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Date:      Fri, 10 Mar 2000 17:13:26 -0800
From:      matt@msg.ucsf.edu
To:        freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org
Subject:   console friendly motherboard/BIOS ?
Message-ID:  <20000310171326.E4562@mello.ucsf.edu>

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originally i thought i would get a PC Weasel to turn my FreeBSD server
into something i could >really< manage from the console.  (PC Weasel info
is at http://www.realweasel.com/intro.html).  for those who don't know
about this product, it's a card which allows you to see pre-boot messages
from a remote console.  i saw it mentioned on slasdhot earlier this week.

i then heard that some motherboard/BIOS combinations do this too.  since i
need to upgrade my machine anyhow, i can kill 2 birds with one stone by
getting such a system and skipping the Weasel.  can anyone suggest a
motherboard/BIOS that does this?  i'm not picky about the CPU, any current
models would likely be plenty fast.

ultimately i'll connect this into a yet-to-be-purchased terminal server
which will manage my whole machine room.

---matt



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