Recent content by cybrdmn

Thanks for the input. I'm in the "one appointment away from bifocals crowd" so wouldn't go for a high res screen on any laptop I get. and so have no plans to game at any res over 1024 for sure.

Hi all, I'm shopping for a notebook to replace my Desktop system. I'm not a huge gamer but want a notebook that will last for the longest time, which points to Radeon Mobility 9600 I think. The question is whether to get a system with the Pro version and 128 or a system with the non-pro and...

dpm: I was using the newest (10/29/02) bios upgrading a very old one, don't remember which. I just downloaded it again and copied it to a freshly formatted floppy as Peter suggested. Thanks for everyone's help and suggestions. Marc

I Bow down to the master ! Thanks a Million $$$ Peter It works! Marc

[hand waving] ooh ooh oooh, I did I did !! [red faced] it didn't help Thanks, Marc

Thanks Josh, I forgot about trying that, unfortunately it didn't help any. Marc

I just did the same exact thing. Of course, the first place I check for answers is the AnandTech Forum. Mine is giving me 8 short beeps, which is video according to the amibios beep codes. It just keeps beeping 8 shorts over and over. It does the same thing whether I have a video card in...

When I upgrade to the P-4 and the NV20, then that system gets my Voodoo5 & overclocked celeron 533a... That stuff is too powerful to be in the hands of kids...;)

Thanks alot guys, That's pretty much what I thought. We do have the Velocity in there now, and I have an opportunity to trade a crappy old 14" monitor for a Vanta card, but wondered if it would be better than the Velocity. I'll pass on the deal as the monitor would be more valuable as a...

We have an old Celeron w/0kb cache, running at 400. Which would be a better video card? 3dfx Velocity with 8mb (running voodoo 3 drivers) or Vanta with 16mb All different types of games are played on this system from Quake 3 to The Sims. Thanks