Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1998 10:44:55 -0600 (CST) From: "Open Systems Inc." <opsys@open-systems.net> To: Rob <rfleming@cc.weber.edu> Cc: Sam Pigg <sam@redbacknetworks.com>, freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG, smp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: tyan S1836DLUAN >512Mb problems Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.981123104423.22297C-100000@pinkfloyd.open-systems.net> In-Reply-To: <36597523.1B3B1114@cc.weber.edu>
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On Mon, 23 Nov 1998, Rob wrote:
> > This motherboard uses the 440GX chipset, but another system with
> > a tyan S1832DL (440BX chipset) suffers from the same symptoms when
> > >512 megs of ram are installed.
>
> The problem is not with the motherboard. Most of the mother boards that
> support SMP PII's have the same problem. I was unable to locate where in
> the configs the problem comes from though. I was testing dual PII 400
> when they were first avalible from Compaq with 1.0 gig of 256meg dimms.
> They are recognized fine by the bios but FreeBSD won't work with it. I
> tested NT, Novell, and Sco all of which work although no where near as
> well and the system with 512meg and SMP FreeBSD.
Erm wasnt there a problem with the PII's with caching a gig of ram or
something? Perhaps this is the problem?
Chris
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