amd64

[T.F. Cheng]

thanks dogg :-)

    another thing is about the memory's "dual channel
arch". Which one will be better? should I buy 2 256MB
RAM or just one 512MB at the present? 

thanks!!

TFC  


 --- Astrodog <astrodog at gmail.com> ¼g¹D¡G
> You can use the one miniinst ISO to get things
> started if you want. It
> appears, at first glance, that that hardware should
> be alright.
> 
> 
> On Sun, 28 Nov 2004 12:47:35 +0800 (CST), T.F. Cheng
> <tfcheng at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Hi there,
> >     I am shopping for new hardware because I want
> to
> > run amd64 of freebsd, but have to say that I am no
> > expert. I have gone through mailing list, several
> > forums and read articles until I can't read
> anymore...
> > Anyway, I really need some advice about the pieces
> > that I am getting.
> > Here it goes:
> > (1)M-board+CPU combo:Asus A8V Deluxe Via Socket
> 939
> > ATX Motherboard and AMD Athlon 64 3400+ Processor,
> > which has:
> >     Chipset: VIA K8T800Pro/VT8237
> >     Memory: 4 DIMM sockets using 184-pin DDR
> >     AGP Support: one 8X/4X AGP slot
> >     LAN:Gigabit LAN chip (Marvell 88E8001)
> >     Audio: AC '97 Sound CODEC (Realtek)
> > (2)RAM: Ultra 512MB PC3200 DDR 400MHz Memory
> > (3) Video card: XFX GeForce FX 5200 / 128MB DDR /
> AGP
> > 8X / VGA / TV Out / Video Card
> > (sorry, I have posted this on some forums as well)
> >      What I would like to know is that if all
> these
> > are supported  , as far as I know, the NIC had
> given
> > trouble but had been solved. And would like to
> know if
> > I can run 32-bit app on it? I think I will need
> some
> > options in kernel. And it seems that this version
> > can't be booted from floopy, has to make 3 boot
> CD,
> > right?
> > 
> > Very much appreciated for any advice, thanks!!
> > 
> > TFC
> > 
> > =====
> > Best Regards,
> > 
> > Tsu-Fan Cheng
> > 
> >
>
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Tsu-Fan Cheng

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