Recent content by dbrandel

I have this board, got it shortly after it was released to the public. I have had zero problems with it. Had ABIT's board been available at the same time, I surely would have gone with the ABIT board, but my MSI board is doing just fine for me.

I have a Lite-On 24x10x40 and I really like it, no problems thus far. Plus, Lite-On has been releasing firmware upgrades for that burner like mad men, so you are always sure to have the best compatibility and performance. Now that I have had a taste of Lite-On goodness, I am never going back...

Sorry about the blanker. My MSI K7T266Pro2-RU (VIA 266A) has a NEC USB 2.0 chip on the mobo. MSI packages a 4 port adapter for USB 2.0 that plugs into 2 jumpers on the mobo inorder to use the NEC 2.0 chip. Only downside is that Microsoft has yet to release drivers for the USB 2.0 Root Hub.

"****requires**** all upperclass IS majors to rent a laptop " sure you have a choice? Some schools make you use the one they picked out Yes, my school 'requires' that we buy a laptop through them, but I am sort of exempt because I work for the school's Help Desk, and will end up 'supporting'...

I will be a senior in college next fall, (IS Major) and my school is starting a new program that requires all upperclass IS majors to rent a laptop from the school. The school is going to charge us $1200 a year for a (I am sure) 2 to 3 year old used laptop that graduated Aviation students had...

Actually, I think he is refering to Eric Idle's classic character Brave Sir Robin from Monty Python's Holy Grail. Brave Sir Robin ran away! Bravely ran away, away! When danger reared its ugly head, Sir Robin turned his tail and fled!

I have my eyes on MSI K7T Pro2 RU + XP1800 I hope you don't have your heart set on O/Cing with those two components. I have the same board and CPU and can't for the life of me get it to stay stable past 133Mhz FSB. And if you go to the MSI forums at www.msicomputer.com you will find a TON of...

I recently purchased MSI's KT266A motherboard that comes with USB 2.0. I installed WinXP today (full legit retail version), and it tells me that the microsoft drivers for the NEC PCI to USB Enhanced Host Controller were beta and expired as of Sept 1. 2001. I have searched all over the web for...

I would get another board, I was thinking about MSI's KT266A, but I suffer from brand loyalty :( thanks for the info

I have been doing some browsing on the web, trying to find some info on ABIT's VIA KT266A mobo solution, the KR7-RAID. I have seen a few websites claiming mid-october as the releases date, but I haven't heard anything from Anandtech, or any other reputable hardware site. Anyone know anything...

I just received my AMD Athlon CPU that I ordered from Newegg. I specifically ordered the AYHJA stepping CPU off of their website, but they sent me the EYHJA. Naturally, I called Newegg.com and told them there was a mistake, that they sent me the wrong CPU. They told me that the EYHJA is the...

Cool, thanks for the heads up!

Does anyone know if the 2000 drivers that came with the Audigy work in XP? I would like to install XP today, but I am a little reserved because I would like to use my sound card (for obvious reasons) and I don't want to have to wait until "Mid to Late October" when Creative releases official XP...

I just ordered a similiar system last Thursday. I got: AMD Athlon 1.4 AYHJA 512 MB Crucial DDR (2 sticks of 256 each) Audigy X-Gamer MSI K7T266 PRO2-RU (ordered it this morning) Gainward GeForce3 Enermax tower with extra case fan 2x40Gig WDC HDs (for my RAID) Lite-on 24x10x40 $900