From owner-freebsd-hardware Wed Aug 7 20:52:05 1996 Return-Path: owner-hardware Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id UAA03612 for hardware-outgoing; Wed, 7 Aug 1996 20:52:05 -0700 (PDT) Received: from clem.systemsix.com (clem.systemsix.com [198.99.86.131]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with SMTP id UAA03592 for ; Wed, 7 Aug 1996 20:52:01 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by clem.systemsix.com (8.6.12/8.6.12) with SMTP id VAA11898; Wed, 7 Aug 1996 21:50:38 -0600 Message-Id: <199608080350.VAA11898@clem.systemsix.com> X-Authentication-Warning: clem.systemsix.com: Host localhost didn't use HELO protocol X-Mailer: exmh version 1.6.5 12/11/95 From: Steve Passe To: Joe Greco cc: hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: PCI Motherboards.. In-reply-to: Your message of "Wed, 07 Aug 1996 21:04:14 CDT." <199608080204.VAA03627@brasil.moneng.mei.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Wed, 07 Aug 1996 21:50:38 -0600 Sender: owner-hardware@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Hi, > I need to be able to handle 3 or 4 long PCI cards. I just bought a gigabyte GA586DX and am quite happy with it. It is a dual cpu board with an ATX form factor. I believe they also make a single cpu flavor of this board. The ATX form factor solves the "full length slot" problem as the board is wider than long so most of the circuitry is to the side, NOT to the back of the board. check out: http://www.surfusa.com/mbs/ga/586dx.html and: http://www.intel.com/pc-supp/motherbd/atx.htm > Application: anything using things like an Adaptec 3985 (think: NFS file > server) or a Znyx 314 (think: nifty router). If only we could pry the 3985 specs out of Adaptec.... Nice feature of the above board is that it has an Adaptec 2940 UW circuit integrated onto the board, leaving a normally used PCI slot free. -- Steve Passe | powered by smp@csn.net | FreeBSD