So this newsgroup finally died? Too bad.

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If anyone still comes here, does anyone know what the maximum hard drive size
is on a FIC VA503+?
-Bill (remove "botizer" to reply via email)

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"Wblane"
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> If anyone still comes here, does anyone know what the maximum hard drive size
> is on a FIC VA503+?

Some of us also visit via our PA-2013 as well as
the VA-503+ which is still going well.

Den

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Hey, Bill.

Well, I can tell you firsthand that a Geforce4 MX 420 AGP card works great for
playing DVD's on a VA-503A with a K6-3 350, running PowerDVD XP (version 4).

--Alex


Wblane wrote:

> Thanks Robert. Is FIC out of business? I thought they made an Nforce2 board at
> some point, but maybe I'm mistaken. I remember this newsgroup used to be
> basically the VA503+ newsgroup.
>
> I'm planning on using my 503+ w/a K62-350 as a cheap, quiet multimedia box (DVD
> player, MP3 player). I've heard the most important element of a DVD playing box
> is the vid-card so hopefully I can still play DVD's w/the k62-350.
>
> >With the latest bios, 137 GB for WinXP and 128 GB for Win98. You might be
> >able to find a bios upgrade that would give you 48 bit LBA support, that
> >would make it 2.2 TB for WinXP (and Win98 with this patch
> >http://members.aol.com/rloew1/Programs/Patch137.htm).
> >
>
> -Bill (remove "botizer" to reply via email)