AMD CHIPS and dental software
AMD CHIPS and dental software
Has anyone had problems with AMD chips and open dental or any other dental software??
Re: AMD CHIPS and dental software
i've only heard problems with some digital sensor programs.
Re: AMD CHIPS and dental software
the problem has to do with the voltage going to the usb port. All is well if you use a powered usb hub. If you don't the sensors might not work.
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Re: AMD CHIPS and dental software
I have 5 Windows XP Home systems in my office: 3 AMD systems (Sempron 2400+[1.66GHz Athlon XP]/256MB RAM, Sempron 64 2800+ [1.7GHz Athlon 64]/2GB, AMD 2.6GHz Athlon 64 X2/1GB), and 2 Intel systems (2.66GHz Pentium 4 [Dell]/1GB, 2.4 GHz Core 2 Quad/2GB). All but the Dell were built in-house. No problems using AMD (or Intel) anywhere. I can also open my OpenDental database comfortably on my 1GHz Pentium III/512MB laptop.
The Sempron was initially the reception machine when I had two machines, it was temporarily used in an operatory, now it is in the lunch room, and the Athlon 64 is in reception. The Athlon 64 X2 is for my operatory.
My server is actually the Pentium 4, my earliest machine, but the database should be moved to the Core 2 Quad soon, and the Pentium 4 to the lunch room.
To future proof a purchase slightly, perhaps AMD X2 2.6GHz ($87), and 2GB DDR2 RAM (from $37), but a lesser system will execute Dental and case presentation software adequately. The cheapest parts available nowadays all exceed any possible minimum required specifications. The cheapest desktop chips you can buy ($36 AMD 2.0GHz Sempron 64 or $40 Intel Celeron Conroe-L 1.8GHz) would be _quite_ sufficient. Many insist you should not run Windows XP with less than 512MB RAM, which you can get for $10 (DDR2). I ran my server with 256MB for years (along with other memory and processor intensive software). Finally, minimal, even integrated graphics should be sufficient.
The Sempron was initially the reception machine when I had two machines, it was temporarily used in an operatory, now it is in the lunch room, and the Athlon 64 is in reception. The Athlon 64 X2 is for my operatory.
My server is actually the Pentium 4, my earliest machine, but the database should be moved to the Core 2 Quad soon, and the Pentium 4 to the lunch room.
To future proof a purchase slightly, perhaps AMD X2 2.6GHz ($87), and 2GB DDR2 RAM (from $37), but a lesser system will execute Dental and case presentation software adequately. The cheapest parts available nowadays all exceed any possible minimum required specifications. The cheapest desktop chips you can buy ($36 AMD 2.0GHz Sempron 64 or $40 Intel Celeron Conroe-L 1.8GHz) would be _quite_ sufficient. Many insist you should not run Windows XP with less than 512MB RAM, which you can get for $10 (DDR2). I ran my server with 256MB for years (along with other memory and processor intensive software). Finally, minimal, even integrated graphics should be sufficient.