Forum: Nvidia Videocards
May 6th 09, 10:59 PM Posted to alt.comp.periphs.videocards.nvidia
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Replies: 8
Views: 417
Problems With AGP BFG 6600
At a guess, the Via chipset drivers are corrupted. I believe that these
would include AGP controller drivers.
I don't know whether installing a newer version of the drivers would help...
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
April 9th 09, 08:11 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware,alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 63
Views: 1,684
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
February 10th 09, 08:37 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,901
Who is building high quality power supplies?
There are probably good PSUs in the 600-700W range (from PC Power & Cooling,
Corsair, some OCZ, etc). I suggest using the "power search" option at
www.newegg.com, even if you can't (or won't) do...
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Forum: Asus Motherboards
February 7th 09, 01:15 AM Posted to alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus
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Replies: 7
Views: 488
chipset fan replacement on A8N5X
If you're in the US or Canada, and want an exact replacement, use the Asus
esto
http://estore.asus.com/shop/item.asp?itemid=231&catid=132
The part is listed as still out of stock, though,...
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
February 4th 09, 10:37 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 6
Views: 472
Help removing heatsink
There's an official method for removing an SECC2 heatsink:
ftp://download.intel.com/design/PentiumII/packtech/24445401.pdf
As this requires special tooling, I doubt that anyone still does it.
The...
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Forum: Gigabyte Motherboards
February 2nd 09, 11:11 PM Posted to alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.gigabyte,alt.comp.periphs.videocards.nvidia
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,523
SLI with EP45 DS3r Gigabites
Your mainboard uses an Intel P45 chipset. The nVidia graphics drivers will
not support SLI on this chipset.
nVidia has not, in the past, permitted SLI on systems with Intel chipsets.
The exception...
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Forum: Nvidia Videocards
February 2nd 09, 11:11 PM Posted to alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.gigabyte,alt.comp.periphs.videocards.nvidia
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Replies: 4
Views: 730
SLI with EP45 DS3r Gigabites
Your mainboard uses an Intel P45 chipset. The nVidia graphics drivers will
not support SLI on this chipset.
nVidia has not, in the past, permitted SLI on systems with Intel chipsets.
The exception...
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Forum: Storage (alternative)
January 27th 09, 03:05 AM Posted to comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
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Replies: 30
Views: 1,191
Western Digital VelociRaptor Models
I know nothing about them. I didn't understand that the HLFS included
standard SATA power and signal connects, if in a different location that its
cousin.
www.newegg.com still lists both...
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Forum: Storage (alternative)
January 26th 09, 11:01 PM Posted to comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
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Replies: 30
Views: 1,191
Western Digital VelociRaptor Models
You left off the WD3000BLFS.
http://www.wdc.com/en/products/Products.asp?DriveID=459
The GLFS is the one you want, unless you can use a "backplane" model (the
HLFS), or can provide a mount with...
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
January 9th 09, 03:22 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 4
Views: 558
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
December 15th 08, 06:40 AM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 25
Views: 922
64bit vista question
Do you claim to have run 32 bit drivers under 64 bit Vista? The only thing I
see from you *in this thread* is a complaint that a 32 bit "Evoluent
vertical mouse driver" won't work under...
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
December 14th 08, 09:47 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 25
Views: 922
64bit vista question
Some 32 bit applications will run under Vista X64. (I believe that most
will.) Some will not. (I had to update to Photoshop CS3. CS2 didn't run
quite right, and Adobe does not support it under...
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
December 4th 08, 07:19 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 6
Views: 398
RAM for Del Dimention 8100
The answer is he
http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/dsleest/specs.htm
You have a 400 MHz FSB machine.
I suggest not spending much money on upgrading it. (RAMBUS memory is
obsolete,...
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
December 2nd 08, 10:25 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 5
Views: 442
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
October 25th 08, 10:44 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt,alt.comp.hardware.homebuilt
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Replies: 4
Views: 260
4 pin vs 8 pin EATX connect
I checked the manual for the PSU, because I thought that this was a pretty
recent unit.
The manual claims that it has *both* 4 pin and 8 pin 12V connectors. Is
there more than one model of the...
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
October 22nd 08, 01:31 AM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 5
Views: 461
New Intel System?
nVidia doesn't support SLI on systems with Intel chipsets. (Exception: 5400
"Skulltrail" boards. Dual Socket 771 boards, for particularly well-heeled
enthusiasts. Some forthcoming X58 boards are...
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
October 17th 08, 08:59 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 8
Views: 668
PCIe and PCI-X!?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pci-x
(Short answer: a PCI card *may* work in a PCI-X slot. PCI-E is physcially
incompatible with PCI and PCI-X.)
I take it that you've been out of touch with the PC...
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Forum: Asus Motherboards
October 15th 08, 08:08 PM Posted to alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus
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Replies: 4
Views: 383
BIOS update from a DOS box inside Windows XP?
That may require a real DOS boot environment, rather than an XP command
window. (The XP window looks like DOS, but it isn't.)
If your system can be booted from a USB flash drive, your simplest way...
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Forum: Asus Motherboards
October 13th 08, 09:05 PM Posted to alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus
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Replies: 6
Views: 527
Help to select SLI MB for E8400
If the OP wants X16 SLI, a 750i based board does not provide that: the 750i
has only 26 PCI-E lanes.
The 780i and 790i have 62 lanes, and support X16 SLI. (I believe that they
support *three*...
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Forum: Asus Motherboards
October 10th 08, 09:55 PM Posted to alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus
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Replies: 3
Views: 238
Quick question for P4P800 Deluxe owners
The two SATA ports on the board are both off the Intel chipset (ICH5R). I
believe that you don't need to install any additional drivers to use a SATA
drive outside RAID mode. You may not be able to...
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
October 9th 08, 05:07 AM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 18
Views: 959
Upgrade - never built an Intel system
You might notice that I mentioned "Skulltrail", if not the formal 5400
chipset designation. It's not a highly popular gaming board, although I
wouldn't be surprised if there are a few people using ...
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
October 7th 08, 10:03 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 18
Views: 959
Upgrade - never built an Intel system
The problem that I see is that SLI isn't supported on mainboards with Intel
chipsets at this time. (The Rampage Formula is an Intel X48 board.) nVidia
only supports their own chipsets in their...
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
October 1st 08, 04:57 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,013
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
September 30th 08, 08:23 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,013
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Forum: Nvidia Videocards
September 29th 08, 07:15 PM Posted to alt.comp.periphs.videocards.nvidia
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Replies: 2
Views: 393
ROM for PNY 8800 GT (VCG88512GXPB) bios
http://www.mvktech.net/component/option,com_remository/Itemid,26/func,selectfolder/cat,67/page,4/
"Dean Burchell" dean@deanburchell .com wrote in message...
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