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Re: Do I need a new power supply for my Intel DZ68BC Z68 Motherboard?

webadmin@intel.com — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 16:52:29 GMT

My systems and knowledge are several years behind but I would suggest searching Power Supply 101 on the web. Power supply manufacture is outsourced to several manufactures by nearly every name brand so it can help to read about (even explicit listing) of the actual manufactures, available from sites such as Tom's Hardware and Anandtech. Antec and Enermax are good. Some manufacturers use a benign "catfish" rebate policy.

Everything being equal the slower speed and higher latency should be less demanding on the supply so the problem should not get worse. With an aging supply every change could make things worse. A clean operating system install helps nearly every problem, even when seemingly unrelated.

Power supplies are poluters but you can waste hundreds of hours before finding the real problem. I don't recommend swapping most parts, excepting things like optical drives. I've had problems with connection adapters, even damage from a video card specific adapter used directly on the motherboard.

Memory is a common problem but newer systems are offering an extraordinary range of potential speeds. The specific brand or model of memory is usually the problem.

Re: DH77DF Temperature Monitoring

webadmin@intel.com — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 17:21:58 GMT

Issue 2: Unless the BIOS uses a different set of operating instructions for the recognized CPUs the efficiency should be the same for continuous real-time calculations. My belief is that the power management is not functional when in the BIOS and the temperature will typically drift upward with time. Ports that would normally be selectively disabled are all fully powered when in the BIOS, for example. Unless the temperatures exceed the safe levels there should be no problem.

Re: Do I need a new power supply for my Intel DZ68BC Z68 Motherboard?

webadmin@intel.com — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 16:51:21 GMT

Get a new power supply. Power consumption varies at times, particularly at start-up and with a separate video card. There is no reason to risk a system failure. The other possibility is that the capacitors in the monitor are failing which can affect start-up, particularly after cold nights. That is much less likely given your sequence of events.

Re: Can I run SimCity (the new game 2013)

webadmin@intel.com — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 21:34:31 GMT

I'd like to know the compatibility myself since the system requirements I've seen for Sim City 2013 are suitable for the original Sim City for decent graphics. The recommended requirements only mentioned dual core CPUs so the implementation of threading may not be extensive. If so, a 2.4 GHz processor may be fairly minimal.

The alert doesn't make much sense since your system information or Direct X adapter RAM should show something near 2GB. The game 3D implementation may not be extensive but the CPU demand should be greater than in the original game. Disabling some of the new features would make the game less appealing for some and curved roads is a definite requirement in my mind. I encountered the following general topic.

3D gaming on Intel® Processor Graphics - Intel® Software Network

Re: Windows 8* Consumer Preview in-box graphics driver feedback

webadmin@intel.com — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 15:39:02 GMT

Sorry I was responding to thatoneguy about the crazy screen. Issues beyond startup may have to do with the board driver.

Re: Windows 8* Consumer Preview in-box graphics driver feedback

webadmin@intel.com — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 15:34:21 GMT

This occurs when using a graphics card in a DIY system so there must be a way to eliminate it. I've seen almost no mention of it on the internet. I don't recall if it showed up with integrated graphics on DG45ID but it is more pronounced with Windows 8 and an HD6670 card. It isn't a problem unless your seeing it other than at startup. Most interestingly a display port connection eliminates the issue completely.

Re: Intel DH77EB compatibility issue with PCIe x 1 TV Tuner card !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

webadmin@intel.com — Sun, 06 May 2012 16:04:06 GMT

If this is the only information you provide to support or the forums there won't be any assistance. Even math theorums require proofs. Otherwise Intel and Leaktek can only point to one another.

Update: The device should normally be at least detected as unknown. In this case it would not be sufficient to state the slot had not been previously used before inserting the TV tuner card, if that was the case. Such loss would normally be caused by the user, so further information about the sequence of events should be provided for efficient assistance.

Re: Intel DH77EB compatibility issue with PCIe x 1 TV Tuner card !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

webadmin@intel.com — Tue, 08 May 2012 15:53:55 GMT

1 - I share your concern about the pace of firmware updates but this is an issue that has generally been prolonged by financial, technical, legal and other factors. I have agreed with you multiple times but you were somehow confused. I encouraged inspection of your system to assure that it is “otherwise functional”. Feel free to specifically limit discussion in your initial post.

The risk has been assumed by you in asserting your experience but sound cards are notorious for causing problems and sound drivers have precedence over everything but system bus drivers regarding installation for that reason. I don’t know of any references that are more than anecdotal. I believe that moving the device should not be a concern except for residual memory in the BIOS and conflicts with prior unspecified arrangements. A BIOS flash would often be the answer for such issues.

2 – The forum guidelines in the agreement mention that users should describe relevant system components and give an idea of their experience. I have attempted to give some idea of my experience but you have provided very limited information here overall and we are lead to believe that your Leaktek device has never had any power management issues. If you believe that power management, including sleep, is not a concern, you are far luckier and less experienced than you believe. Perfect in the computer realm is also fairly relative for most people. Some BSOD are readily dismissed but there will be some that will be more than an annoyance and delay. The system must reset to regain orientation and/or avoid potential hardware damage, at the risk of corruption and loss of data. While you wait for a BIOS update I only meant to suggest finding an alternative, perhaps better, device as an option since this could take considerable time. I am definitely not endorsing the Hauppauge 2650 I mentioned and was compelled to describe my system accordingly. This was prepared with some effort but if you have continued concern about me you may contact someone at Intel. There is also a Report Abuse option.

Re: Intel DH77EB compatibility issue with PCIe x 1 TV Tuner card !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

webadmin@intel.com — Mon, 07 May 2012 02:10:36 GMT

It is unfortunate that you dislike me. I suggest that you re-read the guidelines for using this forum.

Re: Intel DH77EB compatibility issue with PCIe x 1 TV Tuner card !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

webadmin@intel.com — Sun, 06 May 2012 23:35:00 GMT

I should mention my systems are now the discontinued DG45ID. For the first time in years I had a wake from sleep issue with the mouse. This may be due to having 6 USB connections on the back panel on a Windows 7 system. The power supply is now several years old.

Otherwise I have not seen the issue reported with AMD graphics cards with some digital tuners. I haven't checked DisplayPort yet but Windows 8 consumer preview with an HD6670U (latest driver) was used to pair the CableCARD (WMC only) with the digital tuner. Recording worked for 2 tuners since Windows Media Center is unchanged from Windows 7. DisplayPort is not yet formally accepted for PlayReady (required by WMC) for unknown reasons.