Date: Fri, 9 Jun 2000 21:00:06 +0200 From: Wilko Bulte <wkb@chello.nl> To: Mike Smith <msmith@FreeBSD.ORG> Cc: Michael Bacarella <mbac@nyct.net>, wc.bulte@chello.nl, FreeBSD hackers list <FreeBSD-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Comments on Athlon [motherboards] sought.. Message-ID: <20000609210006.A25022@freebie.wbnet> In-Reply-To: <200006091838.LAA04120@mass.cdrom.com>; from msmith@FreeBSD.ORG on Fri, Jun 09, 2000 at 11:38:54AM -0700 References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0006091356580.18556-100000@bsd1.nyct.net> <200006091838.LAA04120@mass.cdrom.com>
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On Fri, Jun 09, 2000 at 11:38:54AM -0700, Mike Smith wrote: > > > > Ugh. I was suprised that I couldn't find an Asus K7V without a stupid AMR > > slot, especially since I only heard good things about the board > > itself. I made an honest attempt but just ended up ordering it > > anyway. I've tried to figure out what that slot does but I've only come > > across market-speak. > > > > What does it do? > > It conects to the AC97 modem codec in the VIA chipset; you put the modem > line interface on a card and stick it in there. ie. it's a neat way to > again reduce the cost of a WinModem. And a horrible way to loose valuable PCB real estate that could have housed a PCI/ISA slot. A modem line interface on an L-shaped 'blech' with a cable to the mom board would be better IMHO. Would allow the owner to throw it away and put PCI/ISA expansion on the machine ;) -- Wilko Bulte FreeBSD, the power to serve http://www.freebsd.org http://www.nlfug.nl To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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