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    *ot* Nvidia Drivers Heads-up *ot*

    Discussion in 'Panasonic' started by mnementh, Mar 5, 2010.

  1. mnementh

    mnementh Crusty Ol' TinkerDwagon

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    Just a quick heads-up for my fellow forum members who may be using OTHER hardware with NVIDIA graphics installed:

    If you're using the latest NVIDIA 196.75 driver kit, an issue with fan speed control can cause overheating, possibly damaging the card:

    http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=7551&tag=nl.e539

    We now return you to your regularly scheduled insanity.

    mnem<~~~Idly contemplating the Hercules ISA Graphics Card tacked to his wall~~~<<<
     
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  2. Azrial

    Azrial Notebook Deity

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    A Hercules ISA Graphics Card! That used to be the hotrod of video cards! I had one myself!

    As to the NVIDIA problem, not my problem. I have Intel and ATI for the most part.
     
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  3. mnementh

    mnementh Crusty Ol' TinkerDwagon

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    Yeah, I know... I mostly keep it around out of inertia, I guess... just like my Zenith Z-120 with the (OMG!) 5MB Full-Height Winchester Drive. Yes, it still boots... to CP/M. I have a dozen floppies of ascii art I pop in there from time to time, just to hear the tic-tic-tic of a 5 1/4" drive run...

    mnem
    I'll dot yer matrix fer ya...
     
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  4. Azrial

    Azrial Notebook Deity

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    My VoIP phone is hooked up to Bell desk style handset sitting proudly on top a 1200 baud Hayes Smart Modem! :D

    But that is nothing, antiquity wise, to the SW Technical Products Motorola 6800 machine I point to point wired back in, well, a l o n g time ago.
     
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  5. blargh.blargh.blargh

    blargh.blargh.blargh Notebook Consultant

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    Ha. An old hardware contest!

    I have an original DEC VT100 terminal in my office that I use every day. It's the front end for one of my console servers.

    According to the sticker on the back it was manufactured in 1979.

    Still works fine.
     
    blargh.blargh.blargh, Mar 6, 2010
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