From owner-freebsd-current Tue Nov 12 08:29:48 1996 Return-Path: owner-current Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id IAA03417 for current-outgoing; Tue, 12 Nov 1996 08:29:48 -0800 (PST) Received: from clem.systemsix.com (clem.systemsix.com [198.99.86.131]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with SMTP id IAA03406; Tue, 12 Nov 1996 08:29:37 -0800 (PST) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by clem.systemsix.com (8.6.12/8.6.12) with SMTP id JAA29256; Tue, 12 Nov 1996 09:29:05 -0700 Message-Id: <199611121629.JAA29256@clem.systemsix.com> X-Authentication-Warning: clem.systemsix.com: Host localhost didn't use HELO protocol X-Mailer: exmh version 1.6.5 12/11/95 From: Steve Passe To: gwh@spiders.com (Gene W Homicki) cc: soward@service1.uky.edu, smp@FreeBSD.org, current@FreeBSD.org, "Marc G. Fournier" Subject: Re: GigaByte GA-586DX-512 Motherboard In-reply-to: Your message of "Tue, 12 Nov 1996 11:03:38 EST." <199611121603.LAA13027@charlotte.spiders.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Tue, 12 Nov 1996 09:29:05 -0700 Sender: owner-current@FreeBSD.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Hi, > Mine came with an external connector (got it a couple of > months ago from Atipa). The thing that REALLY irked me was that it > requires an ATX form factor case, but a standard power supply > connector. So its some wort of AT/ATX hybrid (or low-bred B-). indeed a bad design point. I guess they were thinking that there were limited sources of ATX supplies at the time... never mind that the case is still different. > If you order from Atipa (or anywhere else), make sure they send you > the right case, the first time. I have to admit I was less than happy with the case. My big gripe is that the case has 6 backplane slot cutouts, but the board supports 7 cards (4 ISA, 4 PCI, one slot shared). So one PCI slot doesn't have a cutout! In general I really like the ATX formfactor. In this case all the MB mounts (except one) are steel posts instead of those flimsy nylon standoffs. Don't know if this is part of the ATX standard, but it fits great, no flexing of the MB when inserting cards! And ALL the card slots are full length, the CPUs and stuff being to the side of the slots. If anyone knows of a good source of ATX cases please speak up. -- Steve Passe | powered by smp@csn.net | FreeBSD