I think I have finally penetrated what the BP6 is about. In the manual
Abit says that the SMP capabilities are experimental. I read that
originally thinking, yea, ok, this is an experiment in a whole new form
(factor) of dual PPGA. So what's the biggie? There were lots of dual
slot-1 boards running celerons reliably like Tyan, ASUS, EPOX, and so
on. So it seemed hardly an experiment on my part to drop two celerons
into the sockets rather than slotkets.
But, now it is clear that it wasn't me experimenting -- it was Abit! And
not experimenting with the form factor which was hardly real
engineering, just ballsy in the face of Intel, but with the Bios. So
Abit has pushed out their RD to us to get the kinks worked out of their
SMP bios and because they pissed off Intel, they probably had to do it
on their own. This is why the BP6 has been so damn painful. I feel
used.
Mike
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