Posts by richlivi

Just a warning to those who choose to install DX9 - you will get slower 3DMark2k1 scores after doing so. My 5660 dropped over 100 points. That's not a lot, but just be aware that it's not going to speed things up any, and I'm not...

Actually, the prices listed in the thread are old. You can find one today for $2250 before a $100 mail-in rebate (i.e. $2150). Of course, if you want the extended warranty that will take you up closer to $2500. These systems are...

Here's a link to a very interesting thread on Dell's support forum. The title is "Dell Inspiron 8200 vs Toshiba Satellite 5205" Anyone who says that Dell filters/sensors their forums definitely hasn't read this thread....

I have XP Pro SP1 also, and even though support was added, I don't think the default drivers are 2.0. The only way I could install the drivers was to extract the files from the msusb_xp.cab file into a separate folder. Then, go into...

Okay, I was finally able to do it by extracting the msusb_xp.cab file. In there is the INF file. However, now here's what I've got listed in Device Manager: USB 2.0 Root Hub USB Root Hub USB Root Hub VIA Rev 5 or later USB Universal...

trying to **delete** the USB devices that is. :-)

Any suggestions on how to install it? Since the setup won't work, I'm trying to the USB devices, but as soon I try to add new hardware XP discovers and uses the old drivers. Even when I leave the USB devices there, and then manually go...

No, that's exactly what I tried and it's not working. It dies as in the install just stops right after the opening installshield dialog box disappears. Everything in WXP continues to work fine, but the installer won't work for some reason.

Has anyone tried to install the USB 2.0 driver for the 5660? When I try to run it, I get the initial InstallShield message, "...will guide you through the rest of the setup process," and then it just dies. I tried downloading...

I would definitely say that it's louder than many desktops I have used, but not louder than most machines specifically built for power (which typically have several fans that run constantly). However, the big difference here is that I...