:In article <005101c18ee1$9b5d66e0$fa01a8c0@ABERRATION>, Predius
:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
:>There are a couple known issues going on with the VIA Chipset line (Some
:>acknowledge by VIA partially, some not.) beyond just the 686B bug.
:>
:>Here's a couple sites with details. Myself, I think it's a BIOS writer's
:>problem as well, but unfortunatly with most VIA boards, their goal is
:>performance over stability, leaving people like us SOL.
:>
:>http://www.networking.tzo.com/net/software/
Tha faq on this site is great:
http://www.networking.tzo.com/net/software/readme/faqvl019.htm
This guy has obviously been playing with VIA chipsets for a long time.
:>http://www.tecchannel.de/hardware/813/1.html <- In german, bring your fish
:
:This story, about all VIA chipsets having poor throughput with
:Ultra-ATA/133 controllers and other fast PCI adapters is available in
:English:
This is different. You can find an english version of this story
at The Register.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/3/23502.html
:Cheers,
: Tony (with a VIA 686A on my system board)
My condolences!
-Matt
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