via kt600 based motherboard compatibility

been looking and googling for hours... and haven't found a definitive
answer.

Anyone know if, and how well, the following is supported?

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Asus A7V600
http://www.asus.com/prog/spec.asp?m=A7V600&langs=01
        - ADI AD1980 audio sound
        - eCom 3C940 gigabit ethernet
                does it have a driver?
                does it work on 10/100 too?

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Soyo sy-kt600 Dragon+ v1.0
http://www.soyousa.com/products/proddesc.php?id=280
        - VIA 1616 audio sound
        - VIA VT6307 IEEE1394 - firewire
        - chip?  10/100 ethernet

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Soyo sy-kt600 Dragon Ultra Platinum
        - CMI 8738 - audio sound
                - kernel 2.4.x and 2.6 has support
        - VT6306 Firewire 1394
        - BCM5705K gigabit ethernet
                does it have a driver?
                does it work on 10/100 too?
        - Silicon Image SIL3112 - SATA
        - 8237 SATA/IDE
        * yes it has both SATA chips and support 4 SATA

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Gigabyte GA-7V600 1394
http://www.giga-byte.com/MotherBoard/Products/Products_Spec_GA-7VT600%201394.htm
        - Realtek ALC655 sound
        - VIA VT6306 IEEE1394 - firewire
        - RTL8101L - Ethernet network
        - IO - IT8705
        - 8237 SATA/USB

*** what is the ordering of the sound chips, above, from best worst?
        ADI AD1980
        CMI 8738
        VIA 1616
        RT ALC655

*** notice the slightly different firewire chips
        6307 vs 6306

Thank you all for your responses!





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