Date: Sun, 31 May 1998 17:02:01 -0700 From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com> To: Dave Bodenstab <imdave@mcs.net> Cc: dufault@hda.com, freebsd-smp@FreeBSD.ORG, skynyrd@opus.cts.cwu.edu Subject: Re: Micropolis 4345WS (Toshiba "Equium" 6200M) Message-ID: <8039.896659321@time.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sun, 31 May 1998 14:21:06 CDT." <199805311921.OAA02146@base486.home.org>
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[Redirected to just SMP since these are SMP machines] > I took the plunge and got two of these boxes. I am very interested in > sharing experiences amoung other FreeBSD folks using these machines. We also bought 3 of them at Walnut Creek CDROM and 2 are already deployed - one was sent to John Polstra as a 2nd test box and the other was made into paddock.freebsd.org, the ports crew's 2.2.x package building machine. From what I can tell so far, they Just Work without any hassles. Now that the Intel Providence motherboard (dual-PPro, on-board AIC7880 and Intel EtherExpress Pro 100B support) are selling for $89 at www.compgeeks.com, along with Ppro 180/256K CPUs for $100 or less, it's also a great time to pick up the guts of a fine SMP box for under $300. :-) > I called Toshiba before the purchase and they told me that they would be > honoring the warrenty for the drives -- perhaps only for the 3-year Toshiba > warrenty tho. That's interesting - I hadn't expected any warranty, but that's good to know! > - what are USB ports and what can I use them for? At the moment, nothing. > - any hints/cautions/etc. about removing and reinstalling the CPU? Just try and match it up with the existing one as best possible. > - what version of FreeBSD current/smp do I need to start downloading? Anything comparatively recent should be fine. - Jordan To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-smp" in the body of the messagehelp
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