Date: Sat, 8 Aug 1998 11:30:17 -0500 From: Michael Maxwell <drwho@xnet.com> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Recommendations for an AMD k6 motherboard Message-ID: <19980808113017.A517@drwho.xnet.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980808045356.3671B-100000@polaris.functional.com>; from W. Maynard on Sat, Aug 08, 1998 at 04:58:51AM -0400 References: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980808045356.3671B-100000@polaris.functional.com>
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On Sat, Aug 08, 1998 at 04:58:51AM -0400, W. Maynard wrote: > I'm planning to build a custom FreeBSD system. Here's what I've got so > far: > > AMD K6, 233 MHz > 32 M 72 pin EDO SIMM 8x32 ( x 4 = 128 mb RAM) > 6.4 GB Quantum SCSI HD > Matrox Millenium II 8M PCI > NEC 24 X SCSI CD-ROM drive > Adaptec 2940UW SCSI PCI Just a note: I'd recommend you not use EDO RAM. Instead, use true parity RAM. I've had terrible experiences with EDO, and have heard many others with similar problems. For one thing, there's no error correction. For another thing, it's flaky, usually. It may be faster (very little), and it may be cheaper, but you get what you pay for. EDO is really only good for Windows/DOS single-user PC's... -- drwho @ xnet.com -- http://www.xnet.com/~drwho/ "Freedom of government is good, but freedom FROM government is better." To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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