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Date:      Thu, 08 Jan 1998 21:43:29 +1030
From:      Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>
To:        The Classiest Man Alive <ksmm@cybercom.net>
Cc:        hardware@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: LS-120, Riva 128, ASUS motherboard 
Message-ID:  <199801081113.VAA00252@word.smith.net.au>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 08 Jan 1998 02:23:23 CDT." <3.0.3.32.19980108022323.009a2200@cybercom.net> 

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> At 01:19 PM 1/8/98 +1030, you wrote:
> >> Does anybody have any experience (good or bad) with the LS-120 floppy
> >> drive upgrades?  I'm interested in how they perform with FreeBSD and/or
> >> Windows.
> >
> >The LS-120 is not (yet) supported by the base system.
> 
> Does this hardware at least have 32-bit drivers for Windows or does it
> force compatibility mode in Win 95?

How would I know?  This is a FreeBSD list.  8)

Actually, it's a standard ATAPI removable, so it should Just Work.

> >> Does anyone know if anything special needs to be done to get the ASUS
> >> P2L97 to work with more than 64 MB of RAM (BIOS settings, switches,
> >> anything)?
> >
> >If this is a VX or TX board, forget it.
> 
> Sheesh, is is that bad?  Actually I think that this is an LX board (if
> that's even one of the choices).  What's the technical reason that VX/TX
> boards can't have more than 64 MB?

They can, they just won't cache it.  If you're on an LX you're using a 
PII, and you can ignore the above.

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