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To: Jdaasoc who wrote (66274)2/20/2001 10:40:27 AM
From: Bilow  Read Replies (1) of 93625
 
Hi Jdaasoc; Re the Windows 2000 problem with the GA-7DX...

(1) This has nothing whatsoever to do with the memory interface. Instead, it's an issue with VIA's chipset. Why pin it on DDR?

(2) This is the sort of thing that is very common in new boards and is fixed in drivers. Why didn't you complain about these problems that the P4 had when it first came out? Here, I'll give you a reminder:

P4 chipset bug lingers
geek.com

(3) Why didn't you include the conclusion of the article, where they noted that they eventually fixed the problem?

Stability in Windows 98 SE was a non-issue, which is something we have come to expect with any Gigabyte board in recent months. Once you get the board up and running (aside from our difficulty with obtaining functional drivers for the VIA 686B South Bridge in Windows 2000) there were no obvious flaws. Recently we obtained drivers that worked on our ASUS board. We will be adding Windows 2000 numbers to this review soon. Very little on the negative side other than ASUS, was more polished overall in terms of tweaking features, manual and the like. The 7DX is quite worthy of an 8 out of 10. Solid all the way around.
sharkyextreme.com

The rest of your post is fluff. Sure, DDR is never gonna get here. Just keep thinking that, and leave those options on the table.

If you're going to try to FUD DDR, at least try and do it in a way that doesn't have to be corrected a week later.

-- Carl
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