PCI Post Code Diagnostic Cards

[Alan B'Stard]

I've a few of these left after closing down the business, links below.

They are still in Somerset and I will be returning at the end of the month to coleect some stuff if anybody wants to buy one.

Link to my site is below, price will be *much* cheaper than on the website.

PM or email me if you are interested.

http://www.cfide.co.uk/postcode_index.shtml

Do *not* use the shopping cart, as the items are in Somerset.

 

[FooFighter]

Is this the type of thing I'd need if I suspect that my PSU isn't providing eough power as I add hardware GFX cards, soundcard, drives etc?

 

[db]

woah, that's well clever the way it has an ISA interface on once side and PCI on the other.. ingenious..

Is this the type of thing I'd need if I suspect that my PSU isn't providing eough power as I add hardware GFX cards, soundcard, drives etc?

check out this thread for info on the power draw of a typical system..

 

[FooFighter]

Cheers Muckybob.
I've been getting slight, but annoying graphic glitches in certain games.
I think it's only since i installed a X-fi sound card but it could just be a driver issue.
I wondered whether this hardware would help clarify which was the culprit :-
Drivers or power?

Could just be anti-aliasing and texture sampling in the drivers

 

[db]

i can't really help, i'm afraid.. i never play games on the PC so haven't got any experience of those type of problems..

 

[Alan B'Stard]

It's basically a diagnostic card for PC's that will not boot. Complete black display? plug in one of these and it displays the post code operation on the led and will halt on for example 4e, this code can then be deciphered to tell you why the PC refuses to boot. i.e, loose ram, loose processor, and plenty of other things.

I built a high end intel system for a mate of mine for his music system last year and it actually had one of these built in on board, I forget the name of the board.

Like I say if the PC is working, it's of little use, but when you get the damned black screen, it can be very useful.

Sold 10 to AMD Europe a couple of years ago, which gave me a little perk in my step for several days!!

 

[FooFighter]

I have an MSI k8n diamond which has all the afore mentioned bells and whistles so maybe this isn't for me
it was a classic ebay bargain

Guy won it in a comp
didn't want to do a total upgrade(CPU, GFX card)

retail £160

I bought it for £80
everyone's a winner
it has built IN diagnostics but not as in-depth as a what you're advertising