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<blockquote data-quote="mickb" data-source="post: 392721" data-attributes="member: 13105">System UpdateWell after running the system pretty well unchanged for 5 years I had a motherboard failure and had to undertake some major upgrades to get the system back up and running.Firstly I am currently residing in Dubai and although everything is available you really need to know where to go.&nbsp; Very few of the outlets in the more popular parts of town sell computer components.Anyway, the system config is as follows:Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2HCPU - AMD Phenom X3 64 (8450 2.1Ghz &amp; 3.5MB L2 + L3 Cache)Ram - 2GB DDR2HDD - 160GB SeagateOS - XP Pro SP3Graphics - Onboard Radeon HD3200 256MBSound - HDA Digital X Mystique 7.1 GoldRemote - Imon (I should have a new MCE remote in a few days)Mediaportal - 1.0.0Media Storage - 2TB Linksys NAS200BluRay/DVD - LG BE06LU10 External DriveSurround Sound System - Phillips HTS8100Display - Benq 37cm HD Ready LCD&nbsp; connected via HDMII had to use the HDA sound card as the motherboard only has an optical S/PDIF out and my Phillips unit only has a coaxial input.&nbsp; There is an optional expansion S/PDIF cable which gives optical &amp; coaxial in/out ports but it wasn't available in Dubai so I reused the HDA card and disabled onboard audio.The system is now very fast and seems to be very stable.&nbsp; Having just moved from 0.2.2.0 to 1.0.0 the interface is taking a little bit to get used to, which isn't helped by the Imon not really working correctly.&nbsp; Hopefully the MCE remote will fix that up.All in all very happy with the way the system works.&nbsp; The combination of more powerful hardware and the new software, clean install of XP has really made the system sing.&nbsp; The Devs deserve a very big hand as it was a step into the unknown for the Wife Acceptance Factor as she was very comfortable with 0.2.2.0.&nbsp; So far she loves 1.0.0.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="mickb, post: 392721, member: 13105"] [b]System Update[/b] Well after running the system pretty well unchanged for 5 years I had a motherboard failure and had to undertake some major upgrades to get the system back up and running. Firstly I am currently residing in Dubai and although everything is available you really need to know where to go. Very few of the outlets in the more popular parts of town sell computer components. Anyway, the system config is as follows: Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H CPU - AMD Phenom X3 64 (8450 2.1Ghz & 3.5MB L2 + L3 Cache) Ram - 2GB DDR2 HDD - 160GB Seagate OS - XP Pro SP3 Graphics - Onboard Radeon HD3200 256MB Sound - HDA Digital X Mystique 7.1 Gold Remote - Imon (I should have a new MCE remote in a few days) Mediaportal - 1.0.0 Media Storage - 2TB Linksys NAS200 BluRay/DVD - LG BE06LU10 External Drive Surround Sound System - Phillips HTS8100 Display - Benq 37cm HD Ready LCD connected via HDMI I had to use the HDA sound card as the motherboard only has an optical S/PDIF out and my Phillips unit only has a coaxial input. There is an optional expansion S/PDIF cable which gives optical & coaxial in/out ports but it wasn't available in Dubai so I reused the HDA card and disabled onboard audio. The system is now very fast and seems to be very stable. Having just moved from 0.2.2.0 to 1.0.0 the interface is taking a little bit to get used to, which isn't helped by the Imon not really working correctly. Hopefully the MCE remote will fix that up. All in all very happy with the way the system works. The combination of more powerful hardware and the new software, clean install of XP has really made the system sing. The Devs deserve a very big hand as it was a step into the unknown for the Wife Acceptance Factor as she was very comfortable with 0.2.2.0. So far she loves 1.0.0. [/QUOTE]

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