i've got a couple dual amd tyan tiger boards. there is a problem with the 33/66mhz pci slots. if dual cpu and there's a 66mhz device then an irq conflict occurs between the cpus and prevents booting. i wanted the 66mhz pci slots for a hardware scis raid controler. you can force those slots to use 33mhz or run a single cpu in them. i haven't checked to see if there's any updates for these mobos that would fix the issue. ron --- Dave Phillips <dlphilp@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Greetings: > > A client has asked me to get some opinions > regarding AMD CPUs and > recommended motherboards. He's planning to replace > an SMP system that > has apparently never worked quite right. He doesn't > want another SMP > mobo, and a friend is advising him to go with a > uniprocessor system > built around a recent AMD CPU. The recent JACK > problem with AMD CPUs was > a revelation for me: I'd never had any problems with > AMD chips, but now > I'm feeling reluctant to recommend them. Am I just > being paranoid, or > are there particular reasons to go with Intel > instead of AMD ? My > client is considering a P4 instead of the AMD, hence > this infoquest... > > Also, what's a recommended motherboard ? Are there > any mobos that > should definitely be avoided ? > > TIA for any help you guys can proffer, it's much > appreciated. > > Best regards, > > dp > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Win a $20,000 Career Makeover at Yahoo! HotJobs http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/careermakeover
