Recent content by Lazlow

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    Need help updating BIOS!!!

    I'm having the same original problem and will attempt these steps ASAP. DG965OT board having problems updating by express to latest version for a CPU upgrade. Hope it works for me as well. "crosses fingers"
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    Bios Update w/CPU upgrade: Do or Don't

    I've tried running express bios update from Intel but when I run the 1754 update it tells me "The program is unable to continue. The BIOS you are trying to update to is invalid for your system." Ive checked over and over and this is the latest update available for the 965 Express chipset. Im lost.
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    Bios Update w/CPU upgrade: Do or Don't

    Motherboard DG965OT Original CPU Intel Pentium E2140 @1.60 GHz Upgrading CPU to Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @2.40 GHz (research shows the Q6600 is compatible) Motherboard barcode BQOT749000PG AA D75595-202 I can't find out if the bios NEEDS to be updated BEFORE the swap. I'd assume so since it's...
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    Older LGA775 Upgrade options

    I'll suggest the given options but honestly he will need upgrade in order to get best performance. Maybe a cheap upgrade to get him by for now.
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    Older LGA775 Upgrade options

    My brother is suggesting to upgrade his aging desktop, with hopes of using his facebook games with greater fps. Motherboard is DG965OT which has a LGA775 socket and PCI-e 16x slot. CPU options are Intel Core 2 Duo processor in an LGA775 socket with a 1066 or 800 MHz system bus • Intel Pentium...
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    H.264 Encoder PowerDirector not available?

    I'm guessing the problem lays in Power Director itself.... because at first Power Director was impossible to use as it kept crashing. I even tried editing in Windows Movie Maker(ugh) and that was impossible to. I updated the Nvidia drivers and Power Director worked fine(and WMM but don't use...
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    H.264 Encoder PowerDirector not available?

    Using PowerDirector and when converting it's giving me an error regarding not having the H.264 codec. (I can use another format MPEG-2, AVI etc) Nvidia website says my GTX 745 is H.264 capable and it should work. I've found mixed arguments regarding this error with my video card. Yet, the...