Recent content by agould24

thefish8: You've probably figured this out by now, but that indicates you have a single link cable: http://www.interfacebus.com/Design_Conn..._Digital_Visual_Interface_DVI_Bus.html The dual link DVI cables incorporate all pins.

I my case I don't think having all three work simulatenously is a big deal. I'm not going to need three monitors going at once. As long as I can keep the primary monitor going while either the secondary monitor, or HDTV out is working... I'll be happy.

Since I don't have any of these parts purchased yet, I'll just make sure I get a motherboard with two PCIe slots. I noticed that the aforementioned BFG card has a $40 rebate until June 30, but unfortunately I won't be making the big upgrade for a month or two yet. Yeah, my 9700 Pro is quite...

Ok, one card with three outs... that's cool! Too bad they didn't have a 256MB version. Do you suppose I could SLI a pair of these, and still take advantage of the three outs?

I wouldn't be gaming on the secondary LCD, just the primary. I would not be gaming very much on the big-screen (it's a CRT rear-projection TV, so burn-in is a factor). I am planning over the next year or two to upgrade to a DLP or LCD-based front projector (no burn-in), so I definitely see...

I am planning a full PC upgrade, and all parts will be new. So... all suggestions are considered here! Here's what I want to accomplish in the way of video output: 1. Two DVI outputs for a dual LCD monitor setup 2. One more output for a component cable run to my HDTV (for playing...

I'm not sure it's the motherboard now (frustrating stuff I tell ya). Currently, I've got two drives working fine. My DVD-ROM (Pioneer 106S), and my old CD-RW (Yamaha 3200). The BIOS detects them quickly. In Windows, both drives read CDs without issue. I rebooted about 10 times late last...

My ASUS A7N8X Deluxe has been running quite nicely for about a year. But in the last week, my optical drives game me some trouble. Corrupted partitions had to be dealt with twice in the past week (presumably from hitting the reset switch at the wrong time while Windows was initializing). Now...

Ok guys, I'm at home now... I put both drives on Cable Select, and got past the drive ID portion of the BIOS without hesitation. Both drives identified properly. When I got into Windows, both drives showed up in Explorer. I put a CD in each drive (the same CD); it worked in one drive just...

Thanks, I'll check the drive order when I get home from work today. I believe I've been putting the Master drive on the end connection, and the slave on the middle connection. I'll double check though. The jumpers are definitely set to master and slave. I'll try setting them both to CS too...

By the way, my PC is plugged into an APC Back-UPS 500 surge protector/battery backup. As such, I have my doubts it's a power-surge or similar issue...

I've confirmed that both drives work. Currently I've got my old CD-RW installed (I had a CD I needed to burn; it burned fine). Coupling this drive, along with the DVD-ROM resulted in the aforementioned problem. But alone, I burned a CD just fine. The DVD-ROM worked just fine on its own too...

Yes, all the connections are set to "Auto" in the BIOS. I don't believe I've tried setting the drives to use Cable Select. Would that really make a difference on modern systems?

Hey guys, I've got a very strange problem with my PC... I've got two optical drives -- one DVD-ROM, and one DVD-RW. When I plug just the DVD-ROM into the primary IDE channel, everything is fine. When I plug just my DVD-RW into the primary IDE channel, every is fine. I've tried this on the...

I just purchased an Antec Truepower 430W power supply. I'm using PCAlert 4 software to monitor my voltages and temperatures. The +12V is running at a (nearly) consistent 11.64V. Likewise, the 3.3V is at 3.25V. And the +5V is running at 4.95V. Do these seem a little bit low, or is this...