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To: Burt Masnick who wrote (86908)	8/16/1999 11:11:00 AM
From: Robert Douglas	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

Burt, Thanks for the alert from the AMD thread concerning Athlon problems. I have quit reading that thread as it seems to have turned into a propaganda machine for the holy war against Intel. Post anything useful you find slogging through the huge number of posts. -RD

To: Burt Masnick who wrote (86908)	8/16/1999 12:51:00 PM
From: Tony Viola	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

Burt, re "Athlon...processor availability problems and chip set/motherboard problems." The paragraph below brought to memory an old expression from around the lab: What's that burning smell? I don't know, but it smells like "essence of resistor!" Because compatibility is a major concern with a new product such as this, AMD has provided a list of hardware that they have tested and verified as compatible. This list is quite extensive and includes video cards, memory and even power supplies. The biggest issue appears to be that if the power supply does not supply the voltages properly, the chipset will become damaged rendering the board unusable. Tony