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From: Steve Passe <smp@csn.net>
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Subject: Re: Motherboard & ChipSet pointers? 
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Hi,

>While we are on the subject,  which multiple processor board is 
>recommended these days?  I personally do not need EISA support and 
>would prefer not to pay for it.  Does Asus have a multiprocessor 
>without the EISA?  

EISA should be avoided for SMP/technical reasons (which I have gone into
in detail in the past).  I highly recommend the Gigabyte GA586DX if
you want a P5 system.  P6 is an unknown to me.

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