[H] T60 Network Gbit card

2013-02-26 Thread Winterlight
I have an older, but still good Thinkpad T60. It came with XP Pro but I upgraded it years ago to Win7 PRO. Something has happened to the Ehternet card = Intel Pro/1000 PL. It is getting terrible speeds, averaging only 9 MB/s. All the network components are working fine on the other computers

Re: [H] Loss of power, followed by overheated smell

2013-02-26 Thread Brian Weeden
Got the new power supply in and just as I'd feared it still doesn't work. I get the 1 long beep, 3 short beep error (memory) and the onboard diagnostic gives a 8.7. error (check CPU core voltage). It could be the motherboard but at this point I think I'm just going to bite the bullet and build a n

Re: [H] IPS high res monitor

2013-02-26 Thread Greg Sevart
DP uses a smaller connector, smaller cable, uses a latch instead of annoying screws for retention, doesn't require dual-link outputs and cables for high resolutions (higher bandwidth). It can also carry audio. It's very similar to the latest iterations of HDMI but without the licensing fees. The s

Re: [H] IPS high res monitor

2013-02-26 Thread Anthony Q. Martin
I'm about the hit the order switch on this guy... a couple more questionswhy DisplayPort? I have DVI and HDMI (IIRC). Is there some benefit to Displayport over these two? Bandwidth or something? What kind of vidcard drives two of these babies (with Displayport, I mean)? Also, what exac