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PCI Express x1 Video Cards...

No, they're not pretty modfiyable. At least not on any of the boards that ive seen anyway. But if you know of an easy way to modify the slots on a A8N Ultra, im listening... Regardless, im not looking for information on the merits of how to modify a PCI-E slot, im looking for somewhere...
- BoomAM
- Post #7
- Oct 19, 2006
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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PCI Express x1 Video Cards...

You are correct, any PCI-E card will work in any PCI-E slot. The problem is not the electrical theory, the problem is that the slots arnt easy to modify. So making a x1 slot accept x16 cards isnt as easy as 'breaking off a bit of plastic'. Tbh, it'd be nigh on impossible to do without breaking...
- BoomAM
- Post #5
- Oct 19, 2006
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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PCI Express x1 Video Cards...

Ive seen the Matrox cards, but im not interested in them. Too expensive for what they offer.
- BoomAM
- Post #3
- Oct 19, 2006
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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PCI Express x1 Video Cards...

Hello everyone, long time no post. :P Does anyone here know any place in the UK, or in Europe that ship to the UK (preferably the former), that sell a PCI-E x1 video card? Specifically, the X1300 one that was released a while back? Thanks in advance all. :)
- BoomAM
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- Oct 19, 2006
- Replies: 6
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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The Unofficial Abit AN8 Ultra thread

Gotta love the maturity on this forum. I aplaud d3lt4 for suggesting we get back on track. :)
- BoomAM
- Post #180
- Jan 20, 2006
- Forum: Motherboards
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The Unofficial Abit AN8 Ultra thread

Admit what? That you made a cock up in your description of a chips capibility leading me to belive that you say that a PCI-E x3 slot is possible, when its technically not? Ah, so its trivial when the specifics of the platforms audio implementation made by me are right, but its not trivial when...
- BoomAM
- Post #176
- Jan 19, 2006
- Forum: Motherboards
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The Unofficial Abit AN8 Ultra thread

Im afriad your gonna have to agree to disagree with me here. The actual nForce4 chipset is still part of the 6150 boards, as a south bridge, the only difference now is that the 'northbridge' has an integrated graphics chip. Its just been renamed. The audio aspect are still seperate ICs...
- BoomAM
- Post #174
- Jan 19, 2006
- Forum: Motherboards
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The Unofficial Abit AN8 Ultra thread

lol. The audio aspect isnt decided by the chipset, its decided by the extra ICs that manufactueres add. The NF4 chipset, all of them, support 10 USB2 channels. Its upto the manufacturer to decide how many to implement. PCI-E lanes, im sorry your wrong there, you cant have a 3 lane PCI-E slot...
- BoomAM
- Post #171
- Jan 18, 2006
- Forum: Motherboards
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The Unofficial Abit AN8 Ultra thread

lol. The 6150 boards ARE NF4U boards, just with an intergrated video chip.
- BoomAM
- Post #169
- Jan 18, 2006
- Forum: Motherboards
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Thinkpad problem.

Ive done some testing on my Z60M. And it appears that regardless of power sceme, if the AC adaptor is plugged in, the noise happens with the touchpad. But if its on batterys, regardless of if its on full performance or maximum battery life, it goes away. Which, to me, would seem to imply that...
- BoomAM
- Post #7
- Jan 14, 2006
- Forum: Laptops
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Thinkpad problem.

Ive done some poking around, and aparentely its a common problem that doesnt have consistant symptons. If that makes sences. Its caused by capacitance leakage on the video chip, because its clocking itself up/down too fast. Aparentely.
- BoomAM
- Post #6
- Jan 13, 2006
- Forum: Laptops
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The Unofficial Abit AN8 Ultra thread

I wouldnt worry about Abits financial state. With the latest BIOS, i find that the AN8 Ultra has very few problems and supports every processor that is currently out or will be coming out on socket 939. So even if Abit does go belly up, which i doubt they will, you'll be fine. :)
- BoomAM
- Post #152
- Jan 13, 2006
- Forum: Motherboards
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Thinkpad problem.

It happens wether the speakers are on or not. So no-one's got a definate idea about wether its a problem with the Thinkpad or not?
- BoomAM
- Post #4
- Jan 13, 2006
- Forum: Laptops
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Thinkpad problem.

Hi. Ive just gotten my new laptop through the post, a Thinkpad Z60M. Im pleased with it apart from a wierd noise it makes. Whenever im copying stuff across my network, thats above 5Mb in size i get a high pitched, but quiet, sound eminating from the laptop. It also happens when scrolling up...
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- Jan 12, 2006
- Replies: 6
- Forum: Laptops
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IBM Thinkpads.

According to this second company, the laptop, according to their engineers, does have a titanium lid, BUT, they dont expect stock in till mid January. But on the plus side, at least its got the titanium top. :)
- BoomAM
- Post #22
- Dec 12, 2005
- Forum: Laptops
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IBM Thinkpads.

:roll: I know. Thats what i was asking, is there a way to tell what my old ordered one had. Hopefully, the supplier ive found has correct info on their website, and their phone operator will confirm that the ones they stock do have Titanium tops.
- BoomAM
- Post #21
- Dec 10, 2005
- Forum: Laptops
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IBM Thinkpads.

According the company, it doesnt. So i cancelled. Because ive found a place that, according to the website description, does have the Titanium Lid. For £30 more, but, according to stock status, can have it to me within a week. So im re-ringing CCL on monday to check if its definatelly been...
- BoomAM
- Post #19
- Dec 10, 2005
- Forum: Laptops
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IBM Thinkpads.

Do all of the Z60Ms come with the Titanium tops? The model ive ordered, the UH3FKUK, according to the description on dabs, does have a titanium top, but the place ive ordered from, doesnt list wether it does or doesnt.
- BoomAM
- Post #18
- Dec 9, 2005
- Forum: Laptops
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IBM Thinkpads.

That'd explain my wait till mid January. Can't wait. :D Im still unsure wether i should get a bay battery or a 9-cell main battery. The bay one would mean i could remove the DVDRW that i wouldnt need on the move, using less power from that alone, and not have something sticking out of the...
- BoomAM
- Post #17
- Dec 9, 2005
- Forum: Laptops
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IBM Thinkpads.

Cool. Ive just ordered it from a place called CLL Computers. Estimated delivery date is January 17th. Just need to find a place now that does the batterys. Although i might hold off till i see what the default battery life is like first. The only other place, apart from dabs that i can...
- BoomAM
- Post #15
- Dec 9, 2005
- Forum: Laptops
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IBM Thinkpads.

So the Z60 can definatelly use those batterys i listed to? Im having problems, i was just about to order the Z60M itself, and Dabs.com say '0 in stock now'. According to their help guide, the expected 'in' date should be listed, but it isnt. They dont have phone lines either, so ive just...
- BoomAM
- Post #13
- Dec 9, 2005
- Forum: Laptops
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The Unofficial Abit AN8 Ultra thread

Im running my AN8 Ultra with a SI-120 here. Equiped with a silent Akasa 120mm fan. I rarely see any of the temps in my system go above 30*c. The hotted component according to SpeedFan is the MosFets.
- BoomAM
- Post #139
- Dec 8, 2005
- Forum: Motherboards
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IBM Thinkpads.

The Z60 M itself: http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Qu...All&SearchMode=All&NavigationKey=0&v=2 Says it has 6-cell. Extended Battery: http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Qu...Key=All&SearchMode=All&NavigationKey=0 Says its 9-cell. And dabs are usually very precise with their specs...
- BoomAM
- Post #10
- Dec 8, 2005
- Forum: Laptops
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IBM Thinkpads.

Are you sure. Alot of websites that sell the Z60m, and the IBM website, list it as having a 6-cell battery. And the 'extended battery', is also advertised in just as many places as a 9-cell one. I dont think that so many websites & the manufactuer could be wrong. But if you've got evidence to...
- BoomAM
- Post #9
- Dec 8, 2005
- Forum: Laptops
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IBM Thinkpads.

What sort of battery time would i see with a 9-Cell on a Z60M? Lets say with Wifi usage, and mainly office apps, some programming apps?
- BoomAM
- Post #5
- Dec 7, 2005
- Forum: Laptops
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IBM Thinkpads.

Ive found a website ive ordered off before, that does the Z60M that i want, with a Titanium top, and sells both the 9 Cell main battery, & both types of bay battery. Im thinking of getting the bay battery with it to be honest. The 9 Cell sticks out doesnt it?
- BoomAM
- Post #3
- Dec 7, 2005
- Forum: Laptops
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IBM Thinkpads.

Hi. Can anyone tell me if the batterys & bay batteries designed for the R & T Series, like the R52 & T43, will work on a Z60M. The reason being, is that the Z60M is perfectly specced for me, and although the IBM website lists it as supporting 'bigger' batteries & a bay battery, the one and...
- BoomAM
- Thread
- Dec 6, 2005
- Replies: 21
- Forum: Laptops
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The Unofficial Abit AN8 Ultra thread

Its a good board. I have one and its been great for me. I recommended it to a mate who just upgraded to a Athlon64, and his is working fine as well. Cant really fault it. :)
- BoomAM
- Post #131
- Nov 1, 2005
- Forum: Motherboards
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The Unofficial Abit AN8 Ultra thread

How often would you use the uGuru panel? Its a little pointless really. Apart from isolated times when you want to check temp/voltages, 99% of the other time you wont be needing it anyway. The Q-OTES is fine, mine runs very cool at the moment. Just booted and its at 25*c. On load, it never goes...
- BoomAM
- Post #129
- Nov 1, 2005
- Forum: Motherboards
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The Unofficial Abit AN8 Ultra thread

People rarely post to praise a product. Thats the point in HW forums, to post problems and get fixed. Just because a product is mentioned on a forum doesnt mean its bad.
- BoomAM
- Post #127
- Oct 31, 2005
- Forum: Motherboards
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The Unofficial Abit AN8 Ultra thread

Just the Realtek ones. Thats what ive got installed on mine, and it works fine.
- BoomAM
- Post #123
- Oct 31, 2005
- Forum: Motherboards
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The Unofficial Abit AN8 Ultra thread

You shouldnt be using the nVidia drivers at all. It should be the Realtek ones your using.
- BoomAM
- Post #121
- Oct 31, 2005
- Forum: Motherboards
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The Unofficial Abit AN8 Ultra thread

So is the temperatures that it reports on the latest bios correct? SpeedFan 4.26 reports my CPU as never going above 33*c. On Air. :shocked:
- BoomAM
- Post #116
- Oct 14, 2005
- Forum: Motherboards
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The Unofficial Abit AN8 Ultra thread

Yes on AN8 Ultra, probably not on the SLI.
- BoomAM
- Post #113
- Oct 14, 2005
- Forum: Motherboards
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Custom Laptops.

Upgraded battery? It comes with a 80Wph doesnt it? Do you mean that you bought a media bay battery?
- BoomAM
- Post #11
- Oct 14, 2005
- Forum: Laptops
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Custom Laptops.

The Latitude D810 does. I did a bit of research, so im gonna get the D810.
- BoomAM
- Post #5
- Oct 12, 2005
- Forum: Laptops
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Custom Laptops.

Bump. Upto now, the only good laptop ive found with 2 batteries is the Dell Latitude D810. Any others?
- BoomAM
- Post #2
- Oct 12, 2005
- Forum: Laptops
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Custom Laptops.

Hi. Im looking for a laptop company, apart from dell, that does custom laptops that can have 2 batteries installed in it. Can anyone name a few? & they've got to be able to deliver to the UK. Ive tryed the usuals, like Alienware & VoodooPC, but they are over priced. Thanks in advance.
- BoomAM
- Thread
- Oct 10, 2005
- Replies: 14
- Forum: Laptops
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The Unofficial Abit AN8 Ultra thread

Well it seems ive had to prematurely drop my Audigy. Due to the fact that it appears, thus far, to be the cause of recent stability problems. All being said, apart from the lack of normal bass/treble sliders in the drivers, the onboard AudioMax isnt as bad as i thought it would be. Its...
- BoomAM
- Post #106
- Sep 10, 2005
- Forum: Motherboards
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The Unofficial Abit AN8 Ultra thread

Whats the sound like from the onboard sound anyway? Ive been considering for a while dropping my Audigy, but ive been reluctant because of the quality of the onboard chip.
- BoomAM
- Post #104
- Sep 3, 2005
- Forum: Motherboards

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