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    Intel Pro/1000 PT - Cable Diagnostics Anomaly

    Well, it's the same NIC driver download that was installed on both machines (it supports both OS's). And the cables are a mix - some of them are commercial cables, and some I crimped myself. I don't have a dedicated cable analyzer, so that's out, unfortunately. As soon as I get the...
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    Intel Pro/1000 PT - Cable Diagnostics Anomaly

    If a cable has poor electrical characteristics, that's not going to disappear when we plug it somewhere else. If we were talking about different results from different model NICs, I could understand some deviation, because they won't necessarily test the same way. I could also understand some...
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    Intel Pro/1000 PT - Cable Diagnostics Anomaly

    The reason I'm not inclined to think that we're talking about a bad cable, is because it tests out with flying colors on the same model NIC in a different system. If the cable was bad, it should test bad everywhere. And it's a direct connection to the switch - nothing in the way.
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    Intel Pro/1000 PT - Cable Diagnostics Anomaly

    I've got two Intel Pro/1000 PT NICs installed in a machine running Windows Server 2003. I've got the latest version of the drivers (12.4 - 2/2008). Here's the issue... When I go into the device properties, and use the Intel diagnostics, I get a result that the signal is good, but the cable...
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    NEC LCD2690WUXi - Does anyone know how to enable SpectraView in the OSD?

    Well, I don't know about what they say "officially". But you can get the EU software here: http://www.spectraview.nec-mitsubishi.com/ Although you need to register in order to get the download links. As for the differences, the EU version works with more colorimeters than the US...
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    NEC LCD2690WUXi - Does anyone know how to enable SpectraView in the OSD?

    For the NEC LCD2690WUXi, in order to use the EU version of SpectraView (SpectraView Profiler), you have to unlock SpectraView in the OSD of the monitor. It used to be that you could do this in the Advanced Menu, under Tag E, by pressing Select + Down. However, recent versions of the monitor...
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    Help Choosing a Widescreen LCD

    I'm afraid that I have to disagree with that. There are always differences - some positive and some negative - between various models. And it's not always insignificant. For example, BenQ's FP241WZ has gotten poor reviews due to the BFI-that's-not-really-BFI technology. Aside from the bait...
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    Help Choosing a Widescreen LCD

    I need help choosing a widescreen LCD monitor. Here's what I'm looking at - while I understand that there's no such thing as a perfect monitor, I need the closest thing to it. I do a lot of professional image and video editing, in addition to running office apps and games. So, a tentative...