My cover letters (with "A14985-001" at the bottom) don't state this.

I found it. The note about 176 MHz is on a single sheet of paper with Intel letterhead that came with the system. It simply listed what came with the Evaluation System plus the note Susan quotes.

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"Also note, the IXP1200 Network Processor on this evaluation system runs at a core frequency of 176 MHz. This temporary condition is due to a lack of component availability used to design the evaluation board."

------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Also, out of curiosity, what value in hex does my "mmu_id_chip" routine return on your systems? -- Perry