[Wolves] tv card

[david]

OK

The card is in the lowest pci slot possible. I installed it into that 
one from the outset.
The graphics card which is in the agp slot has a curious fan 
arrangement. The original fan that came with the card soon
went pear shaped and started sounding like there was a bag of broken 
marbles in it. The noise was so bad that in the end the pc was unusable 
so i ripped the fan off and swapped it for an old k6-2 cpu fan which is 
(shudder) held in place by one screw and is helf flush to the grfx card 
with a small plastic tub which is the perfect size etc (it's too big to 
be held in place properly) and is running off a spare drive power line. 
This fan is only a couple of inches above the tv card.
If this rings alrm bells, let me know. (rofl)

Most recent drivers..OUCH 55mb on a dial up modem. Will do that tonight 
mebbe.

in the meantime i will try with the grfx card removed and go back to the 
built in one

nux


Mo Awkati wrote:

> Hi David
>  
> I am new to Wolves LUG. In fact I still haven't managed to get Linux 
> on my pc. I am hoping that Xmas presents will be cash so I can upgrade 
> my pc and install Linux. I did try the SuSe Live CD that came with 
> Linux Format and I am impressed with it. So soon it will be goodbye MS.
>  
> Anyway, back to your TV card. I know a little bit about PCs and 
> electronics, you might say a hobby, and I had to do the same for a 
> client recently though on Win XP, so I'll try and help you. If it is 
> just BBC channels that your are not getting then it is an aerial and 
> signal issue, if it is the same with all the others then try the 
> following:
>  
> 1. make sure the card is slotted in the furthest PCI slot from the 
> graphics card this will also make sure it is away from the PSU.
> 2. make sure it is away from any cooling fans-step 1 usually does this 
> but if your case is moded there might be a fan close by
> 3. Make sure the drivers are the most up to date
>  
> Let me know how you get on before we try other things connected with 
> your aerial and signal
>  
> Regards
>  
> Mo
>  
>
>
> */david <nux at blueyonder.co.uk>/* wrote:
>
>     Hiya All
>
>     Have just installed a tv card and am having serious woes trying to
>     get a
>     result out of it.
>     The problem is the reception.
>     A standard tv top antenna wont find any stations at all.
>     Thinking that the house antenna (standard roof space mounted) would
>     solve it i plugged that in but only managed to get liney crap
>     pictures
>     and no sound. (we have just got the free view box and cannot get
>     bbc1/2
>     without chronic blocky pictures, drop outs and scrambled images, all
>     other stations are 100% fine) Antenna in roof may be misaligned????
>     One site i found on the net suggested an indoor tv antenna with
>     signal
>     booster.
>     Any one got any experience in this area???
>
>     cheers
>
>     nux
>
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