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Date:      Wed, 04 Mar 1998 12:38:26 -0800
From:      Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>
To:        Joao Carlos Mendes Luis <jonny@coppe.ufrj.br>
Cc:        hardware@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: TX Chipset and more than 64M Ram 
Message-ID:  <199803042038.MAA22209@dingo.cdrom.com>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 04 Mar 1998 17:12:35 -0300." <199803042012.RAA09257@gaia.coppe.ufrj.br> 

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> Hi,
> 
>   What kind of problem could I expect from FreeBSD if I run a TX
> chipset motherboard with 128M RAM ?

Your performance will suck.

>  This chipset can only cache
> 64M.  Anything other than performance ?  Is it possible to force
> FreeBSD to use the low 64M preferentially ?

Take the top 64M out.

Seriously, it's going to cost you less to replace the board with one
wearing an HX chipset than the time that the TX board will waste you.

-- 
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\\  sometimes you're behind.      \\  mike@smith.net.au
\\  The race is long, and in the  \\  msmith@freebsd.org
\\  end it's only with yourself.  \\  msmith@cdrom.com



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