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Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2001 11:48:45 -0700 (PDT)
From: Chris Dempsey <chrisdempsey@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Athlon MP
To: David Leimbach <Leimy2k@mac.com>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
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--- David Leimbach <Leimy2k@mac.com> wrote:
> 
> On Monday, September 24, 2001, at 10:50 AM, Chris
> Dempsey wrote:
> 
> > Yup, sure can.  I've run 4.(0,1,2,3,4)-Stable and
5.0-C with
> > nary a hitch.
> >
> > The really only thing you need to be careful with
> on
> > these motherboards is memory quality.  Don't skimp
> and
> > buy the cheap stuff.
> 
> What's not the cheap stuff these days?  I mean you
> can get 128 MB for 
> $15 at some places.
> 
> Dave

From TFM:
http://www.tyan.com/support/html/pc2100_th_k7.html

Note the pretty red text requiring *registered* DDR
even to POST the system.  Whether or not this is true
in all cases, was definitely true in mine.  I've had
several problems in the past with various (Asus, Tyan,
Abit) Athlon based motherboards and generic RAM.  If I
only use name-brand parts, every system has worked
flawlessly.  The *only* problems I have ever had with
K7 systems were fixed with new memory.  With that one
qualification, I'd heartily recommend AMD over Intel.

For Crucial memory:
http://www.crucial.com/store/listparts.asp?model=S2462+Thunder+K7&x=7&y=23

that's $50 US / 256 MB.

Chris

> 
> >
> > HTH,
> >
> > Chris
> >
> >
> > --- Marc Aeschlimann <mas@melexis.com> wrote:
> >> Hello,
> >>
> >> I would like to know if FreeBSD can be used with
> >> Athlon MP (motherboard
> >> Tyan Thunder) ?
> >> With best regards.
> >>
> >> Marc Aeschlimann
> >> Switzerland
> >>
> >>
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