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iXBT LABS has posted a review on the NVIDIA GeForce2 MX Reference Graphics Card. This is a new mainstream product from NVIDIA based on GeForce2 GPU, which we all know as NV11. It features two new and quite interesting technologies, such as TwinView and Digital Vibrance Control.

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AthlonMB has posted a review of the latest and greatest Socket A motherboard from Asus, the A7V. Here´s a snip:

With all this goodness, there is still more that has created this shroud of excitement for the A7V, frequency multiple settings. Many websites have reported that Asus, in the eleventh hour, decided to remove this option to further prevent overclocking of AMD processors. Frequency Multiple settings are not available here because AMD Athlon processors have locked Frequency Multipliers. According to Asus, they will soon be releasing an A7V WITH said options to provide overclocking. And yes, the A7V will allow the change of the processor voltage as well as the adjustment of the processor multiplier! The first will be possible with jumpers, the latter will be achieved with dipswitches. Even if your one of those lucky (unlucky), souls who opted to be the first with the A7V, I have found that by simply increasing the front side bus, you should be able to squeeze at least another 100MHz out of your processor.
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Christoper Hill has updated the GeForce FAQ.

What´s new?

Added another tip to ´Players ´phase´ while I play Quake 1. How can I fix it? question.
Added DVA note (what it stands for) to ´I can´t run any OpenGL programs, but Direct3D programs run fine. How can I fix it? question.
Added another tip to ´My 2D image quality is poor (fuzzy, ghosting, smeared bold text). How can I fix it?´ question.
Changed ´When I put my GeForce card in my Adaptec AHA-39160 SCSI card doesn´t detect any devices. How can I fix it?´ question to say that the BIOS is now available on Adaptec´s site.
Added GeForce 2 information and a note to say that the issue is not present in the official CL drivers to ´How can I set the refresh rate above 60hz?´ question.
Added Disable DMA tip to ´My sound card crackles with the GeForce. How can I fix it?´ question.
Added Trinitron note to ´My 2D image quality is poor (fuzzy, ghosting, smeared bold text). How can I fix it?´ question.
Added Block Transfer tip to ´I get visual problems with Half-Life. How can I fix them?´ question.
Added OpenGL FSAA quality files for Windows 2000 to ´How can I enable and change the quality of anti-aliasing in the latest drivers?´ question.
Changed all file links to read http://www.geforcefaq.com/files/
Added 5.33 links and notes to ´What Windows 9x drivers should I use?´ question.
Added more 6.01 links to ´What Windows 9x drivers should I use?´ question.
Added Sidebanding BIOS note to ´My GeForce keeps on locking up. How can I fix it?´ question.
Changed ´What Windows 2000 drivers should I use?´ and ´What Windows NT 4 drivers should I use?´ questions to say that the official CL drivers are now at version 5.30.

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Patch Available for "Relative Shell Path" Vulnerability

Originally posted: July 28, 2000

Summary
=======
Microsoft has released a patch that eliminates a security
vulnerability in Microsoft(r) Windows NT(r) 4.0 and Windows(r) 2000.
Under certain conditions, the vulnerability could enable a malicious
user to cause code of his choice to run when another user
subsequently logged onto the same machine.

Frequently asked questions regarding this vulnerability
and the patch can be found at
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/fq00-052.asp

Affected Software Versions
==========================
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Workstation
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server, Enterprise Edition
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server, Terminal Server Edition
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server

Patch Availability
==================
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Workstation, Windows NT 4.0 Server,
and Windows NT 4.0 Server, Enterprise Edition:
http://www.microsoft.com/Downloads/Release.asp?ReleaseID=23360
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server, Terminal Server Edition patches
will be available soon.
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, Server, and Advanced Server:
http://www.microsoft.com/Downloads/Release.asp?ReleaseID=23359

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PlanetHardware has posted an updated CPU Price Guide, here´s a
snippet:

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Patch Available for "NetBIOS Name Server Protocol Spoofing"
Vulnerability
Originally Posted: July 27, 2000

Summary
=======
Microsoft has released a patch that eliminates a security
vulnerability in a protocol implemented in Microsoft(r) Windows(r)
systems. It could be used to cause a machine to refuse to respond to
requests for service.

Frequently asked questions regarding this vulnerability and the patch
can be found at
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/fq00-047.asp

Affected Software Versions
==========================
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Workstation
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server, Enterprise Edition
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server, Terminal Server Edition
- Microsoft Windows 2000

Patch Availability
==================
- Windows 2000:
http://www.microsoft.com/Downloads/Release.asp?ReleaseID=23370
- Windows NT 4.0 Workstation, Server, and Server, Enterprise
Edition:Patch to be released shortly.
- Windows NT 4.0 Server, Terminal Server Edition: Patch to be
released shortly.

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Patch Available for "Excel REGISTER.ID Function" Vulnerability
Originally posted: July 26, 2000

Summary
=======
Microsoft has released a patch that eliminates a security
vulnerability in Microsoft(r) Microsoft Excel 97 and Excel 2000. The
vulnerability could allow a malicious user to run code from an Excel
worksheet without the user´s knowledge.

Frequently asked questions regarding this vulnerability and the patch
can be found at:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/fq00-051.asp

Affected Software Versions
==========================
Microsoft Excel 97 or Excel 2000, which ship as part of the Office
suite or as stand-alone products.

Patch Availability
==================
- Microsoft Excel 2000:
http://officeupdate.microsoft.com/2000/downloaddetails/xl9p3pkg.htm
- Microsoft Excel 97:
http://officeupdate.microsoft.com/downloadDetails/xl8p10pkg.htm

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Athlonmb.com has posted a review on the Socket A motherboard from FIC, the AZ11.

The ATX power connector is placed far enough away from the horizontally-mounted 462-pin Socket A that it won't affect the cooling device placed on the CPU, but the capacitors and voltage regulators could become a nuisance if the heatsink extends past the edge of the socket entirely. In the realm of overclocking, the man with multiplier settings is king. Unfortunately, the AZ11 does not have these available to change (without heavy modification) nor does it have the ability to change the voltage settings. What we are left to play with is simply the FSB settings. There is a wide variety of settings ranging from 100 MHz to 133 MHz. During my testing, I was able to get my system up to 106 MHz FSB while the memory was set to HOSTCLOCK+33 and up to 109 MHz FSB while the memory was set HOSTCLOCK speed. This simply shows that my memory was unable to run at speeds greater than 143 MHz. The FIC AZ11 is not very overclocker friendly, with it only allowing you to change one of the three necessary settings for successful overclocking.
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