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Date: Fri, 7 Aug 1998 13:24:31 -0700 (PDT)
From: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
To: Melvin Brown <melvin@dds-inc.net>
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Subject: Re: Server Spec.
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On Thu, 6 Aug 1998, Melvin Brown wrote:

> I am about to purchase a computer w/spec listed below.  Some of the
> specs that the system comes with are not listed as being supported.  
> Will FreeBSD 2.2.6/2.2.7 Support these specs?
> 
> 1 Case, CAMI, Server tower
> 2 Motherboard, Intel,  Dual processor to 550 Mhz / 100 MHZ FSB

440BX?

> 3 CPU Cooling fan, Ball Bearing,  50,000 MTBF minimum
> 4 Memory, ECC I GB total, 256 MB ECC 8 NS in 4 dimms
> 5 Floppy, Mitsumi, 1.44 MB
> 6 CD ROM, NEC, 24 x cd scsi
> 7 Hard drive, IBM 9.1 GB, ultra wide SCSI
> 8 Video Card, CIRRUS 2 MB, sram max 1280 x 1024 resolution built into
> motherboard
> 9 Mouse, Logitech, M6 PS/2
> 10 Ethernet, Intel  100, MB built in
> 11 SCSI,  Controller Symbios Logic* 53C876 Dual Channel Ultra (one wide,
                    Not sure about this    ^
I'd recommend the 53C875 if you can still get it; Adaptec has a split-bus
controller and it's about impossible to get the termination right; use one
wide cable and wide->narrow adapters for devices that need them.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major


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