Contents of freebsd-amd64 Digest, Vol 37, Issue 3

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> David O'Brien writes:
> 
>  > nVidia nForce3 [for AMD64] chipsets are very problematic for
>  > Unix(BSD)/Linux.  I would avoid them if you want to run a
> non-MS-Windows
>  > operating system.
> 
> Whew.  Just in time, I was just about to order an SK8N.  What do you
> suggest for a solid single-CPU socket-940 board which will use ECC
> memory?  Asus SK8V?
> 
> I'm ordering a new number-cruncher for my wife...
> Hopefully,  I'll get to play with it some too ;)
> 
> Drew

FWIW, I have an SK8N running -current.	I added a PCI ethernet card and
disabled ACPI.	The SATA even works!  I have tried to use the USB,
Firewire, etc.

Ray