[Klug-general] Instructions / Cable

Sun May 16 09:31:10 UTC 2010

Thanks for that offer Gavin. I've taken a further look at the new 
graphics card. As far as I can see there is no secondary power socket on 
it. Certainly not along the top edge where other cards viewed 
(magnified) on ebay and claiming to be GeForce 9400 series seem to show 
the short row of double pins. Mine is without that feature.

It does have a very small white plastic two pin socket but I always 
thought that was what sound cards use - but it ain't a sound card. So 
still baffled.

It seems to work very well apart from these odd screen blanks. Those 
occur mainly in heavily graphical programs like GoogleEarth and 
Stellarium which I do like to use. But I am not a gamer and I don't lose 
anything so I suppose I will have to lump it. It isn't a serious problem.

When/if this one blows, I'll come to you for a suitable replacement 
instead of popping down to Cheriton and buying something off the shelf.

Having the same problem with Vista 64-bit seems to indicate that it is a 
common problem because I am using the delivered driver with that.

My main OS is PCLinuxOS which is, unfortunately, only available in 
32-bit. When I queried this, the group suggested I volunteer to deliver 
a 64-bit version by compiling every source on the repository.

Yeah! I'm really qualified to do that (not). Anyway, how do you do that 
when the compiler they supply is also 32-bit? I would have to re-compile 
the compiler as the first step. Now that really is outa sight!

Thanks to you and the group for helping though.

MikeR

On 15/05/10 17:14, Gavin Coles wrote:
> Hi Mike,
>
> Murphy's Law states 'When all else fails, read the instructions'.
>
> If you need a converter cable from the old white four pin molex connection to either a 4 or 6 way connector on the graphics card let me know&  I will have a look through my many boxes of rubbish.  Did I say rubbish I meant vitally important spare parts!
>
> Regards,
>
> Gavin
>
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