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Subject: Re: Motherboard/CPU Query
Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1999 17:33:05 -0400
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Guys,

We've been using the Asus P2B-L (onboard Intel PRO/100 Ethernet) pretty much
exclusively. We've also used the version of the board that has onboard
Adaptec 2940U2W in addition to the PRO/100. We have never had a problem with
either board.

-j

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----- Original Message -----
From: Kent Stewart <kstewart@3-cities.com>
To: Rick Hamell <hamellr@dsinw.com>; Booth, Christopher
<Christopher_Booth@mcgraw-hill.com>
Cc: 'freebsd' <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Sent: Monday, July 12, 1999 5:17 PM
Subject: Re: Motherboard/CPU Query


>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Rick Hamell <hamellr@dsinw.com>
> To: Booth, Christopher <Christopher_Booth@mcgraw-hill.com>
> Cc: 'freebsd' <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
> Sent: Monday, July 12, 1999 1:45 PM
> Subject: Re: Motherboard/CPU Query
>
>
> >
> > > Is anyone out there running FreeBSD with an Alton 748 PII/III
> SVGA/Sound/56k
> > > modem (i.e., the video, sound, and modem cards are built in)
motherboard
> and
> > > an Intel Celeron 333a CPU?
> > >
> > > If so, have you any caveats?
> >
> > Do not under any circumstances ever, ever, ever run a motherboard
> > with everything built in. You have cheap hardware that is barely
supported
> > by the manufacturers even under Windwos, poor (usually) quality control,
> > and it's hard to upgrade single pieces. Especially if one thing goes
bad.
>
> I sometimes think that is also true of on-board SCSI but there are times
> when an on-board scsi is handy. That is the only on-board product that I
can
> think of that has a reason. The sound, video, and etc. certainly seem to
be
> the bottom end of the device capability range. I don't like internal
modems
> because you can reset them with out a reboot and a built-in modem is
looked
> at with even greater disapproval. So, I think Rick's first sentence was
> phrased just about right.
>
> Kent
>
> >
> >
> > Rick
>
>
>
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