> > in BIOS?
>
> Yes but the problem is it changes the way the whole IDE conroler works th=
us

"way the whole IDE controller works"??

it works the same way...

> can't be considered a straight IDE conroler.
>
> > > > i815 based motherboard looks stable for me and fast .
> > >
> > > Why go for an Intel CPU? They're expencive & slow.
> >
> > expensive - yes.
>
> > it's 100% intel compatible :)
> by definition... but I still quiry the P4 being intel compatable.

i was talking about PIII. P4 looks like joke to me. not faster and lots of
bugs.

>
> > it's slow - not true.
> P-III 1.2Ghz v's Athlon 1.2Ghz; P-III is 5%<15% slower
> P4 1.2Ghz v's Athlon 1.2Ghz; P4 is 10<75%/infinitly slower:
> P4 1.2Ghz v's K6-2 500 (@ 600Mhz); P4 is -300%<25%/Infinirlty slower
> Ah I never can get over that last benchmark
>
> > i wouldn't buy any VIA and/or AMD based hardware... especially VIA
> =BFWhy?

i like stable systems