[Pc_Support] Re: AMD64 chipset Linux support .... -- NEVER desktop chipset for server

[Bryan J. Smith]

On Tue, 2006-07-11 at 21:34 +0000, John A. Ellis wrote:
> I have 6 boxes running AMD64 CPUs and Via chipsets, including the very 
> board you are looking at in one box. All run Linux extraordinarily well. 
> Press on, you'll be happy.

_Never_ use a desktop (much less consumer) chipset for a server.

I wrote my response to the AMD64 list, before I even realized it was
William:  
https://www.redhat.com/archives/amd64-list/2006-July/msg00014.html  


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