Look here. It does look like you can't use a PRO card as the slot seems to be different.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accelerated_Graphics_Port#Variations

Variations
A number of non-standard variations of the AGP interface have been produced by manufacturers.

64-bit AGP
A 64-bit channel. Used in high-end professional graphic cards. It was once proposed as an optional standard for AGP 3.0 in draft documents, but was dropped in the final version of the standard.

Ultra-AGP, Ultra-AGPII
It is an internal AGP interface standard used by SiS for the north bridge controllers with integrated graphics. The original version supports same bandwidth as AGP 8x, while Ultra-AGPII has maximum 3.2GB/s bandwidth.

AGP Pro
This was a rarely-used slot for cards that required more electrical power. It is a longer slot with additional pins for that purpose. AGP Pro cards were usually workstation-class cards used to accelerate professional computer-aided design applications employed in the fields of architecture, machining, engineering, simulations, and similar fields.

Compatibility

AGP cards are backward and forward compatible within limits. 1.5 V-only keyed cards will not go into 3.3 V slots and vice versa, though "Universal" slots exist which accept either type of card. AGP Pro cards will not fit into standard slots, but standard AGP cards will work in a Pro slot. Some cards, like Nvidia's GeForce 6 series or ATI's Radeon X800 series, only have keys for 1.5 V to prevent them from being installed in older mainboards without 1.5 V support. Some of the last modern cards with 3.3 V support were the Nvidia GeForce FX series and the ATI Radeon 9500/9700/9800(R350) (but not 9600/9800(R360)).

It is important to check voltage compatibility as some cards incorrectly have dual notches and some motherboards incorrectly have fully open slots. Furthermore, some poorly designed older 3.3 V cards incorrectly have the 1.5 V key. Inserting a card into a slot that does not support the correct signaling voltage may cause damage.

There are some proprietary exceptions to this rule. For example, Apple Power Macintosh computers with the Apple Display Connector (ADC) have an extra connector which delivers power to the attached display. Additionally, moving cards between computers of various CPU architectures may not work due to firmware issues.

A minefield, isn't it?!

Off to watch Family Guy - need a laff!

Thanks again.

Can anyone help me get rid of this MoneyAM bacon bug?

It's here on the Stockwatch page too!

It's not a bug. MoneyAM tries to balance the needs of its customers against the advantages of pork-related promotions, which are an important food source for the company. Without displaying the cured belly of a swine carcass over your Stockwatch page and obscuring the information you paid for, the information would be considerably more expensive. The ad should only be shown once - between April and June - after which it will disappear and you will be able to see your data again as normal.

WARNING WARNING WARNING

Had a virus attack Thurday/Friday W32.virut.ce jumps to all exe's scr files and totally stops you booting up in safemode and stops taskmanager from working, plus you lose all icons in you desktop top showing. This was even with NIS2008 installed and Spyware blockers running

After using the second PC and read the net, you need to do a total format of harddrive I lost 80gigs, and there is no point in using you backup files as they are infected to

Bad news was second PC got virus now and cant get into it to fix it
All Virus checkers have not been able to sort this out yet

I am looking for a virus checker to have on a USB stick folder so if this happens again I can try and use this or a software windows repair kit

If you know what files to delete or rename then you can boot up in something like DSL Unix (Damn small Linux) that runs from a CD and does not use the hard disk and then mount and access the windows files.

Are you on Win XP. You could boot up with last known configuration or with command prompt and fix the problem files.

Haystack, it wouldnt even allow that ;-(((

I had it again during the afternoon, when I put in a USB with software on it, all of a sudden norton and comodo virus checkers start popping up with virus found error and they could repair some but not others and the machine just started to crash again

I have had similar viruses usually due to my son downloading games patches from odd sites. There are often key files within the c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 directories. If you go to the file manager and look at these directories. Click on view at the top and click details. Then click on the date field and then again. You will now se files that have been created or modified recently. You may spot a file or files that changed or appeared at about the right time.

Richgit, dear boy, "I put in a USB with software on it" -- what are you thinking of? What software? Where did it come from? Don't!

Most viruses invade a computer by invitation of the owner.

Just say no.

My PC's been crashing & M/S suggest uploading a driver update to my Via Sata Raid Controller. When I go to the Via site there's a choice of 2.
I need to know which Raid Controller I have. How do I do that please?
Many thanks in advance.

MightyMicro, it was my backup files I thought they were safe, ummmm

Richgit -- oh dear, that sounds nasty.

Two topics in one message:-


1. Whilst anti-virus is a hot topic can I ask whether people are still happy with Avast?

I was an AVG fan and find their version 7.5 seems pretty reliable. However, I have heard that the current version 8.5 is pretty bloated and am reluctant to get involved.

2. A while ago I posted about an Asus laptop that had lost its plug and play facility. I decided to replace it with a desktop as I already had an ultra-portable for travel. I have just re-loaded the XP software to the Asus and it seems fine now. I have also loaded Ubuntu as I wanted to see what Linux was like.

The first loading of Ubuntu was corrupt, but the second is working fine and I'm trying out all the basics of messaging and browsing with wifi and a router.

Next to test the power of Wine - the software flavour!

TP

TP, we use Avast at work (paid for) and it is completely reliable, doesn't seem to hog resources at all.

I'm very happy for the moment, and have been for some long time now, with SuperAntispyware Professional.

SC,

Loaded the free version and it does seem faster than AVG. Only downside I see so far is that you cannot schedule (without a rather complicated work around) a regular scan in the free one.

TP

When you look at an IP addresses, what part of it represents the country?

For instance in this particular Indonesian address

118.97.48.225

Does 118 represent the country or is that too generalised? Might it perhaps include the whole region?

If so, what about 118.97.*.*? I'd like to find a simple way to block a whole country without having to go through all the ranges if possible.

Hil, good question. I'll consult my Internet Guru.