Axp-List Archive
RE: suggestions for udb

Subject: RE: suggestions for udb
From: Paul B. Brown (pbrown@btechnet.com)
Date: Fri Dec 3 09:48:03 1999


Hummm . . . if I get the AXP-PCI33 motherboard and do a swap, can I get
more that 166Mhz out of the CPU?

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Paul B. Brown pbrown@btechnet.com
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On Fri, 3 Dec 1999, Hoover, Tony wrote:

> the UDB ( a.k.a. Multia ) is a complete computer ( Case, Power Supply, MB,
> etc.) the noname ( a.k.a. AXP-PCI33 ) is a baby AT formfactor Motherboard.
> The two are electrically similar ( both use the 21066 processor and similar
> chipsets), however the UDB only allows one PCI card ( mounted parallel to
> the MB) whereas the noname allows more PCI cards mounted conventionally
> (perpendicular to MB).
> The Multia was sold by DEC, the AXP-PCI33 was sold by Digital Semiconductor
> ( OEM channel ).
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> Tony Hoover, Network Administrator
> KSU - Salina, College of Technology
> mailto:hoover@sal.ksu.edu
>
> "Wash Uffitzi drive me to Firenze"
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>
>
> > ----------
> > From: mikeh@iuinc.com[SMTP:mikeh@iuinc.com]
> > Reply To: axp-list@redhat.com
> > Sent: Friday, December 03, 1999 7:51 AM
> > To: axp-list@redhat.com
> > Subject: Re: suggestions for udb
> >
> > On Thu, 2 Dec 1999, Ken Hansen wrote:
> >
> > > The built-in video card will go higher, but color depth will only
> > > be 256 (IIRC)...
> > >
> > > You can shove 256 Meg RAM into a UDB, but you will be
> > > paying a tremendous amount of money for memory that
> > > will be suffering with a horrible memory subsystem... If you
> > > can, consider upgrading to a noname motherboard, which
> > > has a better memory subsystem and costs (on average)
> > > $40-60...
> >
> > I'm unclear.. isn't the udb the same as the noname? I believe I have
> > the noname in this.. how do I tell? All I remembre was when I ordered
> > these from cpumicromart they had 3 options, and I go the more expensive
> > of the 3 motherboards..
> >
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