Re: VIA MVP3 Chipset Problems with Busmastering

From: Dave Jones (dave@denial.force9.co.uk)
Date: Sat Jan 08 2000 - 12:50:38 EST

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Deti Fliegl <deti@fliegl.de> wrote:
> I was testing on two VIA MVP3 motherboards: a 1,5 year old one and a
> brand new one. The chipset revisions were slightly different but the
> problems were the same.

I'll bet one is a true MVP3 (with 82C598 & 82C586B rev 4) and the
other is a 'hybrid' MVP3 (with 82C597 rev 4 & 82C586B rev 41)
The hybrid boards are flaky at best. Avoid.

-- Dave.

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