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Xref: sserve comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.chips:23924 comp.os.linux.hardware:7203 comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc:401 comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:1363 comp.os.386bsd.questions:17573 Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.chips,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.os.386bsd.questions 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!paladin.american.edu!gatech!newsfeed.pitt.edu!dsinc!netnews.upenn.edu!rutgers!spcuna!ritz!ritz From: ritz@ritz.mordor.com (Chris Mauritz) Subject: Re: Which motherboard to buy? Bogus PLATO BIOS and IRQ sharing 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> <3pdtb5$834@onramp.arc.nasa.gov> <3pgl52$j5a@onramp.arc.nasa.gov> <D8yMD1.Fn5@ucc.su.OZ.AU> <3prgk9$r7d@engnews2.Eng.Sun.COM> <D90rtE.3s0@prz.tu-berlin.de> Organization: Mordor International Date: Tue, 23 May 1995 15:29:34 GMT X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Message-ID: <D91F1A.85x@ritz.mordor.com> Lines: 24 Lars Hentschke (nuggets@prz.tu-berlin.de) wrote: : : I have a 90 Mhz Pentium ASUS board with the Sis chipset and an NCR SC200 : : controller. I can't get FreeBSD to install, because FreeBSD's ncr driver : : doesn't like my hard drive (Quantum Grand Prix 4.3 Gb disk). So, until : : there is a fix for this, I suggest you do not use a Quantum Grand Prix : : with your combination of hardware. : My P90/32MB/ASUS Triton Chipset doesnt reboot and sometimes X-Startup : hangs. I've tried NCR SC200, AHA1542, ET4000, MiroCrystal40SV. : I think it's the Award BIOS. : Should I update FlashBIOS (March95) or 2.0-04XXXX-SNAP (April95) ? Some motherboards won't reboot properly if you have the "bios relocate" option set. I know I had this problem with a Micronics motherboard and BSDI. Chris -- Christopher Mauritz | For info on internet access: ritz@mordor.com | finger/mail info@ritz.mordor.com OR Mordor International | http://www.mordor.com/ 201/212/718 internet access | Modem: (201)433-7343,(212)843-3451