i have the VIA MVP3 chipset and yes it can be a nightmare. you have to go the fic site and get the upgrades for the chipset. then it works like a charm. the mobo i have if the fic pa2013 if you have win95 you have to go to amd's site and get the patch for win95. it's not the mobo its the os <g> the url is http://www.fic.tw.com i think that's right denise On 7 Apr 99 at 21:07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I also have another question; I'm planning to install Linux on another machine > > with the VIA MVP3 chipset. This particular chipset is a nightmare come true > > under Windoze98, every pci device conflicts... Does anyone know if it > > causes some problem under Linux?? thanks, > > > > Guillermo > > > This chipset is a nightmare under windoze too? I just upgraded my > mb to one with this chipset (the old one had an AMD 640) so I could > use an AGP videocard. After the upgrade, I'm having lots of scsi > problems. Maybe this is the root of my problems.