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Yes, this is the only viable point. I'm assuming that V5 5500 has a TV-out, yes? Dual displays could also be neat (like CRT+LCD), especially if You use Photoshop or similar a lot. I've never seen a V5 in action, so I can't say much about the 2D quality. Maybe it beat nVidia's offerings back...

1,4 Gig/mo? Nice traffic for just the forums, or is there something else (hosted pics etc.)? Jan

This will do some serious damage... Thanks for the info, C. Jan

Papst is marketed/sold mainly in Europe, Panaflo in North America. What I've understood from SilentPCReview is that most Panaflos ship without RPM sensing capabilities. They usually have no connector at all. Some places will sell You a Panaflo without the connector, and charge You extra for it...

Almost all Papst fans have models with RPM sensing. They can be identified by /2 in the model number. Example: Papst 8412 NGL is the 12dB 80 mm fan Papst 8412 N/2GL is the same fan w/ RPM sensing Pretty much same for Panaflo. The ones w/ RPM sensing can be identified by looking at the end of...

True, but if You already own a GF4 Ti, the increase in performance is not worth $200. But in a year there will be DX9 apps, and then GF4 will get slow... New card would be justified, if You use FSAA & AF, 'cause GF4 sucks with these. Jan

Hopefully it's not mutilated like the Radeon 9500/9600 cards are compared to Radeon 9700/9800[Pro], just lower clocked version of FX 5900. IIRC FX 5900 has eight pipelines, whereas FX 5700 has only four... Think there's going to be a impact on performance. Cheers, Jan

It's assigning an IP to a device without assigning it in the device. Basically You can enter the MAC of your NIC to the DHCP server reservations table, thus reserving particular IP for the computer that has the NIC. This way You can setup the IP addresses from the server (if there is need for...

You can't use Promise's drivers/BIOSs with an integrated RAID controller. I think that applies to SATA controllers as well. The BIOS of the integrated controllers is embedded in the motherboard's BIOS, so You must flash both at the same time. You can use Promise's drivers, but You have to flash...

I don't think so. If it would be a problem, then Windows' Disk Management wouldn't allow You to do so in the first place. Cheers, Jan

You're welcome. Jan

No. If You had bad memory it would beep, but if the CPU is not installed it doesn't do anything. The PSU will go on, HD will spin, perhaps even the fans attached to the motherboard will spin. But the board itself is dead until You put a CPU in it. Cheers, Jan

Bugger... Why didn't I spot that... Congrats Time! Jan

Big Blue gives out the same data; it's a Tualatin. Jan

Yes, I'm still waiting for the model that has a bluetooth headset, and the display is integrated to a watch... Then the phone itself can be as small as they can get, prolly integrated/attachable to belt. BTW, if any Nokia/Sony-Ericsson/Samsung/Panasonic etc. designer should read this: I just...

I was thinking about HC... There's more nudity (read: sex) on TV than in Playboy nowadays. Jan

I'm just waiting to see if someone is stupid enough to start an "MMS pr0n service" where one could get small clips for a price of $5 a piece. :D There should be some sort of age verification, for obvious reasons... Jan

Exaggeration will help in getting people's attention more easily... If DRM will help lower the pricing down, that's a big plus. What I wouldn't like: Can't copy an audio CD for my car (if I had one) or for my portable, make Mp3s and use it in computer/Mp3 player (or car) without "connecting to...

Tom's HW charts are useful for something like this (if for anything). Yes, there is more air in the ratings over 2800+. It varies from app to app. Jan

Yes, and Palladium will make sure that You don't install any other suppliers programs (or things like Cas' XPCacheFilter), unless the supplier first approves the app with M$ and gives M$ heaps of moola. Even the driver certification takes ages. If You have ever downloaded dets from nVidia.com...

The SATA ports in i8x5 motherboards (the ones in ICH5) are unvisible to legacy OSs (DOS -> WinME), if You don't activate the ports in legacy mode in BIOS. 2k/XP works OK. If You are using on-board RAID (I think P4C800 has one) they should work fine in legacy OSs, if You just setup the array in...

I currently have 6210, and I used to have 8110. I think that all the crap in current cells (cameras etc.) is absolutely unnecessary. But there needs to be new functions to make people want new phones (or, want anything new actually). I'd happily change them all (well, not the forthcoming...

Maybe my rant was too drastic. I'd nominate FX 5600 as Ti4000, and FX 5600 Ultra as Ti4200. I'm sure You meant 5600 Ultra, as 5900 Ultra is fighting neck-to-neck with Radeon 9700/9800 Pro, both in performance and price. I did mean FX5900 in the rant, somehow I slipped 5800 there. 5800 is not an...

I don't know what nVidia and ATI are doing. There has been no speed increase in a year, when I bought a Ti4200. nVidia has the new FX line, but even Ti4200 beats FX 5600 easily if running non-Dx9 software. Haven't seen any comparison between Ti4200 and FX 5600 Ultra, but I think they should...

How about using it? :) The price/performance is similiar to FX 5200/FX 5200 Ultra, IIRC. Jan

Same here. I think that it's going to be a forced upgrade in Longhorn... Jan

LOL...... Hey, wait, that's not funny. It's the TRUTH. :D Jan

OK, I hate to say this, but for once (at least... :D), the US site of any global company is better than the global site. I spent like half an hour in the global site of ABit scrolling through the FAQs, not founding anything useful. Then I went to www.abit-usa.com (actually, I used the language...

I've thought of replacing 60 GB 120GXP in my older system by buying a 120 GB drive. I'm thinking of buying the new Samsung SP1203N, or even SP1213N (8MB cache) if it ever comes out on the open market here. 7200.7 is a viable option too (8MB cache version, as it has three year warranty), but...

Win9x must be installed prior to installation of Win2k/XP. Not the other way around. IIRC I got the same symptoms with my older system, as I installed both WinXP and Win98SE to it. I too had to install XP first, as I had lost all my boot disks. Later on I tried to install Win98SE, but the setup...

I stopped overclocking when my older computer corrupted some big zips because of the overclock. Well, running a BX motherboard at 124 MHz FSB with all four mem slots occupied might have something do to with the matter... I only max mem timings nowadays. Maybe I should try to unlock the...

Well I don't overclock at all....

Go to \windows\inf and locate the manufacturer's .inf-file (use search, containing text -field) and remove it (and maybe all files with the same filename, but different extension... just removing the .inf should do it). Uninstall the device, reboot and see if the controller uses the Windows'...

I have only Swifty MCX-462 w/ Papst N/2GM & AS3... :wink: Jan

Hmm... Microsoft doesn't really have any good competition. That's part of the problem IMO. Linux is too divided with dozens of different distros. Plus, not all manufacturers have provided good drivers for Linux, so Linux runs a bit late in terms of hardware support. (I'm not up-to-date with the...

If the naming is based on the ATI's chips, 9100 is a renamed Radeon 8500, and 9000 is... well, 9000. If You check Futuremark's Hall of Fame, You'll see that 8500/9100 performs better in 3DMark 2001 SE (if that's really anything to base the comparison...). Some versions of 9000 have VIVO...

I don't end up with anyhing if I just "rent" the OS&Office for $20/year. After the renting period is over, I can't legally use the software anymore. If I buy full licences (or OEM, to be exact), I can move them to another (new) machine if I wish to do so, or continue using them on the computer...

I'd be willing to pay $20 a year to use Windows and Office, always the latest versions, and that's the whole payment (no upgrade fees that is). M$ is too greedy? Perhaps, but it's not nice from M$ to abuse the monopoly it currently has. Jan

Re-installation can be a bitch with dynamic disks. You cannot boot from a dynamic drive, if the partition wasn't bootable (active) prior conversation. Jan

There is no easy way back to basic disk though, Ghost or deleting all the drives (You can change back to basic disk only then) are the only options. I don't think that PM has this feature yet, and I would be too scared to use it anyway... :wink: Jan

Yes, very ineresting... :lol: Jan

LOL Jan

I tried bleem too when it was out, but it was too buggy (slowdowns, lockups, really bad graphic bugs). Some of the SNES emulators have options to make the graphics look even better than they did with the real deal... Jan

It seems that the older games are "better" than the newer ones. Last month I played "Super Metroid" (SNES game that is) just for fun. It took five or six days to complete (not 100% though). I also played "A Link to the Past", but I just ran out of time on that one. Seems that the N64 emulators...

AFAIK You can find such an option in the special permissions (in User Manager). It's present atleast in domains. IIRC it's per group, not per user. You could find this option in "local computer policy" in 2k/XP, but I don't think that it's available in NT, Cheers, Jan

That did come out wrong. I meant that the ground wires are connected only up to the first drive connector. The cable is 80-wire all the way. Still, I could be wrong... Jan

IIRC the cable is 80-wire from the mobo connector to the 1st drive connector only. I could be VERY wrong... Please correct if that is wrong. Cheers, Jan

Hmm... AFAIR nVidia made sure that all GF4Ti cards were made to the reference design, to get rid of bad 2D image quality. And the boards for new FX cards come from one manufacturer, right? Jan

I'm using the standard one in XP, version 6.00.2600. I've gotten these errors before (like once per month), but since the server moved (physically) I get them nearly every time now (at least with the fisubtext theme). I tried to open this thread six-seven times, then I changed theme. Can't tell...

I did get the same (ok, not identical) message when I posted that message... Jan