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For anyone out there running Intel Pro/1000 MT desktop NICs here are the updated Intel® PRO/1000 MT Network Adapter Drivers v8.4 (7.4.19) :bonk:
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NF7 2.0 & NF7-S 2.0 Although, I'm still using BIOS 18 on my NF7-S and BIOS 17 on my NF7 (havn't re-formatted yet) NF7/NF7-S V2 BIOS 24 * Please use AWDFLASH 8.23D or later to update NF7 series BIOS. With incorrect AWDFLASH version, the GUID will be erased, and leads to IEEE1394 peer to peer function failed. AWDFLASH 8.23K is included in this BIOS package. * Fixed the issue that PS/2 wheel mouse is no response under limited condition: - Use certain PS/2 wheel mouse and certain USB keyboard. - PS/2 wheel mouse works fine but lose response on 1st, 3rd, 5th.... restarting windows. Nevertheless, it works fine on 2nd, 4th.... restarting windows. …
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Mostly just SATA hard drives are out, but SATA DVD+-RW drives are starting to appear (from Plextor I think).
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Measuring the Benefits of AGP: Is PCI-Express Necessary? "During Computex we saw photos of several Intel 925x boards equipped with both PCI Express and AGP slots. Since Intel’s new chipset doesn’t offer simultaneous support for PCI-E and AGP, there was a serious question as to how Gigabyte and ECS (the two manufacturers with boards on display) were accomplishing it." ... ... ... "For the gamer, however, PCI-Express is going to be a non-issue. Given that most games today barely stress the AGP 2x bus, moving to double AGP 8x isn’t going to do anything. It’s the equivalent of widening a highway no one drives on. Had AGP developed in the direction it was intended…
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are there any places to get inft to update chips on a videocard, for example its BIOS or support for newer technology like ps 3 just a thought, did some searching way back didnt come up with much but it goes with the idea of just update to newest tech insted of buying a whole new card umm that idea could hit the why they dont do that would befuddle their profits...
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will after my falure to find firmware updates for my video card im starting to crack for a video card upgrade. i think CrAzY would be a better term, but ive stalked my prey and think the time is right to strike. they i will be ready for ROME total war!!! hehehehe yes i am cRaZy now where did i put that button here it is anyone know if this would work with a 320 power supply with evething in my sig and 4 extra fans (spairs from past power supplys) for cooling, i know i gots a spair power hook up for it and also a cdrom dive and burrner, i thinking im borderlineing it
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Intel's 'BTX' Motherboard Debuts on Gateway's PC "The Gateway 700GR is built on Intel's highly anticipated Balanced Technology Extended (BTX) architecture. While not made specifically for PC-enthusiasts, the system features an advanced cooling system that can handle high-speed processors as well as the fastest and most power-hungry graphics and add-in cards and hard drives." The beginning of the end for ATX?!
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Apple to ditch IBM, switch to Intel chips "Apple has used IBM's PowerPC processors since 1994, but will begin a phased transition to Intel's chips, sources familiar with the situation said. Apple plans to move lower-end computers such as the Mac Mini to Intel chips in mid-2006 and higher-end models such as the Power Mac in mid-2007, sources said."
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alright been haveing a light crashing issue, havent veen able to figure it out since my Aopen a77-8xn has a built in hardware controled breaker/ kill switch and never gave me a error except that of a pc speaker alarm, witch i found is for when something overheats per the manual basically after installing some hardware monators i found 2 things 1)the chipset, via k400, was over heating 2) the -5 volt from the power is sitting at -6.1 vts the +5 is sitting at about 4.2 the heating problem fixed with the install of a fan on the heat sink of system controler but made me think the -6 may be over charging the chipset and over heating it. after getting …
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High-Performance Power Supply Units "The new power supply standard ATX12V 2.01 necessitates a new power supply for PCIe systems, which is reason enough for THG to put the latest devices to the test. We are particularly concerned with efficiency values, an aspect that is frequently overlooked. The more efficient the power supply is, the less energy is converted to heat inside the unit. Less heat means the fans inside the unit spin more slowly while kicking out the same level of power, which translates into significantly less noise. Less heat also means that the components of the supply are under less strain, thus boosting the life of the power supply as well as that of…
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Hard Drives: ATA versus SATA "The future of SATA holds great things for those wanting even more speed, as drives with 300 MB/second transfer rates (SATA II) will be readily available in 2005, and by 2008 speeds of up to 600 MB/second can be expected. Those speeds are incredible, and are hard to imagine at this point. Another performance benefit found on SATA drives is their built-in hot-swap capabilities. SATA drives can be brought on and offline without shutting down the computer system, providing a serious benefit to those who can’t afford downtime, or who want to move drives in and out of operation quickly. The higher number of wires in the power connection is pa…
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Point-of-View GeForce 6800GT They used this for their test system: (nice to see a not-so-highend system) CPU AMD Athlon XP3200+ (11.5 x 200) Motherboard Abit NF7-S (NVIDIA nForce2 Ultra 400) Chipset Drivers NVIDIA nForce UDP v4.24 RAM 1024MB (2x512MB) PC3200 DDR400 RAM Video Point Of View GeForce 6800 GT Video Drivers NVIDIA ForceWare 66.51 (Non WHQL) OS Windows XP Professional SP2 DirectX Runtime 9.0c
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Ok, here's the story: Gigabyte GA-7VTXE (VIA 266a) motherboard, Athlon XP Palamino 1800+, 3 sticks of 256Meg 266MHz DDR, 270 watt power stupply, GeForce3 Ti 200, Kingston nic, SB Live. Above system stops working after pc box gets punched. All fans spin, no post from pc, no beeps. Take out: SB live, Kingston nic, 2 sticks of mem. Move the stick of mem around, same. Try a different stick of mem. same. Took out video card (so there wasn't one), same. The GB m/b has a led on it that starts yellow, then goes green after it starts POST, but now never goes green! Replace the m/b with a Chaintech 7NJL6 (nforce2), same. Try a different video card, same. Try differe…
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one for you ATI guys any one heard of any problems with this card and after install of the card, windows not booting up? basically loads and BSOD, i think by the discription my friend gave me. personally think it is sucking too much juice and the harddrive doesnt have enought power to spin or probally something wrong on the card. thoughts apperated
