Ugh! Bad news indeed. If you need any assistance, I rent a quarter rack in a data center, and may be able to help with your search, in terms of pricing and expectations. I also have a spare 1U server box if your interested. I doubt it will get any use from me as I have moved to 2U's. I would like to give fair warning on the 1U... unless you go with a pentium chip, you may be in trouble. The Athalon chips run much hotter, and even though a 1U heat-sink/fan says it works for Athalon XP chip's, well it doesn't. I have 3 fried chips to prove it. I do have one 1U box in the data center which is a Pentium 1ghz that I use for the web server and app host (TeamSpeak etc.). You can probably go faster (hotter) with a Pentium and be ok though... and with enough ram it would probably fix a lack in desired processor speed. And, it would be much less expensive.Anyway, I wish you luck, and let me know if I can help,GR142-Sammie

This won't necessarily help GV issues directly, but you might look into TeamSpeak if the issues become too frustrating (or costly to resolve). It sets up similar to GV, with a dedicated server, and works with the GV hardware. It has a lot more functionality, and organization options than GV, and our squad has not had any issues with its use. Rather than listing all the features, just let me know if this becomes a possibility, and I will take anyone interested for a tour of the program as we use it in GR142.Good luck,GR142-Sammie

Not sure if this will be helpful, but Thrustmaster sent me replacement pots and I have my defective pot collecting dust. I can take it to an electronics store and have them check the pinouts. I think this is a great idea, and the hard part imo is finding the right pot pinouts, and then the right shape etc. I found a site that has more pots than I would ever want to see, and I think it's the same place Cub order his pots.Regarding the tension, I like the high spring action. However, I am sure there is wear and tear involved, as there is with the x-y axis system (forgot the 'name' they use to refer to it). Might be a good idea to look into a way to protect the areas of that which rub and cause degredation.Anyway, I am interested in helping if you accept non-tx'ers into the effort :)Cheers,GR142-Sammie

With this topic in mind, here are some links you might find helpful:Multi-Display Info: http://www.multiplemonitors.org/Mutli-Display Montors: http://www.panoramtech.com/products/desktop.html

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quote:Originally posted by TX-EcoDragon:I know you were. . .hence my posting that.  .however to run two monitors, all you actually need is the multimonitor support that comes with either ATI or nVidia and to run at a custom res 1600x800 etc.  The third monitor is where the Matrox is needed ( know there are ways to get nView to host many more monitors . . but not sure what this entails)here is a cool screenshots page of FB running three monitors.http://www.matrox.com/mga/3d_gaming/enhanced_games/forgotten_battles.cfmS!TX-EcoDragonCurrent mount: P-39 Q10Favorite Plane: BF109-G6A/Sand a bandit on my 6Most feared/resented FB addition: LA-7Characteristic noise during dive as reported by a third party witness: GGGGRRRRRRRBBBBBRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWK!!!

Hmm... If you ran it with two monitors, wouldn't that put the piper in the middle, and cause some visibility issues?

Hey, I agree that no cockpit is a great server setting. It makes aircraft selection, and its use, a much bigger factor. And, yeah it adds more realism. Anyway, good choice! Hope to see ya in the skies soon...GR142-Sammie

She's a beauty! Is that your new squad skin? Because if it's not...S!

While this is not an immediate fix, I am developing a php/sql/whateverelseineedtouse stats program with Jambock__26 that will real-time send stats from the server to a web page. This is still in very early stages, but the groundwork is already laid so development will hopefully move along a a decent pace. Of course I will be sharing this with the Tx squad and anyone else running a dedicated server.

It needs more pastel Like I should be talking. I had to outsource our skin designer...

Good luck guys! Both of these nominations are very worthy.

S! Tx, just popping in to say hey. Congrats on getting the server up to FB. It's amazing, and the transition was a piece of cake at our servers. Looking forward to seeing what maps you guys create. Always some good ones on your server!

Regarding the Latest News post on your site about creating maps. I have found that placing one static aircraft from the appropriate side for the color (i.e. FW190 at Blue base) will eliminate a base turning neutral in DF maps. Just something to consider when designing maps. I have created a few basic maps from the new FB selections. LOTS of petential there now

Cya in the not-so-friendly skies
GR142-Sammie

 

Good luck with school and real flying and your work Eco. It's always a pleasure to have you on the GR142 server. Your first class all the way bud...Sammie

Happy to help Ghost. Good luck and enjoy the new hardware. It's a great card once you get it tweaked to fit your system. I average approx 80fps in single player and 50 in multiplayer. It truly makes the game more enjoyable with the smoother frame rates...Now, where is that beer??

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I think I can help you here. I have an ASUS board (A7V8X) and the same vid card. After some research at guru3d.com and amdmb.com, I found out that some ASUS boards have a voltage issue with the 9700. The fix, go into BIOS and make your AGP voltage 1.7 or 1.8 (try 1.7 first). That should clear up the issue.Best of luck!Sammie

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