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What did you do to fix the driver problem? Did you reinstall the nforce drivers? I first went to Microsoft, to make sure all was updated there, even though I have automatic updates turned on; I installed SP3 Then went to NVIDIA, updated mobo drivers. then to EVGA for graphics drivers. I should have checked my device drivers between the above steps, but I waited till all was done, then looked, so I'm not sure which fixed it. Still working on my TV Tuner... I have a couple more days left to return it if I can't get it to work Anyone know how to use a tuner card with DishTV?

Yeah, no more little yellow question mark! The device now says NVIDIA Network Bus Emulator Now to get the AVerMedia A180 TV Tuner to work... the drivers are all up to date, but it's not being recognized my MCE or AVer's own software. Sigh... closer every day.

NVIDIA MCP51 Ethernet controller. Jcl, you've just reinforced that I AM the dumbest person here! "Why couldn't I find that?" I ask myself. Back to dig deeper. Thanks, jcl!

Yep, 8600 card is in the PCI Express slot closest to the CPU. That website is a great tip! Unfortunately, there is no VEN DEV for this device. This is what the Hardware ID says: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0269&SUBSYS_10003842&REV_A3 PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0269&SUBSYS_10003842 PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0269&CC_068000 PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0269&CC_0680 I swear, this shouldn't be so hard... I think I'm the stupidest person on this forum! Thanks again

Yep, Shanenin, it was right in front of my face... don't know why I didn't see it before! Still can't get the tv tuner to work, and their support hasn't been very helpful so far, may have to try to return it and get a different one. Also, In my Device Manager, I have a yellow question mark, that I can't figure out. Under 'Device by Type", it's between 'Network Adapters' and 'Ports'. Under 'Device by Connection', it's just called 'Other PCI Bridge Device', and it's between 'NVIDIA nForce Serial ATA Controller' and 'PCI standard host CPU bridge'. 'Resources by Type' and 'by Connection' p

Friend, your English is better than a lot of Americans!

I was being polite!

You are braver than I am! Anything with a disclaimer, such as the blue paragraph on that page, would have scared me off, or at least made me buy a second router, before I risked making a doorstop out of my connection to the ether. Good luck. I think we will learn a lot from our Tech experts - Texperts? - here on this subject.

An update... Things are running smoothly - and very fast! - except for a couple of things: 1. I still get a message when I'm booting, saying it can't find the floppy, press F1 to continue. I don't have it in the BIOS boot sequence, and have look everywhere (obviously NOT) in BIOS to fix this. Any ideas? 2. I can't get this thing to recognize my AverMedia A180 TV tuner. I install the drivers from the manufacturer, must reboot, and it's gone again. I downloaded their media software, and it says it might be weird with Media Center, so I just went in and configured Media Center (first time) an

I thought there was a place in the BIOS settings or something... Thanks, I'll look in a few. Finally, the cable I need, and at a good price! Thanks

Well, I can't find a DVI-I to DVI-D adapter, although one site suggested just breaking the analog pins off of my cable... but I dont think I want to do that. Guess I'll check out Circuit City next time I go into town (over 20 miles!) to look for an adapter, or just get a new cable. Also, every time I turn on, I get a 'Floppy Not Found... hit F1" message. I didn't buy a floppy, because I don't think I need one, probably get one someday if I can find one that matches the other stuff in the bays. I know I can get it to go past this, just haven't figured it out yet... All in all, this was sur

Just put in the disk... duh I'm looking at that cable site... if they don't have it, it probably doesn't exist... I looked there and at other sites, and a DVI-I to DVI-D adapter doesn't exist, and I figured out why... DVI-I has analog and digital, but DVI-D is only digital. Therefore, I just need to get a DVI-D cable for my monitor. I should have done a bit more research before I bought this cable.

Great idea... just I'm not sure how to do that.

I was too sleepy last night, and accidentally installed my OS on the F: drive (both drives are partitioned into two). Will this cause problems? I think I need to figure out how to reinstall it on c: Suggestions? Thanks One issue I found, is that my graphics card has DVI-I, and LG monitor has DVI-D cable... sigh... four little pins prevent me from using the good cable, so I'm using the old-style cable. Have to look for an adapter today

Will do, Garmanma... thanks for the heads up. THis system seems to do most all of the set up for me, so I need to go in and check everything ater I install the drivers, which I'm doing fight now. I know you all are far away, but this is my first build, and talking to you all has helped boost my confidence... Back in a bit... with more questions, I bet.

Trying to post, I keep getting "Early PM Initialization", then "Base Memory Detect", with constant beeping at second code. Any suggestions? Never mind... one stick of RAM had worked loose... will keep you updated...

Great site, Garmanma! Thanks

I work slowly, as I have a disabled husband and a crazy bird to deal with, but it's all together, except for the last hard drive, that arrives today. Two problems, though: 1) The front audio header cable is too short to plug into my mobo when all my cards are in. I'm going to look at xoxide or somewhere for an extention. BTW: evga is awsome: I noticed that a back-panel cable wasn't in the package, so I emailed them. Got a reply in minutes apologizing, and a replacement was UPS-ed that same day! 2) I think I need an RF Blaster to run the TV tuner? I know nothing about this, just to plug the

OK... This is what I got. Keep in mind that my budget was supposed to be about $700, and I spent over three times that much. Case: Deep blue Sunbeam Transformer, with lots of blue & uv lights & fans PS: Hiper 650W SLI Ready Mobo: EVGA nForce 750i SLI FTW CPU: Intel Quad Core Q6600 RAM: 4G Crucial Cooler: ASUS V-70 HD: 2 750G Seagate Baracudas Optical: Sony DVD Video: EVGA EGeForce 8600 GTS Audio: SoundBlaster Audigy SE TV: AVerMedia AVerTVHD MCE A180 HDTV Tuner Card Networking: Linksys Wireless-G Broadband Router & Gigabyte PC card Monitor: LG 20" and Monitors/TVs I already have.

There's nothing stupid about customizing your rig! I like the Honda emblem

Although I went with an LG, I think that when I can afford a second monitor, it will probably be an Acer. That's down the road, though... I spent way more than I had planned on this new build!

Wow... thanks for all the advise. I shopped around for all of those brands, but ended up getting a 20" LG for under $200. My Uncle has several LGs, from TVs to his monitor, and I like the clarity. I hope it's good. On 6/3, the rest of my parts arrive, and I build my new toy! My first build - wish me luck!

Thanks... I'm shopping all over the net right now.

Buying a monitor today, want the biggest I can afford, as I don't see very well. Any advise or recommendations on brands? thanks, all!

32 bit OEM it is! I just bought a wireless G router & card, so, after the OS, it's on to the hard drives, tv tuner and cpu cooler.