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Xref: sserve comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.chips:23554 comp.os.linux.hardware:6699 comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:1213 comp.os.386bsd.questions:17530 Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!yarrina.connect.com.au!classic.iinet.com.au!news.uoknor.edu!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!qns3.qns.com!news.sprintlink.net!gatech!swrinde!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!ames!onramp.arc.nasa.gov!viking.arc.nasa.gov!lamaster From: lamaster@viking.arc.nasa.gov (Hugh LaMaster) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.chips,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.os.386bsd.questions Subject: Re: Which motherboard to buy? Bogus PLATO BIOS and IRQ sharing Date: 17 May 1995 22:28:53 GMT Organization: NASA Ames Research Center Lines: 30 Distribution: world Message-ID: <3pdtb5$834@onramp.arc.nasa.gov> References: <3n4mtq$do8@agate.berkeley.edu> <3njk0a$pq2@onramp.arc.nasa.gov> <3nonrm$7t2@park.uvsc.edu> <3nrir2$46s@onramp.arc.nasa.gov> <3nt0e4$t1j@agate.berkeley.edu> <3obrnh$b5v@onramp.arc.nasa.gov> <3ooq8u$kj5@news.ed.ray.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: viking.arc.nasa.gov In article <3ooq8u$kj5@news.ed.ray.com>, heiser@ed.ray.com (Bill Heiser) writes: |> : In article <3nt0e4$t1j@agate.berkeley.edu>, |> : jkh@violet.berkeley.edu (Jordan K. Hubbard) writes: |> : |> In article <3nrir2$46s@onramp.arc.nasa.gov>, |> : |> Hugh LaMaster <lamaster@viking.arc.nasa.gov> wrote: |> : |> > |> : |> >OK, so what are some of your favorite Pentium motherboard |> : |> >and disk controller combinations? |> : |> |> : |> ASUSTek P54NP4 dual-Pentium motherboard with with a Bt946c or NCR 810 |> : |> controller. The Adaptec 2940 works well also. |> |> |> What does the P54Np4 retail for? The ASUS PCI/I-54NP4D goes for about $460, as far as I can tell. That is the version with ISA (not EISA). That includes 256K cache (no CPU or memory, obviously). At least that was the price recently, although current prices may be lower due to the apparent trend towards Triton-based boards, which seem to be available now in quantity. -- Hugh LaMaster, M/S 233-9, UUCP: ames!lamaster NASA Ames Research Center Internet: lamaster@ames.arc.nasa.gov Moffett Field, CA 94035-1000 Or: lamaster@george.arc.nasa.gov Phone: 415/604-1056 #include <std_disclaimer.h>