Date: Mon, 16 Dec 1996 22:09:40 -0800 (PST) From: Kory Hamzeh <kory@avatar.com> To: Steve Passe <smp@csn.net> Cc: freebsd-smp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: AMI Merlin DP Motherboard Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.91.961216220803.2959A-100000@avatar.avatar.com> In-Reply-To: <199612170549.WAA02970@clem.systemsix.com>
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On Mon, 16 Dec 1996, Steve Passe wrote: > Hi, > > > > > I'm about to take a plung and buy the AMI Merlin DP Dual Pentium Pro > > motherboard (my second choice is the SuperMicro P6DOF). Has anyone tired > > running the SMP kernel on this puppy yet? Is there any reason I should > > not buy this MB? I know the SMP kernel is not very stable on P6 yet, and > > I know it will take several more month before it happens. > > I haven't received any reports on this board. In general AMI makes good > hardware. Is it an EISA motherboard? I would caution against it if so. > In general EISA boards can give grief under the SMP spec even if you > don't use EISA cards. Unfortunately the spec allows some pretty braindead > behaviour for EISA systems. Some are fine, it depends on the chipset > and design used by the MB manufacturer. > Hi Steve, The AMI Merlin DP is a PCI system. It uses the Intel 440FX chipset. In the past, I've always had good luck with AMI stuff. I would prefer to use the AMI MB instead of the SuperMicro. SuperMicro customer support is truly pathetic. Thanks, Kory
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