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Date:      Fri, 01 Jul 2005 15:27:13 -0600
From:      Scott Long <scottl@samsco.org>
To:        Alex Zbyslaw <xfb52@dial.pipex.com>
Cc:        freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org, freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: AMD64 X2
Message-ID:  <42C5B531.9040202@samsco.org>
In-Reply-To: <42C5B396.9000500@dial.pipex.com>
References:  <200506290818.j5T8IELL002348@peedub.jennejohn.org>	<42C3F72E.9070902@speakeasy.net>	<8f55402905063018441217c95a@mail.gmail.com>	<20050701015457.GC4460@dragon.NUXI.org>	<42C5220B.1000203@crossflight.co.uk>	<1d6d20bc050701065367a01e8b@mail.gmail.com>	<20050701172139.GA25916@odin.ac.hmc.edu> <42C587EC.7030203@samsco.org> <42C5B396.9000500@dial.pipex.com>

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Alex Zbyslaw wrote:
> Scott Long wrote:
> 
>> The Asus A8V-E series also does not work.  Asus claims that it's a 
>> limitation of the Via K8T890 chipset, which is highly unfortunate
>> since it's otherwise a good motherboard.  Not sure whether to be
>> upset at Asus or Via here, but either way I guess both suck =-)
> 
> 
> Off topic a bit,  but what would be your criteria for judging it a good 
> motherboard?
> 
> --Alex
> 

1) Boots FreeBSD
2) Has a COM1 header
3) Has good perihperals (this one even has wifi built in, though there
is no driver yet).

Scott



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