OK, this sounds even more like ALi changed the silicon, probably trying to merge the M1621 and M1631 onto the same wafers but not getting it quite right. The CPU-to-PCI and memory controller parts of the two chips look to be pretty similar but not exactly the same -- one has two more RAS lines for example -- and perhaps they figured that Windows wouldn't give a crap if it was a M1631 or a M1621 with a TNT in the AGP slot. If I'm right (I'm *not* taking any bets on this if that tells you anything :-) then I imagine that Asus was every bit as pissed off as you are.
Another possible reason that motherboard manufacturers aren't interested in helping much: *They* don't have the level of control they'd like to have, either. :-( --Bob On Thu, Oct 04, 2001 at 09:13:47PM -0600, Ronald G Minnich wrote: > > On Thu, 4 Oct 2001, Bob Drzyzgula wrote: > > > Perhaps ALi accidentally mislabled some M1631s as M1621s? > > it's not a label. That's the weird part. It's the PCI device id. > > > We're going to yank the heatsink on both boards and see what's up. > > ron >
