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Date:      Mon, 10 Jan 2000 16:45:23 -0600
From:      Pete Mckenna <pmckenna@oss.uswest.net>
To:        Rowan Crowe <rowan@sensation.net.au>
Cc:        aussie-isp@aussie.net, freebsd-isp@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: TX pro II motherboard
Message-ID:  <387A6103.3D531371@oss.uswest.net>
References:  <Pine.BSF.4.01.10001101338220.14332-100000@velvet.sensation.net.au>

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We have 50 or so L440GX MB runnig FreeBSD and are pretty happy with
them.
They have a Intel PRO/100+ (Intel 82559) and Adaptec 7896 Dual Channel
SCSI onboard.
These boards also can export preboot info via a serial port which is
nice for long distance bios access. We have many of these server in
remote dark sites. A new rev is supposed to support up to 700MHZ PIII.
Oh, and these are SMP boards.

Pete

Rowan Crowe wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> I have some vague plans to build a low profile server, using a
> (reasonably) standard motherboard which includes everything needed on it.
> Along with a low profile power supply I hope to fit this into a 1 or 2RU
> rack mount case.
> 
> So far the only motherboard suggested to me that has onboard ethernet and
> video as well as the usual onboard stuff is the TX pro II.
> 
> Does anyone have any experience with this board? Even if it's in a home
> computer running Windoze, any good reports or horror stories will be
> appreciated.
> 
> Also, does anyone know whether the onboard ethernet is a generic NE2000
> (or similar generic chipset) which FreeBSD supports? The supplied Windows
> drivers will of course be totally useless...
> 
> Cheers.
> 
> --
> Rowan Crowe                              http://www.rowan.sensation.net.au/
> Sensation Internet Services                    http://www.sensation.net.au/
> Melbourne, Australia                                 Phone: +61-3-9388-9260
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