Recent content by pixelsteward

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    mac monitor woes

    cmdrdredd-> sorry i'm a twit, i didn't figure out what you were saying. problem solved! thnx :)
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    mac monitor woes

    will going through two adapters, namebly dvi to vga, then vga to mac; cause any noticeable image degradation? thnx for your reply, btw. greatly appreciated :)
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    mac monitor woes

    bump :)
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    mac monitor woes

    Hiya, I have a nvidia quadro4, w/vga and dvi out, with possibility to setup dual monitors. i currently have a 17 inch monitor taking up the vga port; and now here's my question: i have a 15inch old mac multiscan monitor. i also have a dvi to vga adapter, so essentially my card is dual vga out...
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    sporadic slow access times in w2k...

    Hiya, Just setup a new rig a few days past A7N8X dlx rev 2.0 bios 10005 WD caviar 120gb samsung 512 3200 amd barton 2500 quadro4 xgl750 anyhow. this is probably the newbiest of newbie questions; Made two partitions, one for apps (15g) and left the rest for the other one. The first was...
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    WD 120gb / Win2k sporadically unresponsive

    bump again. maybe i should try posting in operating systems thread...?
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    WD 120gb / Win2k sporadically unresponsive

    a polite bump; for any input on my proles problem ;)
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    WD 120gb / Win2k sporadically unresponsive

    oh p.s., also using the 1.16 asus drivers; not the nvidia set.
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    WD 120gb / Win2k sporadically unresponsive

    i ran the diagnostic tool before i posted...sorry forgot to mention that. both the quick and extended tests came up fine. more info my jumpers are on 5 and 3. this particular 'responsive issue' only seems to happen when i select a quasi-large file (i.e. more than 50megs). could it be the way...
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    WD 120gb / Win2k sporadically unresponsive

    Hiya, Just setup a new rig yesternight, A7N8X dlx rev 2.0 bios 10005 WD caviar 120gb samsung 512 3200 amd barton 2500 quadro4 xgl750 anyhow. this is probably the newbiest of newbie questions; Made two partitions, one for apps (15g) and left the rest for the other one. The first was formatted...
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    *** Official ASUS A7N8X/Deluxe (nForce2) Thread ***

    hey all. Just wanted to say that just got a deluxe a few days ago, and working fine like wine so far. dlx, rev2.0 bios 10005 samsung 512 3200 WD caviar 120gb antec 3700 w stock 350 psu nvidia quadro4 750xgl sooooooooo happy so far!
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    Hardware setup...good ou non?

    super. thanks jeff7181. i've been reading that the A7N8X DX has a 2.0 revision? how could i tell this before buying it? would it be printed on the box somewhere? just because the shop i'm buying from is...honest...but it's the type of place that would also take peeps for a ride i think. cheerio
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    Hardware setup...good ou non?

    www.canadacomputers.com they're in toronto. i've bought small things from them before, they have a great reputation in terms of shops in chinatown.
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    Hardware setup...good ou non?

    wow. these replies were very helpful. thank you. shady06-> thanks for the link, i'll look more intensively into the abit now. i still have about 3 weeks to decide; that's when my quadro will get here. brettjrob and jeff7181-> i think i'll go with the one stick of 512 now. would it be best to...
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    Hardware setup...good ou non?

    hmmm. i have read up a bunch on these forums and on the site about the nforce2's...is the asus not the best? i was under the impression it was :s