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Be User's Guide: Hardware Compatibility


The Be User's Guide Table of Contents

Hardware Compatibility



This document lists the hardware device that are supported by the BeOS in Release 4.5. The list is kept up-to-date on the Be Web site at www.be.com/products/beosreadylist.html



  Processors 

  • Intel Celeron, Pentium [Pro], Pentium II [Xeon], Pentium III [Xeon]
  • AMD K6, K6-2, K6-III
  • Cyrix 686MX, 686GXm
  • IDT Winchip 2, Winchip C6
  • Rise mP6



  Chipsets 

  • Intel 430 HX/VX/FX/TX, 440 FX/LX/BX, and 450 KX/GX/NX
  • Via MVP3
  • SiS 5597 and 5598
  • ALi Aladdin 5



  IDE 

  • IDE, EIDE, ATAPI support
  • UltraDMA 33 and 66 support
  • Removable media (Zip, SyQuest, Jaz, etc)
  • SIIG UltraIDE Pro PCI cards
  • Promise Ultra33 and Ultra66 PCI IDE cards



  SCSI 

  • Adaptec AIC-7850, 7870, 7880, and 7895 chipsets;
       AHA-2940, 2940UW, and 3940 cards
  • Symbios 53c8xx chipsets
  • Tekram DC-310, DC-390U2B, DC-390F
  • Diamond Fireport 20, Fireport 40
  • BusLogic BT948, BT958, and BT958D



  USB 

  • UHCI-based controllers (Intel PIIX4 and Via chipsets)
  • All USB keyboards, mice, and hubs
  • USB-connected printers and printer adapters (supported printers only see Printers)
  • SIIG UltraIDE Pro PCI cards
  • Promise Ultra33 and Ultra66 PCI IDE cards



  Printers 

  • Postscript-based
  • Hewlett-Packard PCL-based
  • Epson



  Networking 

  • External modems all brands
  • Internal modems:
    • USRobotics 56k
    • ActionTec Desklink
    • BTC 56k
    • and many more...but not Winmodems / soft-modems
  • Intel EtherExpress at 10/100Mbps
  • Digital 21040-, 21041-, and 21143-based cards:
    • Kingston KNE40T
    • Linksys 10MB EtherPCI and EtherFast 100BaseTX
    • Addtron AEF380TX
    • Farallon FastEtherTX
    • Accton EN1207-B-TX
    • Netgear FA310TX Rev C
    • and others...
  • 3Com 3c503, 3c900, and 3c900B at 10Mbps, and Fast Etherlink XL (3c905 & 3c905B) at 10/100Mbps
  • NE2000 compatible ISA and PCI cards
  • NE2000PCMCIA cards:
    • D-Link DE-660
    • Linksys (8 and 16-bit)
    • Kingston EtherRx



  Still Image Capture 

  • Nikon Coolpix 900
  • Polariod PDC640
  • Olympus D320-L and D340-L
  • Camedia C-340-L, C400, and C840-L



  Video Capture 

  • Brooktree BT848, 878, and 879 chipsets:
    • ADS Channel Surfer TV
    • Miro PCTV
    • IXMicro ixTV and TurboTV
    • STB PCI/TV
    • AverMedia TV98
    • Video Highway Xtreme 98
    • Hauppauge WinCast TV 400, 401, 404, and 447
    • IO-DATA GV-VCP and PCI
    • KeyVision Combo 606
    • and many more...



  Graphics Cards 

Cards

  • 3D Blaster Banshee
  • ASUS V3200
  • ATI All-In-Wonder [Pro], Xpert@Work [Pro/98], and others.
  • Canopus Total3D 128V
  • Diamond Viper V330 and 550, Stealth II G460, Monster Fusion
  • Intel Express 3D
  • Matrox Mystique, Mystique 220, Mystique G200; Millenium, Millennium II, Millennium II AGP; Productiva G100; Marvel
  • Real3D Starfighter
  • STB Voodoo3 2000, 3000, 3500; Velocity 128 and 440C

Chips

  • 3Dfx Voodoo2 (3D only), Voodoo3, and Banshee
  • nVidia RIVA 128, TNT, and TNT2 (PCI or AGP)
  • ATI 3D Rage II, Pro, Pro Turbo, and LT Pro
  • SiS 5598, 6326, and 620 on-board graphics
  • S3 Virge, Virge DX, and Virge GX (but not VX)
  • Intel i740
  • Matrox MGA-G100 and MGA-G200 (PCI or AGP)
  • NeoMagic 128, 128XD, and 256AV (used in portables)



  Sound Cards 

Cards

  • E-mu APS
  • Ensoniq AudioPCI
  • I/OMagic MagicSound 16 and MagicSound PCI
  • NewClear PCI 128
  • SoundBlaster Live!, PCI 16/32/64/128/512, Vibra PnP, AWE32, AWE64, AWE64 Gold, and manually configured SB16 compatibles.
  • Turtle Beach Daytona
  • Yamaha Waveforce 192XG

Chips

  • Crystal 4235, 4236, and 4237
  • ES 137x
  • ESS 1938 (Solo-1)
  • EMU10k1
  • OPTi931
  • S3 SonicVibes
  • Yamaha YMF715 and YMF724



The Be User's Guide,
for BeOS Release 4.5.

Copyright © 1999 Be, Inc. All rights reserved.

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