ChaNce

Look, oXide, the problem is not that people are trying to give you smart-ass responses. You are asking a fairly basic overclocking question in a forum that really isnt directly concerned with O/C. Most of the readers of this board have seen SOOOOOO many questions about O/C that read very much like yours that they want to puke. There are a huge number of sites that specialize in overclocking specifically. To this end, a search of those sites would most assuredly turn up the answers to your question. Further, while it seems that there are uncountable success stories related to increased performance from overclocking on the internet, there is ABSOLUTELY NO GUARANTEE that any given configuration of OS, MB, Ram, HD, peripherals, etc. will yield these same gains. Many long time O/Cers have seen decreased O/C performance after switching to Win2k, while others have had no ill effects. Finally, assuming that you were in a forum where O/C was actively discussed, the form of the question that you posted gives those who would pose legitmate answers little information to go on. This information includes (but is not limited to) voltage settings, ALL peripherals (including graphics card, as many newer cards (GEForce) dont respond well to O/C, or to quake, for that matter), power source, specific BIOS information, Ram, etc., any of which can malfunction when overclocked. It sounds like you have solved your specific problem. Next time, go to sites that are specific for your problem, and do a quick search. If that doesn't turn up answers, post your problem explicitly. Most likely, others have already found the solution. Am I preaching? Probably. But I (as well as many others) greatly value the NTCompatible (as well as a select group of others) forums as no BS, helpful, and friendly resources. Many of the readers have contacted each other outside the bounds of the forum as well. If you want to see a useless example of a help forum, go to ScaRy's, or nearly every other gaming site, and try to get a legitmate question answered there. We (the readers of this forum) are concerened and protective of the integrity of this valuable resource that we (as a collective) have created. Threads that proceed like the present one do nothing but damage that integrity. This is not a personal attack, nor is it a flame. It seems that this is your first post (under this name, anyway) and it is understandable that you may not know the protocol here. No worries, but for building a productive, helpful relationship with the other readers of this board, it will benefit you greatly to first learn the flavor of this board, then interact accordingly. There is a huge amount of information here at your disposal; getting banned doesn't hurt us, it only hurts you. It would be a pity if that happened because of a simple misunderstanding. Props to THC for calling for cool heads to prevail [This message has been edited by ChaNce (edited 11 September 2000).]

Ditto

Turn down your speakers? Cmon, it needed to be said.

search the news in this site for intel 2100. see what you find. [This message has been edited by ChaNce (edited 10 July 2000).]

Now here is a wierd one. I got the beta drivers for the infamous intel 2100 dsl "modem". I installed them on a P2-400 running win2k, and the modem works fine. However, when i move the modem to a bp6 2x466, everything installs fine, everything works until the modem starts to dial, then the computer hard locks (no BSOD, just stops, no mouse, keys, nothing) and i have to restart with the power switch. I have tried pulling everything, all the slots (except #3) and even reinstalled 2k with only the video card (AGP Viper II) and the modem. Again, setup is fine, and then hard lock while dialing. Any suggestions?

Has anyone got their USwest DSL connection to work using an internal DSL "modem" (yes, i know they are not modems) other than the offered 2100? I dont want to buy the next step up, but would like to get an internal that is supported under win2k (as is everyone else on this planet).

for the love of all that is computerized, does anyone have access to the beta drivers for the intel 2100 modem? please help!!

jdulmage, you brought this all on your self. Making a fool of yourself and then hoping that people will take you seriously....The vast majority of people in this forum where you are playing have no other criteria to judge you other than your posts. Considering that the most basic function of human nature is to categorize objects in the envrionment using whatever information is available, it is no wonder that you have been put in __________ bin (fill in with whatever characterization tag that you see fits) by the readers of this forum.

Further, in my case (and i imagine many other cases out there), this situation would analagous to buying a ford after being told by the salesman that a)not only is the engine in it superior to every other car out there, but also you would be able to drive the same roads that you were already on more quickly and effectively immediately after you make added-value modification to the engine using an after-market package from another company that has historically been joined at the hip with ford. Further, you know that the car runs smoother, gives you more power and uses less energy (and crashes less) with this modification. So you buy the ford (USWEST service) with the intel 2100 card (the engine), make the modification (Win2k), and find that you are not able to drive on ANY roads at all, and that the engine as modified is useless. So you take the ford back, and the dealer says that it is your problem, and that they will fix the engine on their own sweet time, and in the meantime you can either a)go back to the un-modified, less stable, outdated engine (2100 with NT) or pay 200$ more for a different engine that makes little real difference to me but that works with the modification. No car dealer would survive if they tried to pull a stunt like this. Im up to .04$

I agree that what is happening sucks, Greybear, but i am in disagreement with the policy regarding people trading up to the cisco modem. I asked specifically 2 different individuals at USWEST if the 2100 would be supported under Win2k, and they both said that there would be "No problems, the NT drivers will work". I would probably have went to a different DSL provider had i known that I would have to wait for this long. I was one of those people who (not rudely) asked (actually) to borrow a cisco until the drivers were finished for the 2100 (or some other solution). oh well. Im not sure that this problem is with any of Intel's customers. I am sure that the policy that Intel is adhering to with this issue is one of the poorest responses to a customer problem that I have ever seen, especially from a "Leader" in the field. my .02

Yea, you gotta belive. I cant go to win2k cause there arent drivers. Im a Business PhD student, and i am stumped with regards to the business plan Intel is using: We are not going to support the DSL card that USWEST customers use when those customers upgrade with a microsoft product (whom we are in agreement with). hmmmmm.

AIyyy, that reaper was dope. I used him for testing on levels that I made, and he wooped me consistently. going to have to find that disk. I picked it up for 4.99 in the discount bin at egghead or something like that.

Hey, has anyone got this dsl card to work with win2k? I have a USWEST dialup connection, and would like to use it with win2k. Help?