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Now that I discovered that 164SX SRM recognises Intel 8255x NICs and allows

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them to be net booted lets document that fact.
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<para>164LX and 164SX with SRM firmware version 5.8 or later can boot
from Adaptec 2940-series adapters. A test with an Adaptec 3940UW
showed that that one is not supported however.</para>
showed that that one is not supported however. 164SX SRM recognises
Intel 8255x Ethernet cards which show up as eia. Using such a
NIC allows network booting.</para>
<para>In summary: this family of machines is <quote>blessed</quote> with a
challenging compatibility as far as SCSI adapters go.</para>
<para>In summary: this family of machines is <quote>blessed</quote> with
a challenging compatibility as far as SCSI adapters go.</para>
<para>On 164SX you can have a maximum of 1 Gbyte of RAM. 4 regular
(PC100 or PC133) 256MB DIMMs are reported to work just fine. Whether