Tech Tips Of The Week – June 2012

1. Workaround for FXR100 not transferring data properly: a set of operating instructions are available by contacting Technical Support.
2. Diamond Multimedia Legacy Product Downloads: if there is a product you have that you need a driver for, you can download it from our website by going to http://www.dmmdownload.com/current_html2.php
3. Workaround for S9250PCI256 to use with Windows 7 – 32-bit (DUAL MONITORS ONLY!!!): a driver download and instructions apsre available on our website and by contacting Technical Support.
4. Workaround for MP1000 Internet Radio not working issue: a firmware update is available by going to our website and clicking on “Legacy Products” or by contacting Technical Support.
5. Workaround for XS51 sound cards to run on Windows 7 if installation disc does not come with drivers: a download for the drivers is available by going to our website or by contacting Technical Support.
6. Workaround for XS71 sound cards to run on Windows 7 if installation disc does not come with drivers: a download for the drivers is available by going to our website or by contacting Technical Support.
7. Workaround for XS71DDL sound cards to run on Windows 7 if installation disc does not come with drivers: a download for the drivers is available by going to our website or by contacting Technical Support.
8. Workaround for XS71DDL sound cards where WinDVD license key is missing: a replacement key is available by contacting Technical Support.
9. Workaround for Audacity software not being included with our Xtreme Sound cards: a download for the software application can be found by going to our website or by going to http://audacity.sourceforge.net
10. Workaround for burning to DVD using VC500 on Windows 7 if U-Lead Video Studio 10 SE is not working: a software application is available for download by contacting Technical Support.

Review of Double Black Diamond Overclocked Version of HD 7870

Diamond MM has now launched a new model of the Radeon HD 7870–the Double Black Diamond Over Clocked version. This is projected to fit sweetly into an invitingly lower price bracket than the original’s price range of $250-350, much like the Double Black Diamond edition was lower priced than the original Radeon HD 7970.

But for a couple of ‘double diamond’ stickers, including one on the blower fan, at first glance the two cards look no different. However, the Double Black Diamond 7870 is one step up over the original 7870 with an overclock of 50MHz to the GPU and 25MHz (200MHz GDDR5 effective.) It even produces much lesser amounts of heat than the 6970.

The only card the Double Black Diamond HD 7870 matches up to in its price range is the Radeon HD 6970. Even so, it just beats the 6970 in every test it is put to! Performance-wise it is great with most games. The core clock speeds could be increased by 19% over the reference card and the memory clock by 12%.

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Tech Tips Of The Week

1. Workaround for WR300N Verizon FiOS users using Actiontec routers: purchase a second repeater and setup first one as a wireless access point, then configure second one as a repeater.
2. Workaround for WR300N Verizon FiOS users using Actiontec routers: configure router as bridge and setup our device in repeater mode.
3. Workaround for WPCTV1080H no signal issue: pair devices by plugging USB stick from TV adapter into same computer as PC adapter is plugged into and then plug USB stick into TV base.
4. Workaround for VC500CXT “Audio, but no Video” issue using EZ Grabber: change video format in EZ Grabber within “Setup” window (yellow gear icon on toolbar) from “PAL_BDHIG” to “NTSC_M”.
5. Workaround for VC500CXT “Audio, but no Video” issue using Arcsoft Showbiz: change video standard under “Video Decoder” tab within “Device Settings” window of “Capture Module” from “PAL_D” to “NTSC_M”.
6. Workaround for using Radeon 7000 series graphics card on Windows XP operating systems: download current Catalyst version 12.4 drivers from AMD’s website.
7. Workaround for VC500CXT “Devices showing up as Infrared Receiver/Transceiver” Issue for Windows 7: manually install drivers from installation disc that came with our device by selecting the “Update Driver Software” option, then uninstall the “Microsoft E-Home Infrared Receiver” under “Universal Serial Bus Controllers” within Device Manager. After which, unplug our device and plug it into another USB port on the same computer.
8. Workaround for WR300N when using “MAC Address Filtering” feature: Make sure both the router and our device are configured with the MAC Address for each device and not just on the router itself.
9. Workaround for drivers failing to install from installation disc for our video cards if Catalyst Control Center fails to install them: manually install drivers after files have been copied from disc to hard drive by right-clicking on “Video Controller (VGA Compatible)” under “Other Devices”, or “Standard VGA Graphics Adapter”, within Device Manager and selecting “Update Driver Software”.
10. Workaround for TV Wonder 650 USB installation for Windows 7: Download “TV Wonder 750 PRO” drivers from AMD’s website or have Windows 7 do Automatic Updates for drivers.