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| author | Jordan K. Hubbard <jkh@FreeBSD.org> | 1995-12-03 00:17:57 +0000 |
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| committer | Jordan K. Hubbard <jkh@FreeBSD.org> | 1995-12-03 00:17:57 +0000 |
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Make a few more items "hot"
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diff --git a/share/doc/handbook/hw.sgml b/share/doc/handbook/hw.sgml index 472611389cf2..ef42308528db 100644 --- a/share/doc/handbook/hw.sgml +++ b/share/doc/handbook/hw.sgml @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -<!-- $Id: hw.sgml,v 1.8 1995/10/07 04:31:26 jfieber Exp $ --> +<!-- $Id: hw.sgml,v 1.9 1995/11/25 20:00:48 jkh Exp $ --> <!-- The FreeBSD Documentation Project --> <!-- @@ -48,12 +48,24 @@ Slippery when wet. Beware of dog. cannot obviously guarantee that it will be at any given time. <sect2><heading>Motherboards</heading> - <p>The <htmlurl url="http://asustek.asus.com.tw/" name="ASUS"> P55TP4XE + <p>The <htmlurl url="http://asustek.asus.com.tw/" name="ASUS"> + <htmlurl url="http://asustek.asus.com.tw/FTP/ASUS/Info/Spec/pi-p55tp4xe.txt" + name="P55TP4XE"> motherboard appears to be a good choice for mid-to-high range Pentium server and workstation systems. If you're really looking for performance, - be also sure to get the <htmlurl url="http://asustek.asus.com.tw/Products/TB/mem-0002.html" name="pipelined burst cache module">. It's worth the extra - cost, I feel. If you're looking for a 486 class motherboard, you might - also investigate ASUS's 486SP3G offering. + be also sure to get the <htmlurl url="http://asustek.asus.com.tw/Products/TB/mem-0002.html" name="pipelined burst cache module">. I feel that it's worth + the extra cost. If you're looking for a 486 class motherboard, you might + also investigate ASUS's <htmlurl url="http://asustek.asus.com.tw/FTP/ASUS/Info/Spec/pvi-486sp3.txt" name="486SP3G"> offering. + + NOTE: The Intel <htmlurl url="http://asustek.asus.com.tw/Products/TB/triton-intro.html" name="Triton"> chipset based motherboards do not offer memory + parity logic, making it almost impossible to detect when a memory error + has occurred. Those wishing to build highly fault-tolerant systems may + therefore want to wait for Intel's newest generation of motherboards + based on the Orion chipset or investigate ASUS's SiS chipset based + motherboard, the <htmlurl url="http://asustek.asus.com.tw/FTP/ASUS/Info/Spec/pi-p55sp4.txt" name="P55SP4">. I have no personal experience with this + motherboard, but have heard good things about it and will note that it + has the advantage of being available <em>now</em>. + <sect2><heading>Disk Controllers</heading> <p>This one is a bit trickier, and while I used to recommend the |