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Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2002 06:29:13 -0600 (MDT)
From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com>
To: Roman Neuhauser <neuhauser@bellavista.cz>
Cc: Corey Holcomb-Hockin <crsntlvs@ipeg.com>,
	freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: Re: Athlon XP motherboards that work well with FreeBSD
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On Fri, 11 Oct 2002, Roman Neuhauser wrote:

> btw, there was a Athlon XP mobo test in the august issue of the
> czech Chip magazine, and they got the best numbers from
> a DFI AD76 RAID mobo. VIA KT333 chipset, Promise 20276, onboard
> sound (Realtek RTL8100). if i was buying a new mobo i would go for
> this one.
>     
> (i have no experience with DFI mobos. maybe someone could chime in?)

I've used a couple of DFI motherboards for clients, although not for
FreeBSD.  Due to a few problems with the DFI boards, I still prefer MSI
or ABit.  MSI motherboards in particular have worked very well with
FreeBSD, including onboard sound and six USB ports.

-Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA


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