Hi RS,

This is a question that 'pops-up' occasionally on these newsgroups. i don;t
think I've ever seen a definitive answer.

To address your specific questions - using info I have gather from comments made
in the NT4 NGs in recent times.

1. Most P4 motherboards and processors will work with NT4 - but you could have
problems trying to use the more advanced features and peripherals.

2. An example: UltraDMA HDD access is available for Intel M/Bs up to the 845
family, but Intel - with an amount of prompting from Microsoft I suspect -
dropped it in later chipsets. I'm unsure whether DMA HDD access using the
Microsoft supplied ATAPI.SYS will work on these chipsets. See
http://nt4ref.zcm.com.au/dmahdd.htm for how this is normally done.

3. Other 'on board' facilities like sound/graphics/network could be in similar
'no drivers available' situation. They should be able to be disabled and
replaced by add-in PCI, AGP etc.. cards that are supported in NT4 theoretically
- if a bit expensive :-(

4. Some have reported that the 'Hyper threading' on the P4 can be left on - NT4
then uses the multiprocessor kernel and thinks it is running on a multiprocessor
architecture. Others have reported that this is unstable, and you need to
disable hyper threading and run a uniprocessor kernel. The detail here is
clouded in mystery :-)

I don't have any info on the 'Pentium D' but I suspect it will still work as
long as it emulates the X86 architecture - with all the same problems as listed
above.

From what I have read, you may do better with non-Intel chipset motherboards
(eg: VIA) they still seem to be writing NT4 support drivers for their hardware.

Comments from others with experience or thoughts welcomed - I'd like a lot more
detail on this subject myself!

Hope what I have said helps,

Calvin.