On Monday 01 October 2001 02:46, Theo Brinkman wrote:
> Maybe try the new Tyan Tiger MP?  Resonably priced K7 dual processor
> board. <drool/>
>
> Steve wrote:
> > If you were asked by someone to build two linux workstations where one
> > had to be pentium 4 based and the other athlon based, what two
> > motherboards would you use?
> >
> > For the pentium 4, I was considering the Abit TH7II-Raid (i850
> > chipset). I am not for certain if there are any known issues with
> > mandrake 8.1 and the i850 chipset.  From what I have read I think it
> > will run fine.

Don't bother with the RAID--totally useless in linux unles it is SCSI 
hardware.

> >
> > For the Athlon, I am unsure which board to use.  Which board does not
> > have any known problems?  I know some VIA chipsets have known
> > problems. If these problems have been addressed with the newest
> > Mandrake release then great, if not I would like to know which board
> > to use and which to stay away from.  I would like to be able to run
> > the harddrives at the desired speeds of ATA/66 or ATA/100 without any
> > data corruption resulting from VIA bugs.  I would also like a board
> > with more than two DIMM slots.  Any input would be appreciated as I
> > would like to order the hardware as soon as possible.  Thanks.
> >
Tyan Thunder is tested here, with dual processors. See
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/hardware.php3

You can even check out whether your boards of interest are tested or 
certified by mandrakesoft hardware labs or by the community.

Civileme


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