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Date:	Wed, 2 Jul 2003 06:35:41 PDT7
From:	DAVID ROSE <bitdoger@yahoo.com >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: motherboard selection

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...hi...first thanx for the info....i'am only passably
proficient on os/2...is there any os2 webb site that
lists the mb north/south bridge support chipset that
os/2 is compatible with... do you recommend that i
choose a mb with onboard sound & net nic or graphics
chips.... tia dave rose
--- Sheridan George wrote:
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> I just built a computer using ECS's K7S5A that
> Daniella said she was
> impressed with. Fry's still advertises them (with
> different AMD
> Athalons - mine is the 2000+ version). It works
> fine, including
> on-board NIC, under eCS 1.0 using dhcp. The only
> difficulty I am having
> is getting dhcp to start under eCS 1.1 (so I'm back
> to 1.0). From what
> I have seen on the OS/2 Hardware mailing list it is
> possible I happened
> to get two bad CDs from Mensys.
>
> I might point out that the on-board NIC on my
> machine is an SIS900.
> When I was looking for drivers I discovered ECS fits
> one of four NICs on
> these boards. IIRC, OS/2 drivers are available for
> three of them. Take
> a look at their site so you are prepared. In the
> case of the SIS900 the
> OS/2 driver is in the Windows distribution. FWIW, I
> used the PCI
> sniffer (from the eCS site) to discover which NIC my
> board had.
>
> One last comment. I don't play with sound so I
> don't know about sound
> drivers for the on-board sound chips. In fact I
> don't even know what
> who makes the chips.
>
> So far I'm pleased (1 month) except for the dhcp
> issue. When that gets
> resolved I'm back to v1.1.
>
> Sheridan
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> >...hi... i am shopping for a ecommstation 1.1
> >compatible motherboard that will make for the
> >'easiest' installation .... tia dave rose
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