Subject: Re: MSI Motherboard with VIA Bridges
To: Kevin Sexton <sexton@serasystems.com>
From: Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@chylonia.3miasto.net>
List: port-i386
Date: 02/13/2002 07:55:17
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> http://www.msicomputer.com/product/detail_spec/MS6378L_2a.htm
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> which features VIA bridge chips, namely the VIA KLE133 VT8361A chipset
> (North-Bridge 510 BGA) and the VIA 686B chipset (South-Bridge 352 BGA).
>
> Does anyone have this motherboard operating reliably at present? (with
> NetBSD 1.5.2) If so, are there any limitations or gotchas?

it is possible that this particular thing will work stable with you type
of load. but in general avoid VIA based products as much as possible.