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There are ways to do this but it might get you into more trouble. I'd recommend doing a repair on the Vista installation or take it to a geek. Edit: oh the hell with it, follow the instructions here. Be forwarned that using this on other computers (such as work or school computers will probably allow you to become expelled... or fired).

Great choice!!! These cards rock for sure! Download the msi afterburner for some cool customizing effects.

So far I've got about 20 hours in this thing... The first 8 were reading manuals ... 400 pages wth??? but now I can perform the preflight check and spool up... It took a while for me to figure out I needed exactly 800 RPM on the left engine before spooling up the right engine... I can also use the ABRIS and unguided missiles... Still working on the FLIR and laser guide because I can't find out how to enable the systems... Also working on the fikhr missiles and cannon. The tutorials I've tried and manuals don't contain any step by step initialization for them? All in all having fun but would love to fly side by side with some of you all. Also, I can't seem to change my multiplayer resolution. There isn't an option?

Stang... you dirty dog

What about adding another opfor slot and the ability to revive any opfor instead of just the officer? I'm assuming it's not already like this to keep things in favor of bluefor?

Post up a pic of your control station and maybe a little about it. I thought it would be interesting to see how others are doing it. Logitech GT force feedback wheel & shifter with pedals/rudders, saitek x52, logitech g500, razer lycosa, razer destructor pad. A little dusty, forgive me!

Crap! That could have saved some cash, so now you get to play it with us???

Just thought I'd post and let you all know that I finally purchased this game! Hopefully we can get together and coop some stuff or whatever!

Agree.

I didn't know it was so cheap! Well yeah in that case pick it up!

It can be a fun game... but the graphics are pretty dated unfortunately. I'd fire it up again and play if others wanted to get together online.

Definitely not a kit helo, it starts out around 300K... and is much safer than the 85K kit auto-rotate machines.

Solid choice, EMT. The 5870 is a really nice performing card and for me, well worth the investment. A word of caution; make sure that sucker will fit in your case. The 5870 is 11.2" long and the 5850 is 9.5" long... The drivers have come a long way but coming from nVIDIA still takes some getting used to. I always uninstall my old drivers first using add/remove programs (type appwiz.cpl from the start -> run box). Take a minute to check out the CCC (catalyst control center) and familiarize yourself with the many options listed there. Also, although you may not need to, the overclocking features and fan control are listed inside the CCC. Edit: the latest drivers really wake up the performance in the 5800 series. Be sure to download and use them instead of the driver disc. :-) Cheers, R

This sounds really awesome! Sign me up for the OH58 or AH1 duty!!! Nice work in spearheading this initiative, Stang! One small question would be, is it good to have the server reset when empty? I know after a few hours of effort it would be a bummer to come back only to see the map reset. But maybe that's a good thing. We'll probably be able to tell pretty quickly once we get to test things out. Nice work!

Just underclock your RAM and use it then. I doubt the problem lies within your motherboard for various reasons, one of which is that you pass linx 20 pass. Linx is highly regarded as the most stressful situation your CPU can be made to compute. Intel uses linpack (a linx derivative) for it's binning process for this reason. It's how an e8600 is deemed better than an e8500. So, rest assured that Arma2 or any program out now, will ever come close to dishing the CPU punishment that linx does. Since you're using higher density modules it is quite plausible that one module on a single chip is clocking poorly which is causing the issue. Also, all RAM is not created equal. Some boards require 2.1vdimm RAM (rampage extreme for one) which is not compatible with the lower 1.8vdimm boards. Asus also had a striker extreme board that required the higher 2.1vdimm compatible RAM. So it makes sense that the 2.1vdimm RAM you're using is just not compatible. A member of my overclocking team sent a pair of crucial ballistix back to crucial and they RMA'd no problem. Gskill is a good company and I do have some contacts that might be able to help you with that. The reasons I believe it not to be your motherboard is because for one, motherboards are pretty straight forward devices in how they act, and do some checking each time you boot. When you post, the board will do some basic compatibility tests, then clock the chips and set voltage according to vid. I think if you were having a motherboard issue then the problems you're encountering wouldn't be as random as they are now... I've ran your board and still use it with an ek supreme, PA 120.2 rad, iwaki pump, and dangerden res. with the same CPU as you. Point being that I've had this board under -72c LN2, and run well over the limits designed by gigabyte. It's a tough board capable of handling over 80c on the NB alone before it starts to error. This setup serves me well as my water cooled backup system these days. My GA-EP45UD3 board even survived some bent pins in the socket from when I knocked a VGA pot (copper cooling container) into the socket area. I believe you have a RAM problem, but if you would like to test the board just pump up your FSB and turn down your multi to 8 or 7x. Turning up your FSB is the single best way to stress your board, mainly by forcing the NB strap to a higher speed, lower latency connection. Your board is capable of at least 360 FSB (7x360=2.5GHz so still underclocked), I'd say if it didn't do that then there could be a possibility of a problem with it. This can be tricky because boards have dead zones, where they may run at 360FSB but not 359FSB... But again, your RAM could still limit your FSB/MB test if it's over speed, vdimm, or timings. RAM is far more sensitive to heat, ESD, and all kinds of finicky problems. If you can't afford the RMA/upgrade then just run at 800MHz. The difference in gaming is very nominal if at all present. Besides at the end of the day our trusty linx test proved your RAM to be faulty in the config it was in prior to turning the speed down. R

I'd like to see the c130 come back to player based control for ammo drops. Doesn't seem like the direction this are moving though... The c130 is my favorite fixed wing to fly actually... So I'm probably a little biased because of my past experiences with the aircraft. I treat that bird with great respect because it has sentimental value to me. I do get to fly it in the airdom, but now that airdom is out of commission it's hard to scrath the itch! Ammo and tank drops are great fun! Half of it in trying to get the chutes to end up in the right location. :-) Any direction you guys take with the aircraft is fine with me. I can have fun pounding ground too!

Well, Ebden I think we have it narrowed down. So that is some good news finally! At this point I would decide to either keep your memory underclocked, which will probably work just fine for you, or go ahead and get the RMA. Since DDR2 memory is pretty cheap right now maybe it wouldn't be out of line to order another set? This way once you get your new 4GB set you could then RMA your "bad" memory and still be able to game. If you wanted to test memtest again by all means feel free to, but it's my opinion that you'd be better off to RMA both sticks and start fresh. As you've experienced before memory problems can be pretty tricky to track down. Like others have posted, you may want to look into adding a couple fans to your case if overclocking is still in your future. For my current build I'm using six delta fans on a fan controller which pushes over 500cfm of air. Obviously this can be loud but with a fan controller it can be turned down to silent when I'm not gaming. Good work diagnosing and please keep us updated.

Well, at this point it looks like there is some unstable/bad hardware. I wish you lived closer because I'd swap you out a s775 mboad, ram, PSU to try out first. Last question, if you underclock your ram to ddr 400 does your stability increase? What about when you underclock your CPU? If your CPU became stable at a lower speed, then we could guess that the CPU was bad. Same for RAM...

Looks like I pulled up the wrong values for your RAM (was looking at the tridents). So you should be OK there. What was your CPU temp like? Could you post a screen or just look at the min and max values? As for linx settings, you can accept the defaults and just run a 20 pass test. At a minimum you should be able to pass all twenty at stock speeds. Edit: linx uses the same linpack algorithm that intel engineers use to spec out the max stress load possible on your CPU. A typical 5 loop test usually indicates moderately stable systems. 20 is pretty much regarded and accepted as fully stable. Like Bat said running at stock speed you should be able to run linpack/linx indefinitely. The temps are important because if the CPU is touching above 70c then it's getting pretty close to the danger zone while overclocked. At about 83c your e8400 will start to thermal throttle, in which case realtemp will let you know that the cpu is throttling. Technically you can run at stock speeds and throttle but it's so hot that really no one recommends doing it for very long. R

Agreed. If Kal had the ability to lock the attack aircraft to pilot roles, and in turn reserving those slots (lets say to only sparta members), I think it would allow for a realistic but fun environment. Similar to how we use the pilots list with fixed wing, I think locking the class would reserve attack aircraft for the most airworthy players. In the right hands people can be reserved and not strafe attack every AO while stealing all the fun. IMHO the attack aircraft should stay out of the AO until a player on the ground calls for help. At least, this is how I tend to pilot the aircraft.

Okay, lets start by flipping that fan around. Typically it's better to have positive pressure in your case. Meaning, more air blowing in... Otherwise you will have a lot of dust and uncontrolled airflow in your case. Normally I would respectfully request that you turn this back to stock speed and vcore until we get a handle in this. We have an oppertunity to test this though... So if you can pass 20 loops of linx, then I would consider your OC stable. As Bat touched on, running coretemp or realtemp is very important when stress testing. I actively help uncleWebb test real temp so give that a go and report your temps back (high/low) after 20 loops of linx. I know this bios revision to be stable as I have a fileserver running windows 7 with this board and an e8400 cpu. The website reports this RAM as rated for 1.8vdimm. Is there a reason you've bumped it up to 2.1vdimm? Normally this would be pretty safe, but I think your case has pretty restricted airflow in the configuration it is in now. So this may be an issue. This should be pretty reasonable. My thoughts are how loaded your PSU is at this point. Could ramping up the speed, and the increase in case temps, all be related to the PSU starting to get less efficient? The hotter your PSU is, the less efficient it is at outputting its max wattage. Most PSU's are rated to output max @ 40C. Due to the size of this cooler, it could be a little bit stressing on your board. Could you check the mount to make sure it's not stressing your board too much? Even simply pulling up on the cooler, feeling the board flex a bit toward you, can sometimes revive flaky motherboard paths that are under a lot of stress near the CPU socket. Looks like you have two, 18amp rails on your PSU. This should be pretty good for your setup. A couple things to check would be the CPU 4/8pin connector and any PCIe connectors. Sometimes people connect the wrong plug into the motherboard since it is keyed the same. If this were the case then it would be plausible that the system is using just one rail. I think this is a little less likely... Over time a 450watt PSU can act more like a 300watt PSU due to capacitor aging. If you have a way to test a new PSU, this may prove to be a worth while test. I'm looking at my favorite PSU calculator and it seems to think that your system needs about 260watts of power. If I up your PSU age to one year old (20% cap aging) and calculate 100% load, it says you could use about 322watts. Still in the clear in terms of wattage. In theory your amps could go beyond its output it the rails are not split up properly, but this isn't really a typical problem. My hunch is that there could be a temp + overclock stability issue going on here. hope this helps... if not I'll run this by my other engineer colleagues. We will get this solved.

I'll be the minority here and say that when properly used, air assets can be a valued addition to the team. If the AO's are too easy then maybe there would be some value in beefing them up. Perhaps more anti air units would be in order? To control helicopters I would try this: create a pilot class, populate two or three slots with pilot roles. reserve the pilot role (maybe for certain players) lock all attack aircraft to pilots only. have it eject non-pilot classes adjust the respawn time to 30 minutes, have rearm time the same I'm not sure how to do any of this but if you check for the 101 clan server they have a setup similar to the above. I found it forces people to play engineer roles instead of engineer/pilot roles. In other words, pilots can't go around flying and repairing things like an engineer does now. The pilot weapon load out is an mp5, flight suit, and that's about it. So on the ground pilots are a little useless, but in the air they could be a great asset.

It seems like the air dom server is rebooting every few minutes. Each time several people are connected and it boots them. Seems to be happening between 15 minutes and 30 minutes of play time (but that could be incorrect, just guessing).

Could be your PSU also. When this happens one might experience the symptoms you're describing (random reboots, BSOD, untraceable memory errors). The capacitors in PSUs age over time and their max output will droop. What brand, wattage, and how old is your powersupply? Edit: I realize no one really asked for your PC details. Could you list the following? I know some of your parts already, but having them posted here will help us all t-shoot. Case (interested in airflow so post any added fans) CPU (any overclock?) motherboard (gigabyte p45 series (UDP3?)) RAM (DDR2, speed, volts... PS ddr2 is supposed to be compatible with 1.8vdimm) Video card CPU cooler (stock?) Powersupply (this might just be the problem!) Hard disks / optical drives

As it stands, the airdom server crashes every 15 to 30 minutes, so anything would be better than it is now.