Re: [OT] New Mobo, etc

[Bob Paige <bobman@Iname.com>]

Bill wrote:

> Hi,
>
> FYI Those MSI boards can go up to a 2600 with a BIOS Update. Gotta love MSI!
> :-) You have to change the memory though but it's a cheap upgrade for those
> that want the speed.
>
> http://www.msi.com.tw/program/support/cpu_support/cpu/spt_cpu_detail.php?UID
> =386&NAME=MS-6593
>
> Then only bad part I see out of it is that the FSB doesn't change. It's
> still 266Mhz.
>
> Bill
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jeffrey L. Taylor" <jeff@austinblues.dyndns.org>
> To: <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2003 11:22 AM
> Subject: Re: [OT] New Mobo, etc
>
>
>  
>
> > Quoting judd@wadsworth.org <judd@wadsworth.org>:
> >    
> >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > >     I am looking to update my home computer system.  Does anyone have a
> > > recommendation for a good motherboard (I'm thinking Athlon 2200 - 2400)?
> > > More importantly, are there any mobos/chipsets to avoid?  Anyone have
> > > experience with an MSI KT4VL?  Any pointers will be greatly appreciated.
> > >
> > >      
> > I have a MSI K7T266 Pro2 for a year (only good up to a XP 1800+).  It
> > has behaved well.  I have not tried anything fancy like overclocking.
> >    
I have a K7N420 Pro board. I initially had trouble finding the nVidia 
drivers, but now it works fine. To avoid problems, I dropped in a 
tulip-compatible 10/100 ethernet card; the built-in network doesn't work 
without the drivers, and you need a network to get those...

As far as a bios update for more speed, doesn't that require a faster 
CPU chip also? And how do you install the BIOS update if you have a 
'pure' system (no M$ installation)?

--
Bobman