Be User's Guide: Hardware Compatibility
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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
Chips
Cards
Chips
Sound Cards
for BeOS Release 4.5.
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