From owner-freebsd-hardware Fri Nov 10 09:35:02 1995 Return-Path: owner-hardware Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.6.12/8.6.6) id JAA04019 for hardware-outgoing; Fri, 10 Nov 1995 09:35:02 -0800 Received: from kryten.atinc.com (kryten.Atinc.COM [198.138.38.7]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.6.12/8.6.6) with ESMTP id JAA04010 for ; Fri, 10 Nov 1995 09:34:57 -0800 Received: (jmb@localhost) by kryten.atinc.com (8.6.9/8.3) id MAA26459; Fri, 10 Nov 1995 12:23:16 -0500 Date: Fri, 10 Nov 1995 12:23:14 -0500 (EST) From: "Jonathan M. Bresler" Subject: Re: ASUS PCI 486SP3G motherboards - any good? To: Herve KERJAN cc: richard@pegasus.com, hardware@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <9511101307.AA00417@achille.noisy.ratp> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-hardware@freebsd.org Precedence: bulk On Fri, 10 Nov 1995, Herve KERJAN wrote: > > } excellent board. i am very happy with mine. > > } > > > > The chip socket was empty? yes, it was. that is the default configuration. until that socket, U28 if memory serves, is populated, you can't run write-back cache. > > How does the scsi controller stack up against others? how do you want to measure it? i have bonnie and iozone numbers but perhaps it would be best to ask those that wrote the scsi code in FreeBSD. the ncr 53c810 scsi controller is a fast scsi-ii > > Any good mail-order sources? rod grimes sells fully configured computers that are real screamers! mine will do a make world faster than a 586-75 with ide. a friends 486-66 with ide takes 18 hours, mine takes 7 1/2. ide is an anagram for die. coincidence? you be the judge. ;) Jonathan M. Bresler jmb@kryten.atinc.com | Analysis & Technology, Inc. FreeBSD Postmaster jmb@FreeBSD.Org | 2341 Jeff Davis Hwy play go. | Arlington, VA 22202 ride bike. hack FreeBSD.--ah the good life | 703-418-2800 x346