Ummm, what I would rather do is ask if the driver that was added to unRAID 4.5beta6 (by Tom I presume) to support Atheros AR8121 also provides support for AR8131 -- before I buy a motherboard that needs it.  

 

I found a reference to a driver ( AR81Family-linux-v1.0.1.4.tar.gz ) but I'd like to know what driver went into the unRAID build.

https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-laptop-and-netbook-25/atheros-ar8131-fedora-10-linux-788000/

 

 

Edit:  Please can some linux savvy person check what Atheros driver is in the current unRAID build?

Your best bet is to email limetech, he should know what driver is in there.

Thanks for the suggestion.  I sent an email.

Maybe I found one that has good chipset and lan adapter.

ASUS M4A78L-M AM3/AM2+/AM2 AMD 760G

Chipsets

North Bridge AMD 760G

South Bridge AMD SB710

Onboard LAN

LAN Chipset Realtek 8112L

Max LAN Speed 10/100/1000Mbps

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131608R&cm_re=13-131-_-13-131-608R-_-Product

Edit:  I ordered this one.  I've never bought an open box item before so I'm hoping I'm lucky and nothing is wrong with it.