Re: ABIT BH6 problems

Riley Williams (rhw@MemAlpha.CX)
Mon, 19 Jul 1999 20:47:33 +0100 (GMT)


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.

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