Calling all MP New Zealanders (Both of you!!) (5 Viewers)

[mcraenz]

How long did you run the memtest for? did it complete an entire pass? Another couple of this to try, re-seat all components, RAM, PCI card, cables etc. Also you could try just reset the bios to defaults.

 

[kiwijunglist]

With regards to the VFD question. My VFD display remains active after turning off computer, i think this is normal behaviour.

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[Bleazle]

How long did you run the memtest for? did it complete an entire pass? Another couple of this to try, re-seat all components, RAM, PCI card, cables etc. Also you could try just reset the bios to defaults.

I ran a full pass - it took about 30 minutes. I'll reset everything when I'm doing the house cleaning inside the case

With regards to the VFD question. My VFD display remains active after turning off computer, i think this is normal behaviour.

Either that or your HTPC is broken too Thanks for letting me know yours does the same - mine probably always did, I just never noticed before it started playing up..

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I'm going to give these a go tonight

Dave

 

[kiwijunglist]

If you pull the plug the VFD slowly fades. I'm pretty sure it's meant to receive power even in off state, this allows the IR remote to turn on the computer when it's off.

 

[sylvester1]

May not help, but I had a problem with random BSOD's which turned out to be one of the slots for one of my SIM's not working. I had 3 1gb sims in a slot each. Was confused by what was causing the BSOD's and eventually thought I'd give the memory a go. Ran memtest and it found no problems. So I dis-believed it (shun the dis-believer!) and took sticks out in order. Turned out that ones of the slots was broken in some manner. Put the memory from that slot into another and it still worked fine (thus proving the slot theory).

So what I am trying to say is that if you have a spare slot, and can do it, it might be worth putting your memory in a new slot just in case.

Cheers

 

[Bleazle]

May not help, but I had a problem with random BSOD's which turned out to be one of the slots for one of my SIM's not working. I had 3 1gb sims in a slot each. Was confused by what was causing the BSOD's and eventually thought I'd give the memory a go. Ran memtest and it found no problems. So I dis-believed it (shun the dis-believer!) and took sticks out in order. Turned out that ones of the slots was broken in some manner. Put the memory from that slot into another and it still worked fine (thus proving the slot theory).

So what I am trying to say is that if you have a spare slot, and can do it, it might be worth putting your memory in a new slot just in case.

Cheers

Thanks for the heads up on that - I hope it rains this weekend so I've got an excuse to sit inside and rip the htpc apart! - I'll give this a go too,
Cheers!

 

[Omen]

better not be raining, i want to put a bigger satellite on my roof

this might sound insanely silly, but try setting your bios to fail-safe defaults as well.

 

[Bleazle]

better not be raining, i want to put a bigger satellite on my roof

this might sound insanely silly, but try setting your bios to fail-safe defaults as well.

You're in Auckland - it'll be raining on the weekend - it's a given

For any changes to the BIOS to make a difference doesn't it have to get past the very first screen that appears? I don't think the BIOS is even getting a chance to load is it? or is it trying to load but not loading which is why it gets stuck on the first screen? - aaarrrghh!! I hate not knowing about stuff!!

I appreciate all the advice from you guys - I'm feelin' the love! At least I've got a few things to try WHEN it rains on the weekend

Dave

 

[Omen]

bios controls voltages that go to different components in the motherboard, as soon as you push the power button it's doing it's thing, you'd have to get past the screen to change it, or, you can look for the bios jumper, and move it across press power, leave it 10 seconds, move the bios jumper back, to where it was, and that will set your bios back to defaults. Alternatively, you can take out the bios battery for 3 seconds and that'll reset the bios back too.

i'm still holding by breath that we'll be all rained out by the weekend and then settle for some nice overcast skies instead.

 

[yesdup]

Missing channels on Nova S card

hi all,

i am back on MP after a long and successful spell with GBPVR but did a rebuild and now nothing works .....so here we are.

MP is working great now EXCEPT........i am missing channels THREE and C4 (plus what ever else is on that transponder) My capture card settings are for my Nova S card. I had previously had all the channels captured using same hardware about 18mths ago and i have a post in this thread outlining how i did it but that no longer works...
https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/...landers-both-you-2321/index36.html#post164607

i edited a new NZFTA tpl file:
12456,h,22500
12483,h,22500

I have only 1 lnb on my dish,

lnb1=11300
switch=0
lnb2=0

also tried the following combinations:

this setting and the next one below bring up different SKY scrambled channels.
lnb1=11300
switch=11300
lnb2=11300

lnb1=11300
switch=11300
lnb2=0

lnb1=11300
switch=0
lnb2=11300

lnb1=11300
switch=11300
lnb2=22000

lnb1=11300
switch=22000
lnb2=11300

lnb1=11300
switch=22000
lnb2=0

any help that fellow Kiwis can offer would be great....