<div dir="ltr"><div>I've been thinking about building a new server lately. I'd like to find<br>a server motherboard with an m.2 slot that's under $200.<br></div><div><br></div><div>This one<br><br><a href="http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-Z97--DDR3-2600-Motherboards/dp/B00K2MAU5Q/ref=sr_1_38?ie=UTF8&qid=1422856362&sr=8-38&keywords=m.2+ssd">http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-Z97--DDR3-2600-Motherboards/dp/B00K2MAU5Q/ref=sr_1_38?ie=UTF8&qid=1422856362&sr=8-38&keywords=m.2+ssd</a><br><br></div><div>isn't a server motherboard, but it has an m.2 slot. I had been<br></div><div>thinking about this one<br><br><a href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=supermicro+mbd+x10sll-f&N=-1&isNodeId=1">http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=supermicro+mbd+x10sll-f&N=-1&isNodeId=1</a><br><br></div><div>, but it doesn't have an m.2 slot. And to back up a little, I want this<br>machine to be able to run FreeBSD 10.1 or 11. Ideally it will have<br></div><div>a motherboard with an m.2 slot and I can boot the machine from the <br>m.2 ssd. I'm wondering how to figure out if there are any mother-<br></div><div>boards like that out there now or that will be available soon.<br clear="all"></div><div><div><br></div><div>I'm also not sure about selecting a power converter (aka a power supply). <br>What suggestions can you give me in these areas? Thanks in advance.<br><br></div><div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Brian <br>Ebenezer Enterprises - In G-d we trust.<br><a href="http://webEbenezer.net" target="_blank">http://webEbenezer.net</a><br><br></div></div>
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