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Skriven 2011-01-23 20:36:18 av Dariusz Piatkowski
Ärende: AMD Phenom based hardware - Take 2
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From: "Dariusz Piatkowski" <dariusz@_NO-SPAM_mnsi.net>

I can't find my original thread, but wanted to add this piece of news real bad
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it is good news!!!

Namely, originally I had purchased a Gigabyte AM770T-UD3P board (AMD 770/710 
chipset) and fitted it with a AMD Phenom II X2 555 CPU...I had a reasonably
easy
time getting OS2 up and running in that configuration. However, even though the

CPU was a Black Edition processor and I could easily unlock the full 4 cores I 
could not get OS2 to recognize the extra 2 cores using SMP mode. Whenever I 
attempted to run in 4 processor mode I would get a trap in os2krnl, or the boot

would stop.

A few days after my tests started the board died...not sure why...it simply 
would not POST...no video output, fans come on, etc, etc. The board was a used 
piece I scored off of eBay...so it's suspect at best...you get what you pay
for,
as the old addage goes.

After feverishly searching around I then settled on a MSI 790X-G45 board...this

is a AMD 790/710 shipset based board, VT1828S sound chip, floppy, serial port, 
etc...standard stuff, no on-board video. Well, as it turns out this board 
allowed OS2 to fully recognize all the CPU cores...so basically I'm able to run

a 4 core SMP system here...and it is absolutely a blast. I'm like a little kid 
in a candy store!!!

UniAudio appears to support the VT1828S chip, however there may be some issues 
with the controls not being initialized properly...most times sound comes 
on...sometimes I need to query the 'headphones' control to turn ON the 
sound...minor annoyance really.

The built-in NIC is not supported (Atheros chipset)...no biggie, I'm carrying 
over the 3Com NIC anyways from my old system.

USB ports are good, tested with a USB stick, no issues so far. Lars' latest 
drivers do cause a problem however...the boot halts...but I haven't had a
chance
to really debug further.

Soo...on the whole, I am very pleased. Those of you who might be considering a 
hardware upgrade should look at this board, it was relatively well priced as 
well, I purchase it new for $49 after the Microcenter discount.

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