Date: Wed, 20 Nov 1996 12:54:07 -0800 (PST) From: Snob Art Genre <ben@narcissus.ml.org> To: Steven Wallace <swallace@ece.uci.edu> Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Pentium Pro status Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.961120125310.219C-100000@narcissus.ml.org> In-Reply-To: <199611211855.KAA29654@newport.ece.uci.edu>
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On Thu, 21 Nov 1996, Steven Wallace wrote: > > I wanted some input regarding Pentium Pro machines. > Has anyone had any problems with the hardware and/or using it with > FreeBSD? > > Are there any problems with the PP chipset(is the latest Orion II or something?) > I remember hearing about PCI problems with the chipset. Someone > told me they still have problems in orion II. Is this true? > > What motherboards for Pentium Pro are good and reliable? > > What about multiprocessor support? Does anyone have FreeBSD hacks to > support multiple processors? How well is it working? > > Thank you, > > Steven Wallace I'm using a PPro-200 with the 440FX chipset, I don't remember its nickname. I've had no problems with it at all. Ben
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