Now that you mention it, I do remember having to update the VIA drivers
and fool with the IRQs when I set up the system last year.
It took some perseverance, and (now that you've jogged my memory) I recall
that at one point I was contemplating what would happen if I bounced the box
off the wall <evil grin>. But once I got it set up, it has run good ever
since.
Jim Meagher
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----- Original Message -----
From: Kurr, Martin <[log in to unmask]>
> Jim,
>
> This statement was after the "from Diamond, Via" section (in the "summary
> from various sources" section), and referred to various reports of serious
> bugs in the Via MVP3 chipset setup in Windows 95 when using certain
hardware
> combinations. The improved "4-in-1" drivers released early Sep 99 from
Via
> seem better so far, but I have seen no documented accounts. The FIC page
> posted a recommendation against using Win95 (recommended Win98). Win95
> requires more patches (AMDK6UP, IDE Busmaster drivers, etc.) and is
> potentially messed up by the IRQ Routing patch (intended for Win98).
> Martin Kurr
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> > ----------
> > From: Jim Meagher[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> > Reply To: PCBUILD - Personal Computer Hardware discussion List
> > Sent: Thursday, September 23, 1999 1:42 PM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] Diamond V770
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Kurr, Martin <[log in to unmask]>
> >
> >
> > >
> > > Did you catch that? Do not use Windows 95 with Via Apollo MVP3
chipset!
> > >
> >
> >
> > Martin,
> >
> > Was this statement from VIA, Diamond, or Martin?
> > I'm curious because my son's FIC 503+ board with the VIA MVP3 chipset
has
> > been running Win95 just fine for a little over a year now. I had to
> > install
> > a patch from AMD for the K6-2/350 CPU, but even overclocked to 400 the
> > system runs with no problems.
> >
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