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<DIV>Right, have a go with the built-in graphics. If you let me know where to get the drivers from I'll download them for you and send them on a disc to your home address.</DIV>
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<DIV>Were the BBC channels the only ones you can't get?? Do you get all the channels ok on your normal TV?</DIV>
<DIV>What is your PC spec?</DIV>
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<DIV>Thanks for the offer of the Linux Cd's etc. My PC is a bit on the slow side and beginning to show signs of old age. Its funny, I have built or upgraded numerous PCs for friends relatives and clients, but mine is still chugging at 333 MHz, with the motherboard beginning to do things unnatural like whistling!! I want to add a DVD, and a TV card (!) but my base doesn't have enough bays. So therefore I said to the family I don't want socks and shower gel this Xmas. You see I am not a twenty year old, in fact you can double it easily, so people think that I should have jumpers and socks!!!</DIV>
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<DIV>Mo <IMG src="http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/tsmileys2/01.gif"><BR><BR><B><I>david <nux@blueyonder.co.uk></I></B> wrote:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">OK<BR><BR>The card is in the lowest pci slot possible. I installed it into that <BR>one from the outset.<BR>The graphics card which is in the agp slot has a curious fan <BR>arrangement. The original fan that came with the card soon<BR>went pear shaped and started sounding like there was a bag of broken <BR>marbles in it. The noise was so bad that in the end the pc was unusable <BR>so i ripped the fan off and swapped it for an old k6-2 cpu fan which is <BR>(shudder) held in place by one screw and is helf flush to the grfx card <BR>with a small plastic tub which is the perfect size etc (it's too big to <BR>be held in place properly) and is running off a spare drive power line. <BR>This fan is only a couple of inches above the tv card.<BR>If this rings alrm bells, let me know. (rofl)<BR><BR>Most recent drivers..OUCH 55mb on a dial up modem. Will do that tonight <BR>mebbe.<BR><BR>in the
meantime i will try with the grfx card removed and go back to the <BR>built in one<BR><BR>nux<BR><BR><BR>Mo Awkati wrote:<BR><BR>> Hi David<BR>> <BR>> I am new to Wolves LUG. In fact I still haven't managed to get Linux <BR>> on my pc. I am hoping that Xmas presents will be cash so I can upgrade <BR>> my pc and install Linux. I did try the SuSe Live CD that came with <BR>> Linux Format and I am impressed with it. So soon it will be goodbye MS.<BR>> <BR>> Anyway, back to your TV card. I know a little bit about PCs and <BR>> electronics, you might say a hobby, and I had to do the same for a <BR>> client recently though on Win XP, so I'll try and help you. If it is <BR>> just BBC channels that your are not getting then it is an aerial and <BR>> signal issue, if it is the same with all the others then try the <BR>> following:<BR>> <BR>> 1. make sure the card is slotted in the furthest PCI slot from the <BR>> graphics card this will also
make sure it is away from the PSU.<BR>> 2. make sure it is away from any cooling fans-step 1 usually does this <BR>> but if your case is moded there might be a fan close by<BR>> 3. Make sure the drivers are the most up to date<BR>> <BR>> Let me know how you get on before we try other things connected with <BR>> your aerial and signal<BR>> <BR>> Regards<BR>> <BR>> Mo<BR>> <BR>><BR>><BR>> */david <NUX@BLUEYONDER.CO.UK>/* wrote:<BR>><BR>> Hiya All<BR>><BR>> Have just installed a tv card and am having serious woes trying to<BR>> get a<BR>> result out of it.<BR>> The problem is the reception.<BR>> A standard tv top antenna wont find any stations at all.<BR>> Thinking that the house antenna (standard roof space mounted) would<BR>> solve it i plugged that in but only managed to get liney crap<BR>> pictures<BR>> and no sound. (we have just got the free view box and cannot get<BR>> bbc1/2<BR>> without chronic
blocky pictures, drop outs and scrambled images, all<BR>> other stations are 100% fine) Antenna in roof may be misaligned????<BR>> One site i found on the net suggested an indoor tv antenna with<BR>> signal<BR>> booster.<BR>> Any one got any experience in this area???<BR>><BR>> cheers<BR>><BR>> nux<BR>><BR>> _______________________________________________<BR>> Wolves LUG mailing list<BR>> Homepage: http://www.wolveslug.org.uk/<BR>> Mailing list: Wolves@mailman.lug.org.uk<BR>> Mailing list home: http://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/wolves<BR>><BR>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------<BR>> * BT Yahoo! Broadband* <BR>> <HTTP: evt="21064/*http://btyahoo.yahoo.co.uk%20" uk.rd.yahoo.com>- <BR>> Save £80 when you order online today. Hurry! Offer ends 21st December <BR>> 2003. The way the internet was meant to
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