[linux-dvb] Re: TechnoTrend DVB-C & ABIT BP6 mainboard problems

[Marcus Metzler <mocm@metzlerbros.de>]

Uwe Schuerkamp writes:
 > On Tue, Jan 28, 2003 at 10:56:42AM +0100, Marcus Metzler wrote:
 > 
 > > Is your power supply sufficient for your setup? We also saw
 > > distortions with a DVB-s card (which needs more power than T or C
 > > because it has to power the diseqc switches and lnb) when we put a
 > > faster CPU on our board without upgrading the power supply.
 > > 
 > 
 > Hi Marcus, 
 > 
 > thanks much for the hint. The machine is "full to the brim" with 2 ISA
 > cards (soundblaster / Teles ISDN), 2 NICS (both PCI), SCSI controller
 > and AGP Viper V330 and the DVB-C card, so it sounds like the power
 > supply might be a problem. I tried running the machine with open case,
 > but that did not improve the picture. 
 > 
 > Also, I have two hard disks in there (4GB SCSI, 40 gig IDE, and
 > 2x500MHz Celerons (not overclocked) + 1 SCSI CD-ROM.
 > 
 > 
 > I think I have a 350W supply in there ("Best" ATX miditower), but I
 > might be wrong. I'll check this later and see if the problem persists.
 > 
 > So am I right in assuming that you have used DVB cards on that
 > motherboard successfully?
 > 

I haven't used this particular board, but I have used a variety of
boards and the problems I described occured on some of them. 

Marcus

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