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Xref: sserve comp.os.386bsd.questions:13341 comp.windows.x.i386unix:12047 Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions,comp.windows.x.i386unix Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!msuinfo!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!gatech!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!zip.eecs.umich.edu!yeshua.marcam.com!MathWorks.Com!news2.near.net!noc.near.net!ray.com!news.ray.com!news.ed.ray.com!rayssd!galaxia!dave From: dave@galaxia.network23.com (David H. Brierley) Subject: Anybody know of any problems with these boards? Organization: Galaxia Computer Systems Message-ID: <CwKCBK.E7s@galaxia.network23.com> Date: Fri, 23 Sep 1994 03:28:32 GMT Lines: 26 First off, thanks to all of the people that have answered my questios about system configurations in the past. Based on the feedback I have gotten from my previous postings and from other articles in these groups, I have decided to purchase the following items for my system: Bus Logic BT-445 SCSI controller (VLB) #9 GXE Level 11 video board (VLB) My computer is a 486DX/40 with 16 MB of memory, running FreeBSD 1.1.5.1 and Xfree 2.1.1. Does anybody know of anything I should watch out for with either of the above boards, or of any problems caused by interactions between the boards. I have made note of the comment in the FreeBSD FAQ concerning getting a revision "D" or later of the BT-445S board. I have also seen references to a BT-445C board. Are the two boards the same? Are they compatible (i.e. will the device driver function properly with either board)? Do I need to be concerned about the BIOS version on the BT-445C like I do on the BT-445S? Thanks in advance for any advice you can give me and hopefully this will be my last hardware related question for a while. Especially since after I buy these two boards I will have no "computer money" available for at least 6 months. -- David H. Brierley Work: dhb@ssd.ray.com 3B1 Hacker Extraordinaire Home: dave@galaxia.network23.com