On Wed, 7 Feb 2001 09:29:23 -0700 (MST), Ronald G Minnich wrote:
>you can use it, but assume errors. Sorry about that. This is part of the
>Intel experience.
>
>This is where Ollie tells you that you should have used the SiS chipset
>:-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-)
Actually we tried to use other stuff since Intel is expensive but, None of the vendors
save
Arrow wanted to mess with a measly 10k piece/year order. I know VIA is a bad word
here but
they had a chipset that was almost perfect for us since it had a built in LCD driver
but we
just don't have the quantity...
>Note that the "visit my lab" offer extends to you too. We're always happy
>to help people visit and thrash this stuff out.
Thanks... The Arkansas to Cali trip would be a doozie... If we get totally stumped we
might
mail you a board.. But right now we only have 1.
>If you have a PCI bus analyzer you ought to be able to see those addressed
>go by -- they do transit the PCI bus on the way to the south bridge.
>
Sure we got one its carbon-based and involves probeing each address/data line per
fetch.
*grin* Actually this board has no sockets so a stock card wouldn't do us any good.
We are
in the process of making a jig that will let us hook up the logic analyzer to get a
little
clearer picture of whats happening.
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Richard A. Smith Bitworks, Inc.
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Sr. Design Engineer http://www.bitworks.com
