Date: Sat, 8 Dec 2001 11:51:43 +1100 (EDT) From: Andrew MacIntyre <andymac@bullseye.apana.org.au> To: bow <bow@bow.net> Cc: <freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: ECS K7S5A? Message-ID: <Pine.OS2.4.32.0112081142370.307-100000@tenring.andymac.org> In-Reply-To: <20011206165604.A62961@bow.net>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
On Thu, 6 Dec 2001, bow wrote:
> So far I've heard great stuff about the ECS K7S5A motherboard, but most of
> of the reviews I've seen is using Windows or Linux. Does anyone know how this
> board/SiS735 chipset performs on FreeBSD? I don't care for the onboard stuff,
> like sound and the network card. It's going to be a server, so I don't need
> sound. And I use Intel Pro 100BaseT network cards, so I don't the onboard
> network functions.
I'm writing this on a K7S5A (running OS/2, but I've booted FreeBSD 4.2
on it with no probs). I'm very pleased with it, especially given the
price (AU$143 w/out onboard NIC).
It's less attractive as a server though, as this board doesn't support ECC
(though I think the SiS735 chipset does).
There are rumours that Abit is going to release a SiS745 (DDR only,
PC-2700) based board which (if it actually appears and supports ECC) might
be more attractive for this purpose.
--
Andrew I MacIntyre "These thoughts are mine alone..."
E-mail: andymac@bullseye.apana.org.au | Snail: PO Box 370
andymac@pcug.org.au | Belconnen ACT 2616
Web: http://www.andymac.org/ | Australia
To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org
with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?Pine.OS2.4.32.0112081142370.307-100000>