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- From: ptran@sciborg.uwaterloo.ca (Phat H Tran)
- Subject: Re: Can I buy a GUS????
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- References: <c60a-lj.724196182@danube.Berkeley.EDU>
- Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1992 07:06:45 GMT
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- In article <c60a-lj.724196182@danube.Berkeley.EDU> c60a-lj@danube.Berkeley.EDU (Rasputin) writes:
- >
- >Well, I'm gettign ready to buy a GUS, but after reading the countless posts
- >about problems with OPTI chipsets, how do I find out if I have the kind of
- >board that doesn't work with a GUS????
-
- Open up your case and look for any chips marked "OPTi" on your motherboard.
- If you should come across the offending four-letter word, then there is a
- chance that the GUS will not like your machine. Not all OPTi-based boards
- have DMA problems, but there's no easy way of testing them.
-
- Phat.
-