Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 22:49:32 -0700 From: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> To: "Mitch Vincent" <cygone@zoomnet.net> Cc: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Quad Processor System Message-ID: <199905250549.WAA00456@dingo.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sun, 23 May 1999 13:48:12 EDT." <00ed01bea544$6dd223c0$0200000a@cygone.zoomnet.net>
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> http://www.intel.com/design/servers/SC450NX/index.htm > > Hey guys, I am looking for a quad processor board to use with FreeBSD. > > I found Intel's SC450NX motherboard: > http://www.intel.com/design/servers/SC450NX/index.htm > > And Micro-xpress has an "almost" system for sale using this: > http://www.microx-press.com/online/product.asp?dept%5Fid=15300&sku=MBRIN400 > > There is a LOT of high-end hardware in this system, I don't know what will > and won't work with FreeBSD (since I've never been able to afford it until > now) and would love to get some real FreeBSD hardware gurus to help me out. > If anyone has time, take a look and let me know.. I would REALLY appreciate > it and will repay whomever in any way I can. The SC450NX and its big brother the AD450NX are both supported. Some versions of these boards have onboard Adaptec 7880 controllers, which are OK but a bit on the slow side for such a system. Others reputedly have unsupported NCR controllers. In either case, you should plan on obtaining an alternative, high-end disk controller. Apart from that, these systems are known to work very well. We used an AD450NX to build the FreeBSD 3.2 release, for example. -- \\ The mind's the standard \\ Mike Smith \\ of the man. \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ -- Joseph Merrick \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message
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