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58870	2002-07-01 11:12:00	Version 5 . 9 of Eternal Arena ( . eternalarena . com/ea/" target="_blank">www . eternalarena . com) for Quake III Arena is now available for download . Changes to the mod are: added Vadrigar Admin ( . q3center . com/ea/vadrigars . phtml" target="_blank">www . q3center . com) system added g_bodystay cvar, delay time before bodysink added g_spectatormute cvar, spectators can only talk other spectators added g_lockteams cvar, cannot switch teams added g_camp_check cvar, sets camper checking on/off added g_camp_time cvar added g_camp_distance cvar added player name protection, protect your nick added callvote electvadrigar added callvote clearvadrigar added /vadrigarpassword command, players can give password to be made vadrigars added /vadrigarmasterpassword command added callvote silence to callvote menu added callvote unsilence to callvote menu added g_allowVadrigars cvar, must be 1 to obviously allow vadrigars added g_vadrigarPassword cvar, servers sets the vadrigar password added "match" commands quick menu to ingame menu added /ready command to "match" ingame menu added /notready command to "match" ingame menu added /timeout command to "match" ingame menu added /playerlist command to "match" ingame menu added "vadrigar" quick commands to "match" ingame menu updated new client version changed gameconfigs now in /gameconfigs ingame server browser filters only EA games Download here ( . q3center . com/ea/eadownloadsindex . phtml?id=139159&language=en" target="_blank">www . q3center . com) . When Windows XP shipped it came with a feature that automatically notifies you when critical updates are available . In the past there was no option to change when this happened but now a new version has been released that has a new option allowing you to specify the schedule that Windows follows to install updates on your computer . To get this new option, visit WindowsUpdate . To set your preferences for automatic updating, follow these steps: Click Start, click Control Panel, and then click System . Click the Automatic Updates tab . Select the notification method you prefer . You can view a screenshot of the updated Automatic Updates tab here ( . shu . ac . uk/~pthusban/AutoUpdate . gif" target="_blank">homepages . shu . ac . uk) . Panasonic has unveiled a new technology for recordable DVD drives with a new drive that can read multiple formats . This new technology has been integrated into their new product called DVDBurner II, a drive that meets the DVD Multi specification, meaning it is able to read and write recordable DVD formats recognized by the DVD Forum, an industry group with 230 member companies that support DVD-RAM, DVD-RW and DVD-R formats . You can read more on this new drive and its implications on the industry here ( . com . com/2100-1104-940519 . html" target="_blank">zdnet . com . com) . Microsoft has released DirectX 8 . 1b for Windows 98/ME and 2000 users . This new version of DirectX has the following changes incorporated: DirectShow Modifies kernel component stream . sys to correct failure of laptops to resume from hibernation as described in Knowledge Base article Q307207 . This fix only affects Windows 2000 systems using a docking station having an attached USB camera . Fixes a blocking issue in quartz . dll on Windows 2000 when running DirectShow in a service . Corrects a boundary case in the MPEG-2 Demultiplexer where packets may be dropped . This condition can occur if the video stream packet size is an integral multiple of transport packet size . The fix is incorporated for all DirectX-supported platforms . Direct3D Fixes Direct3D-base screen savers, when the computer may be unable to enter standby or hibernation by using the timer in Power Management properties . Fixes some recent game titles that use DrawIndexedPrimitive() API with clipped TL vertices . Fixes flashing polygons/lines issues in some applications that used DirectX 8 . 0 DrawPrim(), DrawClippedPrim, DrawIndexedPrim() APIs . The installation requires 55MB of space on your hard drive and once installed, you can delete the installation files . The remaining DirectX files use approximately 15 MB of hard drive space . grab it from the links below: - DirectX 8 . 1b Windows 2000 ( . microsoft . com/download/directx/update/8 . 1b/nt5/en-us/dx81nteng . exe" target="_blank">download . microsoft . com) DirectX 8 . 1b Windows98/ME NOW ( . microsoft . com/download/DirectX/Update/8 . 1b/W98Me/EN-US/DX81eng . exe" target="_blank">download . microsoft . com) The Inquirer is reporting on ( . theinquirer . net/28060204 . htm" target="_blank">www . theinquirer . net) potential problems with Windows XP and SCSI configurations . Apparently, Windows XP is not optimised for SCSI like previous Windows operating products have been . While the desktop market has been rapidly moving away from SCSI for years, and that pace has increased dramatically as IDE performance has risen and IDE drive costs have dropped, servers can still benefit from SCSI installations due to its superior multi-tasking support under high loads . IDE RAID has become a very popular, cost-effective option, and perhaps Microsoft devoted more programming resources to optimising XP for IDE than SCSI . Microsoft it seems has slipped in a bit of backdoor with its latest security update . When installing the new Microsoft security patch, part of the End User License Agreement gives Microsoft the rights to install, change, or prohibit the running of any software on your computer, without giving notice . Here's the section that states this: "You agree that in order to protect the integrity of content and software protected by digital rights management ('Secure Content'), Microsoft may provide security related updates to the OS Components that will be automatically downloaded onto your computer . These security related updates may disable your ability to copy and/or play Secure Content and use other software on your computer . If we provide such a security update, we will use reasonable efforts to post notices on a web site explaining the update . " The way to avoid this is to not agree to the terms and not install the update . You can check the full story posted at The Register here ( . theregister . co . uk/content/4/25956 . html" target="_blank">www . theregister . co . uk) . Abit has announced it's new SR7-8X motherboard . The new board is designed for Intel Pentium 4 Socket 478 processors, and built with the SiS 648 chipset and AGP 8X . The SR7-8X also comes with USB 2 . 0, three onboard DDR DIMMS supporting up to 2GB of DDR333 memory or 3GB of DDR200/266 memory, ATA 133 support, onboard 10/100 LAN, onboard AC'97 audio and 5 PCI slots . The full specs are below: CPU . Supports Intel Pentium 4 socket 478 processors with 400/533 MHz Front Side Bus Chipset . SiS 648 / 963 . Supports Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133 . Supports Advanced Configuration and Power Management Interface (ACPI) . Accelerated Graphics Port connector supports AGP 4X/8X Interface (1 . 5V/0 . 8V) Memory . Three 184-pin DIMM sockets (unbuffered Non-ECC DIMM) . Supports 3 DIMM DDR 200/266 (Max . 3GB) . Supports 2 DIMM DDR 333 (Max . 2GB) Audio . 2-Channel AC 97 CODEC on board System BIOS . SoftMenu technology to set CPU parameters . Supports Plug-and-Play (PNP) . Supports Advanced Configuration Power Interface (ACPI) . Supports Desktop Management Interface (DMI) . AMI BIOS LAN . On board RTL8100B PCI Fast Ethernet Controller . 10/100M Operation support ACPI & Wake on LAN Internal I/O Connectors . 1 AGP slot, 5 PCI slots . Floppy Port supports up to 2 . 88MB . 2 x Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133 connectors . 2 x USB headers . 1 x AUX-IN, 2 x CD-IN . 1 x IrDA Back Panel I/O . 1 x PS/2 Keyboard, 1 x PS/2 mouse . 2 x Serial, 1 x Parallel . 2 x USB, 1 x RJ-45 LAN Connector . Audio connectors (Line-out, Line-in, Mic-in and Game Port) Miscellaneous . ATX form factor . Hardware monitoring - Including Fan speeds, Voltages, CPU and System environment temperature . Supports Wake Up by LAN, Modem Ring, RTC Alarm . Supports Keyboard and Mouse Power On . Supports STR (Suspend to RAM) Matrox has released the first set of downloadable drivers for the Parhelia series of graphics cards . These drivers are for 2000/XP only and require the . NET framework to be installed . No changelog available . v1 . 00 . 01 . 226 Grab em here ( . matrox . com/mga/support/drivers/files/2kxp10001226 . cfm" target="_blank">www . matrox . com) if by some stretch of the imagination you already have one of the cards . ThreeWave CTF (http://www . threewave . com/)version 1 . 6 for Quake III Arena has been released . A change log of what's fixed and an executable installer are promised soon, but a previous update mentions this small patch is meant to fix a few bugs from version 1 . 5 .	tweak'e (174)
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