On Wed, 2004-05-05 at 14:52, Ross Dickson wrote: > On Wednesday 05 May 2004 22:18, Ian Kumlien wrote: > > On Wed, 2004-05-05 at 13:24, Ross Dickson wrote: > > > > > They can't see through their Windows.??!@@#$$%%&*& > > > > > > ML1-0505-19 Re: Cause of lockups with KM-18G Pro is incorrect pci reg values in bios -please update bios > > > > > > From: > > > "dr.pro" > > > > > > To: > > > > > > > > > Date: > > > Today 17:38:08 > > > > > > Dear Ross, > > > > > > Thank you very much for contacting Albatron technical support. > > > > > > KM18G Pro has been proved under Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP but Linux, so you > > > may encounter problems with it under Linux. We suggest you use Windows > > > 98SE/ME/2000/XP for the stable performance. Sorry for the inconvenience and > > > please kindly understand it. > > > > > > Please let us know if you have any question. > > > > Please kindly understand it? I wouldn't... I'm about to bash asus, so... > > This information gets me in the moood to do some real bashing =) > > > > Btw, does windows do a C1 disconnect? And if so how often? > > I think it does as temps are lower then linux without disconnect. > Here are some temperatures from my machine read from the bios on reboot. > I gave it minimal activity for the minutes prior to reboot. > > Win98, 47C > XPHome, 42C > Patched Linux 2.4.24 (1000Hz), 40C > Linux 2.6.3-rc1-mm1, 53C with no disconnect > > I think the disconnect happens for less time percentage. With slower > ticks one might assume less often than linux. > -Ross Which means that the problem isn't as likely to occur under Windows, which also explains why mb-manuf ppl are lazy =P. -- Ian Kumlien -- http://pomac.netswarm.net