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Date:      Thu, 13 Jan 2000 14:03:10 +0200
From:      Vallo Kallaste <vallo@matti.ee>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Dilemma: what motherboard to choose?
Message-ID:  <20000113140310.A97843@myhakas.matti.ee>
In-Reply-To: <20000113134210.A96929@myhakas.matti.ee>; from Vallo Kallaste on Thu, Jan 13, 2000 at 01:42:10PM %2B0200
References:  <20000113134210.A96929@myhakas.matti.ee>

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On Thu, Jan 13, 2000 at 01:42:10PM +0200, Vallo Kallaste <vallo@myhakas.matti.ee> wrote:

> As the subject says I have two motherboards, both are Tyan Trinity 371,
> one with Intel 440BX chipset and other with VIA VT82C693A (VIA Apollo
> Pro Plus). VIA chipset supports 133Mhz bus and UDMA66, but I know that
> the 440BX is known good. What do you suggest? Is the VIA VT82C596B ATA
> controller supported? I don't see any pointers in the pcisupport.c, but
> my sources are at least two weeks old. Does the newer VIA chipsets cause
> any problems with i.e. TV-cards or other sensitive equipment?

Oh, nevermind, I found the answer. The VIA Apollo Pro+ is the direct
competitor to Intel's 440BX and apparently has no goodies over it and
the compatibility problems persist.
-- 

Vallo Kallaste
vallo@matti.ee


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