From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Nov 18 21:38:54 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id VAA12288 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Wed, 18 Nov 1998 21:38:54 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from iway1.iw.net (iway1.iw.net [204.157.148.2]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id VAA12283 for ; Wed, 18 Nov 1998 21:38:52 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from dragonknight@dtgnet.com) Received: from death (rap-dialup-31.dtgnet.com [216.16.6.31] (may be forged)) by iway1.iw.net (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id XAA06175 for ; Wed, 18 Nov 1998 23:37:55 -0600 (CST) Message-ID: <003301be137e$929ca8e0$0101a8c0@death> From: "Dragon Knight" To: Subject: Re: Need advice on what motherboard to pick (and SCSI controller + drive) Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1998 22:36:16 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3110.1 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG >Doug White writes: >> > Should I go for an onboard SCSI controller(host adapter)? >> >> Your call, depends on how many devices you plan to stuff in there. having >> it onboard saves a slot but limits your upgradability. > >How does an onboard SCSI limit upgradability? Of one has saved a slot >then one still has a slot to put yet another SCSI card in. One MB SCSI >is not going to prevent a card SCSI from working properly. > While on the subject of Motherboards, ones with On-Board controllers especially, i would like to ask if the Asus P2B-LS would be a good purchase. And would there be any trouble getting either the SCSI or LAN Adapters working. If memory serves the Lan is Intel Etherexpress Pro and I just can't remember what the SCSI is. here, i'll post the specs from Asus's page: Processor Single Slot 1 for Intel® Pentium® II Processor (233MHz-400MHz) Chipset Intel® 100 MHz 440BX AGPset with PIIX4E South Bridge Bus Architecture 32-bit PCI Bus, 32-bit AGP Bus and 16-bit ISA Bus Compatible Expansion Slots 1 x 32-bit AGP Slot 4 x 32-bit PCI Slots (PCI Rev 2.1 Interface Compliant) 2 x 16-bit ISA Slots Cache Processor Built-In 512KB Level 2 Cache System Memory 4 x 168-pin DIMM Sockets to Support 8MB to 1024MB SDRAM Utilizes 4/8/16/32/64/128/256MB 168-Pin DIMM 3.3V SDRAM Features ECC Support PC100 (100MHz)Compliant SDRAM Interface Onboard I/O 1 x Floppy Port (Up to 2.88MB, 3 Mode) 2 x Serial Ports (16550 Fast UART Compatible) 1 x Parallel Port (EPP, ECP Port) 1 x RJ45 (DK440LX I/O Shield) IrDA TX/RX Header (Optional) Onboard PCI IDE Dual UltraDMA/33 IDE Ports Support Greater than 8.4GB HDD, ATAPI IDE CD-ROM & LS-120 AGP Slot Accelerated Graphics Port Slot Supported AGP 66MHz/133MHz (Sideband) 3.3V Device ATX Double Decker 2 x USB Ports 1 x PS/2 KeyBoard Port 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port 1 x Parallel Port 2 x Serial Ports 1 x RJ45 (DK440LX I/O Shield) ATX Power Conn. 3V, 5V and 12V 20-pin ATX Power Connector. Soft Power Support BIOS 2M-bit Flash EPROM Award® Anti-Boot Virus & PnP BIOS with ACPI, AGP, DMI, Green, Plug and Play Features Enhanced ACPI Features for PC98/Win98 Compliance Adaptec ® Ultra2 SCSI Ultra2 SCSI Onboard Adaptec ® AIC 7890 & 3860 80MB/s Ultra2 Wide SCSI Onboard (AIC 3860 Optional) Other Features Intel 82558 100/10Mbps LAN Onboard Onboard Creative® SB-Link Header CPU & Power Supply Temperature Headers Chassis Intrusion Heater SM Bus Header USB Ports Dimensions ATX Form Factor (10.55" x 12") Options External Infrared Module This specification is subject to change without notice. Hrmmm... and as I am about to hit the send button an e-mail arrived basically saying this board sucks. I would like to hear any other opinions. Thanks, Samuel Greear To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message