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From: "Jean-Michel Lee" <thaz@21cn.com>
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Subject: Re: Question: is linux support Intel's i840 chipset?
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Thanks a lot.

A fool question: since IDE controller is a PCI device, and the PCI is 32bit/33MHz - 132MB/s or so. How does two ATA-100 device work, it will use 2 x 100MB/s bandwidth.

I know most IDE controller is in the Sound Bridge, but I can buy an IDE expand card, which support ATA-100 too.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ofer Fryman" <ofer@shunra.co.il>
To: "'Jean-Michel Lee'" <thaz@21cn.com>
Cc: <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2001 6:20 PM
Subject: RE: Question: is linux support Intel's i840 chipset?


> I believe that Linux 2.2.x and 2.4.x do support it well, however I tried
> using it with Linux 2.0.x and it caused me many problems with PCI drivers. I
> also tried server-works chipset, which also works with 64-bit PCI bus, it
> worked well under Linux 2.0.x no problems what so ever.
> Any way since the 840 chipset is known to be buggy, I suggest you use
> server-works.
> 
> Ofer
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jean-Michel Lee [mailto:thaz@21cn.com]
> Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2001 11:47 AM
> To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
> Subject: Question: is linux support Intel's i840 chipset?
> 
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I just want to search a mainboard with 64-bit PCI bus and ATA-100 support. I
> just find that Intel i840 do. So, I wonder whether linux support Intel's
> i840.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Michel
> 
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