ALL with PCI problems with KT133 chipset READ

[ingenue007]

READ

this sucks big time.

 

[Bobstopper]

Well the Moderator there seems to think that this is all false... Let's hope so.

 

[SuperSix]

Yea, and the sky is falling..

Don't believe everything you read!!

 

[Binary]

Hi guys!
I found this posting in the newsgroup.
Here's an answer from an Abit Tech:
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Hi Jimmy,

This bug is all new to me. As far as I know KA7 and KT7 use a GAL
to switch buster mastering sigals for extraordinary PCI slots, there
shouldn't be any busmaster sharing issue.

<KA7-100/KT7-RAID Buster Mastering signals>
There are 5 Buster Mastering signals
-- HPT370
-- PCI-1
-- PCI-2
-- PCI-4
-- switch, switching for PCI-3, PCI-5 and PCI-6

Best Regards.

John Tsai
FAE department, ABIT Computer Co.
johntsai@abit.com.tw
Tel:+886-2-26981888 ext 1611
Fax:+882-2-26984338

On Fri, 10 Nov 2000 13:28:55 +0100, &quot;Jimmy Tak&quot;
<fl.tak@quickonline.nl> wrote:
>As you can read here:
>http://www.apushardware.com/vb/showthread.php?threadid=391 There is a bug in
>the KT133 chipset wich causes unstabilities is your pci devices share bus
>mastering signals.
>Solution: don't let pci devices that use bus mastering share irq's!
>To find out wich devices use bus mastering you can use this (win9x only)
>program:
>http://www.entechtaiwan.com/cgi-bin/cc.exe?url=www.entechtaiwan.com/files/pc
>ilist.exe
>To free up more IRQ's disable USB (use a USB to PS/2 plug is you have USB
>mouse and/or keybord) and disable ACPI.
>For more information on wich slots share IRQ's look at the FAQ
>http://go.to/kt7faq
>