Date: Thu, 2 Mar 1995 22:01:51 -0800 (PST) From: "Clint Olsen" <olsenc@ichips.intel.com> To: hardware@FreeBSD.org Subject: ASUS motherboard info Message-ID: <9503030601.AA26655@dtt030.intel.com>
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Ok, the deal is that the new ASUS Triton motherboard is here, and it would be a good substitute for the SIS version. Having not used either, I'm just basing my opinions on previous track records of Intel's chipsets versus the rest of the crowd. Here's the info on the board: ASUS PCI/I-P55TP4 Mainboard This is the NEW ASUS Mother Board with the NEW INTEL TRITON CHIPSET. It can use standard SIMMS or the new EDO SIMMS. It comes in two models. The first uses the standard Asynchronous SRAM Cache. The second, more expensive model uses the new Pipelined Burst SRAM for Cache. Specifications: Intel #5 ZIF Socket for CPU Pentium Processor 75/90/100 MHz (P54C/CT) Intel Triton Chipset 4 32-bit PCI and 4 16-bit ISA Slots Supports Pipelined Burst SRAM or Asynchronous SRAM Cache 256KB (512KB for option on Asynchronous MBs.) Four 72-pin SIMM Sockets Support 8MB to 128MB Uses 4/8/16/32MB 72-pin DRAM Module with 70ns Fast Page Mode or EDO DRAM On Board Super I/O; 1 Floppy Port (2.88MB); 2 Serial Ports (16550 Fast UART Compatible) 1 Parallel Port (ECP, EPP Port) On Board PCI EIDE; 2 x PCI Bus Master EIDE ports (up to 4 IDE devices) Support: PIO Mode 3 & 4: 17 MB/Sec. (Max) DMA Mode 2: 22 MB/Sec. (Max) Award Pentium PCI BIOS and NCR PCI SCSI BIOS 1M-bit Flash EPROM Board Size: Baby AT Size, 33.3cm x 22.1cm (13.1" x 8.7") 256K Pipelined Burst SRAM................$ 389 IN STOCK! 256K Asynchronous SRAM...................$ 319 IN STOCK! This info is from a company called Netexpress (finger netex@tdl.com). His plan file contains this and other pricing. Note that ASUS makes the Fast SCSI-II card, the SC200, but they don't make a wide version. You're going to want the burst SRAM board. It's performance is signficantly better than the asynch. board. These are the kick-butt Micron burst SRAMS on the ASUS. Also, Intel and Micronics will have a board out with this, too. I cannot tell you anything about the Intel board, but Gateway is selling it in a bundled configuration only with their P5-75 model in a cacheless system with EDO DRAM. Later, -Clint -- /----------------------------------------------------------------------------/ | Clint Olsen | iDL Design Engineer | | olsenc@ichips.intel.com | Test Chip Integration | | ph:(503) 696-4032, m/s:JF1-81, fx:(503) 696-9359 | Intel Corporation | | note: phone prefixes to change to 264 | Hillsboro, OR | /----------------------------------------------------------------------------/
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