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Thread ID: 88994 2008-04-16 23:16:00 Is it a bird? is it a plane? or is it and old TV tuner? a helpless random (13059) Press F1
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659648 2008-04-16 23:16:00 hi
I have an old PCI card from an old pc and dunno what it is, i have nothing to test it on other then my PC in my signature and am not too keen to put it in my good pc without knowing what it is. i think it is an old tv tuner as it says antenna on a round port thing. I cant post photos right now but will once ive found our card reader.
any questions welcome
:thanks
a helpless random (13059)
659649 2008-04-16 23:19:00 Yeah photos would be good.

Did you try putting model numbers etc into Google?
wratterus (105)
659650 2008-04-16 23:21:00 And there's nothing on the card itself, to tell you what it is??

Cant do anything else, if there's no markings on it, and you dont put it in any PC to see what it says, when it asks for drivers.
Speedy Gonzales (78)
659651 2008-04-16 23:29:00 there is a heatsink type thing like on tv tuners that says samsung on it and on the actual base board thing it says global telemann systems inc, on the largest uncovered chip it says:
st2otp4cx50s
ec1-j850vvz
a22bi9905
malta

makes no sense to me lol.

i will put pictures up later when i find the card reader,
im not too keen to put an old part in my new pc without knowing what it is.
thanks
a helpless random (13059)
659652 2008-04-16 23:40:00 Does it look like this (www.telemann.com)

This (www.telemann.com)

This (www.telemann.com)

This (www.telemann.com)

Its probably some kind of satellite / DVB TV tuner. Since this is what this company makes
Speedy Gonzales (78)
659653 2008-04-16 23:48:00 it looks almost identicle to the last 1 even the exact same heatsink type thing, just slightly different chips by the look of it and small arrangement differences. do you think i should just try putting it in my good pc?
thanks
a helpless random (13059)
659654 2008-04-16 23:53:00 i found out that its model number is sm200dtp/n a helpless random (13059)
659655 2008-04-16 23:55:00 It looks like its an old Ihug Satellite card (www.vetrun.com) Speedy Gonzales (78)
659656 2008-04-17 00:13:00 It looks like its an old Ihug Satellite card (www.vetrun.com)
Yea, so just what exactly does it do?
its in my pc now and vista is "Searching Online for Software":sleep
a helpless random (13059)
659657 2008-04-17 00:16:00 Windows was unable to install your Network Controller

Windows could not find driver software for your device.

If you know the manufacturer of your device, you can visit its website and check the support
section for driver software.
a helpless random (13059)
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