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From: ritz@ritz.mordor.com (Chris Mauritz)
Subject: Re: amd processors
References: <4alg6c$fvf@thrush.sover.net> <30D07E87.429@guinness.arboga.se>
Organization: Mordor International
Date: Thu, 14 Dec 1995 15:57:11 GMT
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Carl Nordin (cn@guinness.arboga.se) wrote:
: woody@sover.net wrote:
: > 
: > Does any one out there have any experiance with amd processors. I'v
: > had problems with cyrix processors can't install freebsd easily on
: > cyrix processors but how about amd any opinions?

: I've installed 2.1 on an AMD-120 and the only problem I had was using an 
: old AHA1542-B SCSI-adapter. The system would hang when loading the 
: driver. Disableing the internal cache solved the problem, but made the 
: system much slower.

That's more than likely a motherboard issue, not a processor problem.

Regards,

Chris
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