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and yes, as far as the FPU is concerned, the processor is on pentiumII levels. But the ALU is probably closer to PIII levels. The C3 obviously doesn't sell on performance. It sells because it is cheap and it runs extremely cool.

why are you guys stuck on modems? just get a 10/100 NIC for $8

Aparently in addition to ALSA and OSS, VIA has actually made drivers for this card that are supposed to work in linux. Trouble is that I have not been able to find any instrcutions the file comes as 74audio.mdk80.gz (this is the mandrake 8.0 drier) I unzip it and end up with a 74audio.mdk80...

oh come on, if they're finally going to provide blue tooth support, can't they do it right?? Instead of this half baked imitation M/S proprietary protocol using Blue tooth as a base.... in my opinion it doesn't count. IMO M/S is getting more and more protective of their market share and it's...

From ZDnet: The software maker is set to release a Windows XP update adding support for the hyped technology for wirelessly linking peripherals. But Microsoft's version of Bluetooth doesn't appear to play well with others http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t297-s2123956,00.html

does that help you out any?

I've searched every which way from Sunday and can't find a way to solve this. I'm thinking of plunking the $15 for the oss drivers... man, that reminds me of the kurta IS/One drawing tablet i bought a few yers back..... I payed $30 for it used.... only to find out that if i wanted to use it in...

I'm looking for Thunderbird, Palomino, and Thoroughbred thermal output charts. I know they're out there, But I cant seem to find em. You guys know where I could get some charts that show the average and maximum heat dissapated by these processors? thanks

Might as well just stick to the 1200bb/jb's in my opinion. I hope the 180GXP will be impressive, hopefully not another dud.

ihsan.... can you offer me your expert assistance? I installed the Alsa driver (what a bunch of hoops).. but I do not have full sound support like I ahd with OSS drivers. What I mean is: I can play sound from CD player, Xmms, Xine... but Gnome itself cannot play sounds and neither can...

Yes, can't you just imagine seeing someone say "Wow. This ECS motherboard isn't crap like I expected. The superior level of performance and rock hard stability is certainly something that every manufaturer should hope to achieve." as opposed to: "This blankety-blank ECS piece of crap is so...

I found out that one of the parts to mozilla when installing is the option of a special mozilla font package for linux users. It makes everything the right size.... no more teeny weenie text. I also set the minimum font size in the options to 12.

# This is the main Samba configuration file. You should read the # smb.conf(5) manual page in order to understand the options listed # here. Samba has a huge number of configurable options (perhaps too # many!) most of which are not shown in this example # # Any line which starts with a ...

LiamC, I looked into your problem but could not figure it out myself. I'm not really familiar with mounting things in linux, but I have setup Samba twice. The only suggestion I can offer is to check permissions on everything. You might also want to try giving permission to everyone and not...

awww dont worry about it, everything is running great. problem solved. To my surprise it was actually just as easy as The JoJo said it would be. Tannin, what do you guys call the 5 and 3/4 inch drive bays? 14.5cm? or 5 and 3/4 inches? or just plain ol' Full size bays?

That is a very interesting and creative idea Ekaf-Ami.

I was thinking that since they added the nero express interface they changed their program structure a bit. If you entered an OEM serial into the retail product it would lock you into the express version and not allow you to sue the "more advanced" standard burning ROM. I believe that if you...

Don't you think it's kind of odd that most of those people are using 400+ watt PSU's to power a cheap mobo with an athlon processor. In my opinion you should be able to do that with a 250watt PSU made by a reputable company such as Antec. Even my 1700+ with 512 PC2100, 4 PCI devices, 1 agp, 3...

that's true... batteris and cables... I'm sure somebody is making 1000% profit on those things. <off topic> I remember working at the movie theatre in high school and we calculated the profit on popcorn. It was somewhere near 20,000%. </off topic>

btw, thanks ihsan.

oh wait.. you're right... it's just a trial... poo poo lemme look into Alsa

it was free....

that sounds exactly like a dead battery to me... I dont think they are that expensive... and they are usually a sinch to change with some assitance from a small screw driver. What do the batteries go for anyway? a couple dollars? can you get them at walmart? or do you have to go to a techie...

and dont forget about the lifetime of "wisdom" tannin sells with every computer... it carries...... na.. i wont go into it[/i]

well, I bought the board.... installed flawlessly... i think.... sound works great.... PC2100 ECC DDR works great.... the "i think" is because I am using a borrowed processor and it is running at 800mHz.... I have no idea what it actually is suposed to be... it's running on 100mHz bus now, I...

I used to know a guy named Tauren....

Yeah, I that is something I always do before working on the computer. As soon as i open er up, I touch the bare metal near the expansion slots(does anybody still call em that?)

may I ask... why don't you just not remove the battery? What is the normal time the capacitors keep the CMOS information? I have seen a battery out for 15 minutes or so reset the CMOS... but I will not forget the 486 or 5x86 we had at work ...it took several hours. It was only made worse...

Do all of us here feel that VIA releases things too quickly? It seems like their 1st generation of anything gives a few more features but almost no improvement in performance. It's not until the 'A's start rolling that we see performance and or stability. ex: kt133 offered a socket solution...

Wow, I'm feeling really proud of my self right about now. I found a linux driver that enables AC97 audio and I installed it all by myself(thanks to the great readme) I don't think I've ever heard such sweet sounds bellow from these cheap NEC speakers. Incase you yourself would like to install...

nevermind, i found it. Know of any other sites like that though? man, that hate post on the ECS mobo has got to be the longest thread on the entire board by far!.... even the people who were satisfied with the board still had problems...

time, where did you get that info. I would love to get the URL. -thanks

How long are these things good for anyway? I have had some in use for over 10 years and the computers seem fine. I tried to test the battery in one of these systems... turns out it's soldered(maybe glued) into the removable socket (what a misnomer). I was taking some other batteries out of a...

I've had an excellent experience from my leadtek geforce 3. The only thing I dont like about it is the custom bootup screen... little too flashy for me... plus I really dont need to see the gfx board count the memory..lol... a simple white text on black background saying I have a geforce3 is...

Yes. Once again I have become a nusance. I promise to keep myself in check form now on.

well, I found out that anandtech and a few other review sites have given the AK31 an 'editors choice' award. The AK32 is suposed to be the exact same (bar the ability to sue SDR and DDR) however, I seem to see various versions of the ak32 around... xbit reviewed one with a 10/100 NIC, but...

That's too bad. I'm stating to feel AMD slip back to it's former position. As long as they can keep up quality and cost/benefit (ie: bang for the buck) I will enjoy using their products. I will certainly buy a AMD over a C3 processor without hesitation. And for desktop use I think AMD is still...

Yeah, I was being lazy.. i know. I have 2 floppy drives laying around here (1 might be a 720k on account that it is an old dual 5" & 3.5" drive. I just didnt want teh cables cluttering things up. you guys use inches in Oz?

hehe... I did partition the hdd into 3 parts. I'm not sure about what each partion does on account of me being a noob and using the wizard.... i know one partition is /home(about 75gb partition), another is swap(~250mb partition), and i believe the other one is the operating system (~5 gb...

I was looking at the mandrake support site and it said this about the mobo I am looking at buying Does this mean I have to turn off pnp aware OS in the BIOS.... I dont have a LILO recovery disk (this computer doesnt have a floppy drive)...

p5, I don't build alot of systems or anything... surely not... about 1 a year. But i tinker ALOT... I collect old parts and I work with mine an other peoples computers. For me, not having a dedicted 'workshop' or anything... what do you recommend? Currently I have no anti ESD devices other than...

Actually, this picture is from MTV (the music television channel). This was taken from one of their earlier advertisements. I believe around the time they were running their "I want my MTV" campaign.

I used to use www.htmlgoodies.com for its quick and easy tutorials on html, java script, css. The search feature is helpfull for finding a tutorial or using the site as a reference.

One time at school we were burning our programs into an IC. I picked up my IC and then leaned against the wall. Conveniently there was an electrical outlet or a light switch(i cant remember) anyway, there must have been a hell of alot of static buildup on either me or the switch because I...

p5, what is the bets way to deal with ESD? I know there are products such as a wrist straps, ground mats, and of course the ESD resistant bags. But (1) What other measures should I take to prevent hardware damage? (2) How do I know I'm using these devices correctly and not rendering them...

this RAM is no longer for sale....

Hey again. As you might have read my motherboard died and I am replacing it. The old mobo was a slot A Athlon with a VIA kx133 chipset. The new one will be a socket A with a kt266 chipset. Will I be able to simply put the new mobo and processor in this board and boot up just like before? or...

I guess I'm spoiled with my 10/100 switch... Although It would sure be nice to have a gigabit switch... not that I could really get full use of it though. The 4port switch (surprisingly) meets my current needs.. but I also have a 24 and a 4 port hub.

Does anyone have any experience with the Shuttle AK32L (or it's brother the AK31) motherboard. I need to replace my dead board with something adaquate. This board is based on the VIA kt266 northbridge(VIA VT8366) and the VIA VT8233 south bridge. And has support for BOTH SDR and DDR SDRAM...

sorry, I forgot about that. you're right... maybe we could get some moderation going? >8- )