Date: Mon, 29 Jul 1996 20:34:30 -0700 (PDT) From: Gary Kline <kline@tera.com> To: cau@cc.gatech.edu (Carlos Ugarte) Cc: alk@think.com, ptroot@uswest.com, questions@freefall.freebsd.org Subject: Re: 5x86 Message-ID: <199607300334.UAA12659@athena.tera.com> In-Reply-To: <199607300253.WAA20644@oscar.cc.gatech.edu> from Carlos Ugarte at "Jul 29, 96 10:53:39 pm"
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According to Carlos Ugarte: > > > Quoth Paul T. Root on Mon, 29 July: > > > Do NOT > > buy a UMC 5x86 MoBo if you have a bus-mastering SCSI controller > > (e.g. 1542CF). ASUS makes some good ones. > > Guess this is my cue. Beware of some of the ASUS boards too. > Specifically, I purchased an ASUS PVI-486SP3 to work with the > Cyrix 586-120GP; while the combo works, it also has the same > problems with busmastering controllers (namely, random reboots > here and there). > Hmm, time for some questions and clarifications. Is a ``UMC 5x86'' identiccal with the AMD 586? I've got an old Adaptec 1542 SCSI that I'm planning to use in connection with whatever CPU/motherboard I buy. Can anyone clear this up?? gary
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