Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 21 Jul 1999 01:47:29 +0200 | From | "M.Brands" <> | Subject | Re: ABIT BH6 problems |
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On Mon, Jul 19, 1999 at 08:47:33PM +0100, Riley Williams allegedly wrote: > Hi Rui. > > > I'm having problems with a Abit BH6 motherboard in conjunction > > with a S3 Trio64V+ video card. > > > When using the X server in 16-bit mode the computer completely > > freezes in no time. In 8-bit mode I have to try a bit harder. > > > I also discovered that I can't do (the computer freezes): > > > cat /proc/bus/pci/00/07.3 > > > When using the computer with a ISA videocard (the only one that > > I got my hands on) I see no problems. > > > I also have problems with W95. > > Problems under both W95 and Linux often means faulty hardware in my > experience, so you may just have a faulty S3 Trio64V+ card... > > I can't comment on the rest of your missive, so have cut it for > brevity... > > Best wishes from Riley.
Some S3 videocards are notorious when it comes to system crashes (the S3 ViRGE for instance). Maybe you trigger a bug in their hardware?
You should try the card in another box, since I doubt the Abit BH6 is the cause (although it is possible, ofcourse).
Mathijs
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