On Fri, 1 Oct 1999, John Aldrich wrote:
> On Fri, 01 Oct 1999, you wrote:
> > It is a BIOS problem. If you'd like confirmation of it, check the Linux
> > Kernel mailing list archives. There was quite a discussion about this
> > problem just a few weeks ago.
> >
> Then why does it ONLY appear on Non-Intel chipset/processor combos? I
> have yet to see any reports of problems of this nature on Intel
> processors and chipsets!
>
> I hate to say it, but it would appear that whoever wrote the APM
> drivers wrote 'em for Intel chipsets and motherboards!
> >
> > $200 motherboard or not, the BIOS vendor screwed up their
> > implementation.
> >
> Well, perhaps....but why is it ONLY (apparently) on non-Intel
> chipsets/processors? Why is it almost exclusively an AMD/Cyrix
> problem???
> John
>
Quit ragging on AMD/Cyrix, it this does happen on intel systems, the
very first report as a matter of fact It's just most of those boards
died in the initial mass of celeron overclockings. And the rest are
mainly "screaming gamer rigs". The key point is the bios, and how it's
implements the atx shutdown. it's not like it's the first time oems have
tweaked hardware..
