Date: Thu, 08 Jan 1998 19:32:56 -0800 From: "Michael L. VanLoon -- HeadCandy.com" <michaelv@MindBender.serv.net> To: "Richard Seaman, Jr." <lists@tar.com> Cc: "hardware@freebsd.org" <hardware@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: LS-120, Riva 128, ASUS motherboard Message-ID: <199801090332.TAA20264@MindBender.serv.net> In-Reply-To: Your message of Thu, 08 Jan 98 15:25:53 -0500. <199801082125.PAA01865@ns.tar.com>
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>On Thu, 08 Jan 1998 09:17:44 -0800, Michael L. VanLoon -- HeadCandy.com wrote: >>Actually, I believe the Pentium II (not the LX chipset) has a similar >>limit, except I think it stops caching at 256MB, if I'm not mistaken. >Check ftp://download.intel.com/design/PentiumII/datashts/24333502.PDF >According to page 5 of this document, the PII caches 512MB. Now, I'm >not saying you're wrong, but there is a discrepancy between this Intel >document and what you say :) Which is why I said "I think" and "if I'm not mistaken". I believe the context of my message made it pretty clear I was just going from memory, and not speaking authoritatively. I knew there was a reachable limit on current motherboards, and you've proven me correct. The Pentium Pro has a higher limit (1GB?), and the Deschuttes (however the hell you spell it) will also have higher limits. I was only one bit off... :-) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael L. VanLoon michaelv@MindBender.serv.net Contract software development for Windows NT, Windows 95 and Unix. Windows NT and Unix server development in C++ and C. --< Free your mind and your machine -- NetBSD free un*x >-- NetBSD working ports: 386+PC, Mac 68k, Amiga, Atari 68k, HP300, Sun3, Sun4/4c/4m, DEC MIPS, DEC Alpha, PC532, VAX, MVME68k, arm32... NetBSD ports in progress: PICA, others... -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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