Re: MCX For Xbox Issues.. CPU related?

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From: Barb Bowman [MVP-Windows] (barb_at_nospam.com)
Date: 11/15/04 

Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 16:59:32 -0500

I don't know much about the Athlon 2000+ and whether or not it is
certified to work with MCE 2005.

It would be good if you could connect the XBOX directly to the MN-700
and see what connectivity is like.

On Mon, 15 Nov 2004 13:28:01 -0800, Ty Conner <Ty
Conner@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>I was using the XBOX wireless adaptor MN-740, connecting to the MN-700.
>Currently they are connected through wired ethernet on the MN-700. There is
>also a Linksys Workgroup 10/100 5 port switch which might be connected, I'm
>not a home now so I can't double check the wiring at the moment, but it could
>be running through the network as well. I'm fairly positive its all on a
>100mb network. FWIW, the internet connection comes from a W2k3 server with
>ISA 2000 on it, but seeing as this is just internal networking, I can't see
>how that figures in. Is there any correlation with the poor connection and
>the processor? Its an AMD Athlon Xp 2000+. I was thinking it might need an
>upgrade to a 3000+....
>
>"Barb Bowman [MVP-Windows]" wrote:
>
>> which wireless adapter were you using with the XBOX and which router?
>> wired should work perfectly, make sure that everything is running at
>> 100mb. is there an old 10mb hub involved here? as opposed to a 10/100
>> switch? please post more network details.
>>
>> On Mon, 15 Nov 2004 12:49:01 -0800, Ty Conner <Ty
>> Conner@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>
>> >Well I have two Xboxen(?), one is an original run xbox, and the other a more
>> >recent purchase. On the older xbox (which does not have a xbox live account)
>> >I was able to get it connected and get video and guide data, however,
>> >navigating was slow and jerky and the video frequently stuttered. On the
>> >newer xbox (with a live account) I've been unable to connect very well at
>> >all, only getting I think 3 good connections which only lasted long enough
>> >for me to get to Recorded TV or see the Guide before it "locked up" and
>> >eventually disconnected. I did get video to play once on it I think, but it
>> >played fine for about 3 or 4 minutes before it stuttered, same as the other
>> >xbox. So with both of them I've pretty much had the same experience. I've
>> >tried both wireless and wired connections, however the wireless never worked
>> >on either and the wired connection is what i've gotten the "best" results on.
>> >
>> >HTH,
>> >Ty
>> >
>> >"Todd Bowra [MSFT]" wrote:
>> >
>> >> What are the symptoms of the problem you have?
>> >>
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>> >>
>> >> "Ty Conner" <Ty Conner@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:0A5635C9-8A74-4B7F-BC39-A53A376371C5@microsoft.com...
>> >> > Hi
>> >> > For you hardware / MCX experts out there. I have a SB41G2 Shuttle XPC,
>> >> using
>> >> > the integrated video card (set to 128mb) with a gig in the machine and a
>> >> AMD
>> >> > Athlon XP 2000+ as its cpu. I purchased MCX4XBOX from Dell and it arrived
>> >> > today and I've had a heck of a time getting it to connect to my Media
>> >> Center.
>> >> > It was on a wireless connection but now both are directly connected
>> >> through
>> >> > a Microsoft MN-700 hub using the wired ethernet ports. My assumption is my
>> >> > CPU is just too underpowered to handle the MCX (while it does quite fine
>> >> as a
>> >> > standalone) and am concidering upgrading the CPU to a Athlon XP 3000+.
>> >> Does
>> >> > this seem like the best course to get things right in my setup or might it
>> >> be
>> >> > something else causing the severe connection issues?
>> >> >
>> >> > Thanks much!
>> >> > -Ty Conner
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>> --
>> Barb Bowman
>> Expert Zone Columnist
>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>> MS-MVP (Windows)
>> 

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