Testing a Windows 7 Ultimate installation. This OS is sleek, fast and stable as l can see. On my test system l noticed my workstation will into hibernation mode just like a laptop, and resume on pressing the power button – this never happened in Vista. I also noticed the first time l installed an [...]
Decided to upgrade my main workstation’s Nvidia Quadro FX370 card ($129) to the XFX GTS 250 ($129 – previously $300++). Had to move almost everything around in my existing MSI Neo-6 motherboard. System: Running Vista Ultimate 64bit, 8Gb, Intel Quad core Q8200@2.33Ghz. 550W PSU Performance difference was significant. Summary and pictures below: Povray [Previous] 23m [...]
Posted a dual-boot installation guide here.
Boot up with your original Vista DVD Select Repair Select the command prompt Type: bootrec /fixboot then: bootrec /fixmbr
Have this video card on my main CAD workstation (Q8200 2.33Ghz Quad-core 8Gb RAM Vista 64bit). Updated the video driver to a nvidia 182.08 windows Vista 64 release after some windows vista problems with the 182.20 release. Seems to be working great. Ran POV-RAY 3.6.1 Benchmark version 1.02 Results Render averaged 103.58 PPS over 147456 [...]
How to resize your vista partition See: http://www.vistarewired.com/2007/02/16/how-to-resize-a-partition-in-windows-vista I may have to do this and install XP 64, then Vista ultimate on the next partition on my 1 Terabyte sata drive, since l keep getting a never ending nvidia driver/vista conflict problem which seems to be vista related. Error: “Display Driver nvlddmkm stopped responding”  [...]
Current workstation: Quad-core (Intel 8200), PNY Quadro FX370 video card, 8Gb, DDR2, Vista Ultimate 64, 1Tb SATA 3Gbps. Polyray results: 103.3 PPS over 147456 pixels. 3dmark06:Â 1607 3dmarks, sms 2Â =603,sms 3 = 521,cpu=3389