Date: Wed, 25 Feb 1998 16:00:20 -0500 From: The Classiest Man Alive <ksmm@cybercom.net> To: freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ASUS P2L97DS Message-ID: <199802252113.QAA29533@kalypso.cybercom.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.95q.980224214207.12581M-100000@misery.sdf.com> References: <34F339F5.F32DA31E@infowest.com>
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At 12:47 AM 2/25/98 , Tom wrote: > >On Tue, 24 Feb 1998, Aaron D. Gifford wrote: > >>> I can't answer the questions you asked, but I can tell you this: the >>> P2L97 is not a good performer. It has only three DIMM slots and two >>> ISA slots (although the latter is actually an advantage if you're not >>> planning to use any ISA cards); it is also, to put it mildly, not the >>> fastest LX motherboard around. If I were you, I'd either buy a Tyan or >>> ABIT board instead, or wait for the ASUSTek's *next* LX model. >> >> I don't have anything to compare with and I haven't done any benchmarks, >> so take this with a grain of salt: my P2L97 with a P-II 300MHz on it & >> 256MB screams! > > I agree with that. The original poster doesn't really seem to qualify >what "not a good performer" means either. The poster should back up >wild statements with some facts. The ASUS P2L97 is a good board. I'm with you guys. Everybody that I've heard that's actually used one of these boards has had nothing but good things to say about it. More importantly, I'm pleased with my purhase of a P2L97. > Also, the P2L97DS has 4 DIMM sockets. Only the P2L97 has three DIMMs. >Either way, that is enough for 384MB of RAM using 128MB DIMMs. BTW, the >only DIMMs I've ever seen are 128MB... I've seen 32 MB and 64 MB models. Interestingly, at the places I've checked, two 64 MB modules are less and one 128 MB module. Same with 32s and 64s. I never remember that being the case with DIMMs, but it kept me from using 128 MB DIMMs on my board. Just couldn't afford 'em. :-( > I don't care about ISA cards either. I don't know why anyone would put >16 bit cards in a P2 motherboard. The fewer ISA slots the better. Can't >wait until a ZERO ISA slot motherboard is made. Means more room for PCI >slots. Not the least bit nostaglic, huh, Tom? :-) Actually, since I've been migrating hardware for a few processor generations now, I'm glad that there are still a couple of ISA slots on most boards these days. (I still need at least two.) Besides, ISA hardware is extremely cheap and still very useful for cards that don't need mad speed. K.S. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message
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