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67816	2002-08-03 08:04:00	Epox have announced their 8K5A2+ DDR333, USB 2 . 0 motherboard . Here's a snip from the announcement: The progress of PC is nonstop . DDR333 became the mainstream, and USB2 . 0 steps up as a necessity . To meet this trend, VIA introduces its newest super south bridge-VT8235 . VT8235 supports USB2 . 0 and 8X V-link, and Ethernet Mac that enriches the specification of KT333 chipset . EPoX's newest EP-8K5A2+ is based on KT333 chipset paired with VT8235 in south bridge . It offers the features that everyone has been long waiting for, the USB 2 . 0 and built-in LAN connector . This 8K5A2+ has one the highest specifications among all the KT333 mainboards currently available in the market . " You can read a review of the board over at Hard Tecs 4U ( . hardtecs4u . com/) in either the native German (http://www . hardtecs4u . com/reviews/2002/epox_8k5a3plus/" target="_blank">www . hardtecs4u . com/) in either the native German (http:) or a translated English with a Bablefish ( . altavista . com/urltrurl?lp=de_en&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww . hardtecs4u . com%2Freviews%2F20" target="_blank">babelfish . altavista . com 02%2Fepox_8k5a3plus%2F) . RivaStation ( . rivastation . com/index_e . htm" target="_blank">www . rivastation . com) have posted up the first pics of the new Hercules 3D Prophet 9700 128MB card with ATI´s R300 chipset . Mandrake has released Beta 2 of Mandrake 9 . 0 for download . Here's a bit on the new version: Mandrake Linux is a powerful operating system that is available for many platforms: 32 bit processors such as Intel Pentium®, AMD Athlon®, PowerPC®; and 64 bit processors such as Intel Itanium®, SPARC®, AXP® . Mandrake Linux includes many graphical administration assistants & wizards that make it intuitive and fun to use while providing all the power and robustness of other Linux systems . Hundreds of included applications make it an ideal solution for both enterprises and individual users . You can download it in several ways, either a complete one file download here ( . mandrakelinux . com/en/ftptmp/1028297520 . 8e9218879ae75994bd9702c850169085 . php" target="_blank">www . mandrakelinux . com) with all the worldwide mirrors, or you can get the individual CD ISO's from the links below: - CD1 (ftp://ftp . proxad . net/pub/Distributions_Linux/Mandrake-iso/i586/MandrakeLinux-9 . 0beta2-CD1 . i586 . iso) - CD2 (ftp://ftp . proxad . net/pub/Distributions_Linux/Mandrake-iso/i586/MandrakeLinux-9 . 0beta2-CD2 . i586 . iso) - CD3 (ftp://ftp . proxad . net/pub/Distributions_Linux/Mandrake-iso/i586/MandrakeLinux-9 . 0beta2-CD3 . i586 . iso) You can check out more on the OS over at the Mandrake (http://www . mandrakelinux . com) website . RefreshForce version 1 . 10 has been released . RefreshForce universally and permanently fixes the Windows 2000/XP refresh rate problem on ANY variation of graphics cards, monitors, or drivers . You can grab what seems to be the best of the bunch from here ( . pagehosting . co . uk/rf/download . html" target="_blank">www . pagehosting . co . uk) . I HAVE ADDED THIS PROGRAM TO THE PROGRAM OF THE WEEK PAGE IN THE LEFT MENU . The test demo for Delta Force Black Hawk Down has been released with some restrictions, the beta will only be available for download for a week and will expire on the 16th of August . So if you want to try it, get in quick . The demo includes: - 1 level team deathmatch, day mission . - Maximum players per client hosted game = 16 - Maximum players per NovaLogic hosted game = 32 - Internet or LAN play available - Play in 1st person . Play with keyboard and mouse . You can read more here ( . novalogic . com/dfbhdbeta/" target="_blank">www . novalogic . com) and download the demo here ( . xlontech . net/a_0_100366/xlon . 3dgamers . com/3dgamers/games/deltaforcebhd/bhdbeta6 . exe" target="_blank">iadredirvip . xlontech . net) . A-tuner version 1 . 1 . 7 . 0 is out . This small program is a utility for changing the following four settings on your nVidia card: Anti-Aliasing (including all unofficial modes) Anisotropic Filtering Vsync MipMap LOD (Level Of Detail) Bias Give it try and download it here ( . 3dcenter . de/downloads/atuner . php" target="_blank">www . 3dcenter . de) . Asus PCProbe version 2 . 17 . 05 has been released . There is no changelog for this version and needless there probably isn't much difference from 2 . 17 . 04, but if you're keen, you can download it here (ftp://ftp . asus . com . tw/pub/ASUS/misc/utils/probe21705 . zip) . MadOnion has compared the new ATI Radeon Catalyst 02 . 2 drivers vs the 6118 DX 9 Only drivers that have been released in the last couple of days . This is going to be of interest to those running a Radeon card and intending to maybe purchase one of the new 9700 cards . The test was done using a Athlon XP 1800+ Soyo K7V Dragon Plus 512 Mbs Corsair - Cas 2 Radeon 8500 - LELE OEM 230/230 - Mem Hynix 3 . 6 ns - Flashed with Original Retail - 275/275 ATI RADEON BIOS . The scores are available from the links below: - ATI Leaked Driver 6118 for DirectX 9 9354 3DMarks ( . madonion . com/compare?2k1=4097973" target="_blank">service . madonion . com) - ATI Catalyst V 02 . 2 9297 3DMarks ( . madonion . com/compare?2k1=4098151" target="_blank">service . madonion . com) - ATI Leaked Driver 6118 9267 3DMarks ( . madonion . com/compare?2k1=3934674" target="_blank">service . madonion . com) VIA has released a new version of their AGP driver, this version is 4 . 30B2 and it adds support for 8X AGP cards in VIA's 400 range of chipsets and beyond . You can download the driver now or wait and get in the next release of the 4-in-1 set . Download VIA AGP Driver 4 . 30B2 from here ( . viaarena . com/drivers/AGP/VIA_AGP_V430B2 . zip" target="_blank">downloads . viaarena . com) . ID Software has bought it's DOOM III Theatre to this year's QuakeCon 2002 and will be offering up the first public demonstration of the game that includes a new level that was not shown off E3 earlier this year . Here's the press on the theatre: MESQUITE, Texas - August 1, 2002 - id Software and Activision's DOOM III theater, which unleashed its fury at E3 2002, last May in Los Angeles, will endure a 1,000 mile journey to arrive in Mesquite, the home of id Software, in time for QuakeCon 2002 . The theater will showcase a demonstration of DOOM III, a mind-searing mixture of cutting-edge graphics, design and revolutionary 5 . 1 sound design . Members of the id Software team will also host a special session, offering a guided tour of the DOOM III world and talking about the game's development . The preview at QuakeCon 2002 is a terrifying journey through over 12 minutes of gameplay running completely in-engine . This exclusive opportunity for gamers is only available to registered attendees of QuakeCon 2002 . Each attendee will receive an admission ticket for the preview upon registering at the event . You can check a couple of pics here ( . planetquake3 . net/pic . php3?c= . /images/ACT_E302_DoomInt1 . jpg" target="_blank">www . planetquake3 . net) and here ( . planetquake3 . net/pic . php3?c= . /images/ACT_E302_DoomExt2 . jpg" target="_blank">www . planetquake3 . net) . Man those Americans get to see all the good stuff . BigFix 1 . 7 . 6 . 0 is out . BigFix is a new boy on the block in the world of PC performance enhancers and it offers the following: The Freeware BigFix system drastically improves your computer's performance and reduces the number of bugs and conflicts that affect your computer . As an application running on your computer, BigFix can automatically download and read technical support information provided by computer and software manufacturers and other technical support experts (published in the form of Fixlet® Messages) and can automatically check your computer for bugs, configuration conflicts, and security holes . When it finds a problem, it can even offer you to fix it with a simple mouse-click . Most of the time, BigFix can even alert you to a problem before any damage is done . Download it here ( . majorgeeks . com/article . php?sid=677" target="_blank">www . majorgeeks . com) and give it a try . TVTool (http://www . tvtool . de) 6 . 5 is out: TVTool was developed to replace the poor support video card manufacturers had for TV_OUT . TVTool works with most NVIDIA based cards such as TNT, TNT2, TNT2 Ultra, GeForce cards with BT86x (e . g . Viper 550, Erazor 3, Xentor 32, 3D Prophet, etc . ) . The main problem is the black borders around the picture on the TV screen . These can be very annoying for most applications like DVD-playback or decoding . TVTool is a completely software based solution to this problem . TVTool has many features, such as dualview, which makes simultaneous output to the TV and monitor possible . Grab it here ( . fileflash . com/?action=download&program=491" target="_blank">www . fileflash . com) . mp3DirectCut ( . rz . uni-frankfurt . de/~pesch/" target="_blank">www . rz . uni-frankfurt . de) version 1 . 24 has been released . mp3DirectCut is a tool for editing MPEG audio directly . You can remove parts, change the volume, split files or copy regions to several new files . All without the need to decompress your MP3 into a PCM format . This saves work, encoding time and disk space . And there is no quality loss through any re-compressions . The new version offers the following changes: Main window rewritten (style kept, new interiors) Improved keyboard shortcuts Editable fields for position and selection Fixed a framesize calculation error on MPEG 2 Layer II Check for illegal chars on split saving VU meter display improved Some other corrections VBR compatibility of the display improved Cue sheet parser rewritten Tabbed configuration dialog Manual in HTML Split dialog with filename scheme Silence detection Lame encoder setting fields renewed Quality options for Lame and ACM implemented Allocated wave buffer size adjustable Source can be replaced via temp file Download it here ( . rz . uni-frankfurt . de/~pesch/mp3DirectCut . zip" target="_blank">www . rz . uni-frankfurt . de) . LimeWire 2 . 5 . 5 Beta is out with the following changes: This version fixes a number of bugs from LimeWire 2 . 5 . 4, and it should be significantly more stable as a result . It also adds HTTP "HEAD" requests to all uploaders once your download has completed . This notifies those uploaders of all new alternate locations for the file that the downloader has discovered during the download process, allowing those uploaders to report the new alternate locations to others on the network . 2 . 5 . 5, then, will propagate the "download mesh" significantly more than previous versions . Grab it from the links below: LimeWire 2 . 5 . 5 for Windows ( . limewire . com/beta/2 . 5 . 5/LimeWireWin . exe" target="_blank">www9 . limewire . com) - LimeWire 2 . 5 . 5 for Linux (no Java VM)Installer ( . limewire . com/beta/2 . 5 . 5/LimeWireLinux . bin" target="_blank">www9 . limewire . com) - LimeWire 2 . 5 . 5 for Linux (no Java VM)tgz ( . limewire . com/beta/2 . 5 . 5/LimeWireLinux . tgz" target="_blank">www9 . limewire . com) LimeWire 2 . 5 . 5 for Mac (with Java VM) ( . limewire . com/beta/2 . 5 . 5/LimeWireMac . bin" target="_blank">www9 . limewire . com) LimeWire 2 . 5 . 5 for Mac (no Java VM) ( . limewire . com/beta/2 . 5 . 5/LimeWireMacNoVM . bin" target="_blank">www9 . limewire . com) LimeWire 2 . 5 . 5 for MacOS X ( . limewire . com/beta/2 . 5 . 5/LimeWireOSX . sit" target="_blank">www9 . limewire . com) LimeWire 2 . 5 . 5 for SUN Solaris (no Java VM) ( . limewire . com/beta/2 . 5 . 5/solaris/LimeWireSolaris . bin" target="_blank">www9 . limewire . com) FlashFXP RC2 Build 869 is out offering the following changes: -Added "Edit bookmarks" to the bookmark menu . This feature was removed many builds ago due to some issues . -New Go & Stop after transfer button icons . They're now more unique looking . -Added auto parsing of ftp:// urls in the Site Manager . Paste a ftp:// url into the host field (like the quick connect) The new version s available for download from the following links: - Full FlashFXP RC2 BUILD 869 ( . 167 . 239 . 204/soft/FlashFXP_RC2@869 . rar" target="_blank">211 . 167 . 239 . 204)- FlashFXP RC2 Build 869 Update File ( . flashfxp . ws/zip/rc/ffxpupd869 . exe" target="_blank">www . flashfxp . ws) - Crack ( . sky999 . com/home/modules . php?name=Downloads&d_op=getit&lid=290" target="_blank">www . sky999 . com) Kerio Personal Firewall 3 . 0 . 0 Beta 1 freeware has been released for download . The new beta is built on ICSA-certified security technology and has the following changes: -Enhanced packet filter - define unlimited number of protocols, services, address groups, time intervals, etc . -Firewall can be configured by simply permitting or denying communication to applications - suitable for beginners and less experienced users who do not want to use the advanced packet filter -Intrusion Detection System - built on the IDS engine used in WinRoute 5 . 0 -System Security - applications on the desktop protected against being rewritten, modified or misused by other applications, etc . -New status reports in the Advanced Admin - traffic chart, MS Networking status, etc . -Many enhancements in performance and load on the memory, especially in the kernel part of the engine -Completely re-vamped graphical user interface, simpler for less experienced users Download here ( . kerio . com/dwn/kpf3-beta . exe" target="_blank">www . kerio . com) . The Marksmanship pack for America's Army: Operations has been released . The pack is 22 . 4MB and brings the game version up to 1 . 1 . 1 as well as adding the U . S . Army's Sniper School section, along with an initial in-game server browser, a TeamTalk option, various other new features, changes in the training requirements, bug fixes, and more . You can download the pack from the following links: - 3D Gamers ( . 3dgamers . com/games/americasarmy/" target="_blank">www . 3dgamers . com) - GIGA Games ( . giga . de/stories_u4/0,3204,38362,00 . html" target="_blank">www1 . giga . de) - AAFiles ( . aafiles . com/file . info?ID=4244" target="_blank">www . aafiles . com)- FilePlanet ( . fileplanet . com/files/110000/110329 . shtml" target="_blank">www . fileplanet . com) More mirrors can be found at goarmy ( . goarmy . com)and americasarmy (http://www . americasarmy . com" target="_blank">www . goarmy . com)and americasarmy (http:) . 3DO has announced their new horror action adventure game, Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse ( . yahoo . com/bw/020801/10155_1 . html" target="_blank">biz . yahoo . com) . The new game is to be developed for the PC and consoles with a second quarter 2003 release . Here's part of the announcement: Set in the present day, the archangel Abaddon faces possessed zealots, demons, and the daunting powers of the personified plagues of Mankind: Pestilence, War, Famine and Death . As Abaddon, the player must find the three "Chosen" and combine their untapped powers in time to save the world from destruction; but that won't be easy -- God's Chosen are mortals, not to mention they're a prostitute, a serial killer and a corrupt politician . Hand-to-hand, sword, and projectile combat combine with fantastic abilities to create a surreal cinematic experience . The story unfolds via in-game cinematics and "graphic novel" sequences by Simon Bisley -- who is also the title's character designer . These graphic novel images are displayed on-screen complete with animations, voices and sound effects -- bringing Bisley's work to life and immersing the player in the dark underworld of Hell's emissaries . You can have a look at some concept art and the logo here ( . 105 . 167 . 65/screenshots/games/fourhorsemen/20020801/" target="_blank">216 . 105 . 167 . 65) . Doomsday HQ ( . doomsdayhq . com/news . php" target="_blank">www . doomsdayhq . com) has posted a new version (1 . 14 . 1) of jDoom, the modified DOOM source code . The new release fixes the "-deathmatch" and "-altdeath" command line options . Au-Ja has posted up the results of some testing they have done on Asus C . O . P, their CPU Overheating Protection utility . Their results show that the processor passed two tests, CPU fan dies and heatsink removal the last test, but the last test, cold boot without heatsink got the CPU a bit hot under the collar . You can read how and what they did and also check out a couple of videos of the process here ( . au-ja . org/eng/reviews-asusa7v333-cop-e . phtml" target="_blank">www . au-ja . org) . Toshiba has announced the world’s first 60GB, 2 . 5-inch hard disk drive with a disk rotation speed of 5,400 rpm . measuring only 9 . 5mm tall, the drive is the combination of a newly developed hard disk controller and a new head and disk medium . The former supports very high-speed rotation while the latter two achieve stable read and write operation at the boosted rate of rotation . Read more detail on the new drive at DigiTimes ( . com/NewsShow/Article . asp?datePublish=2002/07/30&pages=PR&seq=201" target="_blank">digitimes . com) . Here's a program that any hardcore web user must have, it's called SPAMNet . SPAMNet checks when you receive mail to see if it matches up to it's database of spam mails and if it is verified as being one it's moved to a special "spam" folder . If the program happens to miss a spam mail (i . e . it wasn't in it's database) you select that mail and choose "block" . Now that mail will be added to the database and anyone else on the planet who uses SPAMNet will not get that mail in his or her inbox . You can read more about this program and download it from here (http://www . cloudmark . com/) . At this stage the program only supports Outlook 2000 and Outlook XP but it will include Outlook Express soon . ATI is to launch an intermediate model to it's Radeon 9000 series . The new card will be the 9500 (shades of Ti4400 I can see here) and is based on the same R300 core, with certain specification variations and a different pin count . The card is designed to fill in the $US270 price gap between the 9000 PRO and the 9700 . ATI is set to launch the official specs in mid-August . You can read more on the card at Digitimes ( . com/NewsShow/Article . asp?datePublish=2002/07/31&pages=04&seq=21" target="_blank">digitimes . com) . ReTeL ( . retel . dk) has reviewed and benchmarked the Radeon 9700 and found it to be a truly powerful beast . To show just how powerful they have posted numbers of actual fps and not just percentage increase scores and found that it really does leave the GeForce4 Ti4600 in it's tracks . Check out the score here (http://www . retel . dk/showreview . php?id=3&page=8" target="_blank">www . retel . dk) has reviewed and benchmarked the Radeon 9700 and found it to be a truly powerful beast . To show just how powerful they have posted numbers of actual fps and not just percentage increase scores and found that it really does leave the GeForce4 Ti4600 in it's tracks . Check out the score here (http:) . A new version (7 . 7 . 0 . 1) of the ATi RADEON 8500/ 8500LE ATI Multimedia Centre for all OS's has been released . The ATI Multimedia Center provides MPEG, AVI and CD Audio playback . Tuner/Capture support is also provided for ALL-IN-WONDER products . Download the new Multimedia Centre here ( . ati . com/support/drivers/misc/mmc7-7-0-1-nodvd . html" target="_blank">mirror . ati . com) . Valve Software has released a movie trailer of Counter-Strike: Condition Zero, the upcoming next instalment of their popular team-based tactical shooter . The movie is high-res and features a minute and a half of mostly gameplay footage . Grab it here ( . 3dgamers . com/news/more/1028236561/" target="_blank">www . 3dgamers . com) . Microsoft has officially launched the Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 website . Here's there bit of self-promotion on the site: Official Site LaunchesWindows 2000 Service Pack 3 (SP3) provides the latest updates to the Windows 2000 family of operating systems . These updates are a collection of fixes in the following areas: application compatibility, operating system reliability, security, and setup . Windows 2000 SP3 includes the updates contained in Windows 2000 Service Pack 1 (SP1), Windows 2000 Service Pack 2 (SP2) and Windows 2000 Security Rollup Package 1 . Windows 2000 SP3 is a recommended upgrade . Windows 2000 SP3 includes Windows Installer 2 . 0 please see the Deployment Guide for more information . To determine whether to install Windows 2000 SP3, Microsoft recommends that customers review the Windows 2000 SP3 documentation found under Learn More . You can visit the site here ( . microsoft . com/windows2000/downloads/servicepacks/sp3/default . asp" target="_blank">www . microsoft . com) . Still along the SP3 lines and TheInquirer is reporting that the Service Pack is plagued by causing BSOD's on some machines and they strongly urge you to do a backup first just in case . The same article has also shown theat Microsoft has changed their terms and conditions to include the following: Another reader downloaded SP3 but said that Microsoft has significantly changed their terms and conditions, with this paragraph: "The OS Product or OS Components contain components that enable and facilitate the use of certain Internet-based services . You acknowledge and agree that Microsoft may automatically check the version of the OS Product and/or its components that you are utilizing and may provide upgrades or fixes to the OS Product that will be automatically downloaded to your computer . " Meaning that they have the right o download just about anything to your PC . You can read all the details here ( . theinquirer . net/?article=4729" target="_blank">www . theinquirer . net) . Still, still with SP3 and Microsoft has issued the following KB article on a Windows 2000 SP3 Setup Error Message: Windows 2000 SP3 Setup Error Message: The Application Failed to Initialize Properly (0x80000003) The information in this article applies to: Microsoft Windows 2000 SP2 Advanced Server Microsoft Windows 2000 SP2 Professional Microsoft Windows 2000 SP2 Server SYMPTOMS When you apply Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 (SP3) on a debug version of Windows 2000 that has been upgraded to Windows 2000 Service Pack 2 (SP2), you may receive the following error message: The Application failed to initialize properly (0x80000003) . Click on OK to terminate the application . CAUSE This problem occurs because a registry key that is set during the installation of Windows 2000 SP2 conflicts with the Update . exe install program . You can read the whole KB and download the work around here ( . microsoft . com/default . aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q316605" target="_blank">support . microsoft . com) . There are new Windows 2000 Tools out to specifically cater for SP3 and System Admins . The two new tools are as follows: Windows 2000 SP3 Support Tools: These updated Windows 2000 Support Tools (support . cab) will help support personnel and network administrators better manage their networks and troubleshoot problems . Windows 2000 SP3 Deployment Tools: The Windows 2000 Resource Kit Deployment Tools (deploy . cab) assists system administrators in installing Windows 2000 on multiple computers . This file contains updates to the deployment tools and documentation . If you're in the position where these tools may be required, you can download them from the following links: - Windows 2000 SP3 Support Tools ( . microsoft . com/windows2000/downloads/servicepacks/prem_sp3/supporttools . asp" target="_blank">www . microsoft . com) - Windows 2000 SP3 Deployment Tools ( . microsoft . com/windows2000/downloads/servicepacks/prem_sp3/deploytools . asp" target="_blank">www . microsoft . com) This is becoming a very Microsoftish day . Microsoft has posted up a Windows Active Directory Operations Guide ( . microsoft . com/downloads/release . asp?ReleaseID=41119&area=search&ordinal=7" target="_blank">www . microsoft . com) This guide assists IT professionals who participate in planning and performing Active Directory operations by detailing high-level operations planning information based on best practices learned from customers who have deployed Active Directory and also provides the tasks and step-by-step procedures for maintaining an Active Directory environment Fresh UI version 3 . 80 is out for download . This free windows UI tweaking tool includes the following changes in the news version: - Hidden settings for Network Options - Network Menu Options - Years Interpretation . Download here ( . freshdevices . com/freshui . html" target="_blank">www . freshdevices . com) . ATi has released new CATALYST version 02 . 2 WHQL 6118/9050 Radeon Drivers for Windows ME/2000/XP . These drivers have been released to provide maximum stability and compatibility with Windows XP Service Pack 1 . To find out a bit more on the drivers and download them, head over to DriverHeaven (http://www . driverheaven . net/) . I just found this bit of info over at Warp and found it quite interesting, especially the reference to the phasing out of the Ti4400: Nvidia's AGP 8x Cards Due Soon If you tried any of the latest 30 . 30 or 30 . 82 Nvidia beta drivers you would have noticed perhaps that they support some new chipsets yet to be announced by Nvidia . These are NV18 and NV28 and professional versions of them, ie NV18GL and NV28GL . While we still know little about them, it already emerged that they are the AGP 8x versions of Geforce4 MX and Geforce4 Ti cards . Click on Read More for more info . The rumours suggest that they will be launched within the next month or so and now we know to expect 10 different cards based on these new chipsets: 2 cards based on NV28 - A recent story here ( . xbitlabs . com/news/story . html?id=1028109184" target="_blank">www . xbitlabs . com) suggests that Ti4400 is being phased out, so perhaps that's why we will only see 2 cards based on NV28 as opposed to 3 when NV25 cards were announced . This means a Ti4200 and Ti4600 with AGP 8x support will be introduced while Ti4400 with AGP 8x support will not . We don't know however what the real names of the new cards will be . 2 cards based on professional version of NV28, i . e . NV28GL . Here we will see a high end Quadro4 card - something after Quadro4 900, with AGP 8x support of course and either a card on middle or low end of the Quadro4 XGL range . . . (NV25GL had 3 different Quadro4 cards here, NV28 will only have 2) . 3 cards based on NV18 chipset - This could well mean a GeForce4 MX 420/440/460 with AGP 8x support will be introduced here but it’s yet unknown if that's going to be the case and what names the cards will have officially . 3 cards based on professional version of NV18, i . e . NV18GL . Here we can expect a high end and low/mid end Quadro4 cards with AGP 8x support based on NV18 chipset . It’s unclear if any of these will be Quadro4 NVS cards or if all will be Quadro4 XGL cards . At this time there is no information available on the individual specs of these new cards and launch dates are unconfirmed . However, all these cards are coming . A day after the release of the 30 . 82 drivers for Windows 2000/XP, the new drivers have been released for Windows 9x/ME . The drivers have the features as those from yesterday and are available for download here ( . fileconnect . net/files . php?directory=Drivers/nVidia/30 . 82/" target="_blank">www . fileconnect . net) . A new version of Roxio Easy CD Creator Basic has popped up on the Compaq FTP server, updating CD Creator to version 5 . 3 . 0 . 114 and Direct CD to version 5 . 3 . 0 . 105 . The new version adds the following: ENHANCEMENTS: - Updates Roxio Easy CD Creator Version 5 . x to Version 5 . 3 . 0 . 114 - Updates Direct CD to Version 5 . 3 . 0 . 105 - Adds support for DVD+RW drives . FIXES: - Pre-mastering for DVD+RW drives (supporting import session) - Full Mt Rainier support (DCD only) - Full implementation of PW for DVD+RW (DCD only) - 32x drive support - USB 2 support - Add Mixed Mode and Enhanced CD to Basic version - UDF 1 . 02/1 . 5 compatibility test suite: Philips OSTA tool, SAI, Microsoft and Apple (readable) - Change CD Copier to Disc Copier, add DVD support - DCD speed set to max speed only - JustSpeed recording support: support new media quality detection command before and during recording to adjust the recording speed - Implement the latest Round Rock spec (version X10): accurate display and time remaining info - High speed and ultra high speed correct media messaging - Display accurate device info (Mode Sense) - Ability to suppress blank media detection for DCD and ECDC - Upgrade pointing to static localized page on HDD - CAV and zoned CLV drive support with appropriate messaging - Data integrity check after mastering - Create discs from ISO or proprietary disc images - Bootable CD changes: retain boot files for future use - Add time to completion during file preparation phase - Copy protection message to user for CSS protected DVD’s - DVD 2 . 4x Speed - New CDDB II - DVD+R drives support - Warning message when creating a Multi-sessions DVD disc with Creator . - Update the EULA’s - Incorporates MP3 Pro info . - Plextor Vari-Rec support - New USB 2 . 20 support and new messaging - Help file changes - Reference to DVD+R is add to the Dell HTML pages . - Remove the EULA in the users manual . - Remove Tech Support from the users manual . PREREQUISITES: Roxio Easy CD Creator Version 5 . x must already be installed for this update to work . You can grab the update from here (ftp://ftp . compaq . com/pub/softpaq/sp22001-22500/SP22005 . exe) . Winamp 3 RC5 Build 485 is now available for download to fix the 404 with winamp3_full . exe missing error and other minor bug fixes . Grab it here ( . winamp . com/nsdn/winamp3x/sdk/files/wa3install-full_build485 . exe" target="_blank">gamma . winamp . com) .	tweak'e (174)
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