I'm looking at deploying a new set of servers based around Intel P4 800MHZ FSB processors. Currently I'm looking at the following 2 motherboards and I'm wondering how well supported they are under -STABLE (specificaly the ATA and LAN as well as text mode video) Model Chipset ASUS P4P8X Intel 865P ASUS P4P800 Intel 865PE Also I'm looking for recommendations on Dual Xeon boards capable of handling 533MHz FSB 2.4GHz parts. Thanks in advance. -- Darcy Buskermolen Wavefire Technologies Corp. ph: 250.717.0200 fx: 250.763.1759 http://www.wavefire.com
On Tue, Aug 12, 2003 at 02:41:31PM -0700, Darcy Buskermolen wrote:> I'm looking at deploying a new set of servers based around Intel P4 800MHZ FSB > processors. > > Currently I'm looking at the following 2 motherboards and I'm wondering how > well supported they are under -STABLE (specificaly the ATA and LAN as well as > text mode video) > > Model Chipset > ASUS P4P8X Intel 865P > ASUS P4P800 Intel 865PEI have a P4P800 which works fine. Once I got good memory that is, it seems to be a bit picky. There is currently no support for the onboard gigE NIC, I plan to take a look porting the OpenBSD patch to FreeBSD. See man 4 sk W/ -- | / o / /_ _ wilko@FreeBSD.org |/|/ / / /( (_) Bulte
On Tue, 12 Aug 2003, Darcy Buskermolen wrote:> Currently I'm looking at the following 2 motherboards and I'm wondering how > well supported they are under -STABLE (specificaly the ATA and LAN as well as > text mode video) > > Model Chipset > ASUS P4P8X Intel 865P > ASUS P4P800 Intel 865PECan't speak to video, but these probably have fxp or em onboard.> Also I'm looking for recommendations on Dual Xeon boards capable of handling > 533MHz FSB 2.4GHz parts.If you want a server board, the SE7501XX2 series of intel boards are nice, if a little big. (The SE7500XX2 do not support 533MHz FSB.) -- Doug White | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve dwhite@gumbysoft.com | www.FreeBSD.org