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 > > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > >Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > >Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > > > message.footer > > > > Content-Type: > > > > text/plain > > Content-Encoding: > > > > 8bit
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