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Old 10th May 2011, 09:54     #39
Juju
get to da choppa
 
So I thought I would give this a crack seen as I had a few bits lying around. Here's my story.

1) I had a dead PC with a failed motherboard on it. So went and bought a new mobo off trademe and a new 6950.
2) Transferred cpu and mem over to new mobo - no post
3) Hmmm, maybe this new mobo is dead. removed memory, still no post.
4) Google suggest could be cpu - go and buy a P4 off trademe
5) Receive CPU - I get post but now I get an error beep. Tells me it can't find a gfx card. Tried old gfx card, same thing. Removed gfx card and memory - same thing. Great, so this mobo is dead.
6) Pull out old mobo that I thought was dead - plug everything in, works ok. Awesome, so I didn't need to spend $1000 on a new computer (Shhh, don't tell the missus).
7) Plug in old HDD with old windows install in it. Doesn't boot. Thats ok, I have a Windows XP upgrade disk so I'll just re-install.
8) Put Windows XP cd in, it can't find the old install so it won't install as it's an upgrade disk.
9) Fine, fuck it. I'll warez windows. Download cracked XP. Installs fine. Install bitcoin GPU stuff, comes up with errors.
10) Over trying to avoid windows verification tool, decide to try legit upgrade disk again. This time installs fine and I can update everything to legit standards.
11) Install bitcoin stuff again. Can't connect to pool. wtf. My username and p/w is fine, can login to the website fine. Disable firewall, still cant connect. Ohh port forwarding on router... still can't connect. Google - oh, slush's pool is down and he's stealing. Try another pool - success!
12) Bring PC to work. No keyboard/mouse/monitor installed so setup RDP. RDP into it and video card can't see GPU - great. I guess cause no monitor is plugged in. Go out to Jaycar to buy resistors and plug to make a dummy plug. Plug it in, still can't see GPU. Ffffffffffffff.
13) Go and plug monitor in, and while down there install VNC. VNC into computer instead of RDP - can see GPU. Unplug monitor, can still see GPU. Turns out RDP has some screwed access which stops things from working.

So finally, after 2 weeks of messing about, I have my computer chugging away at 320mhash.

Would not do again.
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