From owner-freebsd-hardware Tue Aug 13 11:43:19 1996 Return-Path: owner-hardware Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id LAA02870 for hardware-outgoing; Tue, 13 Aug 1996 11:43:19 -0700 (PDT) Received: from clem.systemsix.com (clem.systemsix.com [198.99.86.131]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with SMTP id LAA02862 for ; Tue, 13 Aug 1996 11:43:15 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by clem.systemsix.com (8.6.12/8.6.12) with SMTP id MAA19949; Tue, 13 Aug 1996 12:42:44 -0600 Message-Id: <199608131842.MAA19949@clem.systemsix.com> X-Authentication-Warning: clem.systemsix.com: Host localhost didn't use HELO protocol X-Mailer: exmh version 1.6.5 12/11/95 From: Steve Passe To: Gunther Hipper cc: freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG, gunther@ceylon.informatik.uni-rostock.de Subject: Re: Anyone Experiences with Intel TXC Chipset or GA-586DX/GA-586HX motherboard ?? In-reply-to: Your message of "Tue, 13 Aug 1996 13:04:37 +0200." <199608131104.NAA00326@donau.informatik.uni-rostock.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Tue, 13 Aug 1996 12:42:44 -0600 Sender: owner-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Hi, > The boards are > > Gigabyte GA-586HX and/or GA-586DX > ... > (Triton Chipset). Now my questions: > > Is anyone using one or both of these boards ? I am using the GA-586DX with 2 133 mHz P5s, 64MB memory. > Are there any problems or are certain problems to be > expected running FreeBSD ? So far it has worked perfectly. SMP FreeBSD still has problems, but that is only a matter of time... > Propably, the board should be Intel-SMP conform. It is, but the manual doesn't say to what revision level. This board (the DX, ie dual CPU) is an ATX form-factor and has (optionally) an Adaptec 2940UW controller built in. I believe the other (GA-586HX) is baby AT, with NO option for the 2940UW. More info: http://www.surfusa.com/mbs/ga/586dx.html http://www.surfusa.com/mbs/ga/586hx.html Typical prices: Gigabyte GA-586DX-512 $349 Gigabyte GA-586HX-512 $199 -- Steve Passe | powered by smp@csn.net | FreeBSD