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Robert Entwistle wrote:
> 
> Some motherboards are not fully compatible with Cyrix or AMD's chips.  I had a
> generic FX motherboard with an AMD-K5 chip, and when loading software, it would
> crash the system half-way through the install.
> 
> Solution:  Bought a Gigabyte GA-586HX motherboard, solved all problems.
> Sometimes you have to shell out the extra cash to get a motherboard that has a
> little reliability behind it.  Try to choose one which has a web-site, a bbs
> line, or an address you can get to!
> 

I got one of those Gigabyte MB and I love it.
Bob B



> In article <01bc32c4$ede64040$39e437cb@dad-s>, dunn@wantree.com.au says...
> >
> >Gday,
> >
> >I recently bought a new clone HX motherboard with a Cyrix P166+ CPU.
> >
> >In the 5 days I have had it I have had to format my Hard Drives 3 times,
> >then go through the process of re-installing all of my software.
> >
> >Basically I am getting a lot of Windows Protection errors, lost clusters
> >and spontaneous reboots.
> >
> >The system worked fine for the last couple of days but when I got home
> >today it would reboot after loading Win95 (OEM 2) about halfway. I tried to
> >re install Win95 but was having a lot of errors reading the CD Rom (Corrupt
> >cab file message) and lock-ups in DOS. After re-partitioning and formating
> >the Hard Drives again I was able to get Win 95 installed again (albeit with
> >a couple of crashes). I am loathe to re install all of my software again as
> >I dont trust the machine.
> >
> >Any ideas of possible reasons for my problem will be greatly appreciated.
> >
> >Iain Dunn
> >
> >Perth, Western Australia.