3. Hardware compatibility

3.1. What kind of hard drives does FreeBSD support?

3.2. Which SCSI controllers are supported?

3.3. Which CD-ROM drives are supported by FreeBSD?

3.4. Does FreeBSD support ZIP drives?

3.5. Does FreeBSD support JAZ, EZ and other removable drives?

3.6. Which multi-port serial cards are supported by FreeBSD?

3.7. I have an unusual bus mouse. How do I set it up?

3.8. How do I use my PS/2 (``mouse port'' or ``keyboard'') mouse?

3.9. Is it possible to make use of a mouse in any way outside the X Window?

3.10. How do I cut and paste text with mouse in the text console?

3.11. My mouse has a fancy wheel and buttons. Can I use them in FreeBSD?

3.12. How do I use the mouse/trackball/touchpad on my laptop?

3.13. What types of tape drives are supported?

3.14. Does FreeBSD support tape changers?

3.15. Which sound cards are supported by FreeBSD?

3.16. Which network cards does FreeBSD support?

3.17. I don't have a math co-processor - is that bad?

3.18. What other devices does 2.X support?

3.19. Does FreeBSD support power management on my laptop?

3.20. Workarounds for specific hardware problems

3.20.1. Micron systems hang at boot time

3.21. I have a newer Adaptec controller and FreeBSD can't find it.

3.22. I have an internal Plug & Play modem and FreeBSD can't find it.

3.23. How do I get the boot: prompt to show on the serial console?

3.24. Why doesn't my 3Com PCI network card work with my Micron computer?

3.25. Does FreeBSD support Symmetric Multiproccessing (SMP)?