Subject: Re: Any experience with MSI nforce motherboards?
To: None <port-amd64@netbsd.org>
From: David Brownlee <abs@NetBSD.org>
List: port-amd64
Date: 08/30/2005 13:40:20
On Tue, 30 Aug 2005, David Brownlee wrote:

> 	I'm looking to put together an amd64 box (initially to run i386)
> 	for a remote office. Normally Id go with an Asus A8V deluxe, but
> 	unfortunately this remote office is in Capetown, and I need to
> 	go with what the local suppliers will provide, which turns out to
> 	be MSI nforce based boards, specifically either of:
>
> 	K8N Neo4 Platinum - nForce4 Ultra Chipset
> http://www.msicomputer.com/product/p_spec.asp?model=K8N_Neo4_Platinum&class=mb
>
> 	or
>
> 	K8N Neo2 Platinum - nForce3 Ultra Chipset
> http://www.msicomputer.com/product/p_spec.asp?model=K8N_Neo2_Platinum&class=mb
>
> 	Have anyone run either of these boards under NetBSD, and
> 	specifically does the SATA and ethernet work? Audio, USB,
> 	and firewire are irrelevant to me.

 	Crap, and now I find they have a third option, the MS 7093 - 040,
 	which is ATI SB400 based:

http://www.priyagroup.com/ithome/products/mth_products/ms7093040.shtml

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