NEXTSTEP for Intel Processors

Title: IBM ValuePoint Series
Entry Number: 1516
Last Updated: <<Date June 13 1995>>

Product Vendor:
IBM Corporation
P.O. Box 12195
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-9990
USA

+1 (800) 772 2227 USA toll-free phone - Sales and Technical Support
+1 (800) 426 3333 USA toll-free phone - Information
+1 (800) 426 3395 fax back system
+1 (800) 426 1774 USA toll-free phone - IBM International Marketing Desk
011 61 2 634 9111 IBM Australia & New Zealand
011 3314 905 7000 IBM France
011 44 256 56144 IBM United Kingdom
011 813 3586 1111 IBM Japan
+1 (919) 517 0001 bulletin board system
WWW: http://www.ibm.com/

Keywords: ValuePoint, IBM, VESA, Localbus, ISA, S3

Overview:
The IBM ValuePoint series computers listed for use with NEXTSTEP in the Hardware Compatibility Guide include the 466DX2/S, 466DX2/D, and 466DX2T. These systems include an Intel 486 processor running at 66Mhz and an ISA bus with four slots. They provide graphics resolutions of up to 1024 x 768 in 8 bit grayscale and 800 x 600 in 16 bit color via an integrated, localbus S3-805 graphics adapter.

Known Problems:
Releases 3.2 and 3.1
·	The IDE controller integrated into the IBM ValuePoint computers is incompatible with NEXTSTEP's current IDE driver. Use SCSI hard disk drives and adapters on these systems.
Release 3.3
·	The 3.3 IDE driver is compatible with the IBM ValupPoint series.  You should use the "Large IDE Disk Driver during installation. Type "rootdev=hd0a" at the boot prompt to boot after installing.