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The "Official" MSI K7N420 Thread (nForce 420 chipset)

Kaytwo, Thanks for your reply--I did some research and figured out the same thing (that the creative speakers don't have a real spdif input). I ended up returning the NForce, and buying instead a Gigabyte kt266a board and a Hercules GTXP. So far, so good, except for some usb problems. Got...
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- Post #48
- Dec 27, 2001
- Forum: Motherboards
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USB problems with Gigabyte 7vtx-E and WinXP

Hunter, I don't know if you ever found this out, but at the amdmb.com Gigabyte forum, it turns out that most people have this problem. A new beta bios, available from a member of that forum, should fix the problem. I have the exact same issue with my vtxh that I just installed. As an...
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- Post #2
- Dec 27, 2001
- Forum: Motherboards
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Sis745 amd's best bet for upcoming platform???

Every chipset and every motherboard has problems some of the time, and usually they are configuration errors. It's hard to expect that every product will work with every other product, all the time. System builders test and re-test their configs to be sure they work flawlessly, and then don't...
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- Post #9
- Dec 23, 2001
- Forum: Motherboards
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Then there were two: Soyo Dragon Plus, or Gigabyte GA-7VTXH ?

One note about the Dragon +, a lot of people have reported long boot times (time to get to post)--anywhere from 30 secs to a minute, depending on raid config. Not a problem if you never shut down, but if you power up and down several times every day, could get annoying. I just ordered the...
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- Post #7
- Dec 19, 2001
- Forum: Motherboards
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Yeah! Finally an nforce 420D MicroATX Format !!

The AC97 compressor/decompressor (CODEC) is for compatibility, not a description of the quality of the sound. The board will have NForce quality sound, which, right now, is a little buggy. I'm curious to see NVidia's new driver set when it is released. I'm pretty sure all onboard audio of any...
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- Post #3
- Dec 17, 2001
- Forum: Motherboards
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OK. I am stumped. I moved my perfectly working K7s5a system to a new case. Now, no post

Does it work outside the case? If so, it's shorting on something. Check that you didn't forget and leave an extra mounting post in the case that isn't being used. Also, sometimes the K7S5A can actually short on the I/O panel on the back of the case.
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- Post #2
- Dec 16, 2001
- Forum: Motherboards
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Will an Alpha PAL 8045 fit on an Abit KG7 Raid?

Says so here: Link to 8045 compatibility chart
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- Post #3
- Dec 14, 2001
- Forum: Motherboards
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The "Official" MSI K7N420 Thread (nForce 420 chipset)

How does the sound quality compare to the sblive? Any thoughts? I don't use my 4 speaker setup much, and might settle right now for 2.1 sound if the quality is good (games, mostly).
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- Post #27
- Dec 14, 2001
- Forum: Motherboards
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The "Official" MSI K7N420 Thread (nForce 420 chipset)

K2 (or anyone), Do you know if the SPDIF will work with a digital 4.1 speaker setup (not dolby digital) for non-EAX games? Right now, that's all I really care about, and I've been waiting to install my MOBO until someone can confirm this. I have the Cambridge Soundworks FPS 2000 speaker system.
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- Post #25
- Dec 14, 2001
- Forum: Motherboards
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The "Official" MSI K7N420 Thread (nForce 420 chipset)

I think the thing you think is a tv out connector is actually the SPDIF connector. I'm pretty sure the AGP connector is optional. Mine didn't come with one, anyway, and your description leaves out the SPDIF.
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- Post #18
- Dec 12, 2001
- Forum: Motherboards
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The "Official" MSI K7N420 Thread (nForce 420 chipset)

Because it's equal to the fastest Athlon chipset, if not faster, it has the promise of Audigy-level sound, and even if you don't use the video, it makes a great backup video if your card ever falters. Any KT266A board plus an Audigy or Santa Cruz is about the same price as the MSI Nforce, and...
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- Post #13
- Dec 11, 2001
- Forum: Motherboards
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The "Official" MSI K7N420 Thread (nForce 420 chipset)

I e-mailed Mediatek in Taiwan. We'll see if they respond. As I have a Cambridge Soundworks speaker system with an spdif input, I may just try the board anyway. But only if Nvidia gets the EAX drivers working by the end of the year! RDP
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- Post #11
- Dec 11, 2001
- Forum: Motherboards
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The "Official" MSI K7N420 Thread (nForce 420 chipset)

I received my Buy.com NForce a few days ago. Bought it about three or four weeks ago. According to MSI, mulit-speaker analog is accomplished in two ways-- You can attach a cable to the jaudio2 port on the motherboard that routs two channels to a front audio port on a case with such a port; or...
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- Post #9
- Dec 11, 2001
- Forum: Motherboards
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should I o/c my VisionTek Ti200?

Just use coolbits, the registry hack for the Nvidia reference drivers. Do a search here--I'm sure someone has posted it recently. O/C to 200/460 for stock GeForce 3 speeds. Should be a pretty safe O/C. BTW, coolbits won't really let you mess up. It forces you to test each setting before it...
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- Post #6
- Dec 8, 2001
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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news on the Nforce?

The MSI board is out. Several stores have them, including NewEgg. The Asus board will probably be early next year.
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- Post #2
- Dec 8, 2001
- Forum: Motherboards

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