Date: Thu, 4 Jan 2001 01:29:58 +0100 From: Ernst de Haan <ernst@jollem.com> To: The Hermit Hacker <scrappy@hub.org> Cc: nathan <beemern@telecom.ksu.edu>, "J.Goodleaf" <john@goodleaf.net>, FreeBSD Questions mailing list <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: SMP motherboard... which one? Message-ID: <20010104012958.A19074@c187104187.telekabel.chello.nl> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.31.0101031957190.672-100000@thelab.hub.org>; from scrappy@hub.org on Wed, Jan 03, 2001 at 07:58:18PM -0400 References: <20010103191820.A5153@c187104187.telekabel.chello.nl> <Pine.BSF.4.31.0101031957190.672-100000@thelab.hub.org>
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Yeah, I checked the ASUS site, and the P3C-D looks good, but it uses RIMMs
indeed. And there is no version with on-board SCSI. Perhaps the P2B-DS is my
best bet. I think it will work with P3s too.
And I stand corrected, there is no P3B-D, just a P3C-D.
Ernst
The Hermit Hacker wrote:
>
> check into the specs first ... I *thought* that the newer P3 motherboards
> by ASUS (and possibly others) moved towards the newer RIMM RAM, whcih are
> expensive ... risers are avilable to make use of the older RAM *but*
> supposedly aren't the most stable ... haven't tried myself, so am only
> going by word of mouth here ...
>
> On Wed, 3 Jan 2001, Ernst de Haan wrote:
>
> > > correct me if i'm wrong, but i remember someone saying the p2b-d would take 800mhz
> > > PIII's with the latest BIOS flash ??
> >
> > Yup. He did. But there is already a P3B-D, and I was thinking about getting
> > myself one of those babies. Although the P2B-D can (apparently) handle P3
> > CPU's, the P3B-D would be superior, I think.
> >
> > > i can't verify this on Asus's site as they still list the original release specs for
> > > supported CPU's ( 450mhz )
> >
> > --
> > Ernst
> >
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