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I have suspected for a while now that this is a bug with Vista. Searching the net, I have found reported cases from both ATI and nVidia users.
The ATI tech support guy, after investigating my problem, suspected the same thing. He said that they (ATI) are just starting to get reports of this problem from customers using Vista.
One major detail of this problem, is that it only affects Extended Desktop Mode. If you use Clone Mode, the refresh rate is fine.
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My card is an X800 AIW. I have tried installing different versions of the ATI driver packs, using Driver Cleaner between each install. No matter what resolution I choose for the TV, I only have those two refresh rate choices.
My TV has no problems on XP. The hardware connections are fine.
ATI Catalyst Control Center shows my TV as having a maximum refresh rate of 60 hz.
I realize that 30i hz is supposed to be the same as 60 hz, but video on my TV has a noticeable stutter. It is awful trying to watch a movie like this.
To clarify...
On one page, it tells me that the max refresh rate is 60 hz....
When I try to change the refresh rate, it only gives me these (interlaced?) options...
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OK. I got my MP3 player working, and I think this is what did it. So for those that have similar problems with any other MP3 player or USB storage device, try this:
I have been trying to get my Sansa to work with Vista for a week now (it still works fine with XP.) I would plug it it and the driver installation would pop up, but it would fail to find the drivers. The e270 would show up in device manager (twice, since I have a microSD card in it) under Other Devices, and would have the yellow exclamation point declaring that there was a driver problem.
I recently had a problem installing Daemon-Tools. The virtual CD-ROMs weren't showing up in explorer, even though device manager showed them as being installed.
After some research in the Daemon-Tools forums I found the solution to fix the virtual drives. I turned off all Daemon-Tools virtual drives, deleted "c:\windows\inf\infcache.1", and turned the virtual drives back on. They got reinstalled, and they are working fine now.
I just plugged in my Sansa, and now Windows installed the drivers without any errors. Woo-hoo!
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I am having trouble with my Sandisk Sansa e270 and Vista Ultimate 32-bit. The player has the latest firmware. I have all of the latest driver and software updates installed, including the latest chipset drivers for my mobo.
When I plug the player using its USB cable Vista pops up a driver installation window, but fails to find drivers. It worked fine when I was using XP. I've tried the player in both MSC and MPT modes. The player shows up in device manager under Other Devices and it has an exclamation point.
It still works fine with a PC running XP, but I have to go out of my way to use it. I have asked around on forums dedicated to Sansa players and no one else seems to be having this problem.
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and way to go not reading the last paragraphRating a module as 1T is actually somewhat misleading advertising because all unbuffered modules are capable of a 1T CMD rate up to four banks per channel, beyond which chipset limitations become a factor.
Well I took both paragraphs to mean that since my chipset doesn't seem to support interleave for memory modules, then it wouldn't matter whether I used two dimms or four.
I quoted the wrong post when I said "Whether it is true or not doesn't matter to me anymore."
What I meant was that even if my board supports interleave, the difference in performance would be negligible IMO. 1GB sticks will be more useful for me down the road, anyway.
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that cannot be right at all. where did you hear that from?
http://www.cooltechzone.com/Reviews/Memory..._20040725377/1/
Second to last paragraph on that page.
Whether it is true or not doesn't matter to me anymore. I decided, either way, the performance difference would be negligible. I went with this Kingston 2x1GB 2-3-2-6 kit
http://www.pagecomputers.com/store/Product...uct%5Fid=833635
2-2-2-5 is just way too expensive.
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There are some mobos that support 2x and 4x interleave on memory modules. If you have one of those, go for the 4x modules instead of teh 2x.
In the case of a 4x interleave, the reduced T2 timings will be made up for by the multiple byte/word interleave r/w access times.
Doing some quick research, I've found "Intel runs all their chipsets on a fixed CMD rate of 1T, regardless of how much memory is installed." My board has an Intel chipset.
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I don't know where to look for that info on my motherboard. I have an Asus P4C800-E Dlx. Where would I go for that info?
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I was hoping I could wait until prices dropped back down, but it seems they will only get worse in the next few months.
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I've bought the majority of my parts over the years from ZZF and NewEgg. The RAM prices on ZZF aren't so great at the moment, though.
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I have an ASUS P4C800-E Deluxe, which has 4 DIMMs and supports 4GB total.
I am building a new system for a family member, so I will be giving them my 2x512 sticks so that I can get 2GB of matching RAM. I've been wanting 2GB for a while now, so now is my chance.
Ok. I've decided to go with 2x1GB.
Off topic, but have you guys seen any deals on decent RAM? Best I can find is Corsair Value at newegg.com. $99 for 1GB.
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I am about to buy 2GB of PC3200 for my system. I currently have two sticks 512 that will be going into another system.
Which would perform better, 2x1GB or 4x512MB? My MB supports dual channel, btw.
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HFSLIP sounds like what I need. I'll try that.
The reason I don't want hotfixes is that I like to remove DRM from my files. I have not been successful doing so with versions past 10.0.0.3646. Security is not an issue, as I do not use WMP except to occasionally unDRM files.
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So far all I can find are add-on packs that integrate the latest version WMP10 with the updates, hotfixes and add-ons. I run WMP 10.0.0.3646 and I disable all the updates in Windows Update.
Please don't ask "why?".
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No AERO for new users
in Windows Vista
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How does making Windows look less "pretty" make it more functional? Turning off Aero will not noticeably increase performance. If you like using classic mode, and it gives you a (false) sense of elitism, go ahead.
If they like the look of Aero, then there is no reason for them not to use it.