Trying to install a DSL modem. I get the following error message: "An error
occurred while adding phonebook entries. A configuration error is preventing this
connection. Microsoft RAS 711." I went to microsoft's site and found the fix - it
didn't. (SEE BELOW)
To resolve this issue, enable the disabled services, and then start the services:
* Click Start, right-click My Computer, and then click Manage.
* Double-click Services and Applications, and then double-click Services.
* Right-click Telephony, and then click Properties.
* On the General tab, click Manual next to Startup type.
* On the General tab, click Start under Service status, and then click OK.
* Repeat steps 3 - 5 for Remote Access Connection Manager and Remote Access
Auto Connection Manager.
The problem with this "solution" is on step 6. When I click "Start" under
both remote access connection manager or remote access auto connection
manager I get an error message in both cases. Very frustrating.
I am using XP home. It is a fresh re-install. Any ideas?
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Hi,
AT = older = power supply power was applied by turning a mechanically
switch wired on, that was connected to case. They usually had 2
connections to the main board (p8/p9) = usually pre Pentium II class machines
ie Pentium, 486, 386, 286, 8086. Needs a manual operation to turn on.
That is, the switch is in either the on or off position. Power is not
applied to the board until the switch is on. Some packard bells for
instance used a rod from the case to the power supply, and that rod turned
the switch on that was located inside the power supply.
ATX = Newer= Power supply power is connected electroincally thru a relay in
the main board. Usually PII class and newer. Usually a single rectangular
block is connected to the board from the power supply (for p4 may be 1 or 2
more connections necessary depending on rambus or DDR or pc133 memory).
The switch from the case connects to the main board and by momentary short
turns the power on or off thru a relay on the board. This design allows
for new features like wake on lan, wake on ring, powering the system up by
hitting a key, etc.
There is always some power going to the board (unless the power supply
rocker switch, if equipped, is turned off). That is why the new boards
have a LED to let you know that power is applied.
There were some in between setups by Dell, Gateway, ect. They used to have
the P8/p9 connector and they had a 3rd similar connector that went to their
propriorary boards and the boards were turned on by a relay switch
connected from the board to the case. You could call these the Early ATX
Systems, the ones that were out before the ATX standard took over.
At 09:44 AM 01/08/2003 +0200, you wrote:
>what are AT and ATX computers?
>Best regards,
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Date: Wed, 8 Jan 2003 08:18:35 -0800
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She needs to make a boot disk with CD-ROM support. You can download
programs to create such disks at the freepctech web site. Just go to
boot disk section and select the version that you need. However, it is
usually better to boot from the CD-ROM itself if the computer supports
this mode. This is done by a configuration setting in the CMOS through
the BIOS. In any case, if you do boot the floppy, the command would
likely be D:\SETUP
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my cuzzen wants to know what is the dos promt??when trying to install
windows,she went a made a boot disk off line and when she runs it it
stops at the a promt and i thought it was to go d:/ setup and enter but
it keeps coming back saying bad comaned??is it mybe a bad boot disk i
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Thank you for your comments Mike. It let me review the situation again.
You may have touched on something I did not think of. My system has a
single partition of nearly 160GB. While this is within the acceptable
limits for NTFS, perhaps I am treading in an area that others with NTFS
(including my prior experience) have not been in before. How about it,
anyone else using NTFS with such a large partition and not having
trouble?
Unfortunately, I can't turn off the writeback cache because the RAID
driver does not allow for this. I already contacted Intel tech support
on this issue, but they have not yet responded. Their first response was
that the problem was not theirs since I was using non-Intel hard drives
- give me a break!
Also, I can't seem to bypass the shutdown mode without doing a
re-install of XP since the motherboard and drivers for it automatically
go to power down the computer. I have resorted to either keeping the
computer on in standby mode rather than shutting it off, or going
through restart mode and turning off power when it restarts.
I may try repartitioning the drive to see if that fixes the problem.
Alternately, I might just give up and start booting from a regular (much
smaller) IDE drive - that does not seem to cause problems.
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I know MS "fixed" a problem with large IDE drives under windows 98/ME
but I wonder if this problem is still happening on 2000/XP.
The problem would occur if windows wrote all of it's data to the hard
drive but it only went into the cache and not onto the drive. The fix
for 98/ME was to build in a two second delay during shut down to allow
the hard drive to write the data from cache to the disk.
If all of the people who have not had this problem do not shut down
their systems or do not use power management to automatically power off
the system during shutdown and all of the people who do have the problem
do one or both of the above then maybe it is still the cache to disk
problem with IDE drives.
Back when this first came out MS said it was the manufactures problem as
they should have written in the drive someway to notify the OS that not
all of the data was written yet (even thought MS did provide a fix for
98 and ME).
To test for a fix you can
1. turn off disk caching (and take the performance hit)
2. turn off soft shutdown of your system (you will have to hit the power
button after the shutdown occurs) 3. never shutdown your system (not
practical for most home users)
Let us know if this helps!
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Noise, you mean the electronic kind? I donīt think so. I saw these at
CompUSA. These cables allow for better air circulation and they look cool.
They come on many colors, you can even outfit your box with a black light
and glass window to show it off. I would think that unless you have a AMD
processor or older SCSI drives, this kind of setup is of no use except eye
candy. I have a client who has 4 IDE drives with seperate fans on each in a
mini tower, his tech carefully took each IDE cable and cut and wrapped each
one with black electrical tape. He has a AMD set up on a Asus board with no
problems at all with heat. I believe all cables come today with 40 pins and
80 wires to support UDMA 66/100/133, so the cable count is normal. I really
like the new SATA drives, the cables are smaller to allow better air
circulation too, you will probably see these coming out in color too soon as
this will be the new standard for hard drive usage.
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Subject: round IDE cables
Hello Everyone,
I have a question about round IDE cables. ATA 100/133 have an extra 40
wires in the cables to reduce noise. Does rolling up these cables defeat the
purpose of the noise reducing extra wires ??? Has someone actually tested
these round cables??
TIA
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Hi,
The Dos prompt or command prompt is simply where you type the next command
that you want the OS to operate.
It means the system is ready and waiting for yuor input.
If she made a boot disk, that simply allows her to boot up the system and
have the OS ready to do it's thing.
She has to tell the OS what that thing is to do. If she is booting off a
floppy then it is going to be at the A: prompt. She needs to change to the
C: prompt to run from the hard drive.
If she is looking for it (the boot disk) to run programs automatically on
boot up, that is where in the MS world, the Config.sys and the AutoExec.bat
files come into play. The Config.sys file was used to load the necessary
drivers the system needed and the Autoexec.bat file loads the programs you
want to run in the order that you want them loaded. If they are blank, the
OS is simply at a booted state and the system may not be ready to perform
all it's functions properly.
If she is typing a command and the return message is "bad command or file
not found", that means that the command she gave (program she wants to run)
is not in the directory that the OS is in, nor is it in the search path the
OS uses to locate such commands.
The Path is one of the things that you set up in the config.sys file. IE.
path=c:\; c:\dos; c:\windows.
which means that the OS, after looking in the present directory that it is
in, then looks in the root direcotry (c:\), then the Dos directory (c:\dos)
and then the windows directory (c:\windows) for the command that was
entered on the command line. It will perfom the fuction as soon as it finds
it and then stop looking. If no path is set up it looks only in the
directory it is presently located in.
At 11:39 PM 01/06/2003 -0800, you wrote:
>my cuzzen wants to know what is the dos promt??when trying to install
windows,she went a made a boot disk off line and when she runs it it stops
at the a promt and i thought it was to go d:/ setup and enter but it keeps
coming back saying bad comaned??is it mybe a bad boot disk i had her go
trough a fdisk and it dont seem to be putting in the cd rom drivers?? any
help would be great and thank you ahead of time listers, and keep it fun
out there guys gals jerry the fatboy crider
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Hi Daniel, I also dual-boot win2k with win98 - you get the best of both
worlds (I have even tried triple booting with win98, win2k and winxp on my
laptop, I did this just to see if it would work, it does but I wouldn't
recommend it unless you really need it, I found win98 runs slow & locks up
all the time but that's another topic altogether). The only way I am
currently able to make adjustments to the partition sizes is to keep both
partitions using fat32 and use a 3rd party software utility like partition
magic or something similar. I have an older version of this utility and
this will make any size adjustments to fat32 partitions. You may be able to
get a newer version of of this software, check the net cause there are many
software vendors now that make this type of software, which also support
win2k ntfs partitions, in which case it won't matter if the partition is
fat32 or ntfs. I haven't found any other way to adjust partition sizes
other than to use 3rd party software tools.
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I have Win2k and Win98 set up as a dual boot on a partitioned drive. I want
to make the Win98 partition smaller and the Win2k partition larger. Is there
a way of doing this without resorting to something like Partition Magic?
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It is unlikely, altho not impossible, that the interface (drivers) for HP scanners are going to be interchangeable between series. You would need to go to www.hp.com and navigate to the driver download pages to see if the driver is the same for the two models you are talking about. Otherwise you'd have to be a very good code writer to code the GUI you want into the software for another model. You could also call HP tech support to find out if the driver with the GUI you want can run the other model.
>Is it possible to use the interface of a scanner of HP for another one?(is
>also of HP but other series),if so,how can I do it?
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Hi,
I beleive that most HP interfaces were SCSI Devices and as such should
beable to work on different model scanners that are SCSI based.
At 06:21 AM 01/08/2003 +0200, you wrote:
>Is it possible to use the interface of a scanner of HP for another one?(is
>also of HP but other series),if so,how can I do it?
>Best regards,
>Huynh Minh Huong
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Jerry tfbc -
I don't know if this is above your cousin's abilities but it's worth a
shot. A very good resource for making a cdrom boot disk can be found
at http://www.nu2.nu/bootdisk/cdrom/
There are also other types of boot disks that can be made from the
modules available at this site. I have one that will boot any cdrom in
our office and also start a network connection for any of the various
NICs in use here.
If your cousin is starting with computers and wants to dig right in
this is a great resource. If your cousin only wants a boot disk that
will also load the cdrom drivers and she already has windows 98 then
she can goto Start --> settings --> control panel, start Add/Remove
programs, click on the startup disk tab and click create disk. This
will make a bootable floppy with cdrom support.
Mike
--- jerry the fatboy crider <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> my cuzzen wants to know what is the dos promt??when trying to install
> windows,she went a made a boot disk off line and when she runs it it
> stops at the a promt and i thought it was to go d:/ setup and enter
> but it keeps coming back saying bad comaned??is it mybe a bad boot
> disk i had her go trough a fdisk and it dont seem to be putting in
> the cd rom drivers?? any help would be great and thank you ahead of
> time listers, and keep it fun out there guys gals jerry the fatboy
> crider
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Windows XP. Microsoft scroll, optical mouse. Neither the USB nor the PS/2 port will
work with any consistency. If you install the mouse, the keyboard (PS/2) stops
working. No conflicts shown in the device manager. The mouse ran for about 10
minutes yesterday, then locked up. Any ideas?
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When my husband was watching television the other night, he called me into
the room and said "look at the TV screen...CLOSELY!" I did, and to my
surprise, on top of the regular program image, scrolling horizontally across
the screen were negative images of the disk defragmenter details screen that
was running on my computer. I could clearly see each little block as it
changed as the defrag progressed, and when the defrag was complete, could
see the message box indicating the process was complete. The television is
about 20 feet away from the computer. I've noticed bright white vertical
lines
scrolling across the television screen before, but not until now did I
actually see an image that was from my computer. Any suggestions? Is my
television haunted?? It is a regular old TV with external antenna, and not
hooked up to cable. Thanks any and all.
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On 7 Jan 2003, at 14:11, Paul Ecclestone wrote:
> When I click "Start" under both remote access connection manager or remote
> access auto connection manager I get an error message in both cases. Very
> frustrating.
THAT error message is the one that points us closer to where the problem
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On 8 Jan 2003, at 9:44, Huonga3 wrote:
> what are AT and ATX computers?
In 1983, IBM brought out a new model called the PC/AT. It was the one of
the first DOS machines to use the new 16-bit member of the x86 CPU family,
the 80286, and included a 16-bit extension to the peripheral slot
architecture and a new, roomier case.
The case design dictated the type and placement of the keyboard connector
and peripheral slots on the motherboard. For about 15 years, virtually all
third-party cases and third-party motherboards stuck to those plcements, so
they could be used with each other.
There were two problems with this:
1. There wasn't much way to make the case smaller without requiring a
special proprietary motherboard design.
2. There wasn't much way to incorporate peripherals (video, sound, mouse,
parallel, serial, network, etc....) on the motherboard without requiring a
special proprietary case.
ATX was a new specification from Intel, introduced around 1996 or so. In
the process, they also changed how the power supply connects to the
motherboard.
You can still find -- if you look hard enough -- motherboards, cases, and
power supplies that still use the AT design. You can find plenty that use
the ATX design, which I believe is still the most common. There are also
"mini-ATX" and "NTX" designs out there, which I believe are both intended to
allow you to build machines which are physically much smaller, and still buy
your motherboard and case from different suppliers.
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Peter,
I know there is something that you may not want to hear, but I did a bit
research today, and also from our own database (at work), I found that there
are problems related to HDD adapters (I remember you said you use a SATA
adapter), there are similar problems (eg data corruption) related to
IDE-to-SCSI adapters, and rare laptop to normal IDE adapter. Could you try
to remove the adapter and try again?
To answer one of your question, I build system with big HDD on daily base,
200G single drive or 400 RAID ain't rare for me (max to date near 2TB single
NTFS partition), and none data corruption what so ever (unless hardware
failur / software corruption) on either win2k or XP.
Jun Qian
PS: if customers don't ask, we will make single partition only, like
everyone else is doing. So that if there is a RAID 0 with 2 x 200G, we will
make it 400G partition.
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> My system has a
> single partition of nearly 160GB. While this is within the acceptable
> limits for NTFS, perhaps I am treading in an area that others with NTFS
> (including my prior experience) have not been in before. How about it,
> anyone else using NTFS with such a large partition and not having
> trouble?
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Do any of you have any experience with scanning 35mm negatives, if so, could
you recommend a negative scanner?
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At 02:17 AM 1/9/2003, Jerry O'Connell wrote:
>Hi there,
>
>Do any of you have any experience with scanning 35mm negatives, if so, could
>you recommend a negative scanner?
I have a small USB slide scanner, Primefilm 1800i. It is not terribly fast
and only does one slide or negative at a time. But, it works great and
makes excellent scans: http://www.scanace.com/en/product/1800i.php
It is an excellent choice for scanning 35mm negatives.
Here are a few specs on the scanner:
Optical resolution: 1800 dpi.
Interpolated resolution 19200 x 19200 dpi.
Color depth 12-bit per channel.
Preview speed: 10 seconds.
Scan speed: 35 seconds.
Dimensions: 10.5 x 6.54 x 2.60".
Weight: 1.65 lbs.
The cheapest price on the scanner I found with an Internet search was
at: http://www.digitalfotoclub.com at $165.00
I bought it to scan in seven reels of 35mm slides... I have done half of the
first reel so far. Finding the time to do the scans is my problem, but maybe
things will slow down here at The NoSpin Group and I will have time to finish
this project this year.
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At 12:27 PM 1/8/2003, Paul Ecclestone wrote:
>Windows XP. Microsoft scroll, optical mouse. Neither the USB nor the PS/2 port will
>work with any consistency. If you install the mouse, the keyboard (PS/2) stops
>working. No conflicts shown in the device manager. The mouse ran for about 10
>minutes yesterday, then locked up. Any ideas?
I do not suspect WindowsXP in this situation, rather the first thought
is you have a motherboard issue. Have you installed the latest drivers
for your motherboard? The second thing I would try is a USB keyboard
and either a USB or PS/2 mouse. If this does not solve your problem,
then I would consider replacing the motherboard. I wish I had a better
answer for you.
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More motherboards feature DDR-RAM because it is more affordable and it is
the mainstream memory for computer systems right now. RD-RAM is good for
high powered systems but it is not worth it. I predict RD-RAM will just be a
memory when more Dual Channel DDR motherboards come out. This type of
technology will get DDR-RAM's performance up to the RD-RAM level and it is
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I'm helping my brother with a newly purchased used computer.
The motherboard is a MSI 5169 running an AMD 500 Mhz cpu. The BIOS version
on it at
present is 3.3. I have two questions.
First, is there a more recent version of BIOS for this motherboard?
Second, I have installed a 60 Ghz hard drive to replace the 10 Ghz hard
drive that
was in it. The problem is that I have not, as of yet, been able to get the
two drives
to work as a master-slave combo. And, this is a strange side-note, the 60
Ghz hd is
only recognized temperally(sp?). For instance, after I had loaded all of
the operating
system and associated software for my brother, the next time that I
rebooted and
every time since then, the 60 Ghz hd hasn't been seen by the BIOS!!!!
Soooooo, what happened to the internal recognition of the 60 Ghz hd? What
did I do
wrong? Is it that the BIOS is not the most recent? Of course, that
brings it back to
my first question!
Thank you for your time and help.
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Check out www.bhphotovideo.com I got one from them a couple years ago that
works quite well and does negatives and slides. Course the better the
quality you want the more $$ you spend..
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> Hi there,
>
> Do any of you have any experience with scanning 35mm negatives, if so,
could
> you recommend a negative scanner?
>
> Regards,
> Jerry.
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A customer has an old IBM 330-P75 machine, running W98, which has a P75,
80ram and I think the HDD is about 2Gb. The modem is external.
He's considering a new PC and has asked me if his old machine would function
as a server for his business.
He runs a HomeHosting business in this tourist area where we both live.
The organisation consists of a dozen or so private residences, whose owners
entertain visitors in their own homes.
Each of these host residences has access to customer info and booking data
which is currently on an out of town server, but it's planned to set one up
locally.
The amount of data concerned is negligible, as far as I know. It consists
mainly of names and numbers etc, but the total number of visitors is quite
small. I wouldn't be surprised if a daily backup would fit onto one or two
floppies.
I'd appreciate it if someone is able to comment on this - my knowledge of
servers, and the requirements thereof, is negligible.
TIA
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my name is floyd carlyle and your bootdisk suppost to come to the a:\prompt.
what you need to do is format drive c by typing format (space)c:/s to add
system
files and if this don't work type format(s)c: next you need to restart get to
the
a:\prompt again and type either d or e your cd-rom drive sometimes d
sometimes e
type the following d:\setup if this don't work reboot and at a:\prompt type
e:\setup.
if this dont work you need a better boot disk.
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What kind of Server and how many clients? Does he want a file server, a NAT
server, a FAX server, maybe a Phone answering system, a print server ? What ?
A P75 is capable of running Windows 98SE or NT4 SP6a Workstation, or even
server, as long as you have at least 32 megs of RAM. Yes a P75 will crawl
from the desktop but it would work as a server. I have used a 486 with a
DX4100 CPU as a 2 printer Print server and a NAT server running NT4
Workstation SP6a.
So yes it is possible, depending on the job. And for $10 US on Ebay you
could probably update him to a P 100 or even a 150 which would make a big
difference. Lots of NT4 Servers were P150, 166 or 200.
But the fundamental question remains.
What will this server do, and for how many?
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>A customer has an old IBM 330-P75 machine, running W98, which has a P75,
>80ram and I think the HDD is about 2Gb. The modem is external.
>
>He's considering a new PC and has asked me if his old machine would function
>as a server for his business.
>
>He runs a HomeHosting business in this tourist area where we both live.
>The organisation consists of a dozen or so private residences, whose owners
>entertain visitors in their own homes.
>
>Each of these host residences has access to customer info and booking data
>which is currently on an out of town server, but it's planned to set one up
>locally.
>
>The amount of data concerned is negligible, as far as I know. It consists
>mainly of names and numbers etc, but the total number of visitors is quite
>small. I wouldn't be surprised if a daily backup would fit onto one or two
>floppies.
>
>I'd appreciate it if someone is able to comment on this - my knowledge of
>servers, and the requirements thereof, is negligible.
>Ian Porter
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Might think about Linux for the server... Anything else will be dog slow
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> A customer has an old IBM 330-P75 machine, running W98, which has a P75,
> 80ram and I think the HDD is about 2Gb. The modem is external.
>
> He's considering a new PC and has asked me if his old machine would
function
> as a server for his business.
>
> He runs a HomeHosting business in this tourist area where we both live.
> The organisation consists of a dozen or so private residences, whose
owners
> entertain visitors in their own homes.
>
> Each of these host residences has access to customer info and booking data
> which is currently on an out of town server, but it's planned to set one
up
> locally.
>
> The amount of data concerned is negligible, as far as I know. It consists
> mainly of names and numbers etc, but the total number of visitors is quite
> small. I wouldn't be surprised if a daily backup would fit onto one or two
> floppies.
>
> I'd appreciate it if someone is able to comment on this - my knowledge of
> servers, and the requirements thereof, is negligible.
>
> TIA
>
> Ian Porter
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> Arrowtown
> New Zealand
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Normally, I would never recommend a server be set up on such an old and low
powered machine. However, there are some details you left out that could be
relevant. For instance, how would the users connect to this server? Would
they connect directly via modem or on an ethernet network? How often would
they need to connect?
If they are connection via the modem and only a single user would be able to
access the machine at one time, I would say it would handle what you are
talking about without too much trouble. If they are each going to be
connected via an ethernet network, you need to take into consideration that
"technically" you can only have 10 computers connected at one time on a
peer-to-peer network. Personally, I've never tested this limitation, so I
don't know the realities of it.
If you wanted to do things properly, you would put a server operating system
on the machine. While you could put either Windows NT 4.0 or 2000 Server on
the computer, it would be ghastly slow. Installing it would require the
better part of a weekend, as well as a few dollars out of pocket to do it
legally. You would also need to purchase client licenses for each machine
that would be connecting to it. At this point, of course, we are talking
about a rather ungainly setup. As a previous poster suggested, at that
point I would install Linux.
If this is going to be a single connection, light use server, leave it as it
is, clean up all the unnecessary applications, then set up a regular backup
schedule. If there is more involved, try giving us a few more details on
how much it will be used, the way they will be accessing the system, and
what kind of application needs to be supported.
Regards,
Kyle Elmblade
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Subject: [PCBUILD] Setting up a server
> A customer has an old IBM 330-P75 machine, running W98, which has a P75,
> 80ram and I think the HDD is about 2Gb. The modem is external.
>
> He's considering a new PC and has asked me if his old machine would
function
> as a server for his business.
>
> He runs a HomeHosting business in this tourist area where we both live.
> The organisation consists of a dozen or so private residences, whose
owners
> entertain visitors in their own homes.
>
> Each of these host residences has access to customer info and booking data
> which is currently on an out of town server, but it's planned to set one
up
> locally.
>
> The amount of data concerned is negligible, as far as I know. It consists
> mainly of names and numbers etc, but the total number of visitors is quite
> small. I wouldn't be surprised if a daily backup would fit onto one or two
> floppies.
>
> I'd appreciate it if someone is able to comment on this - my knowledge of
> servers, and the requirements thereof, is negligible.
>
> TIA
>
> Ian Porter
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what you want to do is use hardrive utility software for your particular
drive.
You can go to the websites of many harddrive makers like Maxtor.com,
seagate.com, westerndigital.com
There you can get setup utilites that will format your drive and let the pc
recognize the drive, it is called ez-bios it will work for the the specific
manufacturere drive only meaning if seagate drive download from seagate
etc...
The other thing you can do would be to upgrade cpu and change motherboard.
You can get AMD Processors and board from 125 and up. Upgrading the these
components would benefit you in the long run, and the new drive you probably
have will benefit from higher controller speeds of newer board.
upgrading the bios could be pricey or you can go to your current motherboard
manufacturer and try to flash the bios if it will help recognize the drive,
if know bios upgrade available go with new cpu and motherboard
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Peter -
Can you give us details on the motherboard, raid controller, and hard
drive(s)?
I think you should be able to change a setting in the motherboard so
your system would require pressing the power button to turn off.
Your solution to restart and turnoff the power before it restarts will
work as well but that can be a pain to time it all right.
I wonder if it's the cache on the raid controller that isn't flushing
or the cache on the hard drives?
Mike
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> Thank you for your comments Mike. It let me review the situation
> again.
> You may have touched on something I did not think of. My system has a
> single partition of nearly 160GB. While this is within the acceptable
> limits for NTFS, perhaps I am treading in an area that others with
> NTFS
> (including my prior experience) have not been in before. How about
> it,
> anyone else using NTFS with such a large partition and not having
> trouble?
>
> Unfortunately, I can't turn off the writeback cache because the RAID
> driver does not allow for this. I already contacted Intel tech
> support
> on this issue, but they have not yet responded. Their first response
> was
> that the problem was not theirs since I was using non-Intel hard
> drives
> - give me a break!
>
> Also, I can't seem to bypass the shutdown mode without doing a
> re-install of XP since the motherboard and drivers for it
> automatically
> go to power down the computer. I have resorted to either keeping the
> computer on in standby mode rather than shutting it off, or going
> through restart mode and turning off power when it restarts.
>
> I may try repartitioning the drive to see if that fixes the problem.
> Alternately, I might just give up and start booting from a regular
> (much
> smaller) IDE drive - that does not seem to cause problems.
>
> Peter
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> -----Original Message-----
> I know MS "fixed" a problem with large IDE drives under windows 98/ME
> but I wonder if this problem is still happening on 2000/XP.
>
> The problem would occur if windows wrote all of it's data to the hard
> drive but it only went into the cache and not onto the drive. The
> fix
> for 98/ME was to build in a two second delay during shut down to
> allow
> the hard drive to write the data from cache to the disk.
>
> If all of the people who have not had this problem do not shut down
> their systems or do not use power management to automatically power
> off
> the system during shutdown and all of the people who do have the
> problem
> do one or both of the above then maybe it is still the cache to disk
> problem with IDE drives.
>
> Back when this first came out MS said it was the manufactures problem
> as
> they should have written in the drive someway to notify the OS that
> not
> all of the data was written yet (even thought MS did provide a fix
> for
> 98 and ME).
>
> To test for a fix you can
> 1. turn off disk caching (and take the performance hit)
> 2. turn off soft shutdown of your system (you will have to hit the
> power
> button after the shutdown occurs) 3. never shutdown your system (not
> practical for most home users)
>
> Let us know if this helps!
>
> Mike
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Gentlemen: My machine seems to have a problem communicating with the =
parallel port for my printer. After several attempts with several =
different printers, different drivers, add hdw. wizard, I asked a tech =
at a local computer store and he informs me there is a communication =
failure to the port. Also, there seems to be no way to identify the =
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Thank you all for the suggestions. It was particularly helpful to get
Jun Qian's information about having large partitions since that rules
out that as the cause of problems. However, I am fairly certain that the
IDE to SATA adaptors are not the problem
Here is what I have:
Intel D845PEBT2 motherboard with 512M Samsung PC2700 DDR RAM and 2.4GB
Processor
The board has a Silicon Image SiL 3112 SATA RAID controller
The drives are a pair of Western Digital WD800JB 80G with 8M cache
Two Iwill I2S IDE to SATA adaptors connect the IDE drives to the SATA
controller
Drives are configured as a RAID 0 stripe set and partitioned as a single
drive
The partition is formatted to NTFS with Windows XP Pro SP1 - formatting
was done during installation while booted from CDROM
As long as power is on, there is no problem in accessing the disk and no
corruption has ever been noted. My earlier comments about CHKDSK showing
errors were explained and verified by my testing to be caused apparently
by open files during the test. If CHKDSK is run on startup, or from
booting to another disk there were in fact no problems.
If I go through the shutdown sequence where power is automatically
turned off after shutdown, I get system file disk corruption almost
every time - some sort of errors every time. So far, CHKDSK has been
able to repair all such errors. If I just turn off the power or go
through a restart process and turn off power before it reboots, no
problems.
The board does not have a setting that I can find to disable the power
off at shutdown, nor can I figure out how to install XP to include APC
options - there is no such tab in my installation. Some have indicated
that I could do a workaround to force such an install, but that seems a
bit convoluted to me and I am trying to get Intel to help me.
Incidentally, the SATA RAID drivers that Intel supplies are NOT
Microsoft certified so Micorsoft would not be willing to help - if they
ever do!
Peter
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I know there is something that you may not want to hear, but I did a bit
research today, and also from our own database (at work), I found that
there are problems related to HDD adapters (I remember you said you use
a SATA adapter), there are similar problems (eg data corruption) related
to IDE-to-SCSI adapters, and rare laptop to normal IDE adapter. Could
you try to remove the adapter and try again?
To answer one of your question, I build system with big HDD on daily
base, 200G single drive or 400 RAID ain't rare for me (max to date near
2TB single NTFS partition), and none data corruption what so ever
(unless hardware failur / software corruption) on either win2k or XP.
Jun Qian
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Can you give us details on the motherboard, raid controller, and hard
drive(s)? I think you should be able to change a setting in the
motherboard so your system would require pressing the power button to
turn off. Your solution to restart and turnoff the power before it
restarts will work as well but that can be a pain to time it all right.
I wonder if it's the cache on the raid controller that isn't flushing or
the cache on the hard drives?
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Subject: Networking problem
My customer has a Win98SE machine (Intel Celeron 400) using a internal
modem to connect to the internet. She wants to share files (only) with a
WinXP-pro machine (PIII 1GH). We purchased a NIC for the XP machine and
connected it to the Win98SE (internal NIC) with no problems so far. We ran
the wizards, installed NETBUI on the XP machine, bought a book, and
consulted the web... We now have this situation: The XP machine does not
list itself on a network (not even the name of the workgroup), the Win98SE
does in network neighborhood. I can ping each machine with no loss but each
machine cannot see each other in My Network Places, etc. Each is set up
with the same workgroup and different name. I tested the cable connecting
to a XP laptop, no problems. I tried the ICS wizards from the XP CD on each
machine also with no results. Iīm definitly not a network guru, just
break/fix and troubleshoot, but this is the first setup I have not been able
to complete. The host is set to 168.192.0.1 and internet dialup networking
has always worked. I disabled ZoneAlarm. Is there something simple I am
missing? Thank you for your help.
Howard Rubin
Fortaleza, Brazil
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Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2003 13:48:58 -0600
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Win XP Pro has a built-in software firewall that we had to disable in order
for the Win98SE stations on our network to gain visibility.
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>
>
> My customer has a Win98SE machine (Intel Celeron 400) using a internal
> modem to connect to the internet. She wants to share files (only) with a
> WinXP-pro machine (PIII 1GH). We purchased a NIC for the XP machine and
> connected it to the Win98SE (internal NIC) with no problems so
> far. We ran
> the wizards, installed NETBUI on the XP machine, bought a book, and
> consulted the web... We now have this situation: The XP machine does not
> list itself on a network (not even the name of the workgroup), the Win98SE
> does in network neighborhood. I can ping each machine with no
> loss but each
> machine cannot see each other in My Network Places, etc. Each is set up
> with the same workgroup and different name. I tested the cable connecting
> to a XP laptop, no problems. I tried the ICS wizards from the XP
> CD on each
> machine also with no results. Iīm definitly not a network guru, just
> break/fix and troubleshoot, but this is the first setup I have
> not been able
> to complete. The host is set to 168.192.0.1 and internet dialup
> networking
> has always worked. I disabled ZoneAlarm. Is there something simple I am
> missing? Thank you for your help.
> Howard Rubin
> Fortaleza, Brazil
>
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Hi Howard,
I would start with putting in a different NIC on the XP machine. Did you
make sure the one you got was on the hardware compatibility list (HCL)?
I've had the exact same trouble before. The machines couldn't see each
other in Windows, but I could ping between them. Every time it's happened,
installing a new NIC fixed the problem. It's a cheap test (you can get a
USB NIC for around $10), or better yet, borrow one from a friend.
Kyle Elmblade
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them.
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Subject: [PCBUILD] Networking problem
> My customer has a Win98SE machine (Intel Celeron 400) using a internal
> modem to connect to the internet. She wants to share files (only) with a
> WinXP-pro machine (PIII 1GH). We purchased a NIC for the XP machine and
> connected it to the Win98SE (internal NIC) with no problems so far. We
ran
> the wizards, installed NETBUI on the XP machine, bought a book, and
> consulted the web... We now have this situation: The XP machine does not
> list itself on a network (not even the name of the workgroup), the Win98SE
> does in network neighborhood. I can ping each machine with no loss but
each
> machine cannot see each other in My Network Places, etc. Each is set up
> with the same workgroup and different name. I tested the cable connecting
> to a XP laptop, no problems. I tried the ICS wizards from the XP CD on
each
> machine also with no results. Iīm definitly not a network guru, just
> break/fix and troubleshoot, but this is the first setup I have not been
able
> to complete. The host is set to 168.192.0.1 and internet dialup
networking
> has always worked. I disabled ZoneAlarm. Is there something simple I am
> missing? Thank you for your help.
> Howard Rubin
> Fortaleza, Brazil
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Hi, I wonder if anyone has any ideas for my problem, preferably without =
spending any money, because I don't have any.(Well, not at the moment, =
anyway!)
The problem is this:
I'll switch the computer on, it'll be fine for ages, then, suddenly, the =
mouse pointer will start jumping around the screen, opening up all =
different sorts of things, sometimes shutting the computer down. It =
seems to be worse if I try to take control of the mouse pointer, I don't =
know if thats just a coincidence, but I've got to the stage now where =
I'm best off just leaving it to do it's thing until it's stopped. Then, =
it's usually fine for ages again.
It happened again this morning, but this time, the monitor turned off as =
well, and wouldn't turn back on again.=20
I did the obvious things, like check the fuse in the plug, but every =
time I unplugged the monitor and plugged it back in, it lit up for about =
half a second, then went off again.
Obviously, I needed to turn the whole system off, but as I was working =
blind, it had to just be unplugged without shutting down.
I left it for an hour or so, then restarted, and it seems fine again.(On =
start up, it scanned for errors, but I expected that anyway, that's =
normal procedure after power failure)
It has been playing up off and on for a while now, and a couple of weeks =
ago, I took the casing off and removed all the dust from inside. To tell =
you the truth, I don't know how it had been working, the fans were so =
clogged with dust, they could hardly move.
It was fine after that, until yesterday, then again today.
Is there anything else I can do?
I appreciate that sooner or later I will have to replace things, but I =
don't really want to spend money until I have to.
The computer is:
Tiny
Pentium 111 processor
451 MHz
128 MB Ram
(adapter) NVIDIA RIVA TNT
Help!, as I was writing this email it happened again! (I'm suprised I =
was able to carry on writing this)
Michele (I need advice asap!please!)
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In a message dated 1/10/03 9:56:33 AM Pacific Standard Time,
[log in to unmask] writes:
> My customer has a Win98SE machine (Intel Celeron 400) using a internal
> modem to connect to the internet. She wants to share files (only) with a
> WinXP-pro machine (PIII 1GH). We purchased a NIC for the XP machine and
> connected it to the Win98SE (internal NIC) with no problems so far. ...
> The XP machine does not list itself on a network (not even the name of the
> workgroup), the Win98SE oes in network neighborhood. I can ping each
> machine with no loss but each machine cannot see each other in My Network
> Places, etc. Each is set up
> with the same workgroup and different name. I tested the cable connecting
> to a XP laptop, no problems. I tried the ICS wizards from the XP CD on each
> machine also with no results..... . The host is set to 168.192.0.1 and
> internet dialup networking has always worked. I disabled ZoneAlarm. Is
> there something simple I am missing? Thank you for your help.
> Howard Rubin
Howard,
If you're connecting two comps directly to each other I believe you'll need a
crossover cable. Also, WinXP also has a networking wizard that will create a
floppy you run on the 98se comp. ICS is the internet connection sharing, you
mentioned the client only wanted to share files. Make sure you set a folder
or directory on each machine to be shared with the other.
HTH,
Kevin Nowicki
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Hi Michele
You have a trojan get a good trojan checker and run it
.You will get one if you go to www.google.com and type in trojan checker
Regards Gus
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Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 1:02 PM
Subject: [PCBUILD] Is my computer ready to die?
Hi, I wonder if anyone has any ideas for my problem, preferably without
spending any money, because I don't have any.(Well, not at the moment,
anyway!)
The problem is this:
I'll switch the computer on, it'll be fine for ages, then, suddenly, the
mouse pointer will start jumping around the screen, opening up all different
sorts of things, sometimes shutting the computer down. It seems to be worse
if I try to take control of the mouse pointer, I don't know if thats just a
coincidence, but I've got to the stage now where I'm best off just leaving
it to do it's thing until it's stopped. Then, it's usually fine for ages
again.
It happened again this morning, but this time, the monitor turned off as
well, and wouldn't turn back on again.
I did the obvious things, like check the fuse in the plug, but every time I
unplugged the monitor and plugged it back in, it lit up for about half a
second, then went off again.
Obviously, I needed to turn the whole system off, but as I was working
blind, it had to just be unplugged without shutting down.
I left it for an hour or so, then restarted, and it seems fine again.(On
start up, it scanned for errors, but I expected that anyway, that's normal
procedure after power failure)
It has been playing up off and on for a while now, and a couple of weeks
ago, I took the casing off and removed all the dust from inside. To tell you
the truth, I don't know how it had been working, the fans were so clogged
with dust, they could hardly move.
It was fine after that, until yesterday, then again today.
Is there anything else I can do?
I appreciate that sooner or later I will have to replace things, but I don't
really want to spend money until I have to.
The computer is:
Tiny
Pentium 111 processor
451 MHz
128 MB Ram
(adapter) NVIDIA RIVA TNT
Help!, as I was writing this email it happened again! (I'm suprised I was
able to carry on writing this)
Michele (I need advice asap!please!)
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I have a WDE9100W SCSI drive connected the the wide channel (68 pin) on
a 2940UW and an Iomega internal SCSI ZIP on the narrow (50 pin) channel.
I get the message "Insufficient termination on the wid channel" during
boot up, yet both drives are terminated and functiol normally. The
termination on the drive is set in software as "automatic".
Any suggestions on the cause or resolution of the message?
TIA
Ray
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I have seen this behavior in a machine with a bad keyboard... It's
caused by a buffer overflow that causes the packets from the mouse to
get offset by one.
If you have another keyboard around I'd give that a try, or borrow one
or buy a cheap one (you can probably pick one up for around $10 US).
Certainly it's less expensive than a new computer or even an hour of
some technician's time.
Good luck;
Eric
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Subject: [PCBUILD] Is my computer ready to die?
Hi, I wonder if anyone has any ideas for my problem, preferably without
spending any money, because I don't have any.(Well, not at the moment,
anyway!)
The problem is this:
I'll switch the computer on, it'll be fine for ages, then, suddenly, the
mouse pointer will start jumping around the screen, opening up all
different sorts of things, sometimes shutting the computer down. It
seems to be worse if I try to take control of the mouse pointer, I don't
know if thats just a coincidence, but I've got to the stage now where
I'm best off just leaving it to do it's thing until it's stopped. Then,
it's usually fine for ages again.
It happened again this morning, but this time, the monitor turned off as
well, and wouldn't turn back on again.
I did the obvious things, like check the fuse in the plug, but every
time I unplugged the monitor and plugged it back in, it lit up for about
half a second, then went off again.
Obviously, I needed to turn the whole system off, but as I was working
blind, it had to just be unplugged without shutting down.
I left it for an hour or so, then restarted, and it seems fine again.(On
start up, it scanned for errors, but I expected that anyway, that's
normal procedure after power failure)
It has been playing up off and on for a while now, and a couple of weeks
ago, I took the casing off and removed all the dust from inside. To tell
you the truth, I don't know how it had been working, the fans were so
clogged with dust, they could hardly move.
It was fine after that, until yesterday, then again today.
Is there anything else I can do?
I appreciate that sooner or later I will have to replace things, but I
don't really want to spend money until I have to.
The computer is:
Tiny
Pentium 111 processor
451 MHz
128 MB Ram
(adapter) NVIDIA RIVA TNT
Help!, as I was writing this email it happened again! (I'm suprised I
was able to carry on writing this)
Michele (I need advice asap!please!)
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At 21:41 01/10/03, Ray New wrote:
>I have a WDE9100W SCSI drive connected the wide channel
>(68 pin) on a 2940UW and an Iomega internal SCSI ZIP on
>the narrow (50 pin) channel. I get the message
>"Insufficient termination on the wide channel" during
>boot up, yet both drives are terminated and function
>normally. The termination on the drive is set in software
>as "automatic".
Hi Ray
I'm a bit confused by your statement that termination is set
on the WD drive via software. Do you mean that you are using
SCAM (SCSI plug and play)? (To use this, you would have to have
a jumper (shunt) set across (connecting) pins 17 and 18 of the
WD9100 drive's jumper block.
<http://www.pcguide.com/ref/hdd/if/scsi/confSCAM-c.html> says
"While a great idea in theory, SCAM never lived up to its
potential. The main issue with the feature is that it doesn't
always work reliably--it's not a simple matter to automatically
assign device IDs or figure out which devices should enable
termination. Many people would find that they needed to disable
the feature and manually configure drives to eliminate problems.
There were also difficulties if devices supporting SCAM were
mixed with other devices that did not support the feature.
Eventually, hardware makers started recommending that people
avoid the feature altogether and just configure devices manually,
reasoning that this would reduce the likelihood of problems. And
let's be honest--it doesn't take that long to set the IDs of a
few devices, and you typically only have to do it once anyway."
"SCAM was eventually removed from the SCSI parallel interface
standard."
In my experience, termination for any SCSI device is best set
via the device's on-board jumpers.
Here's what I would do:
Set the SCSI ID of the WD drive to ID=0. (Verify that there
are no jumpers on pins 1 through 8.) I assume you already
set the ID on the IOMEGA ZIP drive (by jumper) to some number
between 1 and 6. (If not, do so.) The Adaptec 2940UW should
automatically be ID=7.
Have termination ENABLED (via jumper) on the internal narrow
SCSI IOMEGA ZIP drive.
Have termination ENABLED on the WD wide SCSI hard drive
(put a jumper across pins 23 and 24). "Termpower" for
the WD drive can be set as either ON or OFF.
For the Adaptec 2940UW, you should have termination set
for either "Low OFF, High ON" or "Automatic". (In a perfect
world, if you set the controller for "Automatic", the 2940UW
will sense that it needs to be set for "low off, high on"
and will make that setting automatically.) Hit the "Control"
and "A" keys simultaneously immediately as you see the
Adaptec banner display as your computer boots.
[*] The high byte (of the SCSI bus) is terminated at the WD
drive and at the 2940UW controller. The low byte is
terminated at the WD drive and at the ZIP drive. (A wide
SCSI bus is two bytes wide...which are called the low byte
and the high byte. A narrow SCSI bus has only the low byte.)
[**] By the way, I assume that you don't have the Ultra2 or
80 pin versions of the WD9100 drive. (In my experience,
Ultra2 and SCA drives do not have on-board termination
capability.)
[***] I don't recall if you have to enable/disable SCAM
in the Adaptec 2940UW BIOS. I have either BIOS versions
1.32 or 1.34 in my four 2940UW controllers. (I don't have
any WD drives, Right now I have 8 Seagate drives, 8 IBM
drives, and 4 Hitachi drives ...all SCSI...in my home
computers.)
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> My customer has a Win98SE machine (Intel Celeron 400) using a internal
> modem to connect to the internet. She wants to share files (only) with a
> WinXP-pro machine (PIII 1GH). We purchased a NIC for the XP machine and
> connected it to the Win98SE (internal NIC) with no problems so far. We
ran
> the wizards, installed NETBUI on the XP machine, bought a book, and
> consulted the web... We now have this situation: The XP machine does not
> list itself on a network (not even the name of the workgroup), the Win98SE
> does in network neighborhood. I can ping each machine with no loss but
each
> machine cannot see each other in My Network Places, etc. Each is set up
> with the same workgroup and different name. I tested the cable connecting
> to a XP laptop, no problems. I tried the ICS wizards from the XP CD on
each
> machine also with no results. Iīm definitly not a network guru, just
> break/fix and troubleshoot, but this is the first setup I have not been
able
> to complete. The host is set to 168.192.0.1 and internet dialup
networking
> has always worked. I disabled ZoneAlarm. Is there something simple I am
> missing? Thank you for your help.
> Howard Rubin
Have you turned off the XP internal firewall? I had to disable that on a 2
machine network I set up for the systems to see each other. Have you set
disk/folder security parameters for "share"? Just being in a group doesn't
convey permissions.
Jayne Johnston
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When I had this problem two years ago, I installed a PCI card with a
printer port that is stil working today.
Some of today's printers will use either USB or Parallel, so that might be a
solution also.
****************************************************************************
****************************************
Gentlemen: My machine seems to have a problem communicating with the
parallel port for my printer. After several attempts with several different
printers, different drivers, add hdw. wizard, I asked a tech at a local
computer store and he informs me there is a communication failure to the
port. Also, there seems to be no way to identify the motherboard, but the
name of the machine is M 2 Systems (M Squared Sys). This machine originally
had Win 98, now has ME and there seems to be no other conflicts anywhere,
and seems to be quite stable. Can anyone help clear up this problem?
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At 23:41 01/08/03, Mary Cameron wrote:
>When my husband was watching television the other night, he called
>me into the room and said "look at the TV screen...CLOSELY!" I did,
>and to my surprise, on top of the regular program image, scrolling
>horizontally across the screen were negative images of the disk
>defragmenter details screen that was running on my computer. I
>could clearly see each little block as it changed as the defrag
>progressed, and when the defrag was complete, could see the
>message box indicating the process was complete. The television is
>about 20 feet away from the computer. I've noticed bright white
>vertical lines scrolling across the television screen before, but
>not until now did I actually see an image that was from my computer.
>Any suggestions? Is my television haunted? It is a regular old TV
>with external antenna, and not hooked up to cable.
Hi Mary
Have you seen those commercials or magazine ads for the devices
that will let you watch a cable TV show or movie on your main TV
(one connected to cable or a VCR) and simultaneously watch the
same thing on a different TV (one not connected to cable or VCR)?
Such devices re-broadcast (through the air) what is showing on
the first TV to the second (unconnected) TV...which can be in
another room or on a different floor.
Clearly your computer is broadcasting a weak signal that your
nearby TV can receive. A good metal computer case should prevent
electromagnetic signals from leaking out (maybe your case is not
all metal or there are holes or gaps in the metal part of the
case). Maybe the cable connecting the computer to its monitor
is acting as an antenna. (Get a different length cable or one that
is better shielded). Maybe metal connectors on the wires and
cables coming from your computer case are leaking these signals.
Maybe the interference and signals could even pass through your
house's power cables. (Maybe you should plug the TV into a
different circuit than that used by the computer and monitor.)
I've read that the government has technology (which might be in
a truck parked in front of your house) that can be used to see
everything that you do on your computer...all keystrokes and
everything that shows on your monitor. I've seen scientific
papers describing how this is possible ... but I don't know if
such technology is actually being used. Your situation might be
a rather crude example of how this works!
Regards,
Bill
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Until recently, my Athlon XP1700 was troublefree (40GB ATA100, 256MB DDR2100, Geforce2). I noticed lately that the system was really slow so I ran a benchmark on it (BMX4) and compared it to my Athlon1200 system (15GB ATA66, 256MB PC133, Via Video). The 1700s HDD performance was pathetic 3/3 compared to the 1200 system 29/4 so I assumed something was screwed up. I suspected software or a driver so I re-installed the VIA busmaster IDE driver but still got the same results. Any ideas on what to try next or should I just reload the system.
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Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2003 18:41:14 -0300
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Subject: Re: Networking problem
Thanks to everyone for their suggestions. I did make sure WINXP did not
have the built in firewall running and WIN98SE did not have Zone Alarm
(actually I uninstalled it, it was an old version). I did make an error in
my last post, I am using 192.168.0.1. I have all folders shared with
unlimited access. I am going to take Kyle Elmbladeīs suggestion Monday and
return the NIC for another one... it is very difficult to get quality
products here in North Brazil, and indeed... the NIC card in the box did
NOT match the instructions or the brand on the box, it was probably used!
My client bought this one, but I will return it for exchange! Again, thanks
again, I will keep everyone posted to the results.
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Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2003 16:08:54 -0800
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Subject: Win98 to XP
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I'm interested in upgrading from Win98 to XP PRO. I
have the full version not the Upgrade.
System is crashing frequently and thought an upgrade
would help. I will download all updated drivers for
my hardware b/f upgrade.
Any suggestions on the install of XP. I plan to
re-format. I'm assuming there is a format feature when
I boot from the CD.
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Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2003 19:07:52 -0700
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Gary;
You're on the right path doing a clean install
the Windows XP cd is bootable
but you may have to set the boot order in
bios to boot from cdrom first.
then just start your computer with the WinXP cd in the drive
and windows will start the install.
You will be given a choice of what file system to use
I would recommend using the NTFS file system.
Looks like all your drivers for the devices listed would be contained in
WinXP
Enjoy.
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> I'm interested in upgrading from Win98 to XP PRO. I
> have the full version not the Upgrade.
> System is crashing frequently and thought an upgrade
> would help. I will download all updated drivers for
> my hardware b/f upgrade.
> Any suggestions on the install of XP. I plan to
> re-format. I'm assuming there is a format feature when
> I boot from the CD.
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Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2003 19:05:17 -0800
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You will probably want to delete any existing partitions and create new
ones during the setup. It will then allow you to format the partition
and install the OS. I have always recommended the use of NTFS partions,
but after my recent battles, I will leave that decision up to you. For
reference, despite my current problems with my new system, I am still
using NTFS.
Peter
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I'm interested in upgrading from Win98 to XP PRO. I
have the full version not the Upgrade.
System is crashing frequently and thought an upgrade
would help. I will download all updated drivers for
my hardware b/f upgrade.
Any suggestions on the install of XP. I plan to
re-format. I'm assuming there is a format feature when
I boot from the CD.
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CDRW 8/4/32A, CardEXPERT GeForce 2MX, SB Live 5.1
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Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2003 19:12:02 -0800
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Here I go again group. I searched the web, tried various combinations
and still can't get it done. I want to create an LS-120 or ZIP disk that
will boot an XP recovery console. Here is what I tried so far:
Format a ZIP or LS-120 disk from XP.
Add the following files to it: boot.ini, NTLDR, NTDETECT.COM and even my
RAID driver naming it NTBOOTDD.SYS
The disk starts booting, then the system resets and starts the boot
process all over again.
I am willing to boot from CD-ROM if that is easier. Since the recovery
console is only about 6MB in size, there seem no reason that an LS-120
or ZIP disk would not handle it. Has anyone done this?
Thanks for any feedback.
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Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2003 11:38:25 -0500
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Subject: Formatting 80 gb hard drive
I have a new western digital 80 gb hard drive, I made two partitions of 40 gb and installed win 2k on it. When I checked the properties of my D partition it tells me the used space is 65.5 mb . I have not put any thing on the D partition. I know that formatting take up some space but 65.5 mb does this sound right ? I have lots of space so that is not a problem just wanted
to know for my own info. Thanks for any info you may have.
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Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2003 14:41:29 +1100
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Subject: Re: bootable recovery disk for XP
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Peter, what if you added the BOOTSECT.DOS file. My system has in the
root directory
AUTOEXEC.BAT 0
CONFIG.SYS 0
IO.SYS 0
MSDOS.SYS 0
BOOTSECT.DOS 512
NTDETECT.COM 45,124
Ntldr 222,368
Regards,
Alan Priol
Here I go again group. I searched the web, tried various combinations
and still can't get it done. I want to create an LS-120 or ZIP disk that
will boot an XP recovery console. Here is what I tried so far:
Format a ZIP or LS-120 disk from XP.
Add the following files to it: boot.ini, NTLDR, NTDETECT.COM and even my
RAID driver naming it NTBOOTDD.SYS
The disk starts booting, then the system resets and starts the boot
process all over again.
I am willing to boot from CD-ROM if that is easier. Since the recovery
console is only about 6MB in size, there seem no reason that an LS-120
or ZIP disk would not handle it. Has anyone done this?
Thanks for any feedback.
Peter
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Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2003 22:48:41 -0600
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Subject: Windows XP, SP1 - Won't boot
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I build computers and the last package of OEM Windows XP that I purchased
(both Home & Pro) have Service Pack 1 integrated in to them already. I
have always installed service pack 1 as soon as I finish installing windows
anyway, so I figured this wasn't any big deal.
The first two computers I have built with the service pack 1 integrated in
to the CD have caused me problems, has anyone else had this
problem? Anyone know a fix?
The computers work fine for about the first 24 - 36 hours, then they just
quit booting. On the Home Edition computer, I did get an error message
about lsass, then it rebooted itself and repeated this in an endless
loop. The Pro version, doesn't give you any error message. The Pro one I
timed and the Windows splash screen stays up for almost 4 1/2 minutes, then
the screen goes black for about 20 seconds, then it reboots itself. Safe
mode and safe mode with command prompt also reboots itself, though much
quicker - less than two minutes. Logged, last known good configuration and
debug mode all act the same as normal startup.
Both of these computers worked great while I was installing
everything. The first one that messed up, the Home edition, I had a
problem with a modem in another computer I had just set up, so I put it up
on the shelf to test the modem right before I delivered it and this
happened. On the Pro edition computer, since this had just happened the
night before on the home edition, I tried turning it on and off at least 3
dozen times, installing software, deleting things, etc., etc. It worked
great everytime - I figured the Home edition was probably just a
fluke. The last few times I turned on the pro edition at my store, I just
turned it on and back off, just to be sure. About 2 hours after the last
time I turned it on at the store, I delivered it and went to set it up. I
turned it on, and it wouldn't boot - the scenario I gave above.
Has anyone else ran in to this problem? Does anyone have a fix, or even
some idea of something else I can try?
Computer configurations below (these are about the same as I always build,
and haven't had any problems until SP1 - except I have only installed two
of the previous systems with NTFS)
Home Edition:
Installed on NTFS (Reformatted and installed on FAT32 now, and appears
to be working - however, it's only been 24 hours)
Gigabyte GA-7VKMLS Motherboard
AMD Athlon XP 1800+
256 PC133 SDRAM (Kingstaon ValueRam)
40GB 7200rpm 8MB Cache Western Digital Hard Drive
250W Power Supply
Cnet 56k v.92 modem
Onboard Video, Sound, LAN
LG Electronics 48X24X48 CD-RW
Additional Software:
MS Works Suite 2003
Norton Antivirus 2003
MusicMatch Jukebox
Winamp
All Microsoft Updates
Pro Edition:
Installed on NTFS (Currently having the problem, haven't reformatted -
looking for a 'fix' instead of reformatting)
Gigabyte GA-7VKML Motherboard
AMD Athlon XP 2000+
512 PC2100 DDR SDRAM (Kingstaon ValueRam)
80GB 7200rpm 8MB Cache Western Digital Hard Drive
250W Power Supply
Cnet 56k v.92 modem
Onboard Video, Sound, LAN
LG Electronics 48X24X48 CD-RW
Additional Software:
Norton Antivirus 2003
MusicMatch Jukebox
Winamp
All Microsoft Updates
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Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2003 10:18:03 -0500
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Subject: removing a MBR(?) in XP
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I have a partitioned hard drive using XP home with NTFS. The drive had
originally been formatted with NTFS - it has only "known" XP. I recently
attempted to do a complete reformat of the drive in order to re-partition
and do a complete cleanup and reinstall. I couldn't get it to format in
XP (C would not dismount) so I ended up using Maxtor's powermax (it is a
Maxtor drive). I made the mistake (I think) of doing a low level format.
I repartitioned and reinstalled XP. That is where I stand. I can't
remove the Recovery Console following Microsoft's directions. When
booting it stops at a black screen and asks for one of two choices - one
of which I can't see (the cursor will move up or down but the one choice
is not visible). No matter which one I choose however they both go into
XP. When shutting down the computer used to shut off automatically - it
no longer does.
To my way of thinking - I need to clean up the drive and particularly the
MBR (or whatever it is called in XP) and then do another install of XP.
How can I properly reformat the drive and completely get rid of the MBR?
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Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2003 15:49:08 -0500
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Hi,
Disable the onboard printer port and install a PCI Printer card ($20-45).
Lava from Canada makes great cards.
At 08:51 AM 01/09/2003 -0600, you wrote:
>Gentlemen: My machine seems to have a problem communicating with the
parallel port for my printer. After several attempts with several different
printers, different drivers, add hdw. wizard, I asked a tech at a local
computer store and he informs me there is a communication failure to the
port. Also, there seems to be no way to identify the motherboard, but the
name of the machine is M 2 Systems (M Squared Sys). This machine originally
had Win 98, now has ME and there seems to be no other conflicts anywhere,
and seems to be quite stable. Can anyone help clear up this problem?
>
>Thank you.
>
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Date: Thu, 9 Jan 2003 14:32:22 -0500
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Subject: Re: Negative Scanner
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Does anyone have a "PrimeFilm 1800u 35mm Film & slide scanner. What are
the pro's and con's of this scanner. Costco's online price is $149.99 and
will be having a sell on it in March for $99. I only have a few dozen
slides and negatives that I want to scan.
The other question is can you rent a scanner?
Thanks in advance.
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Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2003 09:49:19 -0700
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Subject: Re: printer failure
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First find a tech or friend with a parallel port loop back plug and
diagnostic soft. This will tell if the port has physically failed or not.
If it still tests bad then check the motherboard for the FCC code and look
it up at http://www.fcc.gov/oet/fccid/.
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Subject: [PCBUILD] printer failure
Gentlemen: My machine seems to have a problem communicating with the
parallel port for my printer. After several attempts with several different
printers, different drivers, add hdw. wizard, I asked a tech at a local
computer store and he informs me there is a communication failure to the
port. Also, there seems to be no way to identify the motherboard, but the
name of the machine is M 2 Systems (M Squared Sys). This machine originally
had Win 98, now has ME and there seems to be no other conflicts anywhere,
and seems to be quite stable. Can anyone help clear up this problem?
Thank you.
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Subject: Mandrake 9.0 boot problem.....help
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I have installed Mandrake 9 on an HP Pavilion 522n on a separate (extended)
partition from XP Pro. The install goes fine, but on initial boot after
install (using the boot disc, since I put the loader on the linux partition)
the computer hangs. The last line on the display is ......apm bios version
1.2 Flags 0x0b (Driver version 1.16). I have had this configuration on an
HP 518 and other non HP machines with no problems. Anybody have an idea as
to what is happening. I also have a Knoppix CD that will not run on this
machine, but will run on others. The hang up is approximately the same.
More info on the machine:
HP Pavilion 522n model# P8562A, Celeron 1.8 GHz/400, 845GL Chipset, 256 MB
DDR Ram, 60 GB HD, 16x DVD, 24x10x40 CDRW, Integrated Video, AC97 Audio,
USB 2.0
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Bus Clock: 100 megahertz
BIOS: Award Software, Inc. 3.04 06/03/2002
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After recabling my Windows 2000 system (necessitated because adding
additional memory needed access to the DIMM slots) I now get a "device
not ready" message when I try to use the 3.5" floppy drive. The Control
Panel/AddRemove Hardware diagnostic reports that the device is working.
I've checked the attached cable and it seems ok. I'b be grateful for any
advice about the next step.
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Date: Thu, 9 Jan 2003 20:01:08 -0500
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If you have a system running a 500 mhz cpu, it is quite old. There probably is an update for the BIOS which you'd find at the MSI web site. But even an update for a mobo that old may not allow you to see a 60 Gig HD. I hope your brother didn't pay too much for the used computer as you may have to do some serious updates.
>I'm helping my brother with a newly purchased used computer.
>The motherboard is a MSI 5169 running an AMD 500 Mhz cpu. The BIOS version
>on it at
>present is 3.3. I have two questions.
>First, is there a more recent version of BIOS for this motherboard?
>Second, I have installed a 60 Ghz hard drive to replace the 10 Ghz hard
>drive that
>was in it. The problem is that I have not, as of yet, been able to get the
>two drives
>to work as a master-slave combo. And, this is a strange side-note, the 60
>Ghz hd is
>only recognized temperally(sp?). For instance, after I had loaded all of
>the operating
>system and associated software for my brother, the next time that I
>rebooted and
>every time since then, the 60 Ghz hd hasn't been seen by the BIOS!!!!
>Soooooo, what happened to the internal recognition of the 60 Ghz hd? What
>did I do
>wrong? Is it that the BIOS is not the most recent? Of course, that
>brings it back to
>my first question!
>>
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Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2003 21:10:50 -0500
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I'm new to the list but have had my share of difficulties with networking
with winXP pro. I now have a functioning network with winxp pro (my
machine), winxp home (my wife's) and my work laptop (win98se). Beyond what
has been recommended so far (all good feedback) and after much torment, I
finally found one thing not mentioned in a number of problem solving sites
when there is a problem with networking, particularly with winxp pro. You
might want to check that the workstation service is turned on (Control
Panel|Adminstrative Tools|Computer Management|Services and
Applications|Services|Workstation). For me that was the final switch that
turned everything on.
Hope this helps.
Vince
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Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] Networking problem
In a message dated 1/10/03 9:56:33 AM Pacific Standard Time,
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> My customer has a Win98SE machine (Intel Celeron 400) using a internal
> modem to connect to the internet. She wants to share files (only) with a
> WinXP-pro machine (PIII 1GH). We purchased a NIC for the XP machine and
> connected it to the Win98SE (internal NIC) with no problems so far. ...
> The XP machine does not list itself on a network (not even the name of the
> workgroup), the Win98SE oes in network neighborhood. I can ping each
> machine with no loss but each machine cannot see each other in My Network
> Places, etc. Each is set up
> with the same workgroup and different name. I tested the cable connecting
> to a XP laptop, no problems. I tried the ICS wizards from the XP CD on
each
> machine also with no results..... . The host is set to 168.192.0.1 and
> internet dialup networking has always worked. I disabled ZoneAlarm. Is
> there something simple I am missing? Thank you for your help.
> Howard Rubin
Howard,
If you're connecting two comps directly to each other I believe you'll need
a
crossover cable. Also, WinXP also has a networking wizard that will create
a
floppy you run on the 98se comp. ICS is the internet connection sharing,
you
mentioned the client only wanted to share files. Make sure you set a folder
or directory on each machine to be shared with the other.
HTH,
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I have an IBM ThinkPad (running Windows 98SE) which uses an external 3 1/2" floppy disc drive, (uses a USB cable to connect to the ThinkPad). I have the drive installed and it shows up in Device Manager as working OK and no conflicts. It also shows up in My Computer as the "A" drive.
When I place a blank disk in the drive, with write protect tab open, and try to copy data to the disk, I get an error message saying "Access denied. Make sure disk is not full or write protected and that the file is not currently in use".
This laptop was originally used by a major corporation, so could there be some kind of "leftover" administrative lock on using this drive or??
Would appreciate any kind of help anyone can suggest.
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I have a problem I cannot solve, I had to reformat my drive and now my =
system will not start in real mode with the usb driver ( Intel =
82371AB/EB) and root hub loaded. It will start in safe mode and if I =
remove the usb drivers it will start in real mode and work fine until I =
have to restart, then I have to remove the drivers again.
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Subject: Is my UDMA working at all?
I want to know is my UDMA support working?
I have the following hardware:
Chaintech CT-7AJA2E motherboard (Via KTE133)
AMD Athlon T-bird 900 mhz processor
256 MB SDRAM (128x2)
Primary master: (C:)
Maxtor 80 GB UDMA 100 HDD
Primary slave: (D:)
Maxtor 13 GB UDMA 66 HDD
Secondary master:
CenDyne 40x12x48x CDRW drive
US Robotics V92@V90* 56k modem
(*SoverNet don't support V92)
GeForce 2 MX200 video card
SoundBlaster Audio PCI 128
Am I supposed to notice a difference in file
copy speed when using Windows' file copy
operation? I estimated the file copy speed
at 16MB per second, which is PIO 4 speed,
does that mean all my transfers, even when
installing the Via 4 in 1 drivers are going
to PIO mode? Is there anything wrong?
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You have to boot from some other device than the hard disk to format it.
I assume that you have done this before by booting from the CDROM. When
you get to that point, delete any existing partitions and create a new
one. Then allow it to format the partion and proceed with the install.
This should take care of the MBR as well as the partition space.
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I have a partitioned hard drive using XP home with NTFS. The drive had
originally been formatted with NTFS - it has only "known" XP. I
recently attempted to do a complete reformat of the drive in order to
re-partition and do a complete cleanup and reinstall. I couldn't get it
to format in XP (C would not dismount) so I ended up using Maxtor's
powermax (it is a Maxtor drive). I made the mistake (I think) of doing
a low level format. I repartitioned and reinstalled XP. That is where I
stand. I can't remove the Recovery Console following Microsoft's
directions. When booting it stops at a black screen and asks for one of
two choices - one of which I can't see (the cursor will move up or down
but the one choice is not visible). No matter which one I choose
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I have not checked this, but it seems to me that .16% of the disk for
directory space is not too much. This is probably what this space is
being used for.
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I have a new western digital 80 gb hard drive, I made two partitions of
40 gb and installed win 2k on it. When I checked the properties of my D
partition it tells me the used space is 65.5 mb . I have not put any
thing on the D partition. I know that formatting take up some space but
65.5 mb does this sound right ? I have lots of space so that is not a
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Is the light on? if so the cable might be backwards also it might not be
seated all the way on the MB or in the unit
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> After recabling my Windows 2000 system (necessitated because adding
> additional memory needed access to the DIMM slots) I now get a "device
> not ready" message when I try to use the 3.5" floppy drive. The Control
> Panel/AddRemove Hardware diagnostic reports that the device is working.
>
> I've checked the attached cable and it seems ok. I'b be grateful for any
> advice about the next step.
>
> Thanks
>
>
> Eric Tanenbaum
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It is possible that the card is not compatible with your motherboard.
There are several versions of the AGP port and the video board has to
match what the motherboard supports. Check the AGP specifictions for
your motherboard. I only learned about this recently myself.
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This is the first time I am trying something like this and I am having=20
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The write protect tab needs to be closed
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Sent: Sunday, January 12, 2003 12:02 AM
Subject: [PCBUILD] Access Denied, External Floppy Disk Drive On IBM Laptop
> I have an IBM ThinkPad (running Windows 98SE) which uses an external 3
1/2" floppy disc drive, (uses a USB cable to connect to the ThinkPad). I
have the drive installed and it shows up in Device Manager as working OK and
no conflicts. It also shows up in My Computer as the "A" drive.
>
> When I place a blank disk in the drive, with write protect tab open, and
try to copy data to the disk, I get an error message saying "Access denied.
Make sure disk is not full or write protected and that the file is not
currently in use".
>
> This laptop was originally used by a major corporation, so could there be
some kind of "leftover" administrative lock on using this drive or??
>
> Would appreciate any kind of help anyone can suggest.
>
> Chuck
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On 10 Jan 2003, at 13:42, Ian wrote:
> A customer has an old IBM 330-P75 machine, running W98, which has a P75,
> 80ram and I think the HDD is about 2Gb. The modem is external.
I would be pleasantly surprised to find a hard drive over about 800 MB on
a system where the rest of the hardware is this old. Not to say it couldn't
happen, just that I wouldn't expect it.
There are a number of "server" functions where the requirements for CPU,
RAM and/or drive space are quite modest. I think, though, that a database
(even a small one) and a user interface/web site are likely to stress these
requirements, and while it could be instructive to try and make it work on
this hardware, you and your customer should be prepared for the possibility
that it will require a bit more.
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On 12 Jan 2003, at 1:02, Chuck Harmon wrote:
> When I place a blank disk in the drive, with write protect tab open, and
> try to copy data to the disk, I get an error message saying "Access
> denied. Make sure disk is not full or write protected and that the file
> is not currently in use".
On floppy disks (except the old 8" disks), it has always been a "write
ENABLE" tab/sticker, where the gap/hole must be closed/covered for writing
to be allowed. By opening the tab, you've told the drive not to allow it,
and that's what the software is reporting back to you.
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On 9 Jan 2003, at 14:32, Mary Martin wrote:
> Does anyone have a "PrimeFilm 1800u 35mm Film & slide scanner. What are
> the pro's and con's of this scanner. Costco's online price is $149.99
> and will be having a sell on it in March for $99. I only have a few
> dozen slides and negatives that I want to scan.
>
> The other question is can you rent a scanner?
Probably not, but you may find that a local photo shop (not "PhotoShop"!)
has one and will scan your pictures to a CD for a modest fee. If you don't
have an ongoing need, this is probably more practical than buying your own
equipment.
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If I understand you right, as you look at the floppy disk from on the
top side the right side hole must be closed to write data to the disk
not open. After this also check to be sure the disk is formatted.
Chuck Harmon wrote:
>.... I have the drive installed and it shows up in Device Manager as working OK and no conflicts. It also shows up in My Computer as the "A" drive.
>
>When I place a blank disk in the drive, with write protect tab open, and try to copy data to the disk, I get an error message saying "Access denied. Make sure disk is not full or write protected and that the file is not currently in use".
>
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You can try Linux!.....don't use X-Windows and you can have:
Mail Server
Web Server
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Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2003 9:42 PM
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| A customer has an old IBM 330-P75 machine, running W98, which has a P75,
| 80ram and I think the HDD is about 2Gb. The modem is external.
|
| He's considering a new PC and has asked me if his old machine would
function
| as a server for his business.
|
| He runs a HomeHosting business in this tourist area where we both live.
| The organisation consists of a dozen or so private residences, whose
owners
| entertain visitors in their own homes.
|
| Each of these host residences has access to customer info and booking data
| which is currently on an out of town server, but it's planned to set one
up
| locally.
|
| The amount of data concerned is negligible, as far as I know. It consists
| mainly of names and numbers etc, but the total number of visitors is quite
| small. I wouldn't be surprised if a daily backup would fit onto one or two
| floppies.
|
| I'd appreciate it if someone is able to comment on this - my knowledge of
| servers, and the requirements thereof, is negligible.
|
| TIA
|
| Ian Porter
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| Arrowtown
| New Zealand
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Update to problem below. I have installed Red Hat 8.0 and it installs OK,
but will not run. I downloaded Smalllinux that fits on a boot and root
diskette and it will not run. It stops at the same APM line. I don't know
what happens as linux is being loaded and can't get in to look at the logs,
so I don't have any idea what is going on. The power portion of the bios
doesn't allow for disabling apm. Does anyone know how linux loads and how
to find out what is causing the hang problem?
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I have installed Mandrake 9 on an HP Pavilion 522n on a separate (extended)
partition from XP Pro. The install goes fine, but on initial boot after
install (using the boot disc, since I put the loader on the linux partition)
the computer hangs. The last line on the display is ......apm bios version
1.2 Flags 0x0b (Driver version 1.16). I have had this configuration on an
HP 518 and other non HP machines with no problems. Anybody have an idea as
to what is happening. I also have a Knoppix CD that will not run on this
machine, but will run on others. The hang up is approximately the same.
More info on the machine:
HP Pavilion 522n model# P8562A, Celeron 1.8 GHz/400, 845GL Chipset, 256 MB
DDR Ram, 60 GB HD, 16x DVD, 24x10x40 CDRW, Integrated Video, AC97 Audio,
USB 2.0
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Thanks to Kyle, Mark, Mike and David for their input on this query.
After reading their posts, it seems that using the old machine as a server
is out of the question - the PC isn't going to be up to it.
Linux is also off the menu - my guy has a hard enough time running W98.
The reason I asked is that a friend has an antique machine acting as a
repository, which a number of us access to upload and download software.
But I see now that the requirements for a 'storehouse' and a working
database are vastly different.
Ian Porter
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> A customer has an old IBM 330-P75 machine, running W98, which has a P75,
> 80ram and I think the HDD is about 2Gb. The modem is external.
>
> He's considering a new PC and has asked me if his old machine would
function
> as a server for his business.
>
> He runs a HomeHosting business in this tourist area where we both live.
> The organisation consists of a dozen or so private residences, whose
owners
> entertain visitors in their own homes.
>
> Each of these host residences has access to customer info and booking data
> which is currently on an out of town server, but it's planned to set one
up
> locally.
>
> The amount of data concerned is negligible, as far as I know. It consists
> mainly of names and numbers etc, but the total number of visitors is quite
> small. I wouldn't be surprised if a daily backup would fit onto one or two
> floppies.
>
> I'd appreciate it if someone is able to comment on this - my knowledge of
> servers, and the requirements thereof, is negligible.
>
> TIA
>
> Ian Porter
> Computer Guys Inc.
> Arrowtown
> New Zealand
> [log in to unmask]
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On many mobos 3 beeps is a signal that the video card is either not installed, not properly seated, or is dead. Does your mobo support this card? You didn't say your OS, your mobo, or the general age of your machine. What CPU and how much RAM?
>This is the first time I am trying something like this and I am having
>problems. I have a e-Geforce4 MX420 card that I am trying to place in the
>AGP slot of my computer. When I install it the computer beeps 3 times and
>monitor stays black. I dont know that much about computers but any help
>would be greatly appreciated.
>
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I got that error message once before when I connected a floppy drive. It
turned out that the cables were round the wrong way.
Just thought I'd mention it.
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The first thing I would do is attempt to reinsert the video card again. Pull
out the card gently and then reinsert it into the agp slot. Push it in
gently and using little force. If you need to, push one end in partly and
then the other end. Repeat until the card is fully inserted. Boot up the
computer and see if it was a success. If not, then you can suspect that the
card may be defective or your motherboard may not be compatible with the
card at hand. Usually all motherboards and all video cards are compatitble
with each other. But on very rare occasions you may find a motherboard model
that is very picky about which motherboard it will take. These are usually
the ones that have VIA chipsets. The best way to find out is download a
program called Belarc Advisor that will analyze your computer and give your
everything you ever need to know about your system. Once you do this. You
should find out what your motherboard model is and download the mnaual
online and see what it has to say about choosing and installing video cards.
Otherwise you could just refund the video card and get another one and see
if it works. Good luck! Hope this helps out!
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My understanding is that XP does not boot as the other WIN Os's do. It has a two stage doot process
that overwrites the normal (sic) MBR.
You could boot your Minux from a floppy disc. There is a Linux program out there that will allow you
to change the MBR that XP creates so as to dual boot Linux with XP. I have not tried it, nor have I
read any reports on it.
It is called (if I remember correctly) Boot Pattition 25. Sorry to be so vague.
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Also, make sure that the tab is actually covering the opening on the floppy
disk. On reading ur email a second time, it sounds as though it's been
opened.
It's a bit like taping over audio cassettes, once the tabs are gone, they
can't be recorded over.
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Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2003 13:00:37 -0600
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Thanks for your quick response.
I understand your confusion. I should have said that the SCSI Select
setting for both channels is "automatic".
The configuration is as follows.
WDE9100W = ID 0
JUMPERS = 13/14, 23/24
SCAM DISABLED = 17/18 OPEN
IOMEGA ZIP 100 = ID 5
2940UW = ID 7
TERMINATION WIDE = AUTOMATIC
TERMINATION NARROW = AUTOMATIC
Bill Cohane wrote:
> At 21:41 01/10/03, Ray New wrote:
>
>> I have a WDE9100W SCSI drive connected the wide channel
>> (68 pin) on a 2940UW and an Iomega internal SCSI ZIP on
>> the narrow (50 pin) channel. I get the message
>> "Insufficient termination on the wide channel" during
>> boot up, yet both drives are terminated and function
>> normally. The termination on the drive is set in software
>> as "automatic".
>
>
>
> Hi Ray
>
> I'm a bit confused by your statement that termination is set
> on the WD drive via software. Do you mean that you are using
> SCAM (SCSI plug and play)? (To use this, you would have to have
> a jumper (shunt) set across (connecting) pins 17 and 18 of the
> WD9100 drive's jumper block.
>
> Here's what I would do:
>
> Set the SCSI ID of the WD drive to ID=0. (Verify that there
> are no jumpers on pins 1 through 8.) I assume you already
> set the ID on the IOMEGA ZIP drive (by jumper) to some number
> between 1 and 6. (If not, do so.) The Adaptec 2940UW should
> automatically be ID=7.
>
> Have termination ENABLED (via jumper) on the internal narrow
> SCSI IOMEGA ZIP drive.
>
> Have termination ENABLED on the WD wide SCSI hard drive
> (put a jumper across pins 23 and 24). "Termpower" for
> the WD drive can be set as either ON or OFF.
I find no selection for "Low OFF, High ON". The selections are
"AUTOMATIC", "ENABLE", "DISABLE". Is this possible due to BIOS upgrades?
My card is at 2.11.0.
>
> For the Adaptec 2940UW, you should have termination set
> for either "Low OFF, High ON" or "Automatic".
It is the 68 pin version, no adapters used. Single perif. cable.
>
> [**] By the way, I assume that you don't have the Ultra2 or
> 80 pin versions of the WD9100 drive.
Did not find SCAM selection.
>
> [***] I don't recall if you have to enable/disable SCAM
> Regards,
> Bill
>
> .
>
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I don;t think BOTH drives need to be terminated.. Only the one on the end of
the chain.. Check jumper settings on the drives..
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> I have a WDE9100W SCSI drive connected the the wide channel (68 pin) on
> a 2940UW and an Iomega internal SCSI ZIP on the narrow (50 pin) channel.
> I get the message "Insufficient termination on the wid channel" during
> boot up, yet both drives are terminated and functiol normally. The
> termination on the drive is set in software as "automatic".
>
> Any suggestions on the cause or resolution of the message?
>
> TIA
>
> Ray
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I don't know if this might help, but on one occasion, my printer port had
been disabled in the bios.
Took me ages to work it out, but it was as simple as that.
When I enabled it, it was fine. Until then, I had tried a number of
different ways to install the printer with no luck.
Have u checked within the bios of your system?
Worth looking, I'd say.
Michele
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Gentlemen: My machine seems to have a problem communicating with the
parallel port for my printer. After several attempts with several different
printers, different drivers, add hdw. wizard, I asked a tech at a local
computer store and he informs me there is a communication failure to the
port. Also, there seems to be no way to identify the motherboard, but the
name of the machine is M 2 Systems (M Squared Sys). This machine originally
had Win 98, now has ME and there seems to be no other conflicts anywhere,
and seems to be quite stable. Can anyone help clear up this problem?
Thank you.
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Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2003 12:10:02 -0500
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Does the light on the drive stay on all the time? I would suggest you check once again that the cable goes from pin 1 on the A drive to pin 1 on the mobo. If that doesn't fix it, the next cheapest and easiest thing to do is to replace the cable. I had the same error you're having, and it was a bad cable. Oh yeah, since you completely recabled, be sure you used the cable for the A drive and not a standard cable. The A drive cable has a split and a twist in it near the end where the cable plugs into the A drive.
>After recabling my Windows 2000 system (necessitated because adding
>additional memory needed access to the DIMM slots) I now get a "device
>not ready" message when I try to use the 3.5" floppy drive. The Control
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>I've checked the attached cable and it seems ok. I'b be grateful for any
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Did it used to work and now doesn't?? You failed to mention the cable.. Is
it snug on both ends? Is it IEE Bi-Directional? Try removing the port from
control panel and re-booting.
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Gentlemen: My machine seems to have a problem communicating with the
parallel port for my printer. After several attempts with several different
printers, different drivers, add hdw. wizard, I asked a tech at a local
computer store and he informs me there is a communication failure to the
port. Also, there seems to be no way to identify the motherboard, but the
name of the machine is M 2 Systems (M Squared Sys). This machine originally
had Win 98, now has ME and there seems to be no other conflicts anywhere,
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Hello I would like to know how to set the jumpers for a asus P4333vm motherboard,i tried to up grade the memory and the board started to buzz.Then it wouldn't boot up I got into yhe bios and it said the system hung on the last boot up.The cpu freq was not in time with the cpu speed.the result is I can't load up any operating system it gets to a certain point and then it locks.Sometime it shows the wrong amount of memory and some times all I get is lines on the screen.Is it possible to burn out a motherboard if the memory was the wrong type.Or if the chip was bad I keep getting protection prompts.
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At 21:57 01/10/03, Dave Jones wrote:
>I don't think BOTH drives need to be terminated.. Only the
>one on the end of the chain...
Hi Dave
Both drives ARE at the ends of the chain. (The start of
the SCSI chain and the end of the chain are both ends of
the chain.) The SCSI bus as Ray described it starts at
the end of the wide cable (the WD hard drive), passes
through the controller and then continues on through the
narrow cable until it ends at the IOMEGA ZIP drive.
(I chose to consider the hard drive to be the
start of the bus. You could just as easily
consider the ZIP drive to be the start and the
WD drive the end.)
Both ends of the SCSI bus must be terminated. The two disk
drives (WD hard disk and Iomega ZIP drive) are at the ends
of the bus. If you used only one SCSI cable, then the
controller would be at one end of the bus. But here the
2940UW controller is in the middle of the chain. One would
not normally terminate something in the middle of the SCSI
bus, but the wide part of the bus ends at the controller.
So you have to have the 2940UW controller terminate the
upper byte (the wide part) of the bus...but not the lower
byte (the narrow part) of the bus.
(Here I'm using the terms SCSI bus and SCSI chain
interchangeably.)
The wide hard drive terminates both the upper and lower
bytes of the bus...which you might call the narrow and the
wide parts of the bus.
If anyone is interested: In the old days (of wide SCSI),
two separate cables (called the P and the Q cables) were
used to connect wide SCSI devices to each other. One cable
carried the upper byte of data and another cable carried
the lower byte. Now days, a single cable carries both bytes
of data. (Only 34 of the 68 wires in a wide cable carry
information. The other 34 wires, every other wire, are at
ground...to cut down on cross talk. Of the 34 wires that
carry information, 16 carry the two bytes of data and rest
carry control signals.)
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Kevin;
Might this be a Asus P4S333vm ?
Micro-atx form factor - 9.6 inch X 7.5 inch with three pci (white)slots
right?
if so find the manual link on this page:
http://www.asus.com/support/download/item.aspx?ModelName=P4S333-VM
if not there is a list of all P4 mobo:
http://www.asus.com/support/download/download.aspx
you should find a link to your manual there.
I believe the cpu speed for this motherboard is set in bios
under the "advanced" heading
You can probably just set it to automatically detect the cpu
as opposed to the "manual" setting.
<>< Larry Fisk
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> Hello I would like to know how to set the jumpers for a asus P4333vm
motherboard,i tried to up grade the memory and the board started to
buzz.Then it wouldn't boot up I got into yhe bios and it said the system
hung on the last boot up.The cpu freq was not in time with the cpu speed.the
result is I can't load up any operating system it gets to a certain point
and then it locks.Sometime it shows the wrong amount of memory and some
times all I get is lines on the screen.Is it possible to burn out a
motherboard if the memory was the wrong type.Or if the chip was bad I keep
getting protection prompts.
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Hi Ray
My answers and comments will be "in line"...between parts of your
message.
At 14:00 01/11/03, Ray New wrote:
>I understand your confusion. I should have said that the SCSI
>Select setting for both channels is "automatic".
The 2940UW is a single channel card. I think you are using the
word "channels" to refer to "wide" and "narrow". These are not
channels. (Sorry to be so precise...but it does help solve problems
when we both use the same meaning for the same terms. Dual channel
cards like the 3940UW have two different SCSI buses...exactly like
having two different PCI SCSI cards in your computer. And to further
confuse things, some SCSI cards like the 2940U2W have multiple
logical branches but not multiple channels.
>The configuration is as follows.
>
>WDE9100W = ID 0
>JUMPERS = 13/14, 23/24
>SCAM DISABLED = 17/18 OPEN
>
>IOMEGA ZIP 100 = ID 5
>
>2940UW = ID 7
>TERMINATION WIDE = AUTOMATIC
>TERMINATION NARROW = AUTOMATIC
Try going into the 2940UW SCSI Select utility and set the
Termination as
TERMINATION WIDE = ON
TERMINATION NARROW = OFF
or
TERMINATION WIDE = ENABLED
TERMINATION NARROW = DISABLED
Don't get them backwards!
My 2940UW cards show 4 choices: Automatic, Low ON/High ON,
Low OFF/High OFF, Low OFF/High ON, and Low ON/High OFF.
(Adaptec means Low = narrow, High = wide.)
Maybe your controller is not successfully making the
Wide ON/Narrow OFF setting AUTOMATICALLY. Old versions of the
2940UW did not always auto-detect the correct settings. Mostly
this was with external devices, but who knows...
>I find no selection for "Low OFF, High ON". The selections are
>"AUTOMATIC", "ENABLE", "DISABLE". Is this possible due to BIOS
>upgrades? My card is at 2.11.0.
Your 2940UW BIOS version 2.11.0 is a later version than the 1.32
and the 1.34 that I have. So some of the choices (and the words
Adaptec uses) are probably different.
I never flashed to the 2.xx BIOS versions because there were
problems with some of them. (For all I know, those problems
may have been fixed by now.) Besides, flashing an Adaptec PCI SCSI
card requires pulling all PCI cards other than the particular
Adaptec card from the computer (I have more than one SCSI card in
each of my computers) and (maybe) unhooking all drives from the
remaining card. (This is what I read in newsgroups.) And there is
the pain of creating special DOS boot disks with the correct files.
So I never bothered. As they say, "If it ain't broke, don't fix
it."
>>For the Adaptec 2940UW, you should have termination set
>>for either "Low OFF, High ON" or "Automatic".
>
>It is the 68 pin version, no adapters used. Single perif. cable.
I thought you were using two internal cables: a wide cable (for
the WD hard drive) and a narrow cable (for the ZIP drive) ...
connected to the two internal connectors on the 2940UW.
Please correct me if I misunderstood!
>Did not find SCAM selection.
You really need to be sure it's off (i.e., disabled). Unless
Adaptec dropped support for SCAM in later 2940UW BIOS versions,
the setting is there somewhere.
In my BIOS 1.32, you get to the SCAM setting as follows:
My Adaptec SCSI Select BIOS Utility screen shows:
Configuration
SCSI Bus Interface Definition
SCSI Parity Checking
Host Adapter SCSI Termination
Advanced Options
Boot Device Options
SCSI Device Configuration
Advanced Configuration Options
Highlight "Advanced Configuration Options" (the last one) and
hit <Enter>. The first choice on this next screen is
Plug and play SCAM Support
Make sure it's set as disabled. (Probably is if you never changed
it.) By the way, SCAM stands for "SCSI Configuration Auto
Magically". I kid you not.
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Hi Adam,
I had a similar problem on one of my computers. It turned out, as I was screwing the graphics card on to the mother board the card was lifting slightly causing a bad connection. I solved this problem by holding the graphics card firmly in place and then screwing it into position taking care to avoid any movement. Depending on your BIOS 3 beeps usually mean a graphics related problem.
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I thank you all so much for your suggestions, yes it was disabled in the =
bios. I did enable it, and still no luck. I am thinking that the =
suggestion of installing a pci printer card is the best route at this =
point, and quite possibly, the least expensive. I did disable the sound =
pro sb16 in the bios and added a hi-pro live card and the machine =
recognized that immediately, so the pnp aware section is function =
properly and just makes sense that it would also recognize an add on =
card for my purposes... once again, thank you all very much..
Dean...
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I don't know if this might help, but on one occasion, my printer port =
had
been disabled in the bios.
Took me ages to work it out, but it was as simple as that.
When I enabled it, it was fine. Until then, I had tried a number of
different ways to install the printer with no luck.
Have u checked within the bios of your system?
Worth looking, I'd say.
Michele
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Subject: [PCBUILD] printer failure
Gentlemen: My machine seems to have a problem communicating with the
parallel port for my printer. After several attempts with several =
different
printers, different drivers, add hdw. wizard, I asked a tech at a =
local
computer store and he informs me there is a communication failure to =
the
port. Also, there seems to be no way to identify the motherboard, but =
the
name of the machine is M 2 Systems (M Squared Sys). This machine =
originally
had Win 98, now has ME and there seems to be no other conflicts =
anywhere,
and seems to be quite stable. Can anyone help clear up this problem?
Thank you.
Dean Kiley
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The card is not seated properly.I always lay computer cases on their sides
when installing cards and ram to make sure I get them seated
properly.Sometimes it takes more pressure than you would think.
It is an AGP card isn't it?
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This is the first time I am trying something like this and I am having
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monitor stays black. I dont know that much about computers but any help
would be greatly appreciated.
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Hello All,
My customer has a problem gaining access to the internet through their
cable modem. I've already talked to the cable company and they have
confirmed the hardware and everything on their end is fine. This system
is running Win98 second edition with 128mb or ram. I've tried running
winipcfg from the run dialogue box and received "The Initialization of
Winsock Failed" error. I've also tried reinstalling IP protocol without
success. I would appreciate in any assistance on this issue.
Thank you.
(P.S. Internet access was working fine through I.E. up until last week.)
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Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 10:53:32 +1300
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All I know about this scanner is that one of my customers bought the same
model and plugged into the W98SE system I'd built for him.
Along with the computer, I had also supplied a regular type scanner (an
Acer, can't remember the exact model) which had never provided any config
hassles in previous systems.
But I had so many problems getting the regular scanner to run alongside the
Prime unit, I ended up telling my customer that I wasn't prepared to support
my system while he continued to use the Prime Film. And that's the way it
stayed.
Another recent customer added a negative scanner to his system and has had
no such problems, but it was a much more expensive unit than the Prime.
Maybe it's one of those 'get what you pay for' situations.
Regarding scanners in general, I have to say that these devices have given
me more headaches than all the other peripherals put together. Recent
models seem to be more user friendly and configureable, but older machines
take a lot of setting up.
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Hello all,
Just put together Gigabyte KT400 + xp2000 cpu. Last time I checked
motherboards had only 16 IRQ's numbered 0-15. Now on thisMB with WInXP I
see 23 IRQ's numbered 0-22. Is this possible?? Did they add another bank
IRQ's?? If so should there be 24 IRQ's because in banks of 8??
Thanks
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Hi
First check for viruses. A virus corrupting the Win Socket would be the most
likely cause.
Can you use IP at all? I.e. can you PING the loop back address
successfully?
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Hello All,
My customer has a problem gaining access to the internet through their
cable modem. I've already talked to the cable company and they have
confirmed the hardware and everything on their end is fine. This system
is running Win98 second edition with 128mb or ram. I've tried running
winipcfg from the run dialogue box and received "The Initialization of
Winsock Failed" error. I've also tried reinstalling IP protocol without
success. I would appreciate in any assistance on this issue.
Thank you.
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I cannot get any browser to open. Every program I try to open says it has
performed an illegal action and will be shut down. I have checked for a
virus. Can't even get Windows Explorer open. I am surprised I can even send
email. The phone dialer was shut down too just after I clicked it open.
What could be the problem? I have tried everything I know to do. Any help
would be greatly appreciated. I am running win 95 on a 20 gig- 80 megs ram,
Intel processor.
Janet
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Hi Janet
sounds like your register got corrupted. Do you know how to restore it? That's where I'd go first. If that didn't work I'd try to reinstall explorer and last reinstall windows
Why are you using Win 95?--Win 98se is much easier to maintain
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On Mon 01/13, Janet Ables wrote:From: Janet Ables [mailto: [log in to unmask]]To: [log in to unmask]: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 13:23:46 -0600Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] PCBUILD Digest - 10 Jan 2003 to 11 Jan 2003 (#2003-12)I cannot get any browser to open. Every program I try to open says it hasperformed an illegal action and will be shut down. I have checked for avirus. Can't even get Windows Explorer open. I am surprised I can even sendemail. The phone dialer was shut down too just after I clicked it open.What could be the problem? I have tried everything I know to do. Any helpwould be greatly appreciated. I am running win 95 on a 20 gig- 80 megs ram,Intel processor.Janet PCBUILD maintains hundreds of useful files for download visit our download web page at: http://freepctech.com/downloads.shtml
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I am trying to build a PC with an Asus A7V motherboard which has 3 memory
slots.
When I put in an SDRam on the second slot (middle slot), the system won't
boot. However, when I leave it empty, the PC works ok. I tried switching
the positions of the Rams, but the same problem occurs. Anytime I put
something on the second slot, the PC won't boot, but makes continous error
beeps.
Is this a motherboard problem? Is there any tweak for this or should I
resign myself on using only 2 banks?
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Hi everyone, I'm using two machines, one running with Windows 2000 Server
Service Pack 3 and another running in Win98SE. I want to setup the Win98SE
machine to connect a shared folder in the Windows 2000 machine through
modem. What steps do I have to take so I could do it? I'm not that
technical but I want to know how, I could rate myself as 5 or 6 to
technical terms but the help provided by microsoft is still too technical
for me. Could somebody from the list tell me the step by step "how to"
guidelines? I hope I could hear from you guys soon, thanks!
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Hi, all. Need some help w/ the following:
Building a system around an Asus a7v8x board. Case I'm using has front
panel firewire port. Cable from this port has 7 wires (inc. 2 ground
wires). However, the main board uses 8 wires (inc 3 grounds). On main
board, connections are (from l to r) 12v, ground, TPB-, TPB+, TPA-, TPA+,
then ground, ground. How would I deal w/ the last ground? From front
panel, should my last ground wire go to pole 7 on mainboard, ignoring the
last ground, or visa-versa?. TIA
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After a storm computer can't access internet-states-modem not found. =
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I am setting up some computers running Windows XP pro at work. Currently
most of our computers run win 98. Each user has an account on a Windows
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that domain.
My question is, what is the best way to make the Windows XP computers
work with the domain. What I have set up currently is that when the user
logs onto their WinXP computer, it logs onto the domain with their domain
username/password. It runs the NT logon script and mounts the shared
locations on the servers as the proper drive letters as it should. But
what I do not want (I think) is for WinXP to use the user's profile on
the NT server. (It does strange things like, "The administrator has
dissabled the display control panel" when trying to change the display settings,
and takes away access to various other settings in Control Panel that I need
access to properly configure their individual settings).
All in all, I think what I would like to do is make the computer run the
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I added a NEC PCI USB 2.0 adapter to my computer:
OS: Win 98SE
MB: Asus A7M266
CPU: AMD Thunderbird 1.4 GHZ
Memory: 512MB Pc2100
CD rom: 56x
CDRW + DVD+R/RW: HP DVD 200i
HD: Maxtor 80GB
VIDEO:ALL-IN-WONDER RADEON 8500
Windows installed most of the needed software to run this card, but the
NEC PCI to USB Enhansed Host Controller which came on a 3.5 disk will
not install,
it will hang most times.
I would like to get this installed properly.
I would like to benchmark this machine, and find if this card is working
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Since adding an external serial port modem and installing the US =
Robotics software (my VAIO/98SE laptop internal went out), my =
usb-connected cradle can't connect. The usb mouse still works. =
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Hi All,
Building new computer. Here's what's in it;
MB ECS P4VXASD2+
P-IV 2.4 MHz
Maxtor 80 Gig 8 Meg cache (master on IDE 1)
Asus 40X CD-ROM (master on IDE 2) (This is the only part that isn't
brand new
AGP Mad Dog Ti 4200 64 Meg DDR
Teac floppy
2-256 Meg 266 RAM
Win XP Pro in CD-Rom. System starts normal. Memory check shows all 512
Meg. Recognizes Maxtor HD and Asus CD. I had it set up so boot
sequence was CD>HD>Floppy. Got to AMIBIOS Setup Configuration screen
and stopped. Over a whole lot of tries, it has (2 times) gone into a
Novell 10/100 ethernet setup check screen where it counted off some kind
of ROM up to 200 then stopped. It has gone to the XP CD twice and
reported "Can't find NTLDR." The HD is brand new and unformatted.
Got tired of doing this over and over. Decided to install Win 98SE from
boot disk and upgrade after. Set boot sequence to Floppy>HD>CD. No
good. Usually stops at AMIBIOS Setup Configuration screen. The few
times it has gone past this, it reports I/O system error, Press any key.
That leads to endless repetition of the same except for an occasional
"Invalid System Disk error. Replace disk, press any key." I'm at wits
end (a very short journey). I've checked to make sure everything is
seated (not that much to check). I'm concerned that the MB may be bad
(I know it's not a very good board). XP Pro does o run in my old
computer so I know the disk is good. Oh yeah, the CD activity light
stays on the whole time computer is on as long as disk is in it. I need
your help. Thanks in advance.
Art Cassel
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It sounds like you may have a hardware problem that needs to be fixed
before a boot will take place. Check your IDE cables to make sure none
is plugged in backwareds (some don't have a key to insure proper
installation).
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Win XP Pro in CD-Rom. System starts normal. Memory check shows all 512
Meg. Recognizes Maxtor HD and Asus CD. I had it set up so boot
sequence was CD>HD>Floppy. Got to AMIBIOS Setup Configuration screen
and stopped. Over a whole lot of tries, it has (2 times) gone into a
Novell 10/100 ethernet setup check screen where it counted off some kind
of ROM up to 200 then stopped. It has gone to the XP CD twice and
reported "Can't find NTLDR." The HD is brand new and unformatted.
Got tired of doing this over and over. Decided to install Win 98SE from
boot disk and upgrade after. Set boot sequence to Floppy>HD>CD. No
good. Usually stops at AMIBIOS Setup Configuration screen. The few
times it has gone past this, it reports I/O system error, Press any key.
That leads to endless repetition of the same except for an occasional
"Invalid System Disk error. Replace disk, press any key." I'm at wits
end (a very short journey). I've checked to make sure everything is
seated (not that much to check). I'm concerned that the MB may be bad
(I know it's not a very good board). XP Pro does o run in my old
computer so I know the disk is good. Oh yeah, the CD activity light
stays on the whole time computer is on as long as disk is in it. I need
your help. Thanks in advance.
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check to see if you have seated your video card securley and evenly, next you
may want to check the memory see if it's seated properly, remove it and
reseat memory modules
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Could you explain what you are trying to achieve? It sounds like you
want to access a folder on the server, but you are trying to do so by
using modems to connect the two machines. If this is correct, then why
do you want to use a modem? Are the two computers in different
locations?
If this is the situation, then you need to setup RAS server on the Win2k
machine and enable dialin permisions for a user account. Then you need
to configure the Win98SE computer with a dialup to the server. More
details can be given once we know what exactly you need to do.
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Hi everyone, I'm using two machines, one running with Windows 2000
Server Service Pack 3 and another running in Win98SE. I want to setup
the Win98SE machine to connect a shared folder in the Windows 2000
machine through modem. What steps do I have to take so I could do it?
I'm not that technical but I want to know how, I could rate myself as 5
or 6 to technical terms but the help provided by microsoft is still too
technical for me. Could somebody from the list tell me the step by step
"how to" guidelines? I hope I could hear from you guys soon, thanks!
Frederick
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What is your operating system? Is your modem internal or external? What
brand modem? Are you sure the modem was not burned out? Give us some
more info so that we might help you.
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After a storm computer can't access internet-states-modem not found.
Suspecting a corrupt driver I downloaded the file but not sure how to
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After an thunderstorm, this message typically indicates physical damage to
the modem. You can sometimes easily check this by examining the phone cord
for damage. Check the cord with another phone. If the cord doesn't work,
the modem took a jolt and is dead.
If the phone cord does work, go to control panel, system, (click the
hardware tab next for some versions of windows) then click device manager.
Find the modem, double click on it to open properties, and if it says its
working properly, then it probably has taken some physical damage from the
storm.
If you still want to try, you can go to the update driver button. Its
located under different tabs, depending on the windows version, but its
inside this same window you are in now if you followed my instructions so
far. The update driver button will have a wizard with on screen
instructions to walk you through it. You do have to know the folder where
the new driver is located, so you can point the wizard toward it.
Tom Turak
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After a storm computer can't access internet-states-modem not found.
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Have you defragmented your computer lately, and/or run scandisk to get rid
of any errors?
I usually use Norton system works to do that all because it sorts all the
problems out alot quicker.(that's probably all it needs)
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Check what file format the modem driver is in. If it is an .exe or
.zip,
you should probably create a folder on your desktop or in any other
location
where it is easily accessible and then extract it into that folder by
double
clicking on it. Some of the self extracting files have a function where
it
immediately goes into a program after and performs the installation for
you.
After extracting the file you may want to check if there is a readme
file
attached with instructions. If the downloaded file is in .inf format,
you
would install the driver by going into the add modem wizard or having
the
computer automatically detect new hardware and then having it point to
that
specific folder. If your modem still is not working, it is most likely
damaged from the storm (I've seen this happen quite a number of times to
people where the computer still sees the modem is there but it stops
working).
Good luck!
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Art, did you say the HD was unformatted? You will not be able to do much
until it is. Use FDISK to format and make the it active.
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brand new
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Win XP Pro in CD-Rom. System starts normal. Memory check shows all 512
Meg. Recognizes Maxtor HD and Asus CD. I had it set up so boot
sequence was CD>HD>Floppy. Got to AMIBIOS Setup Configuration screen
and stopped. Over a whole lot of tries, it has (2 times) gone into a
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reported "Can't find NTLDR." The HD is brand new and unformatted.
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"Invalid System Disk error. Replace disk, press any key." I'm at wits
end (a very short journey). I've checked to make sure everything is
seated (not that much to check). I'm concerned that the MB may be bad
(I know it's not a very good board). XP Pro does o run in my old
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I have 2 video cards (one AGP, one PCI) connected to 2 monitors. I use one
monitor connected to AGP card as my major one and turn the other monitor
off until I need to use specific programs (I keep tool palettes on the
second monitor). When the computer starts, it always starts with the
monitor connected to PCI card. All the BIOS, hardware info is shown on this
monitor. After it boots to Windows, the main desktop goes back to monitor
connected to AGP card. Is there a way to have the startup information to
show on monitor connected to AGP card without switching monitors with
cards? I'd like to have my main monitor connected to the faster AGP video
card...
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Hi, I have a Compaq 5724 PC, Genuine Intel, 255 MB RAM, Intel(Cr) Celeron
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screen with message saying "An exception OE has occurred at0028:80000200 in
VxD---This was called from 0028:C182B578 in VxD scsi1hlp(03) + 00000508. It
may be possible to continue normally.
* Press any key to attempt to continue.
* Press CTRL+ALT+DEL to restart your computer. You will lose any unsaved
information in all applications.
Press any key to continue.
None of this works. Every time I try again it changes the numbers. I
reinstalled Windows 98SE but that did not help. I ran the Scandisk &
Defragged. That did not help. Please HELP me FIX it. THANKS in advance!!!
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Look in the BIOS for a setting about Initiating the AGP card first.
The Award BIOSs have that setting.
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> I have 2 video cards (one AGP, one PCI) connected to 2 monitors. I use one
> monitor connected to AGP card as my major one and turn the other monitor
> off until I need to use specific programs (I keep tool palettes on the
> second monitor). When the computer starts, it always starts with the
> monitor connected to PCI card. All the BIOS, hardware info is shown on this
> monitor. After it boots to Windows, the main desktop goes back to monitor
> connected to AGP card. Is there a way to have the startup information to
> show on monitor connected to AGP card without switching monitors with
> cards? I'd like to have my main monitor connected to the faster AGP video
> card...
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Go into the BIOS and make the AGP slot the PRIMARY Graphics display.
Look first under <Integrated Peripherals>,
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>. Is there a way to have the startup information to
>show on monitor connected to AGP card without switching monitors with
>cards? I'd like to have my main monitor connected to the faster AGP video
>card...
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Kathy,
Though I would suspect a fried modem more than a corrupt driver in the
scenario you describe, trying to re-install the driver costs nothing but
time. Knowing the Operating System would better enable an answer to your
question.
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After a storm computer can't access internet-states-modem not found.
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I will be helping a friend with his pc soon.
He will be upgrading an existing win98 system to xp pro and at the same
time will be installing a new motherboard/ ram.
I would like some opinions on whether it would be better to get
the old win98 working(hardware detected) with the new motherboard first or
just go ahead and install the motherboard and boot up with winpro upgrade
and have the new operating system sort things out as far as hardware is
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On 13 Jan 2003, at 19:12, KATHY SCHRIEBER wrote:
> After a storm computer can't access internet-states-modem not found.
> Suspecting a corrupt driver I downloaded the file but not sure how to
> install it. Any suggestions appreciated!
While corruption of the driver file is not impossible, it is far more
likely that a lightning-induced voltage surge along the phone line has
destroyed crucial parts of the modem electronics. It really doesn't take
much! (Some surge-protection devices include a couple of phone jacks so you
can connect your modem to the phone system through the suppressor, to
prevent this kind of damage.)
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Just delete the modem from the control panel and try to re-install it, but
chances are the modem is fried since you said "storm" seen it too many
times..
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I'm 99.9% sure it's mobo problem. If you only use 2 sticks of RAM, you may
leave it as it is, otherwise, you have to replace it.
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> I am trying to build a PC with an Asus A7V motherboard which has 3 memory
> slots.
>
> When I put in an SDRam on the second slot (middle slot), the system won't
> boot. However, when I leave it empty, the PC works ok. I tried switching
> the positions of the Rams, but the same problem occurs. Anytime I put
> something on the second slot, the PC won't boot, but makes continous error
> beeps.
>
> Is this a motherboard problem? Is there any tweak for this or should I
> resign myself on using only 2 banks?
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Thanks for the info Larry. The reason I'm upgrading
is I keep getting Fatal Exception Errors and can't
figure out why. Would a problem w/ my memory be
causing the problem? The error is usually occuring at
0028:C000A4F7 in VxD.
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> You're on the right path doing a clean install
> the Windows XP cd is bootable
> but you may have to set the boot order in
> bios to boot from cdrom first.
> then just start your computer with the WinXP cd in
> the drive
> and windows will start the install.
> You will be given a choice of what file system to
> use
> I would recommend using the NTFS file system.
> Looks like all your drivers for the devices listed
> would be contained in
> WinXP
> Enjoy.
>
> <>< Larry Fisk
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> > I'm interested in upgrading from Win98 to XP PRO.
> I
> > have the full version not the Upgrade.
> > System is crashing frequently and thought an
> upgrade
> > would help. I will download all updated drivers
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> > my hardware b/f upgrade.
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Hi, I wonder if anyone can help me as I'm having a slight problem.
I have a motherboard which I would like to put into a tower.
The problem is finding the right tower.
The board stands 12" high when placed the right way up, and 9 1/2 " =
across.
I'm told I may need an atx casing, but is there a general size for =
towers? I seem to be having trouble getting one to take this mother =
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There is no way it will go into a midi size tower, which is a pain, as I =
have a few of them spare.
Hope someone can throw some light on this for me.
Thank you in advance
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Long time reader - first time to ask a question. I am the sole user of
my computer and using AVG Antivirus and Zone Alarm Firewall with XP Home
Edition. I am continually prompted to download security fixes. I read
the explanations, but don't always understand what they are talking
about, or if it applies to my situation. Also, in my ADD/REMOVE Programs
(Control Panel) there are 17 listings for Windows Hot Fix at 24.06MB
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exactly what they are talking about or if the fixes are necessary for
me. Is there a website that tracks all these updates and explains them
simply? And/or discusses the situation in which you would really need
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Michelle, You will, no doubt, get some practical advice here from
experienced builders. To supplement that, here's a page showing ATX
specifications. It shows dimensions on page 10. You could compare your
board to these standards; first to see if it is an ATX board, and second to
see if it is standard.
http://www.formfactors.org/developer/specs/atx/atx2_1.pdf
You may get some help identifying the board here:
http://www.duxcw.com/digest/Fromshop/mb/det.htm
>Hi, I wonder if anyone can help me as I'm having a slight problem.
>I have a motherboard which I would like to put into a tower.
>The problem is finding the right tower.
>The board stands 12" high when placed the right way up, and 9 1/2 " across.
>I'm told I may need an atx casing, but is there a general size for towers?
>I seem to be having trouble getting one to take this mother board.
>There is no way it will go into a midi size tower, which is a pain, as I
>have a few of them spare.
>Hope someone can throw some light on this for me.
>Thank you in advance Michele Sayer
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Having the old win98 detect the new hardware is a good way to do it if you
don't feel like reinstalling all the software, however, I would suggest this
only if you do not have copies of all your needed software, especially
proprietary programs, as you will still have traces of the old hardware
which may cause problems with your system. If you do have copies, or are
able to attain them, I would go the route of backing up all your data,
reformatting your drive(if it is alot of data to back up or if you have some
install programs on your hard drive, another option would be to put in a new
hard drive and put your old hard drive on as a slave), and doing a fresh
install of XP and having it detect the new hardware and then reinstalling
your programs. It may be more time consuming, but in the long run you will
have a much healthier system.
Good Luck!
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> I will be helping a friend with his pc soon.
> He will be upgrading an existing win98 system to xp pro and at the same
> time will be installing a new motherboard/ ram.
>
> I would like some opinions on whether it would be better to get
> the old win98 working(hardware detected) with the new motherboard first or
> just go ahead and install the motherboard and boot up with winpro upgrade
> and have the new operating system sort things out as far as hardware is
> concerned.
>
> I want to preserve the software on this pc.
>
>
> John Zyla
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>
>
> http://www.smart.net/~captzyla
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Good Folks,
I have a little multi-boot desktop system at home.
The 2 hard drives look like (view this as "plain
text" if possible):
Maxtor 30gb (Primary Master)
__________________________________________________
| MTP1 | MTP2 |
| NT4 | W2K Pro |
| active | |
| 7gb / 6gb free | 15gb / 9gb free |
|________________________________________________|
Western Digital 8gb (Primary Slave)
__________________________________________________
| WDP1 | WDP2 |
| NTFS| W2K Pro |
|active| |
| 7mb | 8gb |
|________________________________________________|
All partitions are Primary, all file systems are
W2k NTFS.
The MTP2 partition is my everyday working partition.
It boots up as D:. I could die a horrible, horrible
death trying to replace/reconfigure everything in
this partition.
I would like to clone MTP2 to WDP2 so that even if the
Maxtor disk failed 100%, I could still boot/run my usual
system (after doing a bit of work). If I boot with only the
WD drive, it is my conjecture that WDP2 would come up as D:
(consistent with all the hard-coded drive references in the
config files). Is this practical to do?
Hoping that it was, I copied everything from MTP2 to WDP2
(including NTDETECT, NTLOADER, BOOT.INI and PAGEFILE.SYS)
using Explorer, then opened the case, disabled the Maxtor,
re-jumped the WD drive, reconfigured the bios for 1 drive,
and tested. It appeared that it was gonna boot OK but
eventually told me of a problem with PAGEFILE.SYS:
instructed me how to fix it when the desktop came up, then
failed to produce the desktop. PAGEFILE.SYS (190 mb) was on
WDP2 but it had been copied from MTP2. W2KP cheerfully,
cheerfully went into an infinite loop. Anybody know how to
dodge this tender sweet little problem?
Can anyone give me an idea of what W2kP does and
doesn't do with HD partition info in the registry?
Is it practical to change it??
I have Partition Magic 7 and the W2KP backup software
(that I don't know how to use in this situation) and
run this system onna shoe-string, so I won't be
running out to buy additional hardware/software.
Any/all advice/suggestions would be much appreciated.
Peetie
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On 15 Jan 2003, at 18:34, Peetie Wheatstraw wrote:
> Hoping that it was, I copied everything from MTP2 to WDP2
> (including NTDETECT, NTLOADER, BOOT.INI and PAGEFILE.SYS)
> using Explorer, then opened the case, disabled the Maxtor,
> re-jumped the WD drive, reconfigured the bios for 1 drive,
> and tested. It appeared that it was gonna boot OK but
> eventually told me of a problem with PAGEFILE.SYS:
> instructed me how to fix it when the desktop came up, then
> failed to produce the desktop. PAGEFILE.SYS (190 mb) was on
> WDP2 but it had been copied from MTP2. W2KP cheerfully,
> cheerfully went into an infinite loop. Anybody know how to
> dodge this tender sweet little problem?
Based on experience with NT and 2K, at this point I would attempt a re-
install and, when offered the opportunity, choose to "repair the existing
installation".
My expectation is that this will apply whatever changes are needed to make
this a bootable/runnable installation of the OS.
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Hey, that's just about ice-cold. My 2000+ runs at 57-59C most of the time.
I don't know that you'd have any real problem under 80C. The family of
Gigabyte motherboards which I'm currently using, the 7VK range, sport a heat
detector and a triggered shutdown by the BIOS. The preset low limit is 80C,
and I think the upper limit is around 110.
If you're worried about it, get yourself a free copy of Motherboard Monitor
from:
http://mbm.livewiredev.com/
You can set the temperature which you don't want to be exceeded, and the
prog will shutdown the computer (although you need to have Shutdown.exe or a
similar additional program to do this).
A cute feature of Motherboard Monitor allows you to nominate a sound file to
accompany the shutdown. My choice is a little sound byte from Star Wars4,
where Harrison Ford says, 'I got a B-A-D feeling about this!'
Obviously, all of the above only applies if the motherboard has built-in
heat sensors, which a lot of old ones don't.
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I just upgraded my computer to a AMD 2700+ XP cpu and it is running at about
15 degrees C higher than my old processor. I was wondering if anyone in the
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between 46C and 52C with a Thermaltake Volcano 9 Heatsink and fan with Artic
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I know a tower that will have 99% chance to fit at least. I'm using a Aopen
H-600 case myself, which is a midi tower but bigger than most you will see,
and have more space (longer) inside, a dual AMD mobo that won't fit into
normal case will fit in with no trouble at all. And at best, it's not
expensive.
The only suggestion I can give against that case is: air flow isn't very
good by design, the back could hold 2 x 8cm fan, but the holes are too small
that they blocks most of air fans can blow out, and make more noise. The
case front end could hold another 8cm fan, but again the design of front
plate does more harm than good (not worth to fit any fan at front without
case mod) - same problem as back side, but much much worse. I did cut all
"harmful" metal off, and put 3x 8cm fans, this simple mod will make it a
very good case.
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Hi, I wonder if anyone can help me as I'm having a slight problem.
I have a motherboard which I would like to put into a tower.
The problem is finding the right tower.
The board stands 12" high when placed the right way up, and 9 1/2 " across.
I'm told I may need an atx casing, but is there a general size for towers? I
seem to be having trouble getting one to take this mother board.
There is no way it will go into a midi size tower, which is a pain, as I
have a few of them spare
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Looks fine to me, as long as it stays blow 60C at full load, I wouldn't
worry. Just in case, AMD seems to "specify" that air temp inside case
shouldn't go higher than 40C, so you may look for better air flow inside.
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> I just upgraded my computer to a AMD 2700+ XP cpu and it is running at
about
> 15 degrees C higher than my old processor. I was wondering if anyone in
the
> group knows the normal operating temp in C for a 2700. Mine is running
> between 46C and 52C with a Thermaltake Volcano 9 Heatsink and fan with
Artic
> Silver paste. The ambient temp of the case is 40C
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Hello everyone,
I have a couple of questions concerning pc cases. First, I just purchased an A-TOP Aluminum case (model AT751) w/an acrylic front cover. The problem is that it has a blue tint (the rest of the case is aluminum w/a clear side window/fan kit). When I purchased it on-line, I thought I can live with the "blue tint", however, when I set it up with my new silver metallic drives, it just doesn't look right. My question, where can I purchase or special order a "clear" acrylic front panel to replace the blue one. I tried the manufacturers site and came up empty. One more question, I had a hard time finding sites selling "colored" drives. I did find the following sites: Directron, Ocsystem, & Buyaib, I purchased my drives at Electroseller, but they only have a small selection of s
ilver & black components. Can anyone suggest any other sites ? Thanks
Al
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I have two 40 Gig hard drives on the primary channel IDE cable. I also have an additional 40 Gig not being used. Could I use this one also on the secondary cable with my cd-rw? If so, how shall I configure this? HD as master and cd-rw as slave or vice-versa? Would I be able to burn cd-r's using the secondary HD as download storage? TIA
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In general, minimum requirements can be broken down into two categories,
suitable speed, and supported function. Intel processors are not only
faster in each new generation, they incorporate new functionality. If the
hardware or software depends on a new function only found in P-III or higher
cpus, for instance, then you have no alternative. But if the requirement is
based solely on raw speed, then you can always try to stretch the limit.
I have on occasion undershot the minimum cpu mhz without ill effect. You
may notice that you can't rip music off of it as fast as advertised. Set
the jitter correction on, and push the read speed back a little. I can't
comment on whether burn-proof technology, which adjusts the burn speed
automatically to compensate for system resources, will work if you fail to
meet minimum specs. I have never placed such a burner in an under-classed
pc. I don't know if the Yamaha supports this technology.
Another thing to learn to live with is test burns. I never test (simulate)
a burn to check for underruns, etc with my SCSI burner, but you will
probably have to accept that as part of the bargain if you use the Yamaha.
Tom Turak
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I purchased a Yamahaa CRW-F1ZE CDRW. After getting it home it I noticed it
said that the requirements were for 300mhz. I have a Gateway G6-266 mhz.
Will it this difference in speed affect anything, or can I still burn CDs?
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At 12:49 AM 1/16/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>Hello everyone,
> I have a couple of questions concerning pc cases. First, I just
> purchased an A-TOP Aluminum case (model AT751) w/an acrylic front
> cover. The problem is that it has a blue tint (the rest of the case is
> aluminum w/a clear side window/fan kit). When I purchased it on-line, I
> thought I can live with the "blue tint", however, when I set it up with
> my new silver metallic drives, it just doesn't look right. My question,
> where can I purchase or special order a "clear" acrylic front panel to
> replace the blue one. I tried the manufacturers site and came up
> empty. One more question, I had a hard time finding sites selling
> "colored" drives. I did find the following sites: Directron, Ocsystem, &
> Buyaib, I purchased my drives at Electroseller, but they only have a
> small selection of s
>ilver & black components. Can anyone suggest any other sites ? Thanks
> Al
Don't know where you can specifically find front panels, but I would
suggest searching for "PC Mods" sites. As for colored components, I'd
asked list members about this before and someone forwarded this:
http://www.mypcmadness.com/articles/painting_faceplates.shtml.
Tried it on a new DVR-A05 just yesterday and it looks good (lighter than
casing, but it works), For the actual drawer, rather that spray painting
it, I'm going to try using a Sharpie marker if I find a matching color. A
search for colored components will lead you to sites like Directon, where
you find colored floppy drives and colored bezels for specific
manufacturers drives (CD/DVD, floppy). Also, try
http://www.colorcase.com/colorcase-store/ for colored drives. With most
sites, you're options are usually silver or black (except floppies; you'll
find more color options with these). Some months ago I did find a site
that had Pioneer DVR-A04 DVD-R drives in a multitude colors. they also had
a selection of colored CD drives, but, alas, lost/forgot the URL. Search
on appropiate terms and you'll probably find it. HTH
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At 1/12/2003 10:14 PM, dhkiley wrote:
I thank you all so much for your suggestions, yes [the
printer port] was disabled in the bios. I did enable it,
and still no luck. I am thinking that the suggestion of
installing a pci printer card is the best route at this
point, and quite possibly, the least expensive.
One more thing you may want to try. I had problems with a
printer that kept bugging me. Finally I changed the
parallel port driver from ECP port to SPP (which is plenty
fast enough for a printer). It is a quick change and may
solve your problems.
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Connect the hard drive to your secondary channel and configure it as a
master with the cdrom as the slave. You should have no problem burning cds
using this hard drive as the storage.
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> Hello All,
>
> I have two 40 Gig hard drives on the primary channel IDE cable. I also
have an additional 40 Gig not being used. Could I use this one also on the
secondary cable with my cd-rw? If so, how shall I configure this? HD as
master and cd-rw as slave or vice-versa? Would I be able to burn cd-r's
using the secondary HD as download storage? TIA
>
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You can buy clear and smoked Plexiglass in 1/8 inch or 1/4 inch ( and
thicker) from just about any glass shop. This would be a pretty easy thing
to make....especially if you already have a template. If you don't want to
make it yourself then you could probably pay the glass shop to duplicate
your existing cover in <clear>.
I don't see why you couldn't spray paint the top and side housing of your
drive....just don't get any on the electronics, and you might want to use
an engine, or heat spray paint, if these drives run hot....by hot I mean
you can't keep your finger on them after they have run for a while.
However, you might be voiding the warranty by painting them..you would have
to ask the manufacture.
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At 12:49 AM 1/16/2003 -0500, you wrote:
> I have a couple of questions concerning pc cases. First, I just
> purchased an A-TOP Aluminum case (model AT751) w/an acrylic front
> cover. The problem is that it has a blue tint (the rest of the case is
> aluminum w/a clear side window/fan kit). When I purchased it on-line, I
> thought I can live with the "blue tint", however, when I set it up with
> my new silver metallic drives, it just doesn't look right. My question,
> where can I purchase or special order a "clear" acrylic front panel to
> replace the blue one. I tried the manufacturers site and came up
> empty. One more question, I had a hard time finding sites selling
> "colored" drives. I did find the following sites: Directron, Ocsystem, &
> Buyaib, I purchased my drives at Electroseller, but they only have a
> small selection of s
>ilver & black components. Can anyone suggest any other sites ? Thanks
> Al
>P.S. If anyone can recommend a "local" shop in the Orange County, New York
>area that can cut a replacement acrylic front panel that would be great.
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At 10:07 AM 1/16/2003 -0800, you wrote:
>You can buy clear and smoked Plexiglass in 1/8 inch or 1/4 inch ( and
>thicker) from just about any glass shop. This would be a pretty easy thing
>to make....especially if you already have a template. If you don't want to
>make it yourself then you could probably pay the glass shop to duplicate
>your existing cover in <clear>.
When I wrote this I was thinking <Side Panel>. It occurs to me that by
front cover, you may have meant the face plate cover. Of course, a front
face plate cover is a completely different thing, and would very difficult
to make.
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>At 12:49 AM 1/16/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>> I have a couple of questions concerning pc cases. First, I just
>>purchased an A-TOP Aluminum case (model AT751) w/an acrylic front
>>cover. The problem is that it has a blue tint (the rest of the case is
>>aluminum w/a clear side window/fan kit). When I purchased it on-line, I
>>thought I can live with the "blue tint", however, when I set it up with
>>my new silver metallic drives, it just doesn't look right. My question,
>>where can I purchase or special order a "clear" acrylic front panel to
>>replace the blue one.
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I would make the HD a master on the 2nd channel with the CD rom, but
remember, it won;t be as fast as the other 2 due to the CD rom.. Whatever's
slowest on the chain will make everything as slow. It will work fine, just
not as fast as the other 2...
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> Hello All,
>
> I have two 40 Gig hard drives on the primary channel IDE cable. I also
have an additional 40 Gig not being used. Could I use this one also on the
secondary cable with my cd-rw? If so, how shall I configure this? HD as
master and cd-rw as slave or vice-versa? Would I be able to burn cd-r's
using the secondary HD as download storage? TIA
>
> Gary J.
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I am looking for a USB hub (or simply a multi-USB-port panel) that fits in a
3.5" or 5.25" external drive bay. I would like it to interface with the
motherboard USB expansion connector that most current boards come with. So
far the only style that I have found uses a standard USB cable that loops
out through an available slot in the rear of the case and then gets plugged
into a standard rear-mounted USB port, which seems like a kludge. Does
anybody know of a source for such a beast, or if it even exists? Any tips
would be appreciated.
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Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2003 13:25:43 -0500
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At 09:58 PM 1/14/2003 -0500, Rick Glazier wrote:
>Look in the BIOS for a setting about Initiating the AGP card first.
>The Award BIOSs have that setting.
Rick,
Thanks for the help. It works. Mine board is Asus and it has an option in
choosing "Primary VGA BIOS." The default was set to "PCI VGA Card." Once I
changed it to "AGP VGA Card", it boots to my primary monitor.
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Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2003 10:34:08 -0500
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Is it possible to do a clean install of XP Upgrade? Can the 98SE disk =
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I just saw one of these, this morning ...a powered one....but it is USB 1.1
you will have a hard time finding one for USB 2.0, for a while yet.
ttp://www.cyberguys.com/
Do a quick search for item number 1040469
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>I am looking for a USB hub (or simply a multi-USB-port panel) that fits in a
>3.5" or 5.25" external drive bay. I would like it to interface with the
>motherboard USB expansion connector that most current boards come with. So
>far the only style that I have found uses a standard USB cable that loops
>out through an available slot in the rear of the case and then gets plugged
>into a standard rear-mounted USB port, which seems like a kludge. Does
>anybody know of a source for such a beast, or if it even exists? Any tips
>would be appreciated.
>
>George
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Subject: Installing memory
In my computer I had three memory chips: 2-64 meg chips and 1-128 meg chip. I decided to buy at different times, 2-256 mg chips. When I went to install them, I took out the 2-64 meg chips and left the 128 meg chip in and added 2-256 meg chips. Now the memory only shows 392 meg installed. I read recently that chips can only be installed in pairs of equal value. If this is not the case do you have any ideas? the mother board is an Abit BE6-II. Thanks for the help.
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Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2003 17:55:18 -0800
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I just did one with the home version. Sorta. Actually, it was upgraded to
XP from 98SE first, but it had so many issues with the desktop crashing (I'm
assuming left-overs from the same exact problem the system was having in
Windows 98SE) that I thought it best to rebuild it. I thought I was going
to have to put the 98SE CD in at some point, but never had to. I did delete
the partitions and repartition into one drive (the 30GB drive had been
partitioned into two drives previously) before starting the install.
However, I could not activate XP on-line. I had to call Microsoft for that.
As a side note, I was pleasantly surprised by the courteous and professional
individual I talked to at their 1-866 activation call center. She did ask
questions about why I had to call for the activation, but was satisfied with
the rebuild answer and quickly gave me a new activation code, as God-awful
long as it was.
Good luck!
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Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2003 19:53:52 -0700
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George;
I found a front usb adapter a while back
that basically meets your specs, though it only has two usb ports:
http://makeashorterlink.com/?I5E622F13
I used makeashorterlink.com on the above URL so be patient, you will be
redirected to the page.
You may have to re-arrange the usb header wires in their terminal blocks
depending on your mobo usb pinouts.
They do have a list of compatible mobos:
http://www.antec-inc.com/product/cases/access/abit.html
This is the only one I have found that connects to the mobo usb headers
as opposed to the back usb ports.
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> I am looking for a USB hub (or simply a multi-USB-port panel) that fits in
a
> 3.5" or 5.25" external drive bay. I would like it to interface with the
> motherboard USB expansion connector that most current boards come with.
So
> far the only style that I have found uses a standard USB cable that loops
> out through an available slot in the rear of the case and then gets
plugged
> into a standard rear-mounted USB port, which seems like a kludge. Does
> anybody know of a source for such a beast, or if it even exists?
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Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2003 19:32:36 -0800
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Check the adapters on this page. Includes some with USB 2.0 and Firewire. I
purchased the last item which has a 3.5" front panel adapter that fits in a
3.5" floppy drive bay. It installed effortlessly in Win XP Pro. Haven't used
the firewire adapter yet.
A bit pricey and out of stock at this time, but maybe you can find another
reseller.
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>
> I am looking for a USB hub (or simply a multi-USB-port panel)
> that fits in a
> 3.5" or 5.25" external drive bay. I would like it to interface with the
> motherboard USB expansion connector that most current boards come
> with. So
> far the only style that I have found uses a standard USB cable that loops
> out through an available slot in the rear of the case and then
> gets plugged
> into a standard rear-mounted USB port, which seems like a kludge. Does
> anybody know of a source for such a beast, or if it even exists? Any tips
> would be appreciated.
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Hi,
I'm having a problem with my computers display settings. It has reset
itself to 16 colors, and will not accept a change to anything else. When I
went into the settings and clicked the ADVANCED button. Here if I click on
Adapters or Monitor tabs at the top I get the following error message.
Rundll32 has caused an error in DESKCP16.DLL. Rundll32 will now close.
What can I do to fix this problem, everything looks awful in 16 colors.
Kristie
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Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2003 08:32:59 -0300
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Subject: Re: Can't load XP Pro
If your cables are attached correctly, the drive has been FDISKīd and the
partition made active, then I would check the CMOS battery. Itīs like a big
watch battery and hard to miss. If you can check the voltage it should be
at or close to 3V. Could it be that the motherboard forgets itīs settings
because the battery was low? Some CD-ROMs will have a light on constantly
(rare), but I would stick it in another machine to check, you could have a
bent pin or a bad cable too.
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RE:Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2003 00:43:09 -0800
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Subject: Can't load XP Pro
Hi All,
Building new computer. Here's what's in it;
MB ECS P4VXASD2+
P-IV 2.4 MHz
Maxtor 80 Gig 8 Meg cache (master on IDE 1)
Asus 40X CD-ROM (master on IDE 2) (This is the only part that isn't
brand new
AGP Mad Dog Ti 4200 64 Meg DDR
Teac floppy
2-256 Meg 266 RAM
Win XP Pro in CD-Rom. System starts normal. Memory check shows all 512
Meg. Recognizes Maxtor HD and Asus CD. I had it set up so boot
sequence was CD>HD>Floppy. Got to AMIBIOS Setup Configuration screen
and stopped. Over a whole lot of tries, it has (2 times) gone into a
Novell 10/100 ethernet setup check screen where it counted off some kind
of ROM up to 200 then stopped. It has gone to the XP CD twice and
reported "Can't find NTLDR." The HD is brand new and unformatted.
Got tired of doing this over and over. Decided to install Win 98SE from
boot disk and upgrade after. Set boot sequence to Floppy>HD>CD. No
good. Usually stops at AMIBIOS Setup Configuration screen. The few
times it has gone past this, it reports I/O system error, Press any key.
That leads to endless repetition of the same except for an occasional
"Invalid System Disk error. Replace disk, press any key." I'm at wits
end (a very short journey). I've checked to make sure everything is
seated (not that much to check). I'm concerned that the MB may be bad
(I know it's not a very good board). XP Pro does o run in my old
computer so I know the disk is good. Oh yeah, the CD activity light
stays on the whole time computer is on as long as disk is in it. I need
your help. Thanks in advance.
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My suggestion would to use the CDRW as Master. There are many references in
CD burning forums which confirm this.
However, it's possible that the CD drive manufacturer may have other ideas.
Do they have a website with FAQ's, or, even better, a dedicated forum on a
linked website? Was there no documentation accompanying the drive?
As far as the choice of port, the secondary IDE port should be OK.
BTW, 80-wire IDE cables neither hinder nor enhance the performance of a CD
or CDRW drive.
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> Hello All,
>
> I have two 40 Gig hard drives on the primary channel IDE cable. I also
have an additional 40 Gig not being used. Could I use this one also on the
secondary cable with my cd-rw? If so, how shall I configure this? HD as
master and cd-rw as slave or vice-versa? Would I be able to burn cd-r's
using the secondary HD as download storage? TIA
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Hello everyone,
I'm trying to help a friend. She's been subscribing to AOL and would like to
swich to another internet service provider. So far we've tried a couple
different ones with the same results in each case. Each one sent a setup CD
which we used to configure her computer. However, when we try to connect,
the modem dials in OK, but never establishes a connection with the remote
computer. I've also tried setting her up manually and upgrading Internet
Explorer with the same results. Is there some oddity to AOL's software
(which has not yet been uninstalled) that could be causing the trouble? If
not, where should I be looking for the culprit?
I don't think there's anything about her hardware itself that could be
causing the problem. Her computer is a now-aging Gateway based on a Celeron
366 processor. It's running Windows 98 with 32 meg of memory and has a
built-in 56K modem.
By the way, I use the one ISP myself and have had no trouble with either
setup or use.
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Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2003 20:05:27 -0800
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Sorry, I mis-read the original message. This piece of hardware utilizes a
PCI card to provide USB 2.0 and Firewire to a front panel, not the available
USB ports on the motherboard. But it is nice in that it provides USB 2.0 to
a mb that only has USB 1.1.
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>
>
> Check the adapters on this page. Includes some with USB 2.0 and
> Firewire. I
> purchased the last item which has a 3.5" front panel adapter that
> fits in a
> 3.5" floppy drive bay. It installed effortlessly in Win XP Pro.
> Haven't used
> the firewire adapter yet.
>
> A bit pricey and out of stock at this time, but maybe you can find another
> reseller.
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> > Subject: [PCBUILD] Source for 3.5" bay USB hub?
> >
> >
> > I am looking for a USB hub (or simply a multi-USB-port panel)
> > that fits in a
> > 3.5" or 5.25" external drive bay. I would like it to interface with the
> > motherboard USB expansion connector that most current boards come
> > with. So
> > far the only style that I have found uses a standard USB cable
> that loops
> > out through an available slot in the rear of the case and then
> > gets plugged
> > into a standard rear-mounted USB port, which seems like a kludge. Does
> > anybody know of a source for such a beast, or if it even
> exists? Any tips
> > would be appreciated.
> >
> > George
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Hard drive replacement: Award bios, Pentium II 333 mhz, 64 meg RAM, Iomega
zip drive, HP CDrom writer. Monitor, key board and mouse only connections
(no serial or parallel port connections). No operating system loaded.
Replaced the bad hard drive with a used Maxtor 6.8 gig using the proper
install disk and procedures copied from the Maxtor web site. Appears to have
installed properly.
Problem: on boot up get an error message - CONFLICT I/O Ports: 2F8
How do I resolve the conflict?
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On 16 Jan 2003, at 22:04, Kristie Partridge wrote:
> I'm having a problem with my computers display settings. It has reset
> itself to 16 colors, and will not accept a change to anything else. When
> I went into the settings and clicked the ADVANCED button. Here if I click
> on Adapters or Monitor tabs at the top I get the following error message.
>
> Rundll32 has caused an error in DESKCP16.DLL. Rundll32 will now close.
>
> What can I do to fix this problem, everything looks awful in 16 colors.
Your video driver is corrupted. The driver provides two sets of functions:
1. It tells Windows how to do more than 640x480 and 16 colours.
2. It provides access to additional configuration features through the
control panel (and other ways of getting to the display settings).
Since you're going to need to use the display settings control panel to
reinstall the driver, you're first going to have to tell Windows to stop
trying to load the old one. I believe you can do this by booting to safe
mode, going to the display properties, and picking the "Standard VGA"
driver. Then reboot to the normal mode, and reinstall the driver.
NOTE:
1. Make sure that the driver you install is being copied from a CD, or
folder -- somewhere other than the corrupted copy already in Windows.
2. Since you need to do a driver install anyway, and expecially if you
can't find the original CD, this might be a good opportunity to download the
latest driver version from the manufacturer's web site.
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At 20:14 01/16/03, William wrote:
> Hard drive replacement: Award bios, Pentium II 333 mhz,
> 64 meg RAM, Iomega zip drive, HP CDrom writer. Monitor,
> key board and mouse only connections (no serial or
> parallel port connections). No operating system loaded.
> Replaced the bad hard drive with a used Maxtor 6.8 gig
> using the proper install disk and procedures copied
> from the Maxtor web site. Appears to have installed
> properly.
>
> Problem: on boot up get an error message -
> CONFLICT I/O Ports: 2F8
Hi Bill
Even though you're not using them, your computer likely
has two "onboard serial ports".
Go into BIOS Setup (press the <Del> key when the system
first starts to boot) and make sure that both serial ports
are not set to use the same 2F8H (H for Hex) memory
address. The serial port settings are on the "Chipset
Features Setup" screen of my computer's Award BIOS Setup.
If both ports are not at 2F8, try changing (toggling) the
one that is at 2F8 to a different value (either 2E8, 3E8,
or 3F8). Save any change made before you exit Setup.
Reboot (use <Ctrl><Alt><Del>) after exiting BIOS Setup and
see if the error message has gone away.
Regards,
Bill
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In a word, yes. I did mine as a dual boot with 98se; installed XP on a 2nd
hard drive.
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If your OS is Win 9x, take out the 128 and leave the two 256's, which would leave you with the max that win 9x can comfortably deal with, 512 Mb. Or if you need some money, take back one of the 256's for a refund and stick with 392 Mb which is enough for most things that most people do.
>In my computer I had three memory chips: 2-64 meg chips and 1-128 meg chip. I decided to buy at different times, 2-256 mg chips. When I went to install them, I took out the 2-64 meg chips and left the 128 meg chip in and added 2-256 meg chips. Now the memory only shows 392 meg installed. I read recently that chips can only be installed in pairs of equal value. If this is not the case do you have any ideas? the mother board is an Abit BE6-II. Thanks for the help.
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Hi all,
I recently did a big mistake that I removed everyone(include administrators)
in the Tab Security of the drive D: .And now I can't access this drive.What
I have to do to set it to the default(as it was) so that I can access the
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I use WinXP,NTFS file system.
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I have a friend who's 4 year old banged on the keyboard and now the only
color she gets on her screen is a yellow-green. Everything works fine, she's
able to get online and do everything she did before, but everything is
yellow-green. It sounds like to me that her monitor is probably going out. I
thought maybe the graphics card was the culprit at first. But if it was that
wouldn't the screen be completely messed up? This is an older computer:
Pentium 266 with 96MB RAM and Windows ME. Thanks in advance for any help you
can provide!
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Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2003 17:34:36 -0500
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Sounds like the monitor's cable is not properly seated into the pc's 15 pin
video out port. Try taking it off, inspecting the cable end for any bent
pins, then reattach it to the video out on the back of the pc. Use the
fasteners in the cable end to screw into the video out port, so the cable
can't be knocked loose again. Turn it only until it starts to resist, don't
make it tight.
Different colors are transmitted on different pins, if one or several are
not making good contact you get these odd shadings in your color as you
describe.
If there is no improvement when you check the cable the problem is most
likely in the monitor. Tapping the monitor on the side near the edge of the
screen may cause the color to momentarily correct itself.
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I have a friend who's 4 year old banged on the keyboard and now the only
color she gets on her screen is a yellow-green. Everything works fine, she's
able to get online and do everything she did before, but everything is
yellow-green. It sounds like to me that her monitor is probably going out. I
thought maybe the graphics card was the culprit at first. But if it was that
wouldn't the screen be completely messed up? This is an older computer:
Pentium 266 with 96MB RAM and Windows ME.
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Dear Friends,
One of my hobbies/ministries is to fix older systems and donate them to kids or older students who may not be able to afford a computer otherwise. The one I'm working on now is a Packard Bell (aaarghhh!) PII 233, model 96-23 with the 760 motherboard. I found the manual (Thanks to Ray's Packard Bell site) and reflashed the bios as well.
It was giving me a "system board resource conflict" error, but I found that conflict at Serial port 2. I now can boot to A:, (during which I get the half page report that there is no FAT detected on the hard drive OR it has third party boot software OR possibly a virus present) and although the Ramdrive files show as loaded to C, the setup (BIOS) reports no drives installed, (no CD, and even after swapping HD's, no hard drive, either) even with a new cable, and manually configured extended CHS. If I attempt to run fdisk, I get "no fixed disks present".
I strongly suspect that the motherboard had failed (isn't the drive detection through the north bridge?)but would ask your opinions before I give up and part this one out.
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At 01:48 PM 1/17/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>I strongly suspect that the motherboard had failed (isn't the drive
>detection through the north bridge?)but would ask your opinions before I
>give up and part this one out.
You didn't mention the obvious... are the hard drive "known-good"??
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> Hello everyone,
>
> I'm trying to help a friend. She's been subscribing to AOL and would
> like to swich to another internet service provider. So far we've tried
a
> couple different ones with the same results in each case. Each one sent
> a setup CD which we used to configure her computer. However, when
> we try to connect, the modem dials in OK, but never establishes a
> connection with the remote computer.
>
> Thanks for trying to help,
>
> Daniel G. Bakker
I would first check TCP/IP connections. Delete in Add/Remove Programs,
reboot, and reinstall.
I would also try ignoring the IP setup disk and just using Dial-Up
Networking in My Computer. You can install from setup disk later, if
wish. Ignoring setup disk may be particularly advantageous with the
amount of memory she has.
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On 16 Jan 2003, at 20:14, Bill Sands wrote:
> Hard drive replacement: Award bios, Pentium II 333 mhz, 64 meg RAM,
> Iomega zip drive, HP CDrom writer. Monitor, key board and mouse only
> connections (no serial or parallel port connections). No operating system
> loaded. Replaced the bad hard drive with a used Maxtor 6.8 gig using the
> proper install disk and procedures copied from the Maxtor web site.
> Appears to have installed properly.
>
> Problem: on boot up get an error message - CONFLICT I/O Ports: 2F8
>
> How do I resolve the conflict?
You have an internal modem in that machine, configured as COM2. But the
onboard COM2 port is also enabled, and that's the conflict. (At some point,
it sounds like the BIOS configuration was set back to its default values.)
To fix it, go into the BIOS configuration and locate the option to disable
COM2. This will turn off the port on the motherboard, so it will no longer
conflict with the modem.
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Has anyone received "your hard drive is corrupt and cannot be repaired, setup will now quit" while setting up Windows XP from Windows 98?? I've gotten that error on two of my machines. There seems to be no way to bypass that.
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Hi everyone,
I have a Speedstream DSL modem/router with two outputs - a USB and an =
ethernet. My computer is hooked up with the USB and my daughter's =
computer with the ethernet. When we surf the internet separately =
everything works fine. But if we try to surf at the same time, only one =
of us can actually get online. It all depends who clicks to get on =
first.
Is there a way to get this setup to work so that both of us can access =
the internet at the same time? My computer has both Win98SE and XP Pro =
on two separate hard drives. My daughter's has Win98SE.
Thanks in advance for assisting me.
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The one way to test out the theory is process of elimination. You can
borrow a friend's monitor and test it out. If you get a different result
the problem is with the monitor. My guess is that the child may have played
with the actual controls on the monitor itself. Play around with the knobs
or other monitor settings (you may have to hit a button on the monitor that
brings up a bunch of different setup options. You may just need to adjust
the tint. If that doesn't work, then it's most likely time for a new
monitor.
Good luck
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> I have a friend who's 4 year old banged on the keyboard and now the only
> color she gets on her screen is a yellow-green. Everything works fine,
she's
> able to get online and do everything she did before, but everything is
> yellow-green. It sounds like to me that her monitor is probably going out.
I
> thought maybe the graphics card was the culprit at first. But if it was
that
> wouldn't the screen be completely messed up? This is an older computer:
> Pentium 266 with 96MB RAM and Windows ME. Thanks in advance for any help
you
> can provide!
>
> Sheryl
>
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Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2003 05:57:47 +0000
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I don't know if this would be the right course of action, but I would
reformat, reload win98, then try the upgrade again.=0D
Worth a try.=0D
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Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2003 22:18:32 -0800
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On 17 Jan 2003, at 8:34, Mel Emurian wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> I have a Speedstream DSL modem/router with two outputs - a USB and an
> ethernet. My computer is hooked up with the USB and my daughter's
> computer with the ethernet. When we surf the internet separately
> everything works fine. But if we try to surf at the same time, only one
> of us can actually get online. It all depends who clicks to get on first.
>
> Is there a way to get this setup to work so that both of us can access
> the internet at the same time? My computer has both Win98SE and XP Pro on
> two separate hard drives. My daughter's has Win98SE.
>
> Thanks in advance for assisting me.
>
> Mel Emurian
If the Speedstream really is a router, you can plug its Ethernet
connection into a small hub or switch, and plug each of the PCs into other
jacks on the hub/switch, so that the router becomes the gateway from your
own little LAN to the DSL provider's network.
It's *possible that it's not quite that capable, and can only handle one
device of any sort. In that case, you'd need to add a small router between
the modem and any hub/switch; some of the home routers include the
hub/switch built in so it's still only one piece to buy. (This solution
works even if you don't need the router piece, so it's what I'd recommend.)
NOTE: I expect that your daughter currently connects to the modem with a
"crossover" network cable. If it will work with with a hub or switch, each
of the cables between device (modem or PC) and hub will need to be "normal"
instead.
If you use a router, the cable that currently joins your daughter's PC to
the modem will work beteen the modem and the router, and the cables
connecting the PCs to switch ports will be "normal".
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Hi, I've heard of some people having to delete some of the AOL files
manually after uninstalling the program.=0D
=0D
Have you tried that as well as uninstalling it in add/remove programs?=0D
=0D
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In a message dated 1/17/03 9:35:22 PM Pacific Standard Time,
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> I have a Speedstream DSL modem/router with two outputs - a USB and an
> ethernet. My computer is hooked up with the USB and my daughter's computer
> with the ethernet. When we surf the internet separately everything works
> fine. But if we try to surf at the same time, only one of us can actually
> get online. It all depends who clicks to get on first.
>
> Is there a way to get this setup to work so that both of us can access the
> internet at the same time? My computer has both Win98SE and XP Pro on two
> separate hard drives. My daughter's has Win98SE
Mel,
Nope, that won't work. I have a Speedstream also (Citizen's DSL) with both
ports. Basically, having both of those ports is for ease of connection and
only one will work at a time.
I connected the DSL modem using the ethernet port to a DSL router (a Linksys
BEFSR41 V.2 Etherfast Cable/DSL Router with 10/100 4-port switch) and then
connected each computer to the router using the 4 ethernet ports. The
instruction booklet for the router was one of the easiest to follow that I've
come across. Setting up the computers is really easy. You can get that DSL
router at Best Buy, Fry's, Staple's etc. The most inexpensive cables (CAT5
ethernet patch cables) I've seen was at Staples and they had a good
assortment of lengths pre-made. Once you hook it up you both can access the
internet at the same time no problems.
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With a 266, I think you can burn anything at around 8x or so at the
normal expected time/speeds. (Except lots of small files.)
If you are burning direct from MP3s you may have lots of trouble.
It becomes a question of how "busy" is your system. <grin>
Burn proof might help a lot with an underpowered system... I never saw it
pick a "proper speed" for me... It just turns the laser off in the middle of
a burn before the buffer runs out, and re-syncs to the exact location and
re-starts the laser when the proper amount of data is available again.
(That is *really* over-simplified.)
All this clicking on and off increases the burn times dramatically...
Lots of people "push" the media (disk) faster than what it was designed
for, but if a disk says 6X on the box, I always burn at 6X.
(Modern ones say 48X and higher, so this is going away as a problem...)
Rick Glazier
> From: Dave Schroeder [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> I purchased a Yamahaa CRW-F1ZE CDRW. After getting it home it I noticed it
> said that the requirements were for 300mhz. I have a Gateway G6-266 mhz.
> Will it this difference in speed affect anything, or can I still burn CDs?
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Thanks to all for the suggestions on this. It turned out that my first
guess was correct. The motherboard was bad. After another day of
trying, it got to the point where it wouldn't post at all. Everything
in it was all he way in. While I know that memory can cause erratic
behavior, two brand new sticks (yes, I tried them one at a time) would
have had to been bad. Replaced the ECS junk with an Iwill P8HT-S and it
worked on the first try. Nice board! Intel 845PE chipset, LAN, Promise
IDE 133 Raid, and SATA built in and at a reasonable price. Again,
thanks for everyone's suggestions.
BTW, there appear to be a large number of 256 Meg PNY 266 DDR RAM that
are actually 333's. Look for sticks with Infineon chips ending in -6.
I heard about this and made a point of getting them and the MB
recognized them as 333.
Art Cassel
I previously wrote;
>Building new computer. Here's what's in it;
>
>MB ECS P4VXASD2+
>P-IV 2.4 MHz
>Maxtor 80 Gig 8 Meg cache (master on IDE 1)
>Asus 40X CD-ROM (master on IDE 2) (This is the only part that isn't
>brand new
>AGP Mad Dog Ti 4200 64 Meg DDR
>Teac floppy
>2-256 Meg 266 RAM
>
>Win XP Pro in CD-Rom. System starts normal. Memory check shows all 512
>Meg. Recognizes Maxtor HD and Asus CD. I had it set up so boot
>sequence was CD>HD>Floppy. Got to AMIBIOS Setup Configuration screen
>and stopped. Over a whole lot of tries, it has (2 times) gone into a
>Novell 10/100 ethernet setup check screen where it counted off some kind
>of ROM up to 200 then stopped. It has gone to the XP CD twice and
>reported "Can't find NTLDR." The HD is brand new and unformatted.
>
>Got tired of doing this over and over. Decided to install Win 98SE from
>boot disk and upgrade after. Set boot sequence to Floppy>HD>CD. No
>good. Usually stops at AMIBIOS Setup Configuration screen. The few
>times it has gone past this, it reports I/O system error, Press any key.
> That leads to endless repetition of the same except for an occasional
>"Invalid System Disk error. Replace disk, press any key." I'm at wits
>end (a very short journey). I've checked to make sure everything is
>seated (not that much to check). I'm concerned that the MB may be bad
>(I know it's not a very good board). XP Pro does o run in my old
>computer so I know the disk is good. Oh yeah, the CD activity light
>stays on the whole time computer is on as long as disk is in it. I need
>your help. Thanks in advance.
>
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George,
Go to www.cyberguys.com and do a search for "USB port". There were several
3 1/2 bay devices. Not sure if any exactly fit your bill, but worth a look.
Fred Nielson
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I am looking for a USB hub (or simply a multi-USB-port panel) that fits in a
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I concur with the other answers you have gotten, put the third as master
on the second channel.. I would like to point out however that there
are interesting uses for 3 identical 40G IDE drives... You might look
into an inexpensive PCI IDE-RAID card and set up a RAID0+1
configuration. This gives you nearly double the speed of one drive, the
space of two, and redundancy should one fail. Or if you don't care
about redundancy you can just stripe them.
Just FYI.
Thanks;
Eric
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Hello All,
I have two 40 Gig hard drives on the primary channel IDE cable. I also
have an additional 40 Gig not being used. Could I use this one also on
the secondary cable with my cd-rw? If so, how shall I configure this? HD
as master and cd-rw as slave or vice-versa? Would I be able to burn
cd-r's using the secondary HD as download storage? TIA
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Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2003 23:29:08 -0600
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> > Subject: [PCBUILD] Source for 3.5" bay USB hub?
> >
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> > I am looking for a USB hub (or simply a multi-USB-port panel)
> > that fits in a
> > 3.5" or 5.25" external drive bay. I would like it to interface with =
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> > motherboard USB expansion connector that most current boards come
> > with. So
> > far the only style that I have found uses a standard USB cable
> that loops
> > out through an available slot in the rear of the case and then
> > gets plugged
> > into a standard rear-mounted USB port, which seems like a kludge. =
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> > anybody know of a source for such a beast, or if it even
> exists? Any tips
> > would be appreciated.
> >
> > George
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Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2003 11:26:34 -0700
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I remember hearing that AOL was receiving heat for utilizing proprietary
software, I believe it was called. Meaning once their program was installed,
other browers, like MS Explorer, would have difficulty working. AOL is also
quite good at burying files in your system, so not to be remove very easily.
You have to snoop and search for those little critters, as well as in your
Win.sys- Win.ini files, which can be removed through run> sysedit.
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Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2003 13:02:03 -0500
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The speedstream is designed to connect one computer, using either ethernet or USB. You need a 4-port wired or wireless (you'll need wireless connections from both pc's) router/switchbox for all devices to use the Internet at the same time. Linksys makes the easiest and best one (IMHO) with the BEFSR41, but others are made by D-Link, Iogear, and others. You can find them all at big discounts online, like $50 after discounts and rebates.
>
>I have a Speedstream DSL modem/router with two outputs - a USB and an ethernet. My computer is hooked up with the USB and my daughter's computer with the ethernet. When we surf the internet separately everything works fine. But if we try to surf at the same time, only one of us can actually get online. It all depends who clicks to get on first.
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>Is there a way to get this setup to work so that both of us can access the internet at the same time? My computer has both Win98SE and XP Pro on two separate hard drives. My daughter's has Win98SE.
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Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2003 16:10:40 -0500
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I've been running a Soltek SL75DRV5 since August with no problems so I
thought I would play with the BIOS settings today. This board comes with
RedStorm so I thought I would let it run (my first experience with
overclocking). It got to 149Hz and restarted the system but it wouldn't
restart, hanging after the RAM check. I let the machine sit for about 10
minutes and then I could get into the BIOS via DEL.
On the Redstorm screen CPU Speed = 145, presumably that's what it reset it
to. I lowered it back to 133 and everything seems to be fine. BTW at 145
the opening screen showed the Athlon (2000+) as a 2200+. If I understand
this correctly I'm changing the clock on the motherboard. Does that make
everything run faster, CPU and memory? Also looks as if my system can't be
pushed much harder than the design speed, is that typical?
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Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2003 03:18:03 EST
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Just purchased a Toshiba Satellite 1415 with Windows XP Home installed.
Question is the file format is now NTFS, called tech support said I had to
leave it couldn't change it to fat 32 because of there license agreement, It
would seem to me that I could reload it and choose fat 32 in the setup. I
hate to do this but all my other systems in the network use win 98 or win me.
Can I share files between them or would it be best to try and get all systems
to fat32?
Any suggestion or ideas would be greatly appreciated. I have not hooked it to
the network yet, and I do own a copy of XP Home that I have yet to install [X
mas present] . Thanks from past experiences I know how knowledgeable the list
can be.
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Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2003 20:29:31 -0800
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O.K., maybe I screwed up here. I bought a P4 2.4GHz chip with a 533MHz =
FSB, but my board only does 400MHz FSB. I thought it should still run, =
only at the slower FSB speed. Is there something about the CPU that =
prevents it from running on a board that does not have a 533MHz FSB? I =
can't get it to post (the board has already been RMA'd because the =
manufacture said they had to make a physical modification to the board =
to get it to take a CPU over 1.7GHz).
The board is an Iwill P4S. They said it would take up to a 2.6GHz chip, =
but I forgot check on the FSB before I bought the chip. Am I screwed? =
(And here I thought I knew what I was doing...)
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Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2003 23:20:32 -0500
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I'm having a problem with a SB LIVE! on a Dell computer running Win ME. =
The volume will not stay on anything but zero. When I move the slider, =
it slides back down. I have uninstalled the sound card from Device =
Manager and re-installed, same problem. I have not yet removed the card =
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loud buzzing noise after a storm and has not worked since then.
Any suggestions?
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Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2003 22:33:18 -0700
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You can't change from NTFS to Fat32 with out third party software like
Partition Magic.
There are NO problems sharing files over a network using different Windows
file systems. So you should be able to share files without problems. The
different file systems are only a problem on the same computer. A common
network design would be an NT or Win2K server with NTFS and WIN98 clients
with FAT32 sharing files.
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Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2003 22:48:19 -0800
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RAID 0+1 would require FOUR drives, not three. With three you can do RAID
5, giving the space of two and boosted read performance and redundancy, but
poorer write performance (which means you want your swap file on some other
volume!).
David Gillett
On 16 Jan 2003, at 18:40, Eric Wertman wrote:
> I concur with the other answers you have gotten, put the third as master
> on the second channel.. I would like to point out however that there
> are interesting uses for 3 identical 40G IDE drives... You might look
> into an inexpensive PCI IDE-RAID card and set up a RAID0+1
> configuration. This gives you nearly double the speed of one drive, the
> space of two, and redundancy should one fail. Or if you don't care
> about redundancy you can just stripe them.
>
> Just FYI.
>
> Thanks;
>
> Eric
>
>
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> Subject: [PCBUILD] Hard Drives, Three?
>
>
> Hello All,
>
> I have two 40 Gig hard drives on the primary channel IDE cable. I also
> have an additional 40 Gig not being used. Could I use this one also on
> the secondary cable with my cd-rw? If so, how shall I configure this? HD
> as master and cd-rw as slave or vice-versa? Would I be able to burn
> cd-r's using the secondary HD as download storage? TIA
>
> Gary J.
>
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Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2003 14:18:20 -0500
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Subject: Help!!! major problem with planning web site!!!
I was planning to get cable internet connection.
(when posting this, I'm using a US Robotics 56K modem)
I went to adelphia.com to find out it's terms of service in section V prohibits me from hosting my own website on my PC system!!! WTH!!!
I need major help.
I need to know which ISP will give me cable or DSL internet service *and* allow me to host a web site on my PC system.
BTW, I'm planning to set up a message board web site with:
Xitami, PHP 4.2.3, MySQL 3.23.54 and PHPBB
So, I'm getting majorly close to pulling my own hair out
like a mad cat.
I want opinions how to get a broadband connection while being allowed to have my own web server.
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Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2003 21:14:10 +1100
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You may try flash the BIOS, this may work. and old mobo may not support
core voltage requirement by newer P4s, if so, by running CUP over voltaged
may (mostly will) damage CPU.
Jun Qian
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Subject: [PCBUILD] 533MHz FSB P4 in 400MHz board
O.K., maybe I screwed up here. I bought a P4 2.4GHz chip with a 533MHz FSB,
but my board only does 400MHz FSB. I thought it should still run, only at
the slower FSB speed. Is there something about the CPU that prevents it
from running on a board that does not have a 533MHz FSB? I can't get it to
post (the board has already been RMA'd because the manufacture said they had
to make a physical modification to the board to get it to take a CPU over
1.7GHz).
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Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2003 21:22:46 +1100
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Sent: Sunday, January 19, 2003 8:10 AM
Subject: [PCBUILD] Help - overclocking experiment
> I've been running a Soltek SL75DRV5 since August with no problems so I
> thought I would play with the BIOS settings today. This board comes with
> RedStorm so I thought I would let it run (my first experience with
> overclocking). It got to 149Hz and restarted the system but it wouldn't
> restart, hanging after the RAM check. I let the machine sit for about 10
> minutes and then I could get into the BIOS via DEL.
>
> On the Redstorm screen CPU Speed = 145, presumably that's what it reset it
> to. I lowered it back to 133 and everything seems to be fine. BTW at 145
> the opening screen showed the Athlon (2000+) as a 2200+. If I
understand
> this correctly I'm changing the clock on the motherboard. Does that make
> everything run faster, CPU and memory? Also looks as if my system can't
be
> pushed much harder than the design speed, is that typical?
>
>
this makes CPU (FSB), memory, PCI bus, and AGP bus all run faster. and I
think overclock isn't supported by this list.
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Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2003 19:59:05 +1030
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Hello,
<p>I have an OLD Commodore 9 pin printer. it works beautifully with my
"turn on and go out for dinner while it warms up" Commodore 64 outfit.
<p>Does any one know if there is a way to get it to work with my kids'
IBM compatible 286 with 2 meg of RAM running DOS 5? Or perhaps the IBM
compatible 386 with 16 meg of RAM running DOS 6.22 and Win 3.11.
<p>Thank you
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Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2003 08:35:41 -0600
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I just glanced at their terms of service and saw nothing about you not
putting anything on your machine. Just that you can't use any of their
trademarks or content. I can't see how they would know (or care) what you
have on YOUR machine. In fact it states that there are links on their site
that they have no control over so why would that effect you??
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> I was planning to get cable internet connection.
> (when posting this, I'm using a US Robotics 56K modem)
>
> I went to adelphia.com to find out it's terms of service in section V
prohibits me from hosting my own website on my PC system!!! WTH!!!
>
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Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2003 08:01:59 -0500
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My brother has adelphia in southern vermont and ran into some problems with
them early on with uploads to his site. He maintains a personal site on an
adelphia server. Perhaps the difference might be personal use vs. something
perceived as commercial?
Leftist political statement: Also, remember the monopolistic, huge company
cable industry is primarily oriented to the entertainment of the masses and
is not concerned with the geek side. Talk to tech support if you want proof
of their inability to do much more than tell you your IP address. Help solve
a problem with uploads and they'll tell you, "Have you downloaded our upload
tool (a toy)?" The tool incidentally has to be downloaded each time you want
to upload. They don't support anything but their toy.
I'm with comcast in the southern NJ area and they provide 25mb for personal
web activity.
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Vince
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I was planning to get cable internet connection.
(when posting this, I'm using a US Robotics 56K modem)
I went to adelphia.com to find out it's terms of service in section V
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Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2003 06:17:44 -0600
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www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/ics/ics_win2k_install_dup.htm
You will find that without a router, the simplest way is to use Wxp as
the primary connection machine (server) and W98 as the client.
The xp machine will have to always be on for the client to access.
The above link will guide you, but you will find that you will need 3
NIC cards. 2 for the XP server and 1 for the W98.
Get the cheapest ones as I do not find they will matter in speed or
quality for your use. ($10ea delivered).
Wxp will guide you thru the setup and will let you make a floppy file
that will setup the client's protocols.
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>Is there a way to get this setup to work so that both of us can access
the internet at the same time? My computer has both Win98SE and XP Pro
on two separate hard drives. My daughter's has Win98SE.
>
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Hello,
I have an OLD Commodore 9 pin printer. it works beautifully with my "turn on and go out for dinner while it warms up" Commodore 64 outfit.
Does any one know if there is a way to get it to work with my kids' IBM compatible 286 with 2 meg of RAM running DOS 5? Or perhaps the IBM compatible 386 with 16 meg of RAM running DOS 6.22 and Win 3.11.
Thank you
Anne Smith
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Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2003 18:48:39 -0500
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At 02:18 PM 1/18/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>I need to know which ISP will give me cable or DSL internet service *and*
>allow me to host a web site on my PC system.
The reason they do this to make sure your not getting more than your "fair
share" of bandwidth. By hosting from your own hard drive, they have no way
to limit the "possible unlimited" bandwidth you could use, no way to stop
you from hosting a FTP server that could transfer "gigabytes" of data
daily. For that, you have to pay extra. Look at the costs to host a web
site someplace else... It's guided by bandwidth usage. Once you use up the
bandwidth you paid for, your charged extra over and above.
Once our small town got cable access, one of the most popular activities
the "kids" were involved in, was putting up their own "warez" ftp servers.
At times, this small percentage of folks were responsible for 80% of the
traffic thru the ISP. In one reply I read to your question, it stated that
the ISP has no idea what was going thru your computer... don't believe a
word of it. In the above instance, the ISP called up these people and told
them about the Terms of Service, and said that if they didn't stop hosting
the FTP sites, (and mentioned the illegal transferring of pirated movies
and software) that their account would be immediately closed).
In my opinion, it shouldn't matter how much you use... but it's their
business, they get charged for how much their customers use... so they pass
that cost back.
Volkard Linke
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> Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2003 00:18:53 -0800
> From: David Gillett <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: Clone W2kP Desktop
>
> On 15 Jan 2003, at 18:34, Peetie Wheatstraw wrote:
>
> > Hoping that it was, I copied everything from MTP2 to WDP2
> > (including NTDETECT, NTLOADER, BOOT.INI and PAGEFILE.SYS)
> > using Explorer, then opened the case, disabled the Maxtor,
> > re-jumped the WD drive, reconfigured the bios for 1 drive,
> > and tested. It appeared that it was gonna boot OK but
> > eventually told me of a problem with PAGEFILE.SYS:
> > instructed me how to fix it when the desktop came up, then
> > failed to produce the desktop. PAGEFILE.SYS (190 mb) was on
> > WDP2 but it had been copied from MTP2. W2KP cheerfully,
> > cheerfully went into an infinite loop. Anybody know how to
> > dodge this tender sweet little problem?
>
> Based on experience with NT and 2K, at this point I would
> attempt a re-
> install and, when offered the opportunity, choose to "repair
> the existing
> installation".
> My expectation is that this will apply whatever changes are
> needed to make
> this a bootable/runnable installation of the OS.
>
> David Gillett
David,
I wonder if you could supply a bit more detail. I haven't
done a W2k install for a long time. Select "New Install"
and not "Upgrade"? Etc etc.
As I recall, the W2kP install CD is frought with design
problems and lack of info re "what options to expect" ...
Also, could you reflect on the general practicality
of cloning a drive with common utilities and maybe
PM7 (without Ghost or similar products)? If practical,
how would you go about it?
Thanks,
Peetie
> ------------------------------
> Re: Clone W2kP Desktop
>
> Good Folks,
>
> I have a little multi-boot desktop system at home.
> The 2 hard drives look like (view this as "plain
> text" if possible):
>
>
> Maxtor 30gb (Primary Master)
> __________________________________________________
> | MTP1 | MTP2 |
> | NT4 | W2K Pro |
> | active | |
> | 7gb / 6gb free | 15gb / 9gb free |
> |________________________________________________|
>
>
> Western Digital 8gb (Primary Slave)
> __________________________________________________
> | WDP1 | WDP2 |
> | NTFS| W2K Pro |
> |active| |
> | 7mb | 8gb |
> |________________________________________________|
>
> All partitions are Primary, all file systems are
> W2k NTFS.
>
> The MTP2 partition is my everyday working partition.
> It boots up as D:. I could die a horrible, horrible
> death trying to replace/reconfigure everything in
> this partition.
>
> I would like to clone MTP2 to WDP2 so that even if the
> Maxtor disk failed 100%, I could still boot/run my usual
> system (after doing a bit of work). If I boot with only the
> WD drive, it is my conjecture that WDP2 would come up as D:
> (consistent with all the hard-coded drive references in the
> config files). Is this practical to do?
>
> Hoping that it was, I copied everything from MTP2 to WDP2
> (including NTDETECT, NTLOADER, BOOT.INI and PAGEFILE.SYS)
> using Explorer, then opened the case, disabled the Maxtor,
> re-jumped the WD drive, reconfigured the bios for 1 drive,
> and tested. It appeared that it was gonna boot OK but
> eventually told me of a problem with PAGEFILE.SYS:
> instructed me how to fix it when the desktop came up, then
> failed to produce the desktop. PAGEFILE.SYS (190 mb) was on
> WDP2 but it had been copied from MTP2. W2KP cheerfully,
> cheerfully went into an infinite loop. Anybody know how to
> dodge this tender sweet little problem?
>
> Can anyone give me an idea of what W2kP does and
> doesn't do with HD partition info in the registry?
> Is it practical to change it??
>
> I have Partition Magic 7 and the W2KP backup software
> (that I don't know how to use in this situation) and
> run this system onna shoe-string, so I won't be
> running out to buy additional hardware/software.
>
> Any/all advice/suggestions would be much appreciated.
>
> Peetie
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Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2003 08:01:01 -0500
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Randy,
I don't believe you will find a RESIDENTIAL DSL or Cable service that will
allow you to run a web server. You might be more successful talking to
their BUSINESS DSL or Cable services. The pricing for business service is
normally considerably higher than residential and will likely not be
available in a residential neighborhood, particularly for cable. This will
all depend on your local company's services.
The DSL connection is actually provided by your local telco, though it may
be leased to other companies. Many other companies, if they have an
agreement with the local telco, can provide the ISP service. I see cable is
starting to do this as well. Anyway, if your local telco offers both DSL
and ISP service, call for information about their business service.
Fred Nielson
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I was planning to get cable internet connection.
(when posting this, I'm using a US Robotics 56K modem)
I went to adelphia.com to find out it's terms of service in section V
prohibits me from hosting my own website on my PC system!!! WTH!!!
I need major help.
I need to know which ISP will give me cable or DSL internet service *and*
allow me to host a web site on my PC system.
BTW, I'm planning to set up a message board web site with:
Xitami, PHP 4.2.3, MySQL 3.23.54 and PHPBB
So, I'm getting majorly close to pulling my own hair out
like a mad cat.
I want opinions how to get a broadband connection while being allowed to
have my own web server.
Thanks, Randy J. Anderson
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We are configuring a new workstation with WinXP Pro to print over a
MicroSoft peer-to-peer network ethernet connection to an HP JetDirect 170
printer server on an HP DeskJect 855c inkject printer. We understand that
the printer server uses IPX/SPX network protocol only; however, it appears
that WinXP Pro uses only TCP/IP native and a Novell SPX/IPX as a
supplemental protocol. Can't seem to make the initial connection using the
HP Install Network Printer Wizard. Any tips on how we might proceed? Must
we go find an old Win98SE SPX/IPX protocol and somehow install it? Another
frustrating upgrade moment.
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Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2003 09:30:32 -0700
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Start here
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991&locale=en_US&taskId=120&prodSeriesId=27317&prodTypeId=18972#P1_148
hp.com has information about your device. Looks like it does support IP.
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Subject: [PCBUILD] HP JetDirect 170 Printer Server install in WinXP Pro
We are configuring a new workstation with WinXP Pro to print over a
MicroSoft peer-to-peer network ethernet connection to an HP JetDirect 170
printer server on an HP DeskJect 855c inkject printer. We understand that
the printer server uses IPX/SPX network protocol only; however, it appears
that WinXP Pro uses only TCP/IP native and a Novell SPX/IPX as a
supplemental protocol. Can't seem to make the initial connection using the
HP Install Network Printer Wizard. Any tips on how we might proceed? Must
we go find an old Win98SE SPX/IPX protocol and somehow install it? Another
frustrating upgrade moment.
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Can you try another sound card? Maybe an older one from your junk box or a borrowed on. Also try putting the card in another slot.
The storm may have gotten the card and the Motherboard.
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I'm having a problem with a SB LIVE! on a Dell computer running Win ME. The volume will not stay on anything but zero. When I move the slider, it slides back down. I have uninstalled the sound card from Device Manager and re-installed, same problem. I have not yet removed the card physically. My thought is that it is storm damaged since it emitted a loud buzzing noise after a storm and has not worked since then
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This may be applicable to your situation:
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We are configuring a new workstation with WinXP Pro to print over a
MicroSoft peer-to-peer network ethernet connection to an HP JetDirect
170 printer server on an HP DeskJect 855c inkject printer. We
understand that the printer server uses IPX/SPX network protocol only;
however, it appears that WinXP Pro uses only TCP/IP native and a Novell
SPX/IPX as a supplemental protocol. Can't seem to make the initial
connection using the HP Install Network Printer Wizard. Any tips on how
we might proceed? Must we go find an old Win98SE SPX/IPX protocol and
somehow install it? Another frustrating upgrade moment.
Tommy Holmes, Jr.
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Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2003 11:26:06 -0500
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Although IPX/SPX is much easier to configure, as far as I know, you can use
jet admin to configure the printer to print through TCP/IP. I was only
successful in doing this if I installed jetadmin on each of the
workstations. You would need to print a configuration sheet of the print
server and then telnet into it to reconfigure the ip address so it is on the
same subnet as your workstations.
Bill Ades
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Subject: [PCBUILD] HP JetDirect 170 Printer Server install in WinXP Pro
> We are configuring a new workstation with WinXP Pro to print over a
> MicroSoft peer-to-peer network ethernet connection to an HP JetDirect 170
> printer server on an HP DeskJect 855c inkject printer. We understand that
> the printer server uses IPX/SPX network protocol only; however, it
appears
> that WinXP Pro uses only TCP/IP native and a Novell SPX/IPX as a
> supplemental protocol. Can't seem to make the initial connection using
the
> HP Install Network Printer Wizard. Any tips on how we might proceed?
Must
> we go find an old Win98SE SPX/IPX protocol and somehow install it?
Another
> frustrating upgrade moment.
>
> Tommy Holmes, Jr.
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On 18 Jan 2003, at 14:18, Randy J. Anderson wrote:
> I was planning to get cable internet connection.
> (when posting this, I'm using a US Robotics 56K modem)
>
> I went to adelphia.com to find out it's terms of service in section V
> prohibits me from hosting my own website on my PC system!!! WTH!!!
>
> I need major help.
>
> I need to know which ISP will give me cable or DSL internet service *and*
> allow me to host a web site on my PC system.
>
> BTW, I'm planning to set up a message board web site with:
>
> Xitami, PHP 4.2.3, MySQL 3.23.54 and PHPBB
>
> So, I'm getting majorly close to pulling my own hair out
> like a mad cat.
>
> I want opinions how to get a broadband connection while being allowed to
> have my own web server.
>
> Thanks, Randy J. Anderson
There are, IMO, two basic reasons why some broadband providers would
prefer that customers not host servers on their connections:
1. Although bandwidth *to* their customers is relatively cheap and
plentiful, bandwidth *from* them is a shared resource in somewhat more
limited supply. If everybody is downloading content and sending a bit of
email, their pricing structure pretty much tracks their costs of providing
service.
Putting up a server means that the proportion of traffic can start running
the other way. Either your neighbors' performance starts getting bad, or
they have to add capacity (without new customers to pay for it), or they
have to detect your extra bandwidth consumption and bill you extra for it --
at which time, you get huffy and switch to a competing provider. They can't
win.
2. Although broadband bandwidth rates are often close the cmmercial leased
line rates, broadband prices are much lower. How can they do that?
Broadband is not "business class" service. Most of the time, it's just as
good, but 4-8 day repair times don't seem to be that unusual in broadband.
For a business site, that's unacceptible.
The provider has no practical way to determine whether your site is a
hobby or a business -- until you sue them for lost revenue, etc. They'd
prefer never to go there.
Yes, there are broadband providers who will let you put up a server. I
think this might be easier for DSL providers to manage than cable providers,
in general.
Many of them, though, will charge you extra if the site becomes popular
enough to need extra bandwidth. This could come as a rude shock, since your
control over how popular your site becomes is indirect and limited....
David Gillett
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To connect to a jet direct, connect the jet direct to the network and power
the jet direct on. Once the jet direct is on the network for 5 minutes
press the test button on the jet direct and check out the IP address. If
the unit is new out of the box the IP address should be 192.0.0.192. Once
you confirm the jet directs IP. Set your windows machine to the IP address
of 192.0.0.191. At this point you should be able to ping the jet direct at
192.0.0.192. Now telnet to the jet direct at 192.0.0.192. To config the jet
direct use these commands IP: 192.168.1.5 subnet-mask: 255.255.255.0
default-gw: 192.168.1.1. replace the IP, subnet and gateway with your
setting. Type quit to save and exit the telnet session on the jet direct.
If you config the jet direct from a windows machine, your keyboard entries
will not echo to your screen. If you config from a unix machine the
keyboard entries will echo to your screen when you are connected to the jet
direct. Reset your windows machine back to the correct IP address and you
should now be able to ping the jet direct at the ip address of 192.168.1.5
or what you set it at. Your windows machine could have and IP address of
192.168.1.10.
Once the above is completed, set up a standard TCP/IP port to print to under
the printer properties with the IP address of your jet direct and you
should be printing.
Phil Benson
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Subject: [PCBUILD] HP JetDirect 170 Printer Server install in WinXP Pro
We are configuring a new workstation with WinXP Pro to print over a
MicroSoft peer-to-peer network ethernet connection to an HP JetDirect 170
printer server on an HP DeskJect 855c inkject printer. We understand that
the printer server uses IPX/SPX network protocol only; however, it appears
that WinXP Pro uses only TCP/IP native and a Novell SPX/IPX as a
supplemental protocol. Can't seem to make the initial connection using the
HP Install Network Printer Wizard. Any tips on how we might proceed? Must
we go find an old Win98SE SPX/IPX protocol and somehow install it? Another
frustrating upgrade moment.
Tommy Holmes, Jr.
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Hello Tommy, Are you sure about not having TCP/IP available? I think the
HP 170 can use this protocol also. Here's what I would do. Print out the
configuration of the HP170. Note the IP address (many HP default to
192.0.0.192 but you need to look.) Configure a PC temporarily with an IP
address on the same subnet as the HP170. Telnet to the HP170 address and
reconfigure the HP170 address with an IP address compatible with your
existing subnet. SAVE this new configuration and reboot the HP170. Reprint
the new HP170 configuration to be sure the changes were saved. So much for
the print server, now on to the clients... Install the HP855C printer
software to each computer as a local printer and when asked in the Add
Printer wizard dialog what port to use, click "Create a new port" and create
a "Standard TCP/IP Port" using the IP number of the HP170. HTH, Anthony
> We are configuring a new workstation with WinXP Pro to print over a
> MicroSoft peer-to-peer network ethernet connection to an HP JetDirect 170
> printer server on an HP DeskJect 855c inkject printer. We understand that
> the printer server uses IPX/SPX network protocol only; however, it
appears
> that WinXP Pro uses only TCP/IP native and a Novell SPX/IPX as a
> supplemental protocol. Can't seem to make the initial connection using
the
> HP Install Network Printer Wizard. Any tips on how we might proceed?
Must
> we go find an old Win98SE SPX/IPX protocol and somehow install it?
Another
> frustrating upgrade moment.
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My daughter's computer will work as long as she DOESN'T use the internet within
the first 10 min! How strange is that?! She is running XP and a Microsoft mouse (USB). Any ideas anyone?
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Hello-
Can I ask how you connect to the internet, and what other USB devices
you have? I've just recently gathered enough USB peripherals to notice
that they don't all behave well together. I have an HP printer that
draws so much power off the USB bus that any other device will not be
detected properly until I disconnect it. In fact, I had to switch my
mouse to the ps/2 port to make it work.
So info on your internet connection (broadband or dial-up, USB device or
otherwise) would help diagnose the problem. Also it's possible that
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system is running a PCChips (Hsing?) motherboard (M755LMRE-H) with a
PIII-800 (circa 2001). The floppy drive is detected and tested on boot up
but Windows 98 just grinds away. The floppy drive tests good on another
machine and the cable is ok too. The drive will not work in DOS either,
just the standard light and test when the system boots, floppy boot is
impossible. I reset the BIOS with no difference. The Intel CPU fan and the
SIS 0900 onboard LAN is also nonfuncional, the only reason given is the
warning box saying so in Windows. There are no conflicts in device
manager. I think my only solution is to stick an old controller card to get
my customer access again to the floppy and replace the CPU fan, but the
motherboard is on the way out. He doesnīt use the modem or the LAN, just
some word processing. Any thoughts out there? Thanks!
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Two remote users sharing a DSL connection via router. Some months ago on a
service call I discovered that router was re (and mis) configured. Easy
fix and all was well; no problems accessing their Domains or net at
large. Now, suddenly only one can be online at a time. Am assured that
TCP/IP properties are correct. Noted that they are unable to access router
web interface; assuming proxy enabled in browser. If there is a proxy
configured, could that be causing their problems? TIA
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Hi,
In my office, we have to relocate 2 network points to
another room where the existing cable can't reach the
new point. I think, it requires additional 15 meters.
I just want to know whether it's possible for me to
just soldered additional cable to the existing one to
make up the additonal length without losing much
signal.
It's quite difficult to lay new cables from the
existing switch without engaging a cabling vendor.
My 2nd options is to use 8 ports 100 MB hub.
Thank you
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Dear Sirs,
I get this message and BSOD when transfering files from one hardrive to
another
driver_irql_not_less_or_equal hpt366.sys
System then re-boots.
Running win2k, piii450, a 40 and 18 gig hardrive.
Tried updating the hpt366.sys file. The file installed is identical to the
one downloaded from highpoint. No luck. My friend fixed this problem once
before and claims all he did was to update the hpt366.sys files. No luck for
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I have to replace my hard drive (2.1 ST32120A segate) in my older =
Packard Bell (M400) computer which after tests show physical damage and =
I need to know how big or small of one I can replace it with or does it =
matter? What about capability? (memory is 16 mb and was running win95 =
upgraded to 98se)
Any suggestions on buying use ones?or where?
thank-you
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Hello all!
I have just gotten a job (which I might refuse due to my ignorance
level) to set up a network. The peer to peer "server" will be a new XP
machine (they want to run QuickBooks off of it) and will have a
broadband cable modem attached to it for use by the entire network. Also
included are a Mac, a Win95, two Win98 and NT SP6a computers.
Realizing that this is rather unfocused request (I apologize), I'm
wondering how to get the Mac and the NT machine on the network,
especially to share the internet connection. Would I need any special
software?
Any hints and/or red flags, etc. would be most appreciated.
Thank you very much!
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I know from experience that it will work, but I would do it as only a
last resort. I have soldered Cat 5 wires together a couple of times, but
only as a temporary fix, and it works. I would use heat shrink tape on
the individual wires, and over the entire bundle when finished.
Another way would be to put regular connectors on the ends, and then use
a double female connector to join them. If you do it this way and the
double female is straight thru, you will have to wire one of the ends
like a crossover cable so that the wires are not crossed when they get
to their final destination.
If it is just a matter of needing to pull the cat 5 thru the walls, I
have often used existing cable, phone, or other communications type
wiring to pull new wires down. I simply duct tape my new wire to an
existing one in the attic, pull the old one thru until the new wire is
accessible. Then un-tape the original from the new wire, and pull the
original back up to where it was originally. Just make sure that the
existing wire is not tacked or secured within the wall or you may break
the original wire.
Dennis Noble
>In my office, we have to relocate 2 network points to
>another room where the existing cable can't reach the
>new point. I think, it requires additional 15 meters.
>I just want to know whether it's possible for me to
>just soldered additional cable to the existing one to
>make up the additonal length without losing much
>signal.
>It's quite difficult to lay new cables from the
>existing switch without engaging a cabling vendor.
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System is a Pentium 4 1.6, Win XP-Home, less than a year old.
Up till now everything has been working fine. Tried reading a CD with the DV=
D drive, no luck, but worked fine in CD\R\RW drive. The DVD drive light came=
on and spun up like it was reading the CD. Checked Device Manager, no DVD d=
rive listed just the CD\R\RW. Checked the BIOS, the DVD drive was there. I t=
hen put the Win XP CD in the DVD drive and rebooted. The machine booted up o=
n the CD in the DVD. I let the Win XP install program install a few files, b=
efore stopping it, the DVD was working here.
I them rebooted XP, checked Device Manager, no DVD. Is there a corrupt drive=
r or something in XP that=92s stopping the DVD from being recognized? It see=
ms to work fine in DOS.
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It is hard to find small dirves any more. You will likely be looking at
a 10G or larger. Smaller ones can still be found on e-bay, and some may
even be new (surplus stock). If you do get a larger drive, the BIOS may
not properly recognize it. Sometimes this is ok - you just set it for
the largest that your BIOS does recognize. I had to do this with my
wife's old computer. I installed a 20G drive, but could only use a 10G
setting. It was enough for her needs.
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I have to replace my hard drive (2.1 ST32120A segate) in my older
Packard Bell (M400) computer which after tests show physical damage and
I need to know how big or small of one I can replace it with or does it
matter? What about capability? (memory is 16 mb and was running win95
upgraded to 98se) Any suggestions on buying use ones?or where?
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I would suspect the controller on the motherboard. An onboard controller
failure does not necessaryly mean the rest of the motherboard is about
to fail, but it certainly does give your reason to consider replacing
it.
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I get lots of weird ones here by the beach due to the salt, etc. This
system is running a PCChips (Hsing?) motherboard (M755LMRE-H) with a
PIII-800 (circa 2001). The floppy drive is detected and tested on boot
up but Windows 98 just grinds away. The floppy drive tests good on
another machine and the cable is ok too. The drive will not work in DOS
either, just the standard light and test when the system boots, floppy
boot is impossible. I reset the BIOS with no difference. The Intel CPU
fan and the SIS 0900 onboard LAN is also nonfuncional, the only reason
given is the warning box saying so in Windows. There are no conflicts
in device manager. I think my only solution is to stick an old
controller card to get my customer access again to the floppy and
replace the CPU fan, but the motherboard is on the way out. He =
doesn=B4t
use the modem or the LAN, just some word processing. Any thoughts out
there? Thanks! Howard Rubin Fortaleza, Brazil
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At 08:42 PM 1/21/2003 -0800, rizal sharif wrote:
>Hi,
>
>In my office, we have to relocate 2 network points to
>another room where the existing cable can't reach the
>new point. I think, it requires additional 15 meters.
>I just want to know whether it's possible for me to
>just soldered additional cable to the existing one to
>make up the additonal length without losing much
>signal.
This practice is not recommended at all. It may work for short distances,
but having done some work in the cabling industry, it would be against any
allowable standard.
A hub or repeater is your best bet, however you may be able to get away
with using a patch panel approach, putting an RJ45 jack on the end of the
cable, and an RJ45 plug on a length of cable to extend it, especially if
there are currently no other patch panels involved. If I recall, the specs
allow up to three intermediate jack/plug points (typically there is a patch
panel in a server room that all the cables from their destination connect
to, then patch cables are used to connect the hubs/switched to the patch
panel. AT the destination, there is usually a wall jack and again you use a
patch cable to connect the computer to the wall jack. Together, these count
as two patch points.)
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Dawn;
At best your Packbell will only recognize an 8.4 gig drive.
There are drive overlay programs that will allow your
older computer to use the entire drive size.
I hate to use them, but sometimes they are necessary.
any major brand retail drive you buy will have the software included
Or you can download the software from the drive manufacturer's
website.
You simply boot from their disk and install the drive through
the program.
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I have to replace my hard drive (2.1 ST32120A segate) in my older Packard
Bell (M400) computer which after tests show physical damage and I need to
know how big or small of one I can replace it with or does it matter? What
about capability? (memory is 16 mb and was running win95 upgraded to 98se)
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Tommy, the hp170 print server does support ipx/spx, tcp/ip, apple ethertalk,
etc. Check out
http://h20015.www2.hp.com/en/document.jhtml?lc=en&docName=bpj05530#P1_84
for more info. Using the jetdirect cd that comes with this print server, I
would select tcp/ip as the network protocol to configure this printer since
you're running tcp/ip for your existing network connectivity in your p2p
environment. However I was thinking about your setup, if you're running a
simple peer-to-peer network with winxp pro workstations (you didn't say how
many so I'm assuming only a few), why not forego the use of the print server
jetdirect card and install the printer as a local printer on one of the
winxp workstations and share it out to the rest of the winxp workstations.
If you're running hardware that supports winxp pro, you shouldn't have any
speed issues to worry about. As far as setup time goes, this would be the
quickest and probably the easiest way to go. Unless you're running a
network in an office environment where you're running a lot of winxp
workstations in your p2p environment in which case you probably should be
running a main network server like Windows 2000 server to allow for user
authentication and provide access to network resources such as shared
folders, printers, email, data backup, etc, I wouldn't see the need for
using the hp170 jetdirect print server. Just my 0.02 cent cdn.
Thx...rob,wpg
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We are configuring a new workstation with WinXP Pro to print over a
MicroSoft peer-to-peer network ethernet connection to an HP JetDirect 170
printer server on an HP DeskJect 855c inkject printer
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I've seen this done before, but the results were not very satisfying.
Problems with signal reflection at the solder joint made the connection
unreliable, when it connected at all.
Dave J
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-I just want to know whether it's possible for me to
-just soldered additional cable to the existing one to
-make up the additonal length without losing much
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I purchased a Speedstream 4 port router at Circuit City for
$29.95 after rebate. Plugged it into my cable modem with a
short cat5 wire, plugged in 4 win98se 266 pcs with built in
nic connections (or add $5 - $10 nic card per pc) and all 4
are surfing AOL simultaneously. AOL version 8 had trouble
finding the cable connection option, had to execute winipcfg
from the 'run' line, plus I had to place a call to
Speedstreams free help line, but still got it all up within
an hour.
Mel Emurian wrote:
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> I have a Speedstream DSL modem/router with two outputs - a USB and an ethernet. My computer is hooked up with the USB and my daughter's computer with the ethernet. When we surf the internet separately everything works fine. But if we try to surf at the same time, only one of us can actually get online. It all depends who clicks to get on first.
>
> Is there a way to get this setup to work so that both of us can access the internet at the same time? My computer has both Win98SE and XP Pro on two separate hard drives. My daughter's has Win98SE.
>
> Thanks in advance for assisting me.
>
> Mel Emurian
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I would recommend a router/firewall combination to meet the internet sharing
requirement. It is much easier to use one of these for your setup than
trying to do it all through WinXP. I've have used several of the Netgear
entry level router/firewall combos, and also one from 3Com, and they have
all been very satisfactory in similar environments. Be aware that some
models are limited to a small number of users (I think 5 is the smallest I
have seen), so you want to select a model that will handle the expected
client load.
The sticking point that I see in your requirements is the Mac. If it needs
to access the network shares, I think you have to use Windows 2000 server. I
don't think WinXP has support for Mac clients natively, though there may be
some 3rd party solutions out there. If the Mac doen't need access to the
network shares, then the rest of it is a piece of cake ;)
Good luck,
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Hello all!
I have just gotten a job (which I might refuse due to my ignorance
level) to set up a network. The peer to peer "server" will be a new XP
machine (they want to run QuickBooks off of it) and will have a
broadband cable modem attached to it for use by the entire network. Also
included are a Mac, a Win95, two Win98 and NT SP6a computers.
Realizing that this is rather unfocused request (I apologize), I'm
wondering how to get the Mac and the NT machine on the network,
especially to share the internet connection. Would I need any special
software?
Any hints and/or red flags, etc. would be most appreciated.
Thank you very much!
Best, Will Stephenson
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You could terminate the existing end with a standard RJ-45 male connector,
then purchase a RJ45 female to female connector. Then run a standard patch
cable the rest of the distance. If you do a good job of terminating the
wires and don't abuse the distance, you should be fine.
http://www.connectworld.net/cgi-bin/iec/RJ4508F-F-MT HTH, Anthony
>
> In my office, we have to relocate 2 network points to
> another room where the existing cable can't reach the
> new point. I think, it requires additional 15 meters.
> I just want to know whether it's possible for me to
> just soldered additional cable to the existing one to
> make up the additonal length without losing much
> signal.
>
> It's quite difficult to lay new cables from the
> existing switch without engaging a cabling vendor.
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you can buy cabling couplers to extend the length of one cable.
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> Hi,
>
> In my office, we have to relocate 2 network points to
> another room where the existing cable can't reach the
> new point. I think, it requires additional 15 meters.
> I just want to know whether it's possible for me to
> just soldered additional cable to the existing one to
> make up the additonal length without losing much
> signal.
>
> It's quite difficult to lay new cables from the
> existing switch without engaging a cabling vendor.
>
> My 2nd options is to use 8 ports 100 MB hub.
>
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> Thank you
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I have a mess and need some help. I am definitely not a hardware expert so
please be detailed in your response (if you can help me).
I have an older PC that I want to set up for my husband to use for e-mail.
I used this PC for 5 years and was able to dial-up with no problems. It has
basically just been sitting for 3 years. I don't know if this is a factor
but we moved 2 years ago and I changed ISPs since we moved. Here's what it
is:
Dell Dimension XPS P120c
96 mb RAM
Windows 95 4.00.950a
3Com US Robotics 56K Win Int (winmodem)
I could not get it to dial-up, messed around a bit with it, so decided to
re-install the modem (not a smart thing to do). So when I reboot and it
says it found my modem, it asks me if I want to install drivers. I put in
the CD for my modem. When I say yes, none of the options are for the modem
referenced above.
When I look at my hardware list under Ports (Com & LPT) I see:
Comm Port (COM1) - has a yellow ! - device causing a resource conflict
Comm Port (COM2)
Printer Port (LPT1)
I think there was a COM3 and COM4 before I removed the modem.
Can any of you experts help me?
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Dawn,
Check out www.computergeeks.com for used hard drives. Inventory comes and
goes. Right now they have a lot of 3GB or smaller drives for about $20.
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I have to replace my hard drive (2.1 ST32120A segate) in my older Packard
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know how big or small of one I can replace it with or does it matter? What
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Hello, we have a small problem here, we have one windows 2000 advanced
server which runs as the DHCP server, DNS server, FTP server, Internet
router and Mail server at the same time. We have a problem with our
network connection but its occurence is intermittent (most specially the
internet connection). Most of the time the client PCs could surf the net
but suddenly they just cant. I tried to connect to the server by accessing
\\servername, and I could connect directly (which means physical network
connection is OK). The only thing that I could do is to go to MS-DOS
prompt of the client PC, type ipconfig /release and then ipconfig /renew,
then the internet connection will again be OK. My question is, what caused
the problem? Could it be because of our server? If it is, then what
should I do? Letting the user release and renew their network connection is
quite inconvenient. I'm hoping for some answers, thanks!
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Hi,
First of all, I would not turn down the job as long as they are paying you
fairly. It looks relatively simple. As long as both machines have TCP/IP
(MACs have it built in) and network cards in them, they should be able to
get right onto the internet. You can configure the Mac's ip by going into
the TCP/IP settings (if I remember correctly) under the control panel either
with a static ip address or dhcp. You generally will not be able to share
files between a pc and a mac on a network unless you have some windows
emulation program on the mac like virtual pc. You will however be able to
share an internet connection and printing services assuming that the printer
has an internal or external jet direct card. If you are still uncomfortable
about taking on this gig, bring someone along who has some knowlege. 50% of
something is better than 100% of nothing.
Good luck!
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> I have just gotten a job (which I might refuse due to my ignorance
> level) to set up a network. The peer to peer "server" will be a new XP
> machine (they want to run QuickBooks off of it) and will have a
> broadband cable modem attached to it for use by the entire network. Also
> included are a Mac, a Win95, two Win98 and NT SP6a computers.
>
> Realizing that this is rather unfocused request (I apologize), I'm
> wondering how to get the Mac and the NT machine on the network,
> especially to share the internet connection. Would I need any special
> software?
>
> Any hints and/or red flags, etc. would be most appreciated.
>
> Thank you very much!
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I have a computer that would only recognize 8.4gb of my 20gb drive, but I
just used the manual setup in the BIOS (rather than AUTO) and typed in the
number of cylinders and number of heads, and I am happily using all 20
gigabytes of the drive.
On Wed, 22 Jan 2003, Rodgers Family wrote:
> I have to replace my hard drive (2.1 ST32120A segate) in my older Packard Bell (M400) computer which after tests show physical damage and I need to know how big or small of one I can replace it with or does it matter? What about capability? (memory is 16 mb and was running win95 upgraded to 98se)
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If it's an internal (PC Card) modem, then you'll have to turn off the com
port(s) in the bios. if you have a serial mouse, leave com1 on and turn the
other off and the modem should set itself to one of the other com ports.
But with it being a Winmodem that does cause extra headaches. best bet
would be to go get a new (Non Winmodem) one and go from there. Winmodems
use the computer's cpu and can slow you down a bit on older machines. You
can get a nice USRobits modem for about $30.
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> I have a mess and need some help. I am definitely not a hardware expert
so
> please be detailed in your response (if you can help me).
>
> I have an older PC that I want to set up for my husband to use for e-mail.
> I used this PC for 5 years and was able to dial-up with no problems. It
has
> basically just been sitting for 3 years. I don't know if this is a factor
> but we moved 2 years ago and I changed ISPs since we moved. Here's what
it
> is:
>
> Dell Dimension XPS P120c
> 96 mb RAM
> Windows 95 4.00.950a
> 3Com US Robotics 56K Win Int (winmodem)
>
> I could not get it to dial-up, messed around a bit with it, so decided to
> re-install the modem (not a smart thing to do). So when I reboot and it
> says it found my modem, it asks me if I want to install drivers. I put in
> the CD for my modem. When I say yes, none of the options are for the
modem
> referenced above.
>
> When I look at my hardware list under Ports (Com & LPT) I see:
>
> Comm Port (COM1) - has a yellow ! - device causing a resource conflict
> Comm Port (COM2)
> Printer Port (LPT1)
>
> I think there was a COM3 and COM4 before I removed the modem.
>
> Can any of you experts help me?
>
> Debbie Grabb
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Hello All,
I'm working on a Windows 98 machine that I recently
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continues to reboot itself. Here is an example of a common error
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The difference is that the 4-port router is not the cable/DSl modem (not a router) as in the first case. Your router is plugged into the cable modem using an ethernet connection. Big difference from the first case.
>I purchased a Speedstream 4 port router at Circuit City for
>$29.95 after rebate. Plugged it into my cable modem with a
>short cat5 wire, plugged in 4 win98se 266 pcs with built in
>nic connections (or add $5 - $10 nic card per pc) and all 4
>are surfing AOL simultaneously. AOL version 8 had trouble
>finding the cable connection option, had to execute winipcfg
>from the 'run' line, plus I had to place a call to
>Speedstreams free help line, but still got it all up within
>an hour.
>
>Mel Emurian wrote:
>>
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> I have a Speedstream DSL modem/router with two outputs - a USB and an ethernet. My computer is hooked up with the USB and my daughter's computer with the ethernet. When we surf the internet separately everything works fine. But if we try to surf at the same time, only one of us can actually get online. It all depends who clicks to get on first.
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>> Is there a way to get this setup to work so that both of us can access the internet at the same time? My computer has both Win98SE and XP Pro on two separate hard drives. My daughter's has Win98SE.
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Paul: =20
I have a similar problem with my computer too. If I'm using the LAN =
modem to connect to the Internet my Microsoft optical mouse will not =
function if I connect using a USB connection. It works fine using the =
PS2 port. If I'm using the mouse, without connecting to the Internet, =
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On 23 Jan 2003, at 11:43, Frederick Navarro wrote:
> Hello, we have a small problem here, we have one windows 2000 advanced
> server which runs as the DHCP server, DNS server, FTP server, Internet
> router and Mail server at the same time.
Combining so many functions on a single machine is not really recommended.
It *can* work, but excessive load on one service can show up as poor
response (or even failure) of another service, and so sorting out cause from
effect can be quite difficult.
> We have a problem with our network connection but its occurence is
> intermittent (most specially the internet connection). Most of the time
> the client PCs could surf the net but suddenly they just cant.
Can they ping the 2KAS machine? (by name? if not, by IP address?)
Can they ping the address that the 2KAS lists as its default gateway?
What happens if they try to ping www.yahoo.com?
> I tried to connect to the server by accessing
> \\servername, and I could connect directly (which means physical network
> connection is OK).
Not just physical connection, but some kind of local name resolution (DNS
or broadcast or (possibly) 'hosts' file).
> The only thing that I could do is to go to MS-DOS
> prompt of the client PC, type ipconfig /release and then ipconfig /renew,
> then the internet connection will again be OK.
And yet, there's no real indication that there's anything wrong with the
first address. It might be useful to have more info about what fails and
what doesn't.
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On 21 Jan 2003, at 17:39, Eric Tanenbaum wrote:
> Microsoft Software Note (?) 246187 recommends doing the following:
>
> Give the following groups Full Control permission on the root of the
> volume on which the $Win_nt$.~bt folder is located:Everyone Administrators
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>
> How do I do it?
In Windows Explorer, find the drive that you want to modify. (I usually
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on the drive icon and select "Properties". Click on the "Security" tab.
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On 22 Jan 2003, at 7:25, Russ Poffenberger wrote:
> A hub or repeater is your best bet, however you may be able to get away
> with using a patch panel approach, putting an RJ45 jack on the end of the
> cable, and an RJ45 plug on a length of cable to extend it, especially if
> there are currently no other patch panels involved.
On our network, we make crossovers by cutting an end off a standard
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well that is partially true the key is if your bios can support large drives,
you can use setup utility usually packaged with retail boxed versions of
hardrives, or download from hard drive manufactures websites.
Using this utility usually assures that older pc's recognize hardrives larger
that 8.4GB
There it will install a small program in the pc boo record there drive will
be recognizable.
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Sergio;
the link to the Hp vectra vl6/7 support page is :
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Resource.jsp?locale=en_US&t
askId=115&prodSeriesId=32846&prodTypeId=12454
cut and paste the entire URL.
I took a peek at the manual and the largest hard drive mentioned is 6.4 gig
There may be a bios flash to support larger drives, you will have to search
the site.
You can use a drive overlay program to use a larger drive if necessary.
Or you can install a hard drive controller card that will support larger
drives.
<>< Larry Fisk
Fisk Computers
Fruitvale, Idaho
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> I have a HP vectra VL6/7 series It's a pentium 266 MMx, I want to change
my hard drive (3 Gb) for a bigger one, I want one of 40Gb, how do I know if
my motherboard is going to support it? Because someone told me that to
support big hard drives, I need a special kind of motherboard, is that true?
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Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2003 07:13:09 -0500
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When Windows asks you to install drivers, you should choose specify a location after "search for driver (recommended)". Then browse your CD until the OK button stops being grayed out (win is looking for an inf file) to do the install. You might also have this problem if at some point you upgraded an older win modem (which this is if it is stock with a Win 95 950A machine)to 56K by a software flash. If you or somebody else flashed the old modem which might originally have been a 28K or 33k to 56K, you will need to find the drivers for that at the company's web site, if they still have them. Otherwise try something like drivers.com. As for the IRQ problem, disable com1 in your BIOS (that is the first serial port). Perhaps with the right software the modem will reinstall itself at Com3 or Com4, in which case you can enable Com1 later.
>I have a mess and need some help. I am definitely not a hardware expert so
>please be detailed in your response (if you can help me).
>
>I have an older PC that I want to set up for my husband to use for e-mail.
>I used this PC for 5 years and was able to dial-up with no problems. It has
>basically just been sitting for 3 years. I don't know if this is a factor
>but we moved 2 years ago and I changed ISPs since we moved. Here's what it
>is:
>
>Dell Dimension XPS P120c
>96 mb RAM
>Windows 95 4.00.950a
>3Com US Robotics 56K Win Int (winmodem)
>
>I could not get it to dial-up, messed around a bit with it, so decided to
>re-install the modem (not a smart thing to do). So when I reboot and it
>says it found my modem, it asks me if I want to install drivers. I put in
>the CD for my modem. When I say yes, none of the options are for the modem
>referenced above.
>
>When I look at my hardware list under Ports (Com & LPT) I see:
>
>Comm Port (COM1) - has a yellow ! - device causing a resource conflict
>Comm Port (COM2)
>Printer Port (LPT1)
>
>I think there was a COM3 and COM4 before I removed the modem.
>
>Can any of you experts help me?
>
>
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On 22 Jan 2003 at 6:57, PCBUILD - Personal Computer H wrote:
I would be very reluctant to try soldering Cat 5 cable. Suggestion: If it is Cat 5, put
a plug on the end of the existing cable, get a coupler (make sure it's straight-
through, not a crossover) and add a new fifteen meter cable. Be sure you don't
exeed the maximum length for Cat 5.
I would use a switch instead of a hub if there will be much activity on the network.
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Several things come to mind here.
1. Do you live in a salty air environment? The modem may have been damaged
if the PC was not stored properly for that length of time.
2. Perhaps the device was damaged during your move.
3. did you install any other devices on the PC causing the resource
conflict?
4. Have you verified that you are in fact getting a dial tone on the line
you have plugged in to the modem?
5. Try verifying these issues first. If nothing works, you can pick up a new
56k modem today for very little, maybe about 30.00 to 40.00. Install the new
modem and drivers that come with it and see what happens. Also you may be
able to go the website of the device manufacturer and obtain updated
drivers and or patches for problems. Check question 1 thru 5 before
purchasing a new modem. It would be easier if I was there to actually test
the modem out. Sure hope this helps in some way.
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> I have a mess and need some help. I am definitely not a hardware expert
so
> please be detailed in your response (if you can help me).
>
> I have an older PC that I want to set up for my husband to use for e-mail.
> I used this PC for 5 years and was able to dial-up with no problems. It
has
> basically just been sitting for 3 years. I don't know if this is a factor
> but we moved 2 years ago and I changed ISPs since we moved. Here's what
it
> is:
>
> Dell Dimension XPS P120c
> 96 mb RAM
> Windows 95 4.00.950a
> 3Com US Robotics 56K Win Int (winmodem)
>
> I could not get it to dial-up, messed around a bit with it, so decided to
> re-install the modem (not a smart thing to do). So when I reboot and it
> says it found my modem, it asks me if I want to install drivers. I put in
> the CD for my modem. When I say yes, none of the options are for the
modem
> referenced above.
>
> When I look at my hardware list under Ports (Com & LPT) I see:
>
> Comm Port (COM1) - has a yellow ! - device causing a resource conflict
> Comm Port (COM2)
> Printer Port (LPT1)
>
> I think there was a COM3 and COM4 before I removed the modem.
>
> Can any of you experts help me?
>
> Debbie Grabb
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If the system is unstable after doing a fresh install of the operating
system, I would consider some tests to make sure that things are working
well at something closer to the hardware level.
Maybe run MemTest86 to make sure that the CPU/Memory subsystem is working
well. Also download the utilities provided by the hard drive manufacturer
and run their diagnostic on the drive. Since both of these test run from a
bootable floppy it bypasses the problem with Windows OS for the time being.
The hard drive utility usually includes an option to write zeros to the hard
drive, as well, which might help you with getting a fresh installation on
this system.
John
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> I'm working on a Windows 98 machine that I recently
> reformatted/reinstalled Win98 (AMD K6 processor, 128 MB ram) but system
> continues to reboot itself. Here is an example of a common error
> message I've received
> "A Fatal exception 0E has occurred at 0028:C0005338 in VXD VMM(01) +
> 00004338. The current application will be terminated." Any assistance
> would be glady appreciated.
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I have 2 computers and a known to be good monitor. Both computers (486's)
all of a sudden give no video signal. It would seem very unlikely that
they both would have a video card go bad at the same time. The monitor is
original to the computer. The computers were not hooked up for awhile -
hence no electrical surge would explain. Would a possible dead battery
cause this? I suspect not, but...
When firing them up, the monitor light comes on for a second, turns
orange, then shuts off. Nothing makes it to the screen.
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Hi,
You may be using newer single sided memory that an older board can't
recognize.
Try using older double sided memory. (or the reverse, depending on what
you first used!)
Most new boards have only 2 banks, the older boards had 3 (when memory
modules were smaller
and more expensive)
At 06:16 PM 01/13/2003 -0000, you wrote:
>I am trying to build a PC with an Asus A7V motherboard which has 3 memory
>slots.
>
>When I put in an SDRam on the second slot (middle slot), the system won't
>boot. However, when I leave it empty, the PC works ok. I tried switching
>the positions of the Rams, but the same problem occurs. Anytime I put
>something on the second slot, the PC won't boot, but makes continous error
>beeps.
>
>Is this a motherboard problem? Is there any tweak for this or should I
>resign myself on using only 2 banks?
>
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Are you completely sure the reformat/repartition/reinstall of WIN98 was
successful? If any doubts try the process again, it should take no more that
2 hours, depending on the size of the HDD.
The error points to the VMM(virtual memory manager) VXD(virtual devices
drivers).Without getting technical (which I'm not) try a reinstall of WIN98
and watch it carefully.
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> Hello All,
>
>
> I'm working on a Windows 98 machine that I recently
> reformatted/reinstalled Win98 (AMD K6 processor, 128 MB ram) but system
> continues to reboot itself. Here is an example of a common error
> message I've received
> "A Fatal exception 0E has occurred at 0028:C0005338 in VXD VMM(01) +
> 00004338. The current application will be terminated." Any assistance
> would be glady appreciated.
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Hi,
I find that most blue screens are caused by
bad memory 1st and
bad CPU 2nd
At 07:36 PM 01/14/2003 -0800, you wrote:
>Thanks for the info Larry. The reason I'm upgrading
>is I keep getting Fatal Exception Errors and can't
>figure out why. Would a problem w/ my memory be
>causing the problem? The error is usually occuring at
>0028:C000A4F7 in VxD.
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Hi,
shouldn't be a problem. should work fine as long as no incompatabilites
with the drives
At 02:37 AM 01/16/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>Hello All,
>
>I have two 40 Gig hard drives on the primary channel IDE cable. I also
have an additional 40 Gig not being used. Could I use this one also on the
secondary cable with my cd-rw? If so, how shall I configure this? HD as
master and cd-rw as slave or vice-versa? Would I be able to burn cd-r's
using the secondary HD as download storage? TIA
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What happens to the computers? Do they stop as well? If not, it would seem
that you would have to change the status of the monitor to "known to be
bad". Did you try the monitor on a system that you know is working with
another known-good monitor? That would be the next test.
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Subject: [PCBUILD] No video
> I have 2 computers and a known to be good monitor. Both computers (486's)
> all of a sudden give no video signal. It would seem very unlikely that
> they both would have a video card go bad at the same time. The monitor is
> original to the computer. The computers were not hooked up for awhile -
> hence no electrical surge would explain. Would a possible dead battery
> cause this? I suspect not, but...
>
> When firing them up, the monitor light comes on for a second, turns
> orange, then shuts off. Nothing makes it to the screen.
>
> Regards,
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Hi,
You should beable to wipe the drive and load XP direct from the upgrade
disk as a clean install.
You may be prompted for the win 98 setup floppy or win 98 cd as proof this
is an upgrade.
At 05:57 AM 01/18/2003 +0000, you wrote:
>I don't know if this would be the right course of action, but I would
>reformat, reload win98, then try the upgrade again.
>Worth a try.
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Hi,
Putting Memory in Older boards and it's not reading correctly! You're Not
alone. Basically, anything with 16x8,16 chips double sided is compatible with
everything. something new like 16x16 or 32x8, 4 or 8 chips single side only
compatible with the latest boards. As a rule of thumb, anything for
upgrades or service you better stick with the older more expensive 16 chips
modules.
The manufacturors have changed the density of the "black modules" and have
made what was double sided - only single sided, to save costs and lower
prices. You are not alone = everyone is running into the same problem
trying to update the memory on older systems for today's software.
2 possible solutions:
1) if possible, go for a BIOS update on the main board, so the Older board
knows how to handle the newer chips, if available from board manufacturer
or Bios Manufactorer.
2) buy much more expensive double sided memory -
At 08:49 PM 01/16/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>In my computer I had three memory chips: 2-64 meg chips and 1-128 meg
chip. I decided to buy at different times, 2-256 mg chips. When I went to
install them, I took out the 2-64 meg chips and left the 128 meg chip in
and added 2-256 meg chips. Now the memory only shows 392 meg installed. I
read recently that chips can only be installed in pairs of equal value. If
this is not the case do you have any ideas? the mother board is an Abit
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Hi,
Is the board an ATX board or an AT board?
At 08:16 AM 01/15/2003 -0000, you wrote:
>Hi, I wonder if anyone can help me as I'm having a slight problem.
>I have a motherboard which I would like to put into a tower.
>The problem is finding the right tower.
>The board stands 12" high when placed the right way up, and 9 1/2 " across.
>I'm told I may need an atx casing, but is there a general size for towers?
I seem to be having trouble getting one to take this mother board.
>There is no way it will go into a midi size tower, which is a pain, as I
have a few of them spare.
>Hope someone can throw some light on this for me.
>Thank you in advance
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Hi,
Windows 98se does not support USB 2.0, so if it works it will probably be
at USB 1.1
To get the card to work, you may want to disable the onboard USB and remove
the drivers for such
as they may be conflicting with the card drivers
At 11:11 PM 01/13/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>I added a NEC PCI USB 2.0 adapter to my computer:
>OS: Win 98SE
>MB: Asus A7M266
>CPU: AMD Thunderbird 1.4 GHZ
>Memory: 512MB Pc2100
>CD rom: 56x
>CDRW + DVD+R/RW: HP DVD 200i
>HD: Maxtor 80GB
>VIDEO:ALL-IN-WONDER RADEON 8500
>
>Windows installed most of the needed software to run this card, but the
>NEC PCI to USB Enhansed Host Controller which came on a 3.5 disk will
>not install,
>it will hang most times.
>
>I would like to get this installed properly.
>I would like to benchmark this machine, and find if this card is working
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why not try a local glass company to make a piece for you?
At 12:49 AM 01/16/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>Hello everyone,
> I have a couple of questions concerning pc cases. First, I just
purchased an A-TOP Aluminum case (model AT751) w/an acrylic front cover.
The problem is that it has a blue tint (the rest of the case is aluminum
w/a clear side window/fan kit). When I purchased it on-line, I thought I
can live with the "blue tint", however, when I set it up with my new silver
metallic drives, it just doesn't look right. My question, where can I
purchase or special order a "clear" acrylic front panel to replace the blue
one. I tried the manufacturers site and came up empty. One more question,
I had a hard time finding sites selling "colored" drives. I did find the
following sites: Directron, Ocsystem, & Buyaib, I purchased my drives at
Electroseller, but they only have a small selection of s
>ilver & black components. Can anyone suggest any other sites ? Thanks
> Al
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hi,
I have had an occasion, that after a lightning storm, a customers modem
would not work correctly, not because
of the computer hardware being damaged, but because of something else on
the line getting dammaged.
I suggest you remove(unplug) all phones, answering machines, caller id's,
telezappers, etc.
and try the system. If it works, put the other devices back on line one at
a time till the culprit is found.
At 10:52 PM 01/13/2003 -0800, you wrote:
>On 13 Jan 2003, at 19:12, KATHY SCHRIEBER wrote:
>
>> After a storm computer can't access internet-states-modem not found.
>> Suspecting a corrupt driver I downloaded the file but not sure how to
>> install it. Any suggestions appreciated!
>
> While corruption of the driver file is not impossible, it is far more
>likely that a lightning-induced voltage surge along the phone line has
>destroyed crucial parts of the modem electronics. It really doesn't take
>much! (Some surge-protection devices include a couple of phone jacks so you
>can connect your modem to the phone system through the suppressor, to
>prevent this kind of damage.)
>
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Hello All,
Recently, I have completed a mobo & cpu swap on my system along with new hard drives. On occasion, Windows XP will just quit running, forcing a hard re-boot.
When I press the power button, I won't get a POST. Instead of the single beep signifying the POST, I'll hear alternating high-low tones (beeps) like the sound you hear from a European Police vehicle's siren. This is getting very frustrating. Everything could be running fine for weeks, then this crops up again. Could this be the motherboard or maybe memory modules? I have pulled them out and pushed them in again when this problem happens but there was no effect. Any responses are appreciated.
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Hi,
A suggestion:
Turn off the 2nd com port in the BIOS, (assuming it is not used for anything).
Turn off any auto system on devices in the BIOS
Go into safe Mode and remove all com ports in the Device Manager
Remove all modems from the device manager
Reboot the system, let it find the com ports and install the modem again.
At 08:14 PM 01/16/2003 -0500, you wrote:
> Hard drive replacement: Award bios, Pentium II 333 mhz, 64 meg RAM, Iomega
>zip drive, HP CDrom writer. Monitor, key board and mouse only connections
>(no serial or parallel port connections). No operating system loaded.
>Replaced the bad hard drive with a used Maxtor 6.8 gig using the proper
>install disk and procedures copied from the Maxtor web site. Appears to have
>installed properly.
>
> Problem: on boot up get an error message - CONFLICT I/O Ports: 2F8
>
> How do I resolve the conflict?
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hi there listers, iam a real frugel kinda builder, i wanted to know what =
kind system reqments are for lyniux red hat are there, i build older =
model systems that poeple on low bugets can afford,like the smallest i =
will go is a 400 cpu and aint had a need to build a big bad fast as =
lighting 2.4 or higher yet iam perrty comfortable running my gateway is =
a 900 cpu with a 40. gig hard drive with ram punched out at 512 mb, so =
what would make a good system to run red hat on on a buget.jerry the =
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Try checking the pins on the monitor cable and making sure they are straight
Bill ADes
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Subject: [PCBUILD] No video
> I have 2 computers and a known to be good monitor. Both computers (486's)
> all of a sudden give no video signal. It would seem very unlikely that
> they both would have a video card go bad at the same time. The monitor is
> original to the computer. The computers were not hooked up for awhile -
> hence no electrical surge would explain. Would a possible dead battery
> cause this? I suspect not, but...
>
> When firing them up, the monitor light comes on for a second, turns
> orange, then shuts off. Nothing makes it to the screen.
>
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Hi,
My recomendation would be to take little steps at a time. It's easier to
figure out what may have gone wrong
if something does, that if you make a bunch of changes all at once.
If the system is working well, I would do the following in this order.
Delete all temporay and unused files
Run Scan Disk
Run Defrag
Install in a temporay directory the Drivers on the CD for the New main Board
Install all the Windows Cab files in another tempory directory if not
already on the hard drive
reason for the last two instructions, you usually do not have access to
the cd-rom for a bit
when you change a main board, so if they are on the hard drive you will
have access to them.
Install the new main board
make sure all devices are working correctly
make sure you have the latest XP drivers for your hardware on hand
intall the windows XP upgrade
At 10:07 PM 01/14/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>I will be helping a friend with his pc soon.
>He will be upgrading an existing win98 system to xp pro and at the same
>time will be installing a new motherboard/ ram.
>
> I would like some opinions on whether it would be better to get
>the old win98 working(hardware detected) with the new motherboard first or
>just go ahead and install the motherboard and boot up with winpro upgrade
>and have the new operating system sort things out as far as hardware is
>concerned.
>
>I want to preserve the software on this pc.
>
>
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Sounds like a bad monitor--Try another one or try it in another system.
Your right, It's unlkely both Pc's would go bad at the same time.
Also, a battery is not connected to this problem but if the monitor has been setting for a time, dust is an enemy. High humidity is another and electronics parts (capacitors dry out)break down over time when unused. And especially so, when an unused monitor is first turned on, the high voltage surges will zap weaker parts.
This is why some people leave their systems on 24\7.
Since the monitor light comes on your getting power to it. Also check the video cable pins as they get bent.
Mike michel
--- On Thu 01/23, Paul Ecclestone wrote:
I have 2 computers and a known to be good monitor. Both computers (486's)all of a sudden give no video signal. It would seem very unlikely that they both would have a video card go bad at the same time.
The monitor is original to the computer. The computers were not hooked up for awhile - hence no electrical surge would explain. Would a possible dead battery cause this? I suspect not, but...
When firing them up, the monitor light comes on for a second, turns
orange, then shuts off. Nothing makes it to the screen.
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I have a Canon BJC-5000 printer that is experiencing an odd problem.
Researching the internet has turned up nothing, and I'm hoping that someone
on the list might have an idea.
This printer uses three types of cartridges;
BC-21e (with color and black)
BC-22e (for photo printing)
BC-23 (black only)
At any given time, there are two cartridges mounted according to what you
are doing, and the usual setup is one BC-21e and one BC-23 for normal color
printing. For photo printing, you take out the BC-21e and put in the BC-22e
photo cartridge, and you can also do straight black and white printing
using a BC-23 in both positions.
The problem is that the printer refuses to recognize a BC-21e cartridge. I
have two, and neither is recognized. It prints fine with the photo
cartridge in place or two BC-23's.
Last time this happened, I bought a new BC-21e, and the printer worked for
the few pages I printed before I turned it off and didn't use it for a
while. When I turned it on again, it came back failing to recognize the
cartridge. I know it's not empty, and you get "cartridge empty" messages
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Hi,
Previous Postings to this list have mentioned turning off the caching in
the BIOSs until the system
is installed. If that does not work, I would try a different memory module
At 09:26 AM 01/22/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>Hello All,
>
>
> I'm working on a Windows 98 machine that I recently
>reformatted/reinstalled Win98 (AMD K6 processor, 128 MB ram) but system
>continues to reboot itself. Here is an example of a common error
>message I've received
>"A Fatal exception 0E has occurred at 0028:C0005338 in VXD VMM(01) +
>00004338. The current application will be terminated." Any assistance
>would be glady appreciated.
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Hi,
Maybe a new mainboard battery is in order based on the vintage of the
machines.
If the Board uses the Dallas RTC or equiv, you may have to change that.
At 10:57 PM 01/23/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>I have 2 computers and a known to be good monitor. Both computers (486's)
>all of a sudden give no video signal. It would seem very unlikely that
>they both would have a video card go bad at the same time. The monitor is
>original to the computer. The computers were not hooked up for awhile -
>hence no electrical surge would explain. Would a possible dead battery
>cause this? I suspect not, but...
>
>When firing them up, the monitor light comes on for a second, turns
>orange, then shuts off. Nothing makes it to the screen.
>
>Regards,
>Paul Ecclestone
>
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Hi Jerry,
First rule of Linux is that "Linux is not a Windows replacement". Now, =
if
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Linux will run on anything, including a diskless computer running from a
floppy (used as a router normally).
BUT...
Linux still shares enough of its UNIX roots to be of dubious value as an =
all
purpose desktop operating system. We build a lot of Linux systems and
99.99% of them end up where they belong: as shared systems in =
Engineering
clusters or workgroups. The benefits of low cost and stability (stable =
only
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ignore.
However, as with everything else in life, the benefits come at a cost. =
The
cost is the effort that you MUST put in to ensure hardware compatibility =
and
the steep learning curve that comes with almost any effort to customize =
the
kernel or add modules.
Having said this, if you and your customers are yearning for the =
challenge
of really learning about how all of that stuff in the beige box works, =
Linux
is the best thing to come along since sliced bread. This is definitely =
an
operating system for the curious and I can't think of any other computer
experience, except perhaps for 3D modeling and animation, that rewards =
hard
work as much as Linux. So, if you're ready to take the plunge, first
consult each of the Linux sites (Red Hat, SUSE, etc.) for hardware
compatibility. If this is your first effort, make sure that the =
hardware
that you choose is "certified" by the vendor and is not based on =
"community
knowledge". Community knowledge usually means extra work and this is =
best
to tackle after you've become comfortable with kernel and module
modifications that maybe needed to get all of this stuff to work.
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Subject: [PCBUILD] new to red hat ??
hi there listers, iam a real frugel kinda builder, i wanted to know what
kind system reqments are for lyniux red hat are there, i build older =
model
systems that poeple on low bugets can afford,like the smallest i will go =
is
a 400 cpu and aint had a need to build a big bad fast as lighting 2.4 or
higher yet iam perrty comfortable running my gateway is a 900 cpu with a =
40.
gig hard drive with ram punched out at 512 mb, so what would make a good
system to run red hat on on a buget.jerry the fatboy crider
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Hi,
Do not solder. Buy a few network cable couplers and some additional ready
made cables
At 08:42 PM 01/21/2003 -0800, you wrote:
>Hi,
>
>In my office, we have to relocate 2 network points to
>another room where the existing cable can't reach the
>new point. I think, it requires additional 15 meters.
>I just want to know whether it's possible for me to
>just soldered additional cable to the existing one to
>make up the additonal length without losing much
>signal.
>
>It's quite difficult to lay new cables from the
>existing switch without engaging a cabling vendor.
>
>My 2nd options is to use 8 ports 100 MB hub.
>
>
>Thank you
>
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Hi,
Sounds like your CPU may be reaching a temperature that is set in the BIOS
for audible warning or system shutdown. Check the BIOS see if it is a
feature and maybe raise the limits
Maybe a better CPU heatsink cooling fan and or additional cooling fans in
the Case may be in order
At 05:42 PM 01/24/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>Hello All,
>
>Recently, I have completed a mobo & cpu swap on my system along with new
hard drives. On occasion, Windows XP will just quit running, forcing a hard
re-boot.
>When I press the power button, I won't get a POST. Instead of the single
beep signifying the POST, I'll hear alternating high-low tones (beeps) like
the sound you hear from a European Police vehicle's siren. This is getting
very frustrating. Everything could be running fine for weeks, then this
crops up again. Could this be the motherboard or maybe memory modules? I
have pulled them out and pushed them in again when this problem happens but
there was no effect. Any responses are appreciated.
>
>Regards,
>Gary J.
>
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I had a similar problem with a color cartridge for an Epson C80. Epson tech
support told me to rub a clean rubber pencil eraser on the electrical
contacts. That took care of the problem even though the contacts did not look
dirty and it was brand new. I have used the same technique on various other
contacts, and find it to cure a lot of misteries. Hope it works for you.
P.S. Epson owners manual says not to touch the contacts as they could become
damaged, but what do you have to lose?
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There certainly doesn't seem to be any signal getting to the monitor.
Do the computers appear to be running? (ie HD activity, whirring, clicking
etc)
If so, it would seem to point to the monitor. Can you try it on another
computer?
However, if the 486's haven't been used for a while, it's entirely possible
that both batteries are dead, having failed at different times. Like - one
could have failed in March and the other in September, if you get my drift.
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> I have 2 computers and a known to be good monitor. Both computers (486's)
> all of a sudden give no video signal. It would seem very unlikely that
> they both would have a video card go bad at the same time. The monitor is
> original to the computer. The computers were not hooked up for awhile -
> hence no electrical surge would explain. Would a possible dead battery
> cause this? I suspect not, but...
>
> When firing them up, the monitor light comes on for a second, turns
> orange, then shuts off. Nothing makes it to the screen.
>
> Regards,
> Paul Ecclestone
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Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2003 15:55:41 -0500
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Hi,
I would imagine you tested the system for a virus, trojan, etc?
At 08:17 AM 01/21/2003 -0300, you wrote:
>I get lots of weird ones here by the beach due to the salt, etc. This
>system is running a PCChips (Hsing?) motherboard (M755LMRE-H) with a
>PIII-800 (circa 2001). The floppy drive is detected and tested on boot up
>but Windows 98 just grinds away. The floppy drive tests good on another
>machine and the cable is ok too. The drive will not work in DOS either,
>just the standard light and test when the system boots, floppy boot is
>impossible. I reset the BIOS with no difference. The Intel CPU fan and=
the
>SIS 0900 onboard LAN is also nonfuncional, the only reason given is the
>warning box saying so in Windows. There are no conflicts in device
>manager. I think my only solution is to stick an old controller card to=
get
>my customer access again to the floppy and replace the CPU fan, but the
>motherboard is on the way out. He doesn=B4t use the modem or the LAN, just
>some word processing. Any thoughts out there? Thanks!
>Howard Rubin
>Fortaleza, Brazil
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Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2003 12:05:16 -0500
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Hi,
It may not be the computer but rather the monitor.
It could be somthing loose in the monitor or part going bad, or it could
also be a bad monitor cable or connection to the graphic output.
I would try a different montor and see if the problem is still there, if so
it's the computer and not the monitor.
At 12:39 PM 01/17/2003 -0600, you wrote:
>I have a friend who's 4 year old banged on the keyboard and now the only
>color she gets on her screen is a yellow-green. Everything works fine, she's
>able to get online and do everything she did before, but everything is
>yellow-green. It sounds like to me that her monitor is probably going out. I
>thought maybe the graphics card was the culprit at first. But if it was that
>wouldn't the screen be completely messed up? This is an older computer:
>Pentium 266 with 96MB RAM and Windows ME. Thanks in advance for any help you
>can provide!
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Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2003 21:13:14 -0500
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Linux generally doesn't require a lot of horsepower... But if you are
planning on using it as a workstation/desktop, I would not recommend
skimping on RAM. I would consider the below a minimum requirement for a
reasonable Linux workstation-
PII 350 or so
Any Nvidia graphics card - their linux driver support is the best, and
the cards are plentiful and cheap
10G hard drive
256M RAM (512 is better)
Any Ethernet card is likely to work.. The Netgear FA310Tx is cheap and
works for sure.
Modem - Be careful here... There's a decent lucent chipset driver for
linmodems, but a hardware modem is your best bet.
Printer - Be careful here too.. Many new printers require large and
complex drivers that just don't exist for linux, especially the very
cheap printers.
I'm sure that most cheap sound cards work fine, just do some research.
HTH
Eric
hi there listers, iam a real frugel kinda builder, i wanted to know what
kind system reqments are for lyniux red hat are there, i build older
model systems that poeple on low bugets can afford,like the smallest i
will go is a 400 cpu and aint had a need to build a big bad fast as
lighting 2.4 or higher yet iam perrty comfortable running my gateway is
a 900 cpu with a 40. gig hard drive with ram punched out at 512 mb, so
what would make a good system to run red hat on on a buget.jerry the
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Date: Sat, 25 Jan 2003 05:37:54 -0500
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You probably need a BC-21e "printhead cartridge". The ink cartridges come
with it. The cost is approx. $50.00. I had the exact same problem with my
Cannon C5500 Multipass printer. Cannon says they malfunction (expire) about
every two years. Hope this helps.
Best Regards,
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> I have a Canon BJC-5000 printer that is experiencing an odd problem.
> Researching the internet has turned up nothing, and I'm hoping that
someone
> on the list might have an idea.
>
> This printer uses three types of cartridges;
>
> BC-21e (with color and black)
> BC-22e (for photo printing)
> BC-23 (black only)
>
> At any given time, there are two cartridges mounted according to what you
> are doing, and the usual setup is one BC-21e and one BC-23 for normal
color
> printing. For photo printing, you take out the BC-21e and put in the
BC-22e
> photo cartridge, and you can also do straight black and white printing
> using a BC-23 in both positions.
>
> The problem is that the printer refuses to recognize a BC-21e cartridge. I
> have two, and neither is recognized. It prints fine with the photo
> cartridge in place or two BC-23's.
>
> Last time this happened, I bought a new BC-21e, and the printer worked for
> the few pages I printed before I turned it off and didn't use it for a
> while. When I turned it on again, it came back failing to recognize the
> cartridge. I know it's not empty, and you get "cartridge empty" messages
> from the printer when that happens anyway.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks-
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Hey good folks,
Going to put together a dedicated gaming computer and have narrowed
everything down except the motherboard.
System will for sure include:
Antec case with 400w power supply
Western Digital 80gb HD with 8meg cache
Sony DVD drive
Corsair memory...either 256mb or 512mb of pc3200 ddr ram
GeForce4 Ti4200 64mb video card
Will get a switch to share my existing monitor, keyboard , and mouse
between the gaming computer and my current system (no desk room to add)
Cpu will be an Athlon XP...1900+ or 2000+ or 2100+...depending on mobo
cost
The mobo's I have selected: Asus A7V8X w/ Via Kt400 chipset, Gigabyte
7VAXP Ultra with Via Kt400 chipset, Asus A7N8X Deluxe with nforce
chipset, or Soyo SY-Kt400 Dragon Ultra Platinum.
I know I probably can't go wrong with any of them, but just looking for
opinions on what you might pick and why.
If you have suggestions on other changes, feel free on that also.
Probably going to use Partition magic to divide up the hard drive into
about 10gb for WinXP Pro, 65gb for data partition, and rest for swap
file.
Thanks in advance,
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Hi, I wonder if anyone can answer what is probably a really stupid =
question to most people.
What is a ' PCI system management bus'
I'm trying to help my mother with a problem she's having loading drivers =
after reinstalling win98.
My mind has drawn a total blank.
The problem is, whereas I would usually just fiddle around until I've =
found whatever it is, she is 70+ miles away from me, and I'm having to =
help via the net and telephone.
Thank you in advance.
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Hey Michele
It's possible that what she is referring to is actually a Pentium II. After
the 486 series of CPU's, Intel went to a naming scheme as opposed to a
numbering scheme. The Pentium was the "586" in the old numbering scheme and
the Pentium II was the "686" in the old numbering scheme. And while I am
certainly not the most knowledgeable, I try to keep up and haven't heard
anything about either a Pent. 5 or 6.....
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Can anyone tell me what is the newest processor so far made by pentium.
I thought it was P4, but I have a friend who says her sister has a pc with a
pentium 6 installed.
Is that correct, or has she made a mistake?
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In addition to checking for bent pins on the video cable plug, also =
check for loose pins. I worked on an old IBM that had a couple of loose =
pins. If I connected the monitor normally to the computer it wouldn't =
work. If the plug was turned upside down, the pins stayed straight. On =
a hunch, I turned the computer to match the plug orientation and =
connected them. That did the trick. Everything worked when the =
computer was booted.
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Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2003 22:57:15 -0500
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Subject: No video
I have 2 computers and a known to be good monitor. Both computers =
(486's)
all of a sudden give no video signal. It would seem very unlikely that
they both would have a video card go bad at the same time. The monitor =
is
original to the computer. The computers were not hooked up for awhile -
hence no electrical surge would explain. Would a possible dead battery
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When firing them up, the monitor light comes on for a second, turns
orange, then shuts off. Nothing makes it to the screen.
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I am attempting to upgrade an older system with a AT/ATX Soyo SY-5EHM/5EH5 V1.1 Super 7 motherboard. I have upgraded the Pentium 166 processor to an AMD K6-2 500 (used & purchased off eBay). This AMD CPU is on the approved upgrade list within the Soyo manual. I have reset all the required motherboard jumper settings to correspond with the AMD CPU and have added memory Dimms capable of 100mz bus speed, but the system will not post. I get nothing on the monitor. I have checked and double checked the jumper settings and have even reset them all back to the original settings, reinstalled the Pentium 166 CPU and booted it up to assure that the AGP video card was good. Before I assume the AMD processor is bad, my question is: The Mini AT Enlight PC case I am using only has a 200 watt(max)power supply. Is it possible that the motherboard and CPU are under
powered, preventing a post. From what I can find the AMD CPU only requires 25 watts, so I'm preplexed.
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Ron;
I would double (triple) check the voltage settings on the mobo
the K6-2 500 cpu uses 2.2volts as opposed to the 166 pentium's 3.3volt.
I think I remember some K6-2s that were 2.3 and 2.4volts too.
It should say on the cpu what voltage it is.
For 2.2volt the 5ehm/5eh5 switch two should be set:
1-off
2-on
3-off
4-off
5-off
JP1:
1-2-close
3-4-close
The power supply should be adequate some systems ran that cpu on on a
145watt supply.
My best advice - make sure the cpu is inserted fully/properly with no bent
pins
then take the cpu to a friend or a shop and have it tested if it still
doesn't work.
That's a good fast board the cpu should work fine if everything is
configured correctly
<>< Larry Fisk
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> I am attempting to upgrade an older system with a AT/ATX Soyo SY-5EHM/5EH5
V1.1 Super 7 motherboard. I have upgraded the Pentium 166 >processor to an
AMD K6-2 500 (used & purchased off eBay). This AMD CPU is on the approved
upgrade list within the Soyo manual. I have reset all the required
motherboard jumper settings to correspond with the AMD CPU and have added
memory Dimms capable of 100mz bus speed, but the system will not post. I get
nothing on the monitor. I have checked and double checked the jumper
settings and have even reset them all back to the original settings,
reinstalled the Pentium 166 CPU and booted it up to assure that the AGP
video card was good. Before I assume the AMD processor is bad, my question
is: The Mini AT Enlight PC case I am using only has a 200 watt(max)power
supply. Is it possible that the motherboard and CPU are under
> powered, preventing a post. From what I can find the AMD CPU only
requires 25 watts, so I'm preplexed.
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Michele - this might be helpful....but in a kind of uninformed way.
I had the same problem recently with a musician's computer. To cut a long
story short, he had some modifications made to the machine I'd built for
him, and ended up sending it out of town to have a new motherboard
installed. It was an Epox, I think.
When he got it back home, every time it booted it was yelling out for
drivers for a 'PCI System Management Bus' so he asked me to fix it. I
figured the call was for some kind of motherboard software, but the install
disk didn't seem to have it. I phoned the distant tech but he was no help at
all.
In the end, I found that if I just kept hitting 'Next', instead of trying to
find the path, the call for the driver failed to appear on the next boot.
Hopefully someone here might be able to suggest a more scientific approach
:--)
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Hi, I wonder if anyone can answer what is probably a really stupid question
to most people.
What is a ' PCI system management bus'
I'm trying to help my mother with a problem she's having loading drivers
after reinstalling win98.
My mind has drawn a total blank.
The problem is, whereas I would usually just fiddle around until I've found
whatever it is, she is 70+ miles away from me, and I'm having to help via
the net and telephone.
Thank you in advance.
Michele Sayer
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There is no Pentium 6. My laptop (that I'm writing this from) has a Pentium
III processor, but if you right-click on "My Computer" and go to Properties
it lists the processor as "x86 Family 6 Model 8 Stepping 3". This could be
where he is getting the idea that it's a P6. It IS a little misleading. I
think that's why XP now does a better job of accurately listing the actual
processor type now.
But hey, if it makes him feel superior, why ruin his illusion. You can just
give him a knowing smile and let him believe what he wants.
Regards,
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Subject: [PCBUILD] Pentium Processors
Can anyone tell me what is the newest processor so far made by pentium.
I thought it was P4, but I have a friend who says her sister has a pc with a
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Is that correct, or has she made a mistake?
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Jerry: I would have to disagree with Jerry. Certainly RH8.0 and Mandrake 9 are workable substitute
for Windoze, but they might not run on your more modest machines.
I suggest you send your question to one of the LINUX forums - goodness knows there are hundreds of
them - for more informed advice. There are many flavours of LINUX and depending on what you want to
do there is sure to be one that might suit your needs.
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Hi,
Best to leave it as NTFS. You will be able to share files with other OS's
just fine.
You make a Disk on the XP machine and load it into the older OS machines so
they know
how to talk to the XP machine in the network.
NTFS is much more secure than Fat32.
At 03:18 AM 01/18/2003 EST, you wrote:
>Just purchased a Toshiba Satellite 1415 with Windows XP Home installed.
>Question is the file format is now NTFS, called tech support said I had to
>leave it couldn't change it to fat 32 because of there license agreement, It
>would seem to me that I could reload it and choose fat 32 in the setup. I
>hate to do this but all my other systems in the network use win 98 or win me.
>Can I share files between them or would it be best to try and get all systems
>to fat32?
>Any suggestion or ideas would be greatly appreciated. I have not hooked it to
>the network yet, and I do own a copy of XP Home that I have yet to install [X
>mas present] . Thanks from past experiences I know how knowledgeable the list
>can be.
>
>Nancy Drew
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Hi,=0D
To begin with, go into 'device manager' and remove anything which has got=
a
yellow exclaimation mark next to it, then restart the computer.=0D
Hopefully, it will be as straightforward as that.=0D
When you restart the computer, it should say that it's found new hardware=
,
and then attempt to install the drivers for it.=0D
(as long as you only removed the modem driver last time round, and didn't
delete the drivers, it should be that simple)=0D
Keep your fingers crossed.=0D
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Hello Rizal, I have been told that you cannot solder additional cable to an
existing length of cable. (Mind you I've read on other internet forums that
you can - so who do you believe?!) The reasons I've heard for not soldering
additional cable length on to your existing cable is that additional
resistance that forms at the soldered joint will cause problems with data
being transmitted and may result in some poor network speeds and lost data.
Also I've read that cat5 cable is rated for 100 meters so make sure you're
not exceeding this total cable length. A simpler and easier solution would
be to go with your second option, use an 8 port (or 12 or 24 port depending
on your needs and the number of connections you need to satisfy) 10/100
workgroup hub, plug in the existing cable that you wanted to lengthen into
the uplink port, then use the remaining ports for whatever additional
connections you need. We use Linksys etherfast 10/100 workgroup hubs at my
office in places where we need to add extra network connections without
running new cable all the way back to our main patch panel - they work great
and I think we picked them up for @$80-90 each last year, they could be
cheaper now. Make sure you buy a hub with an uplink port, apparently not all
hubs come with one. Thx...rob,wpg
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From: rizal sharif Subject: Cat 5 cable question
Hi, In my office, we have to relocate 2 network points toanother room where
the existing cable can't reach the new point. I think, it requires
additional 15 meters. I just want to know whether it's possible for me to
just soldered additional cable to the existing one to make up the additonal
length without losing much signal. It's quite difficult to lay new cables
from the existing switch without engaging a cabling vendor. My 2nd options
is to use 8 ports 100 MB hub. Thank you, Rizal Sharif
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At 05:42 PM 1/24/2003 -0500, Gary wrote:
>Hello All,
>
>Recently, I have completed a mobo & cpu swap on my system along with new
>hard drives. On occasion, Windows XP will just quit running, forcing a
>hard re-boot.
>When I press the power button, I won't get a POST. Instead of the single
>beep signifying the POST, I'll hear alternating high-low tones (beeps)
>like the sound you hear from a European Police vehicle's siren.
The European siren is a motherboard alarm telling you that a fan (most
likely the CPU fan) is either not turning at all, or is turning too slowly.
In that case, you're experiencing overheating of the CPU which will cause
hard freezes such as you describe.
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I have a Gateway Pentium 3 1000. I installed a new hard drive a couple of
weeks ago. I now have ended up installing a new motherboard. Could someone
please give me directions for reformatting. Since I have a new motherboard,
I just want a clean slate. I want to get rid of everything and start over.
I tried using my start up disk but when I get to the a:\ prompt and type in
format c:, it won't let me do that. I just want to get rid of the WindowsMe
I had installed on my new hard drive and just start from scratch with my new
motherboard.
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My experience suggests these errros are usually software related.
See this MS KB article:
Err Msg: A Fatal Exception 0E Has Occurred at 0028:<XXXXXXXX>
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;q189655
Additional Fatal Exception articles are referenced here:
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Troy/6883/fatal2.html
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;q150314
http://www.infinisource.com/techfiles/fatal-0e-errors.html
****************************************************************************
********
I find that most blue screens are caused by
bad memory 1st and
bad CPU 2nd
At 07:36 PM 01/14/2003 -0800, you wrote:
>Thanks for the info Larry. The reason I'm upgrading
>is I keep getting Fatal Exception Errors and can't
>figure out why. Would a problem w/ my memory be
>causing the problem? The error is usually occuring at
>0028:C000A4F7 in VxD.
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Hi,
You can probably find similar sized drives used for $10-30 at computer shows,
flea markets, yard sales, repair shops. The Bios probably has some size
limitation
due to the age of the system, I forget the various levels.
You can use a Disk overlay program to fool the BIOS and run a newer much
larger hard drive, that
often comes with reatil boxed drives. They are downloadable from the web
also. - I have always tried to stay away from them if possible. Just
another level of something to go wrong.
You should really increase the memory to 32M minimum for windows 98 - the
more memory you put in the better windows performs.
At 08:43 AM 01/22/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>I have to replace my hard drive (2.1 ST32120A segate) in my older Packard
Bell (M400) computer which after tests show physical damage and I need to
know how big or small of one I can replace it with or does it matter? What
about capability? (memory is 16 mb and was running win95 upgraded to 98se)
>Any suggestions on buying use ones?or where?
>
>thank-you
>
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Hi,
Did you try removing the memory and putting a different module in?
Sounds like there me be a bad set of bits on the chip.
At 06:36 PM 01/14/2003 -0600, you wrote:
>Hi, I have a Compaq 5724 PC, Genuine Intel, 255 MB RAM, Intel(Cr) Celeron
>(tm) Processor, and Windows 98SE. When I put a CD in my CDROM I get a blue
>screen with message saying "An exception OE has occurred at0028:80000200 in
>VxD---This was called from 0028:C182B578 in VxD scsi1hlp(03) + 00000508. It
>may be possible to continue normally.
>
>* Press any key to attempt to continue.
>* Press CTRL+ALT+DEL to restart your computer. You will lose any unsaved
>information in all applications.
>
>
> Press any key to continue.
>
>None of this works. Every time I try again it changes the numbers. I
>reinstalled Windows 98SE but that did not help. I ran the Scandisk &
>Defragged. That did not help. Please HELP me FIX it. THANKS in advance!!!
>
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Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2003 15:32:38 +1300
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Sounds a bit like a problem I had with a K6. Try turning off the external
cache in the BIOS.
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Subject: [PCBUILD] Can Not Post with K6-2
> I am attempting to upgrade an older system with a AT/ATX Soyo SY-5EHM/5EH5
V1.1 Super 7 motherboard. I have upgraded the Pentium 166 processor to an
AMD K6-2 500 (used & purchased off eBay). This AMD CPU is on the approved
upgrade list within the Soyo manual. I have reset all the required
motherboard jumper settings to correspond with the AMD CPU and have added
memory Dimms capable of 100mz bus speed, but the system will not post. I get
nothing on the monitor. I have checked and double checked the jumper
settings and have even reset them all back to the original settings,
reinstalled the Pentium 166 CPU and booted it up to assure that the AGP
video card was good. Before I assume the AMD processor is bad, my question
is: The Mini AT Enlight PC case I am using only has a 200 watt(max)power
supply. Is it possible that the motherboard and CPU are under
> powered, preventing a post. From what I can find the AMD CPU only
requires 25 watts, so I'm preplexed.
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Can I use the bootup disk from my laptop on my desktop? Both have WindowsMe
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The board is actually an 'Abit Bx-6 Motherboard' with a pentium 2 cpu.
I'm trying to get hold of a case which will accomodate it, but so far, the
only one I have found with a good chance is a case which is going to cost
Ģ59.99(brand new).
Obviously, I don't want to be paying that amount for a case, and so I'm on
the lookout for second hand ones.
The thing is, I really do need to know precisely what I'm looking for, as
there will be no refunds with second hand items, and I don't want to be
stuck with an empty case just sitting there.
Any advice?
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If a drive is ATAPI incompatible - what does this mean? I have a
removable hard drive kit. I want to install various drives in the bay and
so have set the BIOS to auto detect the slave (removable drive). This one
drive (old) gave me the above ATAPI message. Can I overcome this problem
or just forget about using that drive?
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The chance is (at 99.9%), she did not install mobo chipset driver. win98
(and any other windows) won't know all chipset, and you need to install
drivers for them.
Depending on the mobo chipset, you can find & download the latest from
Internet easy.
VIA chipset - use 4in1 (4.45 current) from http://www.viaarena.com/?PageID=2
Intel chipset - go to www.intel.com
nVidia chipset - www.nidia.com and look for nForce driver
SiS and ALi chipset only require AGP bus driver which she certainly doesn't
have such chip.
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Hi, I wonder if anyone can answer what is probably a really stupid question
to most people.
What is a ' PCI system management bus'
I'm trying to help my mother with a problem she's having loading drivers
after reinstalling win98.
My mind has drawn a total blank
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For gaming, I would like to change:
1) GF4 Ti4200 64M won't fit in future bill, at least, 128M is a must (see
how DOOM3 use both system and graphics memory like crazy, more games will
like that), so for better performance and better value for money, I would
get a ATi 9500 Pro (must be Pro!!!) 128M card. consider a 9700 or 9700 Pro
if you like more performance for money.
2) at least 512M of RAM is a must, anything less that won't fit into
"gaming" (again, use DOOM3 as reference). The best performance from AMD
system comes from nForce2 mobo with two sticks of RAM (twinbank), so I'd
pick A7N8X with 2x 256M RAM (use 2 x 512M would be smarter).
3) and last, unlike most people (here or anywhere else), I strongly disagree
to use Partition Magic, I'd perfer use least amount of software (only use as
needed, nothing funcy). So, I'd plan ahead, make partitions during setup,
this will make the most clean & better system.
Jun Qian
PS: I follow the "KISS" rule, and think it is the best advise to all
problems.
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Subject: [PCBUILD] Mainboard for gaming system
> Hey good folks,
> Going to put together a dedicated gaming computer and have narrowed
> everything down except the motherboard.
> System will for sure include:
> Antec case with 400w power supply
> Western Digital 80gb HD with 8meg cache
> Sony DVD drive
> Corsair memory...either 256mb or 512mb of pc3200 ddr ram
> GeForce4 Ti4200 64mb video card
> Will get a switch to share my existing monitor, keyboard , and mouse
> between the gaming computer and my current system (no desk room to add)
> Cpu will be an Athlon XP...1900+ or 2000+ or 2100+...depending on mobo
> cost
>
> The mobo's I have selected: Asus A7V8X w/ Via Kt400 chipset, Gigabyte
> 7VAXP Ultra with Via Kt400 chipset, Asus A7N8X Deluxe with nforce
> chipset, or Soyo SY-Kt400 Dragon Ultra Platinum.
>
> I know I probably can't go wrong with any of them, but just looking for
> opinions on what you might pick and why.
> If you have suggestions on other changes, feel free on that also.
> Probably going to use Partition magic to divide up the hard drive into
> about 10gb for WinXP Pro, 65gb for data partition, and rest for swap
> file.
>
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Well, the next time I showed the machine and the problem to my client, up
pops the detection of 2 new InfraRed ports and the mouse stopped working.
The port is disabled in BIOS! The Winmodem (PcTel) onboard stopped working
and the LAN doesnīt either! No virus, itīs the first thing I check, if
only to protect myself. Turns out the machine was bought 13 months ago and
with some haggling the company that made it will replace the motherboard
under warantee, thanks God!
Howard Rubin, Fortaleza, Brazil
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Hi,
I would imagine you tested the system for a virus, trojan, etc?
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It is an internal modem. How do I turn off the com parts in the bios?
I reinstalled the modem and that seems to be fine(?).
Now I have the following:
Comm Port - has a yellow ! - device causing a resource conflict
Comm Port (COM5)
Printer Port (LPT1)
When I go to the modem in the System Properties, I try to change it to COM5
but it won't keep it.
I would go buy a new non-Winmodem but I don't know if it will work with my
port problems.
Thanks for the help.
Debbie Grabb
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If it's an internal (PC Card) modem, then you'll have to turn off the com
port(s) in the bios. if you have a serial mouse, leave com1 on and turn the
other off and the modem should set itself to one of the other com ports.
But with it being a Winmodem that does cause extra headaches. best bet
would be to go get a new (Non Winmodem) one and go from there. Winmodems
use the computer's cpu and can slow you down a bit on older machines. You
can get a nice USRobits modem for about $30.
Dave Jones
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> I have a mess and need some help. I am definitely not a hardware expert
so
> please be detailed in your response (if you can help me).
>
> I have an older PC that I want to set up for my husband to use for e-mail.
> I used this PC for 5 years and was able to dial-up with no problems. It
has
> basically just been sitting for 3 years. I don't know if this is a factor
> but we moved 2 years ago and I changed ISPs since we moved. Here's what
it
> is:
>
> Dell Dimension XPS P120c
> 96 mb RAM
> Windows 95 4.00.950a
> 3Com US Robotics 56K Win Int (winmodem)
>
> I could not get it to dial-up, messed around a bit with it, so decided to
> re-install the modem (not a smart thing to do). So when I reboot and it
> says it found my modem, it asks me if I want to install drivers. I put in
> the CD for my modem. When I say yes, none of the options are for the
modem
> referenced above.
>
> When I look at my hardware list under Ports (Com & LPT) I see:
>
> Comm Port (COM1) - has a yellow ! - device causing a resource conflict
> Comm Port (COM2)
> Printer Port (LPT1)
>
> I think there was a COM3 and COM4 before I removed the modem.
>
> Can any of you experts help me?
>
> Debbie Grabb
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Greetings Susan--
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> I have a Gateway Pentium 3 1000. I installed a new hard drive a couple of
> weeks ago. I now have ended up installing a new motherboard. Could someone
> please give me directions for reformatting. Since I have a new motherboard,
> I just want a clean slate. I want to get rid of everything and start over.
> I tried using my start up disk but when I get to the a:\ prompt and type in
> format c:, it won't let me do that. I just want to get rid of the WindowsMe
> I had installed on my new hard drive and just start from scratch with my new
> motherboard.
If I remember correctly, when WinME or Win98 creates a startup disk and
you boot from it, it is set up to create a "RAM drive" or virtual disk. Several
of the DOS commands--including 'format' I believe--are located there. Before
formating, I would suggest using fdisk to delete any existing partitions, then create
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go here and see if it works.
http://forums.techguy.org/showthread.php?threadid=51969&highlight=vxd+scsi1hlp
Jim Hodges
At 06:36 PM 01/14/2003 -0600, you wrote:
>Hi, I have a Compaq 5724 PC, Genuine Intel, 255 MB RAM, Intel(Cr) Celeron
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>* Press any key to attempt to continue.
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I don't recall what a European siren sounds like. It is a long beep
followed by four short beeps? If so, it could be the video card. Alot of
times they could be finicky when you reboot. try reseating it.
Bill Ades
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> Hello All,
>
> Recently, I have completed a mobo & cpu swap on my system along with new
hard drives. On occasion, Windows XP will just quit running, forcing a hard
re-boot.
> When I press the power button, I won't get a POST. Instead of the single
beep signifying the POST, I'll hear alternating high-low tones (beeps) like
the sound you hear from a European Police vehicle's siren. This is getting
very frustrating. Everything could be running fine for weeks, then this
crops up again. Could this be the motherboard or maybe memory modules? I
have pulled them out and pushed them in again when this problem happens but
there was no effect. Any responses are appreciated.
>
> Regards,
> Gary J.
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Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2003 17:26:33 -0600
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I'm having problems with my computer. I'm getting the following errors:
Primary Master Hard Disk Fail
Primary Slave Hard Disk Fail
Computer Specifications:
Award Modular BIOS V4.51PGM
Award Plug and Play BIOS Extension V1.0A
Intel i440LX PCIset
233Mhz Pentium II-MMX
I currently have a 428 MB hard drive as my primary master and a 6 GB as my
primary slave.
I have entered my BIOS to reset the IDE hard drive specifications without
success. My BIOS is not acknowledging a primary master, but is acknowledging
my primary master as the primary slave. I'm not sure why. Because it is
basically setting my primary master as the primary slave, I'm not able to
get in the operating system. The system allows me to continue the boot up
process, but then stops at:
Verifying DMI Pool Data
Disk Boot Failure, INsert System Disk and Press Enter
Any help with this problem is appreciated!
TIA,
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Check the jumper settings on the drives...
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> I'm having problems with my computer. I'm getting the following errors:
> Primary Master Hard Disk Fail
> Primary Slave Hard Disk Fail
>
> I currently have a 428 MB hard drive as my primary master and a 6 GB as my
> primary slave.
>
> I have entered my BIOS to reset the IDE hard drive specifications without
> success. My BIOS is not acknowledging a primary master, but is
acknowledging
> my primary master as the primary slave.
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It seems to me that if you can't get to post than your problem is at the begining of bootup and before video.
I'd look a memory first by exchanging and than CPU and lastly the mother board.
Are you positive your win XP IS installed correctly.
Just some thoughts
Mike Michel
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I don't recall what a European siren sounds like. It is a long beep
followed by four short beeps? If so, it could be the video card. Alot of
times they could be finicky when you reboot. try reseating it.
Bill Ades
Doctor Data Technology Solutions, inc.
Brooklyn, NY
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> Hello All,
>
> Recently, I have completed a mobo & cpu swap on my system along with new
hard drives. On occasion, Windows XP will just quit running, forcing a hard
re-boot.
> When I press the power button, I won't get a POST. Instead of the single
beep signifying the POST, I'll hear alternating high-low tones (beeps) like
the sound you hear from a European Police vehicle's siren. This is getting
very frustrating. Everything could be running fine for weeks, then this
crops up again. Could this be the motherboard or maybe memory modules? I
have pulled them out and pushed them in again when this problem happens but
there was no effect. Any responses are appreciated.
>
> Regards,
> Gary J.
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I have a 6 month old optorite cd burner with nero software. I'm using any
type of blank cd's (usually imation & generic). Currently I'm getting
promblem with this burner. During burning everything is fine & successful,
but when i tried to play the cd it won't work.
And I also have observed that the cd is half burned 'coz in the middle of
the cd there's a circular marking which i think that only half of it is
burned.
Any help from the group....
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Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2003 17:12:17 -0800
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You should be able to use the bootup disk.
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> Can I use the bootup disk from my laptop on my desktop? Both have
WindowsMe
> installed on them.
>
> Thanks,
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I think that, for a while, some third parties were calling the Pentium PRO
a "P6". This is ancient history now -- the Pentium II took the Pentium Pro
32-bit core and cache, fixed its 16-bit performance problems, and added the
MMX instruction set extension -- and moved it from Socket 8 to Slot 1.
David Gillett
On 25 Jan 2003, at 8:49, Stanley Churchill wrote:
> Hey Michele
> It's possible that what she is referring to is actually a Pentium II. After
> the 486 series of CPU's, Intel went to a naming scheme as opposed to a
> numbering scheme. The Pentium was the "586" in the old numbering scheme and
> the Pentium II was the "686" in the old numbering scheme. And while I am
> certainly not the most knowledgeable, I try to keep up and haven't heard
> anything about either a Pent. 5 or 6.....
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> Can anyone tell me what is the newest processor so far made by pentium.
> I thought it was P4, but I have a friend who says her sister has a pc with a
> pentium 6 installed.
> Is that correct, or has she made a mistake?
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Peter, Jun
Thanks for the responses.
I am stuck with the graphics card for now. I have had it for about 7
months and can't really afford to shell out another 300 or so at this
time. I did but for the future by going with the Asus A7N8X Deluxe
mainboard. Currently only picked up 256meg of Corsair Pc3200 high
performance ram. Local store wants a little to much, so I will probably
order additional off the net here soon.
Thanks for the opinions...if there are others, I have time to tweak and
change.
Neal Collins
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For gaming, I would like to change:
1) GF4 Ti4200 64M won't fit in future bill, at least, 128M is a must
(see
how DOOM3 use both system and graphics memory like crazy, more games
will
like that), so for better performance and better value for money, I
would
get a ATi 9500 Pro (must be Pro!!!) 128M card. consider a 9700 or 9700
Pro
if you like more performance for money.
2) at least 512M of RAM is a must, anything less that won't fit into
"gaming" (again, use DOOM3 as reference). The best performance from AMD
system comes from nForce2 mobo with two sticks of RAM (twinbank), so I'd
pick A7N8X with 2x 256M RAM (use 2 x 512M would be smarter).
3) and last, unlike most people (here or anywhere else), I strongly
disagree
to use Partition Magic, I'd perfer use least amount of software (only
use as
needed, nothing funcy). So, I'd plan ahead, make partitions during
setup,
this will make the most clean & better system.
Jun Qian
PS: I follow the "KISS" rule, and think it is the best advise to all
problems.
----- Original Message -----
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Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2003 6:30 PM
Subject: [PCBUILD] Mainboard for gaming system
> Hey good folks,
> Going to put together a dedicated gaming computer and have narrowed
> everything down except the motherboard.
> System will for sure include:
> Antec case with 400w power supply
> Western Digital 80gb HD with 8meg cache
> Sony DVD drive
> Corsair memory...either 256mb or 512mb of pc3200 ddr ram
> GeForce4 Ti4200 64mb video card
> Will get a switch to share my existing monitor, keyboard , and mouse
> between the gaming computer and my current system (no desk room to
add)
> Cpu will be an Athlon XP...1900+ or 2000+ or 2100+...depending on mobo
> cost
>
> The mobo's I have selected: Asus A7V8X w/ Via Kt400 chipset, Gigabyte
> 7VAXP Ultra with Via Kt400 chipset, Asus A7N8X Deluxe with nforce
> chipset, or Soyo SY-Kt400 Dragon Ultra Platinum.
>
> I know I probably can't go wrong with any of them, but just looking
for
> opinions on what you might pick and why.
> If you have suggestions on other changes, feel free on that also.
> Probably going to use Partition magic to divide up the hard drive into
> about 10gb for WinXP Pro, 65gb for data partition, and rest for swap
> file.
>
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Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2003 19:56:44 -0600
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I know what it sounds like but never heard one sound like that. Continual
beeps is a sign of a RAM problem. Best thing to do is check with the
MB/BIOS manufacturer and get a list of their post codes. Or try
www.motherboards.org
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Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2003 12:38 PM
Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] motherboard woes?
> I don't recall what a European siren sounds like. It is a long beep
> followed by four short beeps? If so, it could be the video card. Alot of
> times they could be finicky when you reboot. try reseating it.
> Bill Ades
> Doctor Data Technology Solutions, inc.
> Brooklyn, NY
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gary Johnson" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, January 24, 2003 5:42 PM
> Subject: [PCBUILD] motherboard woes?
>
>
> > Hello All,
> >
> > Recently, I have completed a mobo & cpu swap on my system along with new
> hard drives. On occasion, Windows XP will just quit running, forcing a
hard
> re-boot.
> > When I press the power button, I won't get a POST. Instead of the single
> beep signifying the POST, I'll hear alternating high-low tones (beeps)
like
> the sound you hear from a European Police vehicle's siren. This is getting
> very frustrating. Everything could be running fine for weeks, then this
> crops up again. Could this be the motherboard or maybe memory modules? I
> have pulled them out and pushed them in again when this problem happens
but
> there was no effect. Any responses are appreciated.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Gary J.
> >
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Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2003 15:02:13 +1300
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Hmm, I'll be interested to see what responses you get to this one. It's
hard to keep up with motherboard development and you really do need
user-input to find out what's true and what isn't.
I assume you've looked around the net for reports, like at Tom's Hardware
and AnandTech?
I've also found a lot of reliable hardware information in magazines like
PCUser etc, where the technical staff have actually carried out real-world
tests of the equipment.
I tend to stick to Gigabyte, but only because my main supplier likes them,
and the prices aren't top shelf. My current board is a 7VRXP, which seems to
perform pretty good, but it's over 6 months old now, and a bit dated. My
Athlon 2000+ goes very well.
I'm not a net gamer but I get a great kick from graphic-rich games like
Dungeon Siege and Syberia.
Keep us informed on what you end up with.
Ian Porter
Computer Guys Inc.
Arrowtown
New Zealand
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From: "Neal Collins" Subject: [PCBUILD] Mainboard for gaming system
> Hey good folks,
> Going to put together a dedicated gaming computer and have narrowed
> everything down except the motherboard.
> System will for sure include:
> Antec case with 400w power supply
> Western Digital 80gb HD with 8meg cache
> Sony DVD drive
> Corsair memory...either 256mb or 512mb of pc3200 ddr ram
> GeForce4 Ti4200 64mb video card
> Will get a switch to share my existing monitor, keyboard , and mouse
> between the gaming computer and my current system (no desk room to add)
> Cpu will be an Athlon XP...1900+ or 2000+ or 2100+...depending on mobo
> cost
>
> The mobo's I have selected: Asus A7V8X w/ Via Kt400 chipset, Gigabyte
> 7VAXP Ultra with Via Kt400 chipset, Asus A7N8X Deluxe with nforce
> chipset, or Soyo SY-Kt400 Dragon Ultra Platinum.
>
> I know I probably can't go wrong with any of them, but just looking for
> opinions on what you might pick and why.
> If you have suggestions on other changes, feel free on that also.
> Probably going to use Partition magic to divide up the hard drive into
> about 10gb for WinXP Pro, 65gb for data partition, and rest for swap
> file.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Neal Collins
> A+
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Greetings Susan--
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From: "Susan S. Hays" <[log in to unmask]>
> I have a Gateway Pentium 3 1000. I installed a new hard drive a couple of
> weeks ago. I now have ended up installing a new motherboard. Could someone
> please give me directions for reformatting. Since I have a new motherboard,
> I just want a clean slate. I want to get rid of everything and start over.
> I tried using my start up disk but when I get to the a:\ prompt and type in
> format c:, it won't let me do that. I just want to get rid of the WindowsMe
> I had installed on my new hard drive and just start from scratch with my new
> motherboard.
>
When the WindowsME or Windows 98 boot disk is used, it creates a virtual disk
or RAM drive where it stores additional DOS commands. Watch the boot process
to see what drive letter is assigned to the RAM drive. Change to that drive letter
and enter dir format.* to see if the command is available there. In any case, if you
truly want to start from scratch, it would be advisable to use fdisk to delete any
existing partitions, then use it to create a new partition(s).
HTH,
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Have you tried removing the conflicting device, then rebooting the system?
If not, I would try that before I do anything else.
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Hi,
I'll throw my 2 cents worth in. We stopped selling ASUS main boards last
year, as they were too expensive, too slow moving, and too may RMA returns
for what was sold.
Check out the Epox 8RDA with nforce chipset. It's a fairly hot board for
us. Has gotten excellant reviews.
Available with or witout RAID.
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At 04:27 PM 1/24/2003 +0000, Michele Sayer wrote:
>Can anyone tell me what is the newest processor so far made by pentium.
>I thought it was P4, but I have a friend who says her sister has a pc with
>a pentium 6 installed.
>Is that correct, or has she made a mistake?
>Michele Sayer
Things could get interesting soon- Intel is now up to the "P4" designation.
The original Pentium, which I had in my first computer not so long ago, was
the "P5". Mine was the P5-90, or 90mhz model. Blazingly fast at the time :)
I just built a box with a 2.4ghz P4- blazingly fast for now.
Someone told me that Intel used "P5" because AMD had already patented the
"586" designation (the next logical step up in the x86 progression).
Anyway, it'll be fun to see what happens when the next generation comes
along. Perhaps Intel will use the P5 moniker again and count on consumer's
attention spans being about as short as the product-cycles of typical
computer stuff these days.
I *think* there was a P6 after the original P5, but I have a short
attention span, so I'm not quite sure. Checking the chip to see what speed
it runs at would tell the tale. If it's 6.0ghz, tell me where she got it.
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hi there,u mite want to delete the partion and then do the reformat,at a:/
promt type fdisk and then follow the instrutions,on deleteing the partion
and the make a new partion and u sould be able to reformat it easyer, jerry
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> I have a Gateway Pentium 3 1000. I installed a new hard drive a couple of
> weeks ago. I now have ended up installing a new motherboard. Could
someone
> please give me directions for reformatting. Since I have a new
motherboard,
> I just want a clean slate. I want to get rid of everything and start
over.
> I tried using my start up disk but when I get to the a:\ prompt and type
in
> format c:, it won't let me do that. I just want to get rid of the
WindowsMe
> I had installed on my new hard drive and just start from scratch with my
new
> motherboard.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Susan Hays
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Hi,
If you have set all the board settings to the correct value for the AMD chip,
including the CORE I/O Voltages, and have pc 100 memory installed, I would
say
that without a post the CPU would be bad because the 200 watt power supply
should
be more than adaquate for it.
Is the PC 100 memory the older 8 chip design or the newer 2/4 chip design?
When you
went back to the 166 did you keep the pc100 memory in there when it fired up?
At 06:12 PM 01/25/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>I am attempting to upgrade an older system with a AT/ATX Soyo SY-5EHM/5EH5
V1.1 Super 7 motherboard. I have upgraded the Pentium 166 processor to an
AMD K6-2 500 (used & purchased off eBay). This AMD CPU is on the approved
upgrade list within the Soyo manual. I have reset all the required
motherboard jumper settings to correspond with the AMD CPU and have added
memory Dimms capable of 100mz bus speed, but the system will not post. I
get nothing on the monitor. I have checked and double checked the jumper
settings and have even reset them all back to the original settings,
reinstalled the Pentium 166 CPU and booted it up to assure that the AGP
video card was good. Before I assume the AMD processor is bad, my question
is: The Mini AT Enlight PC case I am using only has a 200 watt(max)power
supply. Is it possible that the motherboard and CPU are under
> powered, preventing a post. From what I can find the AMD CPU only
requires 25 watts, so I'm preplexed.
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Subject: Patch Cable
Hi
What is a "patch cable"? I want to network three computers together (two of which are now conected with a cross over cable). I know I am going to need a hub and cat 5 "straight through" cable for each pc to the hub. When I went to PC Connections site to order the cable ( I want 50ft lengths, ready made) I could only find patch cable and cross over cable. Is patch cable what I want?
Thanks for your help.
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Yes you want a "patch" cable
That's just a generic name for a regular Cat 5 cable of various length.
Get a switch as oppose to a hub.
You'll get better network performance.
A hub will work fine though if you already have one.
Read about hub vs. switch here:
http://www.proxim.com/learn/library/guides/gd2001-07-17.html
<>< Larry Fisk
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> Hi
> What is a "patch cable"? I want to network three computers together (two
of which are now conected with a cross over cable). I know I am going to
need a hub and cat 5 "straight through" cable for each pc to the hub. When
I went to PC Connections site to order the cable ( I want 50ft lengths,
ready made) I could only find patch cable and cross over cable. Is patch
cable what I want?
> Thanks for your help.
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A cross over cable has the wires inside crossed so that if used between
two network cards, the wires make the correct connections. A patch cable
generally does not and is used when going to a router, switch, or hub.
You will need a patch cable.
Dennis Noble
> Hi
> What is a "patch cable"? I want to network three computers together
(two
> of which are now conected with a cross over cable). I know I am going
to
> need a hub and cat 5 "straight through" cable for each pc to the hub.
> When I went to PC Connections site to order the cable ( I want 50ft
> lengths, ready made) I could only find patch cable and cross over
cable.
> Is patch cable what I want?
> Thanks for your help.
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Hi,
I work for a PC Distributor and on the Consumer side, The latest P4 is the
3.06 gig 533 bus version.
They also have the NEW Xeon P4 Processors available for Multi CPU Processing.
To my knowledge there is no Pentium 6 yet, that has been released by Intel
At 04:27 PM 01/24/2003 -0000, you wrote:
>Can anyone tell me what is the newest processor so far made by pentium.
>I thought it was P4, but I have a friend who says her sister has a pc with
a pentium 6 installed.
>Is that correct, or has she made a mistake?
>Michele Sayer
>
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Ian, Joe
Thanks for the responses.
I tried the Gigabyte 7VAXP and it wasn't bad. I read the entire
Anandtech nforce review and decided to go and exchange the Gigabyte for
the Asus A7N8X Deluxe since it was the top performer in almost all
categories of their review.
So the current system is now: Antec server case with 400w power supply;
Asus A7N8X deluxe mainboard; Athlon XP 1800+ (got a good deal packaged
with heatsink/fan, couldn't afford the thoroughbred-B yet, but did
prepare for it with the motherboard); 256meg Corsair platinum high
performance pc3200 ram w/ Cas2 (I know I need more, but local store
wanted to much so I'm going to order on the net); 80gig WD w/ 8meg
cache; Pacific Digital DVD rom drive; GeForce4 Ti4200 w/64mb ddr (had
this for about 7 months or so, can't afford a new one yet).
I got the box built with the Gigabyte board and ran 3DMark 2001 on it. I
just have the trial version of the software, so I can only run 16 of the
21 tests. My Ti4200 is currently back at PNY awaiting replacement, so I
had to use my old GeForce2 MX. With the Gigabyte board I got a score of
2853.
So since my Ti4200 won't be back by the time I get things rebuilt with
the new Asus board, I will get a heads up comparison between the 2
boards with my old graphics card and I will get my own evaluation on
whether it is any better.
OS is Windows XP Pro with SP1 installed. All the latest drivers are
being used as well as DirectX 9.
That is the update...I will post when I get the box rebuilt and run the
tests.
Thanks to everyone so far....fell free to keep the suggestions coming.
Neal Collins
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Hmm, I'll be interested to see what responses you get to this one. It's
hard to keep up with motherboard development and you really do need
user-input to find out what's true and what isn't.
I assume you've looked around the net for reports, like at Tom's
Hardware
and AnandTech?
I've also found a lot of reliable hardware information in magazines like
PCUser etc, where the technical staff have actually carried out
real-world
tests of the equipment.
I tend to stick to Gigabyte, but only because my main supplier likes
them,
and the prices aren't top shelf. My current board is a 7VRXP, which
seems to
perform pretty good, but it's over 6 months old now, and a bit dated.
My
Athlon 2000+ goes very well.
I'm not a net gamer but I get a great kick from graphic-rich games like
Dungeon Siege and Syberia.
Keep us informed on what you end up with.
Ian Porter
Computer Guys Inc.
Arrowtown
New Zealand
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From: "Neal Collins" Subject: [PCBUILD] Mainboard for gaming system
> Hey good folks,
> Going to put together a dedicated gaming computer and have narrowed
> everything down except the motherboard.
> System will for sure include:
> Antec case with 400w power supply
> Western Digital 80gb HD with 8meg cache
> Sony DVD drive
> Corsair memory...either 256mb or 512mb of pc3200 ddr ram
> GeForce4 Ti4200 64mb video card
> Will get a switch to share my existing monitor, keyboard , and mouse
> between the gaming computer and my current system (no desk room to
add)
> Cpu will be an Athlon XP...1900+ or 2000+ or 2100+...depending on mobo
> cost
>
> The mobo's I have selected: Asus A7V8X w/ Via Kt400 chipset, Gigabyte
> 7VAXP Ultra with Via Kt400 chipset, Asus A7N8X Deluxe with nforce
> chipset, or Soyo SY-Kt400 Dragon Ultra Platinum.
>
> I know I probably can't go wrong with any of them, but just looking
for
> opinions on what you might pick and why.
> If you have suggestions on other changes, feel free on that also.
> Probably going to use Partition magic to divide up the hard drive into
> about 10gb for WinXP Pro, 65gb for data partition, and rest for swap
> file.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Neal Collins
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Here are some informative links on cabling:
http://compnetworking.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.atcomservices.com%2Fhighlights%2Fcat5notes.htm
http://www.linksys.com/faqs/default.asp?fqid=20 (nice color graphics I
keep on my pda)
http://compnetworking.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2Fduxcw.com%2Fdigest%2FHowto%2Fnetwork%2Fcable%2Fcable1.htm
(pdf of this one available)
> > Hi
> > What is a "patch cable"? I want to network three computers together
>(two
> > of which are now conected with a cross over cable). I know I am going
>to
> > need a hub and cat 5 "straight through" cable for each pc to the hub.
> > When I went to PC Connections site to order the cable ( I want 50ft
> > lengths, ready made) I could only find patch cable and cross over
>cable.
> > Is patch cable what I want?
> > Thanks for your help.
>
>
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Ian,
I agree with you when it comes to keeping up with the mobo's world. Have
you, by any chance, checked newegg place? They've got enough mobo's and
more for PCs. This place features motherboards (for AMD & Intel) from about
a dozen brands. By the time I finished looking at details and reading the
reviews for all the motherboards, I end up wondering what I was really
looking for!! I think I'll stick to users' input and words of mouth as far
as quality & capabilty information.
For other PC DIY's (do it yourselfers) check the link below, I find this
place's selection, awesome!
http://www.newegg.com/app/allcatalog.asp
Emie DelRosario
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> Hmm, I'll be interested to see what responses you get to this one. It's
> hard to keep up with motherboard development and you really do need
> user-input to find out what's true and what isn't.
> I assume you've looked around the net for reports, like at Tom's Hardware
> and AnandTech?
>
> I've also found a lot of reliable hardware information in magazines like
> PCUser etc, where the technical staff have actually carried out real-world
> tests of the equipment.
>
> I tend to stick to Gigabyte, but only because my main supplier likes them,
> and the prices aren't top shelf. My current board is a 7VRXP, which seems
to
> perform pretty good, but it's over 6 months old now, and a bit dated. My
> Athlon 2000+ goes very well.
>
> I'm not a net gamer but I get a great kick from graphic-rich games like
> Dungeon Siege and Syberia.
>
> Keep us informed on what you end up with.
>
>
> Ian Porter
> Computer Guys Inc.
> Arrowtown
> New Zealand
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> Date: Sat, 25 Jan 2003 15:30:34 +1300
> From: unclerichard <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: new to red hat ??
>
> Jerry: I would have to disagree with Jerry. Certainly RH8.0 and Mandrake 9
are workable substitute
> for Windoze, but they might not run on your more modest machines.
>
> I suggest you send your question to one of the LINUX forums - goodness
knows there are hundreds of
> them - for more informed advice. There are many flavours of LINUX and
depending on what you want to
> do there is sure to be one that might suit your needs.
>
> Richard Innes
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>
I'm running Redhat 8.0 on a P166 with 128 RAM without any problems. Ok it
is a bit slugish but every thing works ok. There is an article "Building a
lowfat linux desktop" that has some real good hints on solving this too.
Being a newbie to Linux I have to gain more experiance to impliment most of
the hints though , such as Wmice ?? desktop instead of KDE or Gome.
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Yes, I did remove it (several times).
Debbie Grabb
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Have you tried removing the conflicting device, then rebooting the system?
If not, I would try that before I do anything else.
Michele Sayer
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Since this is exactly the opposite of what "we" would expect,
and the CD drive reads "something" correctly, I'd say it has
a MAJOR calibration problem... They can only be fixed by the factory,
or replace if there is no warranty...
I have a couple pressed factory disks that "ARE" bad enough to
notice "something" is wrong with them, but I am assuming ALL
pressed factory disks are malfunctioning...
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> my cdrom does not read normal cd's but reads burnt cd's perfectly. I find it
> very strange can anybody please help me. im running windows xp pro with an
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This seems to be the manufacturer's\distributor's site - perhaps they can
answer your question.
http://www.softline.com.au/
Ian Porter
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From: "george paredes" Subject: [PCBUILD] Probelem on CD BURNER
> I have a 6 month old optorite cd burner with nero software. I'm using any
> type of blank cd's (usually imation & generic). Currently I'm getting
> promblem with this burner. During burning everything is fine &
successful,
> but when i tried to play the cd it won't work.
>
> And I also have observed that the cd is half burned 'coz in the middle of
> the cd there's a circular marking which i think that only half of it is
> burned.
>
>
> Any help from the group....
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
>
> george
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Hi,
Sounds like one of your drives may of bit the dust.
Try booting each drive alone, set as a master, and see if one of them is
not recognised in the Bios.
that should narrow down which drive is the culprit.
At 05:26 PM 01/26/2003 -0600, you wrote:
>I'm having problems with my computer. I'm getting the following errors:
>Primary Master Hard Disk Fail
>Primary Slave Hard Disk Fail
>
>Computer Specifications:
>Award Modular BIOS V4.51PGM
>Award Plug and Play BIOS Extension V1.0A
>Intel i440LX PCIset
>233Mhz Pentium II-MMX
>
>I currently have a 428 MB hard drive as my primary master and a 6 GB as my
>primary slave.
>
>I have entered my BIOS to reset the IDE hard drive specifications without
>success. My BIOS is not acknowledging a primary master, but is acknowledging
>my primary master as the primary slave. I'm not sure why. Because it is
>basically setting my primary master as the primary slave, I'm not able to
>get in the operating system. The system allows me to continue the boot up
>process, but then stops at:
>
>Verifying DMI Pool Data
>Disk Boot Failure, INsert System Disk and Press Enter
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Hi,
Yes patch cables are used for HUBs = that is what you want
At 02:51 PM 01/27/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>Hi
>What is a "patch cable"? I want to network three computers together (two
of which are now conected with a cross over cable). I know I am going to
need a hub and cat 5 "straight through" cable for each pc to the hub. When
I went to PC Connections site to order the cable ( I want 50ft lengths,
ready made) I could only find patch cable and cross over cable. Is patch
cable what I want?
>Thanks for your help.
>
>Bob Zeoli
>
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On 27 Jan 2003, at 14:51, Robert Zeoli wrote:
> What is a "patch cable"? I want to network three computers together (two
> of which are now conected with a cross over cable). I know I am going to
> need a hub and cat 5 "straight through" cable for each pc to the hub.
> When I went to PC Connections site to order the cable ( I want 50ft
> lengths, ready made) I could only find patch cable and cross over cable.
> Is patch cable what I want?
A "patch panel" is a set of prewired sockets, somewhat like an old manual
switchboard, that lets you easily change how things are connected by adding
"jumpers" or "patch cables" from one socket to another. They're often used
in sound/video studios, as well as on medium-to-large networks, although
with different kinds of sockets and cables.
In the networking context, patch panels are only ever used with Cat 5 or
Cat 6 (rare) cables(*), so yes, "patch cables" are what you want.
* - some older networks use a variety of other cables, but they don't work
with patch panels and so those cables would never be called "patch cables".
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The VxD problem usually refers to key files that belong to Windows 98/ME
that may be damaged or missing. You can use System File Checker to verify
the integrity of your operating system files, to restore them if they are
corrupted, and to extract compressed files (such as drivers) from your
installation disk. You can start System File Checker by clicking Start,
highlighting Programs, pointing to Accessories, selecting System Tools, and
then clicking System Information. In System Information, click Tools, and
then click System File Checker. Otherwise, you may need to reinstall Windows
from scratch. I would try System File Checker first and see if it solves the
problem. If not, I would back up my important files and reinstall Windows.
> >Hi, I have a Compaq 5724 PC, Genuine Intel, 255 MB RAM, Intel(Cr) Celeron
> >(tm) Processor, and Windows 98SE. When I put a CD in my CDROM I get a
blue
> >screen with message saying "An exception OE has occurred at0028:80000200
in
> >VxD---This was called from 0028:C182B578 in VxD scsi1hlp(03) + 00000508.
It
> >may be possible to continue normally.
> >
> >* Press any key to attempt to continue.
> >* Press CTRL+ALT+DEL to restart your computer. You will lose any unsaved
> >information in all applications.
> >
> >
> > Press any key to continue.
> >
> >None of this works. Every time I try again it changes the numbers. I
> >reinstalled Windows 98SE but that did not help. I ran the Scandisk &
> >Defragged. That did not help. Please HELP me FIX it. THANKS in advance!!!
> >
> >Tressie Mittenburg
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Anyone here familiar with the A7V8X board? Although audio is enabled in
BIOS, I am unable to get any sound from unit. I've pulled front panel &
CDROM connector off board. No signal from line/speaker out. Seeing no
conflicts under Win2K Device Mgr. Minimal h'ware configuration: Radeon
9700 Pro; 120GB drive and 1GB RAM. BIOS up to date, along with all
attendant drivers. Before I ship board back, anyone have any ideas? TIA
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System file checker (SFC) might help but could get complicated to the novice.
Why not boot to safe mode to see if windows will run? If not, reboot in DOS mode and run SCANREG /RESTORE at the C:\>. Do the oldest one first because the newer ones could also be corrupt.
Actually I'd run SCANREG /FIX first. Than do the SCANREG /RESTORE Tool.
If you have "NORTON SYSTEM WORKS", it's very good at finding Disk problems and windows problems.
I run it once a day just to keep my drive clean. I don't install it but run it from the CD ROM.
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The VxD problem usually refers to key files that belong to Windows 98/ME
that may be damaged or missing. You can use System File Checker to verify
the integrity of your operating system files, to restore them if they are
corrupted, and to extract compressed files (such as drivers) from your
installation disk. You can start System File Checker by clicking Start,
highlighting Programs, pointing to Accessories, selecting System Tools, and
then clicking System Information. In System Information, click Tools, and
then click System File Checker. Otherwise, you may need to reinstall Windows
from scratch. I would try System File Checker first and see if it solves the
problem. If not, I would back up my important files and reinstall Windows.
> >Hi, I have a Compaq 5724 PC, Genuine Intel, 255 MB RAM, Intel(Cr) Celeron
> >(tm) Processor, and Windows 98SE. When I put a CD in my CDROM I get a
blue
> >screen with message saying "An exception OE has occurred at0028:80000200
in
> >VxD---This was called from 0028:C182B578 in VxD scsi1hlp(03) + 00000508.
It
> >may be possible to continue normally.
> >
> >* Press any key to attempt to continue.
> >* Press CTRL+ALT+DEL to restart your computer. You will lose any unsaved
> >information in all applications.
> >
> >
> > Press any key to continue.
> >
> >None of this works. Every time I try again it changes the numbers. I
> >reinstalled Windows 98SE but that did not help. I ran the Scandisk &
> >Defragged. That did not help. Please HELP me FIX it. THANKS in advance!!!
> >
> >Tressie Mittenburg
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Can anyone provide instructions on how to test a power supply using a
multimeter. The power supply (astec model aa20610, max.cont.power 145w - no
powerhouse by any standards but neither is the pc that it comes from)is most
likely a goner as the pc will no longer power up, post, power supply fan
doesn't start, etc. The power source is fine as I can power up other pc's. I
have a multimeter available but have never used one and would like some/any
instructions if you've ever done this before. My multimeter is a simple
analog meter with black & red connectors, no digital read out. (Should I
turf it and get a digital multimeter? I rec'd this one through my a+ class
but we never really used it during the class or anytime afterwards). It has
a DCV section with settings from 0.25 to 500, ACV section with settings from
10 to 500, Resistance section settings from x10 to xK, DCmA settings from
0.25 to 500. I don't have any plans on repairing the power supply, I have
ordered a replacement and can change that without any help but I would like
to learn how to test electrical component to see what I should be looking
for when a component does fail. Even if you don't have instructions but
know of a good website which may provide this info let me know. I've
searched but there's a lot out there. Any help would be appreciated.
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Subject: [PCBUILD] Asus A7V8X On-board audio problem
> Anyone here familiar with the A7V8X board? Although audio is enabled in
> BIOS, I am unable to get any sound from unit. I've pulled front panel &
> CDROM connector off board. No signal from line/speaker out
Did you have front audio port connected? and pulled it off later? If so,
you need to also put the two jumpers back. And just in case, there are two
places in BIOS that related to enable/disable onboard audio, just double
check.
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Go to www.google.com and type in "How to use a multimeter" (with the quotes). It came up with pages of sites for you to choose from in a nanosecond.
>Can anyone provide instructions on how to test a power supply using a
>multimeter. The power supply (astec model aa20610, max.cont.power 145w - no
>powerhouse by any standards but neither is the pc that it comes from)is most
>likely a goner as the pc will no longer power up, post, power supply fan
>doesn't start, etc. The power source is fine as I can power up other pc's. I
>have a multimeter available but have never used one and would like some/any
>instructions if you've ever done this before. My multimeter is a simple
>analog meter with black & red connectors, no digital read out. (Should I
>turf it and get a digital multimeter? I rec'd this one through my a+ class
>but we never really used it during the class or anytime afterwards). It has
>a DCV section with settings from 0.25 to 500, ACV section with settings from
>10 to 500, Resistance section settings from x10 to xK, DCmA settings from
>0.25 to 500. I don't have any plans on repairing the power supply, I have
>ordered a replacement and can change that without any help but I would like
>to learn how to test electrical component to see what I should be looking
>for when a component does fail. Even if you don't have instructions but
>know of a good website which may provide this info let me know. I've
>searched but there's a lot out there. Any help would be appreciated.
>
>
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Hi Michele,
Have you tried installing the drivers that came with the motherboard. I am
refering to the chipset drivers. By the way, what OS is installed on the
computer?
If you have Win98se, for exemple, and the motherboard was manufactured last
year, win98se can actually have some problems recognizing a motherboard
which was manufactured after 1998/99. This is why the motherboard's
manufacturers include a driver cd to help win98se recognize the new
motherboard.
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>
>Michele - this might be helpful....but in a kind of uninformed way.
>
>I had the same problem recently with a musician's computer. To cut a long
>story short, he had some modifications made to the machine I'd built for
>him, and ended up sending it out of town to have a new motherboard
>installed. It was an Epox, I think.
>
>When he got it back home, every time it booted it was yelling out for
>drivers for a 'PCI System Management Bus' so he asked me to fix it. I
>figured the call was for some kind of motherboard software, but the install
>disk didn't seem to have it. I phoned the distant tech but he was no help
>at
>all.
>
>In the end, I found that if I just kept hitting 'Next', instead of trying
>to
>find the path, the call for the driver failed to appear on the next boot.
>
>Hopefully someone here might be able to suggest a more scientific approach
>:--)
>
>Ian Porter
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>New Zealand
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>
>Hi, I wonder if anyone can answer what is probably a really stupid question
>to most people.
>What is a ' PCI system management bus'
>I'm trying to help my mother with a problem she's having loading drivers
>after reinstalling win98.
>My mind has drawn a total blank.
>The problem is, whereas I would usually just fiddle around until I've found
>whatever it is, she is 70+ miles away from me, and I'm having to help via
>the net and telephone.
>Thank you in advance.
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Hi Ian:
I have two of the A7V8XLAN boards here. Both are working to the
internal speaker. One system has a new sound card installed.
I never tried the sound ports on either.
Are you sure you have the speaker wire attached to the
motherboard in the correct spot? Have you try turning it around?
Good Luck
Richard F. Bolha
On 28 Jan 2003, at 17:46, Ian Carmichael wrote:
> Anyone here familiar with the A7V8X board? Although audio is enabled in
> BIOS, I am unable to get any sound from unit. I've pulled front panel &
> CDROM connector off board. No signal from line/speaker out. Seeing no
> conflicts under Win2K Device Mgr. Minimal h'ware configuration: Radeon
> 9700 Pro; 120GB drive and 1GB RAM. BIOS up to date, along with all
> attendant drivers. Before I ship board back, anyone have any ideas? TIA
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Unless I misread the post, the original question begins by asking how to
test a power supply, not just how one uses a meter to do the test.
If anyone knows how to do this, I'd be interested to hear. Several times
I've wanted to test a power supply on the work bench, but when they're not
connected to a computer, they don't function at all, ie you can feed power
in, but nothing comes out the other end.
I have an idea that you can short out a couple of the connector pins, to
simulate the motherboard switch, but I don't want to try it out without
knowing the right ones.
Incidentally, if the original poster (sorry, I forgot who that was) is still
wondering how to use a meter, set it to 10 volts DC.
The power supply puts out two voltages, 5v and 12v. On my non-digital
meter, there are several scales on its' face, so 12v doesn't kick it off the
clock.
Ian Porter
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> Go to www.google.com and type in "How to use a multimeter" (with the
quotes). It came up with pages of sites for you to choose from in a
nanosecond.
>
>
> >Can anyone provide instructions on how to test a power supply using a
meter.
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For an AT power supply, you need only hook a load up to it, like a fan, or
a hard drive, plug it in, turn it on and check the yellow and red leg on
any power connector. To do this put your meter on DC volts, plug the
positive (red) probe into the yellow and then red wire, and the negative
(black) probe into any black wire. Yellow should be at 12+ and Red should
be at 5+ regardless of the load. There is no reason why you can't run this
test on a running PC , while the PS is under load. In fact that would be
the ideal test.
For an ATX powersupply you will need to override the signal wire in order
to turn it on. They sell a plug in that will simulate the motherboard
signal switch, but you can make your own with a paper clip. On the ATX
Motherboard Power Block ...put one side of the paper clip into the green
wire (signal) slot, and the other end into any black (ground) wire. Plug in
some kind of load , like a fan. and turn the PS on by either plugging it
in, or the best way is to use a surge protector with a switch on it.
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>If anyone knows how to do this, I'd be interested to hear. Several times
>I've wanted to test a power supply on the work bench, but when they're not
>connected to a computer, they don't function at all, ie you can feed power
>in, but nothing comes out the other end.
>
>I have an idea that you can short out a couple of the connector pins, to
>simulate the motherboard switch, but I don't want to try it out without
>knowing the right ones.
>
>Incidentally, if the original poster (sorry, I forgot who that was) is still
>wondering how to use a meter, set it to 10 volts DC.
>
>The power supply puts out two voltages, 5v and 12v. On my non-digital
>meter, there are several scales on its' face, so 12v doesn't kick it off the
>clock.
>
>Ian Porter
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Thanks Mark - exactly what I needed to know.
One other thing - what's the significance of the -5v and -12v that derive
from some cables. (I assume that the dash indicates a 'minus' value)?
Ian Porter
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> For an AT power supply, you need only hook a load up to it, like a fan, or
> a hard drive, plug it in, turn it on and check the yellow and red leg on
> any power connector. To do this put your meter on DC volts, plug the
> positive (red) probe into the yellow and then red wire, and the negative
> (black) probe into any black wire. Yellow should be at 12+ and Red should
> be at 5+ regardless of the load. There is no reason why you can't run this
> test on a running PC , while the PS is under load. In fact that would be
> the ideal test.
>
> For an ATX powersupply you will need to override the signal wire in order
> to turn it on. They sell a plug in that will simulate the motherboard
> signal switch, but you can make your own with a paper clip. On the ATX
> Motherboard Power Block ...put one side of the paper clip into the green
> wire (signal) slot, and the other end into any black (ground) wire. Plug
in
> some kind of load , like a fan. and turn the PS on by either plugging it
> in, or the best way is to use a surge protector with a switch on it.
>
> Rode
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> >If anyone knows how to do this, I'd be interested to hear. Several times
> >I've wanted to test a power supply on the work bench, but when they're
not
> >connected to a computer, they don't function at all, ie you can feed
power
> >in, but nothing comes out the other end.
> >
> >I have an idea that you can short out a couple of the connector pins, to
> >simulate the motherboard switch, but I don't want to try it out without
> >knowing the right ones.
> >
> >Incidentally, if the original poster (sorry, I forgot who that was) is
still
> >wondering how to use a meter, set it to 10 volts DC.
> >
> >The power supply puts out two voltages, 5v and 12v. On my non-digital
> >meter, there are several scales on its' face, so 12v doesn't kick it off
the
> >clock.
> >
> >Ian Porter
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>
>
> > Anyone here familiar with the A7V8X board? Although audio is enabled in
> > BIOS, I am unable to get any sound from unit. I've pulled front panel &
> > CDROM connector off board. No signal from line/speaker out
>
>Did you have front audio port connected? and pulled it off later? If so,
>you need to also put the two jumpers back. And just in case, there are two
>places in BIOS that related to enable/disable onboard audio, just double
>check.
>
>Jun Qain
>
>
Doh! (sez Homer). You're right about replacing jumpers, which means I had
FP connections wrong.
>I have two of the A7V8XLAN boards here. Both are working to the
>internal speaker. One system has a new sound card installed.
>I never tried the sound ports on either.
>Are you sure you have the speaker wire attached to the
>motherboard in the correct spot? Have you try turning it around?
>
>
>Good Luck
>Richard F. Bolha
See response above. System speaker was fine, but I never got Speech Post,
but beep codes. It was the line out signal I had problems with.
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The problem that you are having is that it is possible that 7 files were
not put on the system. You can also get a fix for the VxD problem for
Win 98/98SE but not for Win ME at the following;
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The VxD problem usually refers to key files that belong to Windows 98/ME
that may be damaged or missing. You can use System File Checker to
verify the integrity of your operating system files, to restore them if
they are corrupted, and to extract compressed files (such as drivers)
from your installation disk. You can start System File Checker by
clicking Start, highlighting Programs, pointing to Accessories,
selecting System Tools, and then clicking System Information. In System
Information, click Tools, and then click System File Checker. Otherwise,
you may need to reinstall Windows from scratch. I would try System File
Checker first and see if it solves the problem. If not, I would back up
my important files and reinstall Windows.
> >Hi, I have a Compaq 5724 PC, Genuine Intel, 255 MB RAM, Intel(Cr)=20
> >Celeron
> >(tm) Processor, and Windows 98SE. When I put a CD in my CDROM I get a
blue
> >screen with message saying "An exception OE has occurred=20
> >at0028:80000200
in
> >VxD---This was called from 0028:C182B578 in VxD scsi1hlp(03) +=20
> >00000508.
It
> >may be possible to continue normally.
> >
> >* Press any key to attempt to continue.
> >* Press CTRL+ALT+DEL to restart your computer. You will lose any=20
> >unsaved information in all applications.
> >
> >
> > Press any key to continue.
> >
> >None of this works. Every time I try again it changes the numbers. I=20
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Hello,
I just fired up an old Toshiba Satellite 1605/cds4.3
that I "inherited" from my son. It's dusty and tired,
clunks and whirrs. I have no papers.
F2 to the BIOS, and it said there's no hard disk. I
turned it off.
I turned it on again. After about 10 minutes, the
Windows 98 splash screen
comes on and there's a louder whirring sound.
10 minutes later, I get a black screen with white lettering
telling me "Warning:Windows has detected a registry/configuration
error. Choose, Command prompt only, and run SCANREG."
But the machine doesn't respond to anything I input.
My idea was to network all my old machines. (I also
have a 6 year old 386 and a P2).
Does it sound like this machine is worth working with?
(I'm a neophyte vis a vis computer innards)
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At 12:41 PM 1/30/2003 +1300, you wrote:
>Thanks Mark - exactly what I needed to know.
>
>One other thing - what's the significance of the -5v and -12v that derive
>from some cables. (I assume that the dash indicates a 'minus' value)?
You mean when you check voltage you get a (-) or negative readout?
This would occur if you reversed your meter cables = reversed polarity.
For example put the red (+) Positive probe into the black wire and black
(-) Negative probe into the Yellow wire.
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Diane;
type: "scanreg /restore" (no quotes)
space between scanreg and /restore
then you should get a list of registry backups
to chose from. Just might work.
<>< Larry Fisk
Fisk Computers
Fruitvale, Idaho
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> Hello,
>
> I just fired up an old Toshiba Satellite 1605/cds4.3
> that I "inherited" from my son. It's dusty and tired,
> clunks and whirrs. I have no papers.
> F2 to the BIOS, and it said there's no hard disk. I
> turned it off.
> I turned it on again. After about 10 minutes, the
> Windows 98 splash screen
> comes on and there's a louder whirring sound.
> 10 minutes later, I get a black screen with white lettering
> telling me "Warning:Windows has detected a registry/configuration
> error. Choose, Command prompt only, and run SCANREG."
> But the machine doesn't respond to anything I input.
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I have a small lan that is working with 3 computers. My wife "won" an old
Toshiba laptop with absolutely no software or manuals. I would like be able
to connect to the lan with this laptop to facilitate file transfers. I have
the cable and pcmcia ethernet card. I installed the card and supposedly good
drivers (downloaded from Driverguide.com). When I boot the laptop, it gives
the message:
This DHCP client was unable to obtain an IP network address from a DHCP
server. Do you want to see future DHCP messages?
It cannot see the rest of the network and the WinXP computer cannot see the
laptop. Same workgroup name, different computer name. Installed TCP/IP,
Netbeui, etc. on the laptop. I seem to remember that WinXP dropped Netbeui
support. Is this my problem and is there a fix? Should I be looking
elsewhere for the problems? TIA
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Hi,
some ideas:
are you using powered speakers or non-powered?
Dioes the board allow for amped or non amped sound?
did you try lisening with earphones?
are there jumpers for the audio to be sent to front of system rather than
rear?
At 05:46 PM 01/28/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>Anyone here familiar with the A7V8X board? Although audio is enabled in
>BIOS, I am unable to get any sound from unit. I've pulled front panel &
>CDROM connector off board. No signal from line/speaker out. Seeing no
>conflicts under Win2K Device Mgr. Minimal h'ware configuration: Radeon
>9700 Pro; 120GB drive and 1GB RAM. BIOS up to date, along with all
>attendant drivers. Before I ship board back, anyone have any ideas? TIA
>
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If you can't get the C:\> prompt-- you can't type SCANREG nor type SCANREG /RESTORE.
Not getting a C:\> prompt means no C: drive.
Sounds like the Hard drive is gone or going. The first clue is the message "no hard disk" which SHOULD BE SEEN in the BIOS SETUP.
If you can get to the BIOS setup see if the Hard Disk is recognized.
If it's recognized in BIOS, use a boot disk to FDISK and FORMAT and install an OS(operating system) unless your interested in what is on the hard drive. But apparently you can't get the OS to come up.
Be aware that bumps and clunks indicates Hard drive problems while Squeals indicate fans with dried out bearings.
Perhaps this is why the Pc was no longer used. Also Hard drives can freeze up when setting for periods of time. (The head can freeze to the disk because of trash)
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Diane;
type: "scanreg /restore" (no quotes)
space between scanreg and /restore
then you should get a list of registry backups
to chose from. Just might work.
<>< Larry Fisk
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Fruitvale, Idaho
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Subject: [PCBUILD] Toshiba Satellite Laptop
> Hello,
>
> I just fired up an old Toshiba Satellite 1605/cds4.3
> that I "inherited" from my son. It's dusty and tired,
> clunks and whirrs. I have no papers.
> F2 to the BIOS, and it said there's no hard disk. I
> turned it off.
> I turned it on again. After about 10 minutes, the
> Windows 98 splash screen
> comes on and there's a louder whirring sound.
> 10 minutes later, I get a black screen with white lettering
> telling me "Warning:Windows has detected a registry/configuration
> error. Choose, Command prompt only, and run SCANREG."
> But the machine doesn't respond to anything I input.
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Gary,
You did not specify the motherboard you used, but that MAY be a normal =
signal it makes when the power is disconnected or drops too low. Can =
you swap power supplies to check? My new SOYO KT400 Ultra Platinum lets =
out a scream when the power is disconnected. That was a new experience =
for me!
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Hello All,
Recently, I have completed a mobo & cpu swap on my system along with =
new hard drives. On occasion, Windows XP will just quit running, forcing =
a hard re-boot. When I press the power button, I won't get a POST. =
Instead of the single beep signifying the POST, I'll hear alternating =
high-low tones (beeps) like the sound you hear from a European Police =
vehicle's siren. This is getting very frustrating. Everything could be =
running fine for weeks, then this crops up again. Could this be the =
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them in again when this problem happens but there was no effect. Any =
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hi there listers, fatboy returns, has any one ever ran across or had any =
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Go to a electronics store and buy a Antec ATX power supply tester for 12
bucks or less. Going into a PS without electronic knowledge can kill you the
capacitors carry some lethal wattage if they have not been discharged. The
ATX PS tester will tell you all you need to know. There are sites out there
designated to analyzing a PS, Look on Google for PS test equipment and
testing. It also could be the CPU temperature I resolved my problems with PS
no starts with CPU temp gel. IT works! Dropped the CPU temp by 15 degrees!
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> Can anyone provide instructions on how to test a power supply using a
> multimeter. The power supply (astec model aa20610, max.cont.power 145w -
no
> powerhouse by any standards but neither is the pc that it comes from)is
most
> likely a goner as the pc will no longer power up, post, power supply fan
> doesn't start, etc. The power source is fine as I can power up other pc's.
I
> have a multimeter available but have never used one and would like
some/any
> instructions if you've ever done this before. My multimeter is a simple
> analog meter with black & red connectors, no digital read out. (Should I
> turf it and get a digital multimeter? I rec'd this one through my a+ class
> but we never really used it during the class or anytime afterwards). It
has
> a DCV section with settings from 0.25 to 500, ACV section with settings
from
> 10 to 500, Resistance section settings from x10 to xK, DCmA settings from
> 0.25 to 500. I don't have any plans on repairing the power supply, I have
> ordered a replacement and can change that without any help but I would
like
> to learn how to test electrical component to see what I should be looking
> for when a component does fail. Even if you don't have instructions but
> know of a good website which may provide this info let me know. I've
> searched but there's a lot out there. Any help would be appreciated.
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On 29 Jan 2003, at 13:25, James Maki wrote:
> I have a small lan that is working with 3 computers. My wife "won" an old
> Toshiba laptop with absolutely no software or manuals. I would like be
> able to connect to the lan with this laptop to facilitate file transfers.
> I have the cable and pcmcia ethernet card. I installed the card and
> supposedly good drivers (downloaded from Driverguide.com). When I boot the
> laptop, it gives the message:
>
> This DHCP client was unable to obtain an IP network address from a DHCP
> server. Do you want to see future DHCP messages?
>
> It cannot see the rest of the network and the WinXP computer cannot see
> the laptop. Same workgroup name, different computer name. Installed
> TCP/IP, Netbeui, etc. on the laptop. I seem to remember that WinXP dropped
> Netbeui support. Is this my problem and is there a fix? Should I be
> looking elsewhere for the problems? TIA
>
> Jim
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The machine's TCP/IP protocol is configured to "obtain an address
automatically". It does this by broadcasting a request for any nearby DHCP
server to tell it what address (and other parameters) to use. It's not
hearing any answer.
What I can't tell from your description is whether the problem is:
1. You don't *have* a DHCP server on the network, and everything else is
configured statically -- if this is the case, you need to assign it an
address, etc, "by hand".
2. You have something that will answer DHCP requests, but these are never
making it to the network because of some problem with the card or its driver
or similar.
Can you clarify which is the problem?
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Errm......I'm not too sure that this 'missing vxd files' thing might not be
the computer equivalent of an urban legend. I understand that these
supposedly missing files are actually located in a monolithic, or one-piece
file, from where the individual files are called as necessary.
This site has an interesting discourse on the matter:
http://www.infinisource.com/techfiles/vmm32.html
However, always I'm willing to listen to informed opinion ;--))
Ian Porter
Computer Guys Inc.
Arrowtown
New Zealand
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The problem that you are having is that it is possible that 7 files were
not put on the system. You can also get a fix for the VxD problem for
Win 98/98SE but not for Win ME at the following;
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The VxD problem usually refers to key files that belong to Windows 98/ME
that may be damaged or missing. You can use System File Checker to
verify the integrity of your operating system files, to restore them if
they are corrupted, and to extract compressed files (such as drivers)
from your installation disk. You can start System File Checker by
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Information, click Tools, and then click System File Checker. Otherwise,
you may need to reinstall Windows from scratch. I would try System File
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Subject: Unknown P.O.S.T. beep code???
Hi all,
Hope someone here knows what this is....
I've been scouring the 'net but come up empty-handed.
It's:
1 - long, followed by 3 short, beeps. I still get the regular, single POST beep just before my splash screen starts.
I even listened over & over to be sure it wasn't 1-2-1..... it's definitely 1 long, 3 short.
It's the Dell Dim. XPS-T 450. I now have a Powerleap Celeron 1.3Ghz in it as well as a Promise controller for my 100GB HD. Have a DVD & CD-burner, too. Original Voodoo3 (I have a Geforce 3 to go in but don't want to add to the stew). Board is Intel (440BX), BIOS is Phoenix 4.0-6. I'm flashed to the last BIOS available from Dell, A11.
I've reseated the memory & video card. Tried it with Sandra, Hot CPU Test Lite (6 hour test/burn-in/"defect-detect"), PCPitstop-- all say there's nothing wrong. What is going on here? It's disturbing because I can't find this code & worry about my data either being corrupted at some point or the whole deal possibly going down- what is this code???
Hope someone here from PCBuilders can help- or another person who's been through this?
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David,
Sorry, I forget you're not looking over my shoulder! :)
See below for comments/answers.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Gillett
> The machine's TCP/IP protocol is configured to "obtain an address
> automatically". It does this by broadcasting a request for any
> nearby DHCP server to tell it what address (and other parameters) to use.
> It's not hearing any answer.
>
> What I can't tell from your description is whether the problem is:
>
> 1. You don't *have* a DHCP server on the network, and everything else is
> configured statically -- if this is the case, you need to assign it an
> address, etc, "by hand".
Yes, I do have a DHCP server and the other computers obtain their IP just
fine. I have connected the laptap to the same switch as my main Win XP
computer.
> 2. You have something that will answer DHCP requests, but these are never
> making it to the network because of some problem with the card or
> its driver or similar.
The equipment came without software, manuals or support (it is an old laptap
with 24 MB memory and a 1.2 gig hard drive -- only Win 95 will install). The
hardware included two Xircom CreditCard Ethernet Adapter IIps pcmcia cards.
I have no idea if they work or how to check them. I downloaded the drivers
from driversguide.com because it seems Xircom was bought out by Intel and
they do not support this model on their website.
My problem lies in that I don't know where to start. Is it a hardware
problems or is it a software problem? I was looking for help to make sure I
had Win 95 properly configured before even thinking about spending the money
to replace the network card.
Thanks for the remarks. Have my answers sparked any new ideas?
Jim
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I have HP Pavilion 8380 running Win98 and will be installing a new hard drive
as the primary drive. The prospect of setting up a seperate partion for the
operating system has great appeal. I may also decide to set up a partition
or two for data, one for me and one for my son, but not sure yet. However, I
would prefer not paying for any software (Partition Magic) as I don't expect
I will be using it for anything but this one task. The operating software
will be installed from an HP recovery disk so I expect my options will be
limited.
Here are the issues, as I see it:
I understand that a new drive can be partitioned in DOS. However, with a
recovery disk, that might not be an option. I am currently operating the
system on the original hard drive. Can I partition the new drive in DOS as a
slave to the existing hard drive, then establish the newly partitioned new
drive as the primary drive? If so, where is a good tutorial for doing so?
On an old thread, someone suggested that there is an option to partition when
you initially install WIN98. Would that be an option on the HP recovery
disk? Will the decision point be clear, or do I have to be very careful that
I don't blow past it?
How large should the partition be for the operating system? Will the
recovery disk allow me to easily put the operating system on one partition,
and the other programs on another?
Which options are viable?
William Closure
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According to my book, which is 3 years old, errors are listed exactly as follows:
One single beep followed by three, four, or five beeps:
- System-board problems, possibly with DMA, CMOS setup chip, timer, or system bus.
Exactly how this can help you I don't know, but hth
Al Thompson
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Subject: [PCBUILD] Unknown P.O.S.T. beep code???
> Hi all,
>
> Hope someone here knows what this is....
>
> I've been scouring the 'net but come up empty-handed.
>
> It's:
>
> 1 - long, followed by 3 short, beeps. I still get the regular, single POST beep just before my
splash screen starts.
>
> I even listened over & over to be sure it wasn't 1-2-1..... it's definitely 1 long, 3 short.
>
> It's the Dell Dim. XPS-T 450. I now have a Powerleap Celeron 1.3Ghz in it as well as a Promise
controller for my 100GB HD. Have a DVD & CD-burner, too. Original Voodoo3 (I have a Geforce 3 to go
in but don't want to add to the stew). Board is Intel (440BX), BIOS is Phoenix 4.0-6. I'm flashed
to the last BIOS available from Dell, A11.
>
> I've reseated the memory & video card. Tried it with Sandra, Hot CPU Test Lite (6 hour
test/burn-in/"defect-detect"), PCPitstop-- all say there's nothing wrong. What is going on here?
It's disturbing because I can't find this code & worry about my data either being corrupted at some
point or the whole deal possibly going down- what is this code???
>
> Hope someone here from PCBuilders can help- or another person who's been through this?
>
> Thank you for your time & interest,
>
> Lynn Tracy
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Thanks for reply.
Both the card and onboard usb ports work in usb 1.1 but the PCI
Universal Serial Bus has a yellow
question mark in control panel device manager, and properties says
driver not installed. All attepmts to install or reinstall have failed.
How do I disable the onboard USB?
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>Hi,
>
>Windows 98se does not support USB 2.0, so if it works it will probably be
>at USB 1.1
>
>To get the card to work, you may want to disable the onboard USB and remove
>the drivers for such
>as they may be conflicting with the card drivers
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Thanks very much for your responses.
I had used the machine a couple of months ago,
just to see if it worked at all. I was able to get
into Windows, but I didn't actually do any "computing".
With its behavior now (and I swear, one minute there's
Windows, the next, no Hard Disk detected), I'm scratching
my head. Could the aforementioned Windows have been
ghosted somehow?
All whirring and clunking considered, I guess now I have a new doorstop?
Thanks again,
Diane
At 12:39 AM 1/30/03 -0500, Mike Michel wrote:
>If you can't get the C:\> prompt-- you can't type SCANREG nor type SCANREG
>/RESTORE.
>Not getting a C:\> prompt means no C: drive.
>
>Sounds like the Hard drive is gone or going. The first clue is the message
>"no hard disk" which SHOULD BE SEEN in the BIOS SETUP.
>
>If you can get to the BIOS setup see if the Hard Disk is recognized.
>
>If it's recognized in BIOS, use a boot disk to FDISK and FORMAT and
>install an OS(operating system) unless your interested in what is on the
>hard drive. But apparently you can't get the OS to come up.
>
>Be aware that bumps and clunks indicates Hard drive problems while Squeals
>indicate fans with dried out bearings.
>
>Perhaps this is why the Pc was no longer used. Also Hard drives can freeze
>up when setting for periods of time. (The head can freeze to the disk
>because of trash)
>
>Mike Michel
>
>
>
>On Wed 01/29, Larry Fisk wrote:
>Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] Toshiba Satellite Laptop
>
>Diane;
>type: "scanreg /restore" (no quotes)
>space between scanreg and /restore
>then you should get a list of registry backups
>to chose from. Just might work.
><>< Larry Fisk
> Fisk Computers
> Fruitvale, Idaho
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Diane Duncan" <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2003 11:39 PM
>Subject: [PCBUILD] Toshiba Satellite Laptop
>
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> > Hello,
> >
> > I just fired up an old Toshiba Satellite 1605/cds4.3
> > that I "inherited" from my son. It's dusty and tired,
> > clunks and whirrs. I have no papers.
> > F2 to the BIOS, and it said there's no hard disk. I
> > turned it off.
> > I turned it on again. After about 10 minutes, the
> > Windows 98 splash screen
> > comes on and there's a louder whirring sound.
> > 10 minutes later, I get a black screen with white lettering
> > telling me "Warning:Windows has detected a registry/configuration
> > error. Choose, Command prompt only, and run SCANREG."
> > But the machine doesn't respond to anything I input.
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If your recovery disk is anything like the one I have, you won't get the
option to do much at all really, exept press 'Y' and 'enter' every now and
then. Everything is done automatically.
When I have reloaded windows in the past, because I'm not sure whether the
recovery disk formats the hard drive properly or not, I've formatted first
using a normal start up disk, then used the recovery disk afterwards.
This might be an option for you, as the start up disk gives you all the
partition options.
Why not load windows as normal if you run into problems,just using the
recovery disk as a source for drivers?
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Lynn,
I used to get 1 Long and 3 Short beeps followed by a black screen almost
every cold boot. I am quite certain it's a video issue. I and a friend who
had the same problem had upgraded to powerful, gaming type, video cards. I
could get past it by holding the power switch to shut down, and immediately
rebooting. Sometimes I had to do this 3 times. Once it was booted, it ran
perfectly. I read a great deal about the problem. I know that it is common
and can involve various brand names, but never found a reason for it. The
440BX MB eventually failed, the capacitors swollen and leaking. I replaced
it with a more recent version of the same MB (with different capacitors)
and have not had the problem since. Based on intuition rather than science,
I made an assumption that powerful video cards can tax the power
capabilities of some early systems, especially during the bootup phase. I'm
guessing that newer MB's and PS's have more power reserve and this problem
will disappear. In the meantime, no manufacturers seem to admit it's
existence. So my guess is: Try a cheap, low tech video card and the beeps
will stop. Get a newer MB & PS and you'll be able to use any video card.
This includes a lot of guesswork on my part, and there may be others who
know more. Good luck, Bob
>Hope someone here knows what this is....
>I've been scouring the 'net but come up empty-handed. It's:
>1 - long, followed by 3 short, beeps. I still get the regular, single POST
>beep just before my splash screen starts.
>
>I even listened over & over to be sure it wasn't 1-2-1..... it's
>definitely 1 long, 3 short.
>It's the Dell Dim. XPS-T 450. I now have a Powerleap Celeron 1.3Ghz in it
>as well as a Promise controller for my 100GB HD. Have a DVD & CD-burner,
>too. Original Voodoo3 (I have a Geforce 3 to go in but don't want to add
>to the stew). Board is Intel (440BX), BIOS is Phoenix 4.0-6. I'm flashed
>to the last BIOS available from Dell, A11.
>I've reseated the memory & video card. Tried it with Sandra, Hot CPU Test
>Lite (6 hour test/burn-in/"defect-detect"), PCPitstop-- all say there's
>nothing wrong. What is going on here? It's disturbing because I can't
>find this code & worry about my data either being corrupted at some point
>or the whole deal possibly going down- what is this code???
>Hope someone here from PCBuilders can help- or another person who's been
>through this?
>Thank you for your time & interest, Lynn Tracy
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Lynn-
What I can tell you is that your board is likely a SE440BX-2, and there
is a manual on intel's web site. The page on error codes states that in
some cases one long beep followed by a series of short beeps is actually
from an external ROM bios. There is a list of other codes on that page,
I did not see the one you mentioned listed.
A link!
ftp://download.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/SE440BX2/72163201.
pdf
HTH
Eric
Hi all,
Hope someone here knows what this is....
I've been scouring the 'net but come up empty-handed.
It's:
1 - long, followed by 3 short, beeps. I still get the regular, single
POST beep just before my splash screen starts.
I even listened over & over to be sure it wasn't 1-2-1..... it's
definitely 1 long, 3 short.
It's the Dell Dim. XPS-T 450. I now have a Powerleap Celeron 1.3Ghz in
it as well as a Promise controller for my 100GB HD. Have a DVD &
CD-burner, too. Original Voodoo3 (I have a Geforce 3 to go in but don't
want to add to the stew). Board is Intel (440BX), BIOS is Phoenix
4.0-6. I'm flashed to the last BIOS available from Dell, A11.
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Hi, I had a very similar problem with a pc doing all sorts of weird and
wonderful things. As it was an old one, I began to give up with it, but all
it turned out to be was a dead (or dying) battery, and it needed ALOT of
cleaning inside.
It was one of those really annoying things, sometimes it recognised things,
sometimes it didn't, and for some reason it began making all sorts of
strange noises.
It was (and still is) running win95, so that gives an idea of it's age.
Might I add, it had been standing for probably quite a long time before it
came into my possession.
Point is, I didn't give up with it, and it's now working fine in my kids
bedroom for the time being.
Fires up perfectly everytime now.
In my case, it cost next to nothing, so I relied on trial and error. It was
already broken in my opinion, so I came to the conclusion you can't break
what's already broken.
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I think the best way to do it would be to download a demo version of
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> I have HP Pavilion 8380 running Win98 and will be installing a new hard
drive
> as the primary drive. The prospect of setting up a seperate partion for
the
> operating system has great appeal. I may also decide to set up a
partition
> or two for data, one for me and one for my son, but not sure yet.
However, I
> would prefer not paying for any software (Partition Magic) as I don't
expect
> I will be using it for anything but this one task. The operating software
> will be installed from an HP recovery disk so I expect my options will be
> limited.
>
> Here are the issues, as I see it:
>
> I understand that a new drive can be partitioned in DOS. However, with a
> recovery disk, that might not be an option. I am currently operating the
> system on the original hard drive. Can I partition the new drive in DOS
as a
> slave to the existing hard drive, then establish the newly partitioned new
> drive as the primary drive? If so, where is a good tutorial for doing so?
>
> On an old thread, someone suggested that there is an option to partition
when
> you initially install WIN98. Would that be an option on the HP recovery
> disk? Will the decision point be clear, or do I have to be very careful
that
> I don't blow past it?
>
> How large should the partition be for the operating system? Will the
> recovery disk allow me to easily put the operating system on one
partition,
> and the other programs on another?
>
> Which options are viable?
>
> William Closure
>
> PS My thanks to all on the PCBUILD and PCSOFT lists. Without you, I
> wouldn't even be considering installing the hard drive on my own, much
less
> setting up partitions. Without your help I wouldn't be learning, much
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Hi Lynn,
On a Compaq system, 1L 3S beeps indicates "System ROM bad; system is
running in FailSafe Boot Block Mode. Compaq recomends reflashing the
ROM.
Also, on Compaq systems the beeps occur at the same time as all
keyboard lights are flashing. Does your system have any lights that
flash at startup, i.e. keyboard, power/hard drive, etc.
What BIOS does the Dell system use?
When did it first start to occur? After processor swap? After
flashing the bios? or something else?
Not sure if Dell is similar enough with Compaq but it might point you
in the right direction...
Mike
--- Lynn Tracy <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Hope someone here knows what this is....
>
> I've been scouring the 'net but come up empty-handed.
>
> It's:
>
> 1 - long, followed by 3 short, beeps. I still get the regular, single
> POST beep just before my splash screen starts.
>
> I even listened over & over to be sure it wasn't 1-2-1..... it's
> definitely 1 long, 3 short.
>
> It's the Dell Dim. XPS-T 450. I now have a Powerleap Celeron 1.3Ghz
> in it as well as a Promise controller for my 100GB HD. Have a DVD &
> CD-burner, too. Original Voodoo3 (I have a Geforce 3 to go in but
> don't want to add to the stew). Board is Intel (440BX), BIOS is
> Phoenix 4.0-6. I'm flashed to the last BIOS available from Dell,
> A11.
>
> I've reseated the memory & video card. Tried it with Sandra, Hot CPU
> Test Lite (6 hour test/burn-in/"defect-detect"), PCPitstop-- all say
> there's nothing wrong. What is going on here? It's disturbing
> because I can't find this code & worry about my data either being
> corrupted at some point or the whole deal possibly going down- what
> is this code???
>
> Hope someone here from PCBuilders can help- or another person who's
> been through this?
>
> Thank you for your time & interest,
>
> Lynn Tracy
>
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On 30 Jan 2003, at 8:48, James Maki wrote:
> David,
>
> Sorry, I forget you're not looking over my shoulder! :)
> See below for comments/answers.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: David Gillett
>
> > The machine's TCP/IP protocol is configured to "obtain an address
> > automatically". It does this by broadcasting a request for any
> > nearby DHCP server to tell it what address (and other parameters) to use.
> > It's not hearing any answer.
> >
> > What I can't tell from your description is whether the problem is:
> >
> > 1. You don't *have* a DHCP server on the network, and everything else is
> > configured statically -- if this is the case, you need to assign it an
> > address, etc, "by hand".
>
> Yes, I do have a DHCP server and the other computers obtain their IP just
> fine. I have connected the laptap to the same switch as my main Win XP
> computer.
OK, that eliminates one simple possibility. Good.
> > 2. You have something that will answer DHCP requests, but these are never
> > making it to the network because of some problem with the card or
> > its driver or similar.
>
> The equipment came without software, manuals or support (it is an old laptap
> with 24 MB memory and a 1.2 gig hard drive -- only Win 95 will install). The
> hardware included two Xircom CreditCard Ethernet Adapter IIps pcmcia cards.
> I have no idea if they work or how to check them. I downloaded the drivers
> from driversguide.com because it seems Xircom was bought out by Intel and
> they do not support this model on their website.
>
> My problem lies in that I don't know where to start. Is it a hardware
> problems or is it a software problem? I was looking for help to make sure I
> had Win 95 properly configured before even thinking about spending the money
> to replace the network card.
So we need to toubleshoot the network card, its driver, and its connection
to the switch.
Network ports normally have at least two (sometimes three) indicator
lights or LEDs. You should be able to find these on the switch port, and
probably also on the network card.
If there are two, one should be labelled "Link" and should be on solid
when the cable is connected and both switch and PC are turned on.
The other should be labelled "Activity", and it should flash whenever the
interface is sending or receiving traffic -- such as when the laptop asks
if there's a DHCP server aound.
Do you see these?
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Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 08:14:21 -0500
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You might want to check out www.practicallynetworked.com for practical and
functional advice on networking.
Regarding your question with WinXP, I'm running a SOHO network (an XPPro
machine, XPHome, and 98se laptop) with netbeui. It is unsupported but I've
not experienced any problems with it. As I'm sure you know, netbeui must be
installed on all machines in the network.
Have you enabled NetBios over TCP/IP in your XP WINS config?
Regards
Vince
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Subject: [PCBUILD] Networking WinXP and Win95 laptop
I have a small lan that is working with 3 computers. My wife "won" an old
Toshiba laptop with absolutely no software or manuals. I would like be able
to connect to the lan with this laptop to facilitate file transfers. I have
the cable and pcmcia ethernet card. I installed the card and supposedly good
drivers (downloaded from Driverguide.com). When I boot the laptop, it gives
the message:
This DHCP client was unable to obtain an IP network address from a DHCP
server. Do you want to see future DHCP messages?
It cannot see the rest of the network and the WinXP computer cannot see the
laptop. Same workgroup name, different computer name. Installed TCP/IP,
Netbeui, etc. on the laptop. I seem to remember that WinXP dropped Netbeui
support. Is this my problem and is there a fix? Should I be looking
elsewhere for the problems? TIA
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Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 13:59:36 -0500
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Just to be clear--A faulty or dead battery only kills the BIOS set up contained in the CMOS chip, therefore, at each boot up you would need to reset the BIOS info. and once setup, and if the computer is never shut dowon,it would continue operating normally.
However loud noises, banging, ect. are a sure sign of impending trouble and should be located and fixed.
Mike michel
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Subject:Toshiba Satellite Laptop
Hi, I had a very similar problem with a pc doing all sorts of weird and
wonderful things. As it was an old one, I began to give up with it, but all
it turned out to be was a dead (or dying) battery, and it needed ALOT of
cleaning inside.
It was one of those really annoying things, sometimes it recognised things,
sometimes it didn't, and for some reason it began making all sorts of
strange noises.
It was (and still is) running win95, so that gives an idea of it's age.
Might I add, it had been standing for probably quite a long time before it
came into my possession.
Point is, I didn't give up with it, and it's now working fine in my kids
bedroom for the time being.
Fires up perfectly everytime now.
In my case, it cost next to nothing, so I relied on trial and error. It was
already broken in my opinion, so I came to the conclusion you can't break
what's already broken.
Good luck.
Michele Sayer
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Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 09:46:45 -0800
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Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 09:33:21 -0800
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> -----Original Message from Vincent Winterling
> You might want to check out www.practicallynetworked.com for practical and
> functional advice on networking.
Thanks, I will.
> Regarding your question with WinXP, I'm running a SOHO network (an XPPro
> machine, XPHome, and 98se laptop) with netbeui. It is unsupported but I've
> not experienced any problems with it. As I'm sure you know,
> netbeui must be installed on all machines in the network.
>
> Have you enabled NetBios over TCP/IP in your XP WINS config?
Not sure but I "think" so. The only protocol visible in Local Area
Connections (on the WinXP Pro) is TCP/IP. The WinME computer has
"everything" installed. The WinXP and WinME systems see each other. Just
having a problem with the Win95 laptop.
Thanks,
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Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2003 17:39:20 -0600
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Depending on your BIOS, go here
http://www.beemerworld.com/tips/beepcodes.htm
Check the keyboard
Dave Jones
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Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2003 8:47 AM
Subject: [PCBUILD] Unknown P.O.S.T. beep code???
> Hi all,
>
> Hope someone here knows what this is....
>
> I've been scouring the 'net but come up empty-handed.
>
> It's:
>
> 1 - long, followed by 3 short, beeps. I still get the regular, single POST
beep just before my splash screen starts.
>
> I even listened over & over to be sure it wasn't 1-2-1..... it's
definitely 1 long, 3 short.
>
> It's the Dell Dim. XPS-T 450. I now have a Powerleap Celeron 1.3Ghz in it
as well as a Promise controller for my 100GB HD. Have a DVD & CD-burner,
too. Original Voodoo3 (I have a Geforce 3 to go in but don't want to add to
the stew). Board is Intel (440BX), BIOS is Phoenix 4.0-6. I'm flashed to
the last BIOS available from Dell, A11.
>
> I've reseated the memory & video card. Tried it with Sandra, Hot CPU Test
Lite (6 hour test/burn-in/"defect-detect"), PCPitstop-- all say there's
nothing wrong. What is going on here? It's disturbing because I can't find
this code & worry about my data either being corrupted at some point or the
whole deal possibly going down- what is this code???
>
> Hope someone here from PCBuilders can help- or another person who's been
through this?
>
> Thank you for your time & interest,
>
> Lynn Tracy
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I have occasionally in the past got the blue screen telling me about missing
files and fatal exceptions.
I usually rely on Norton Utilities to sort it all out, which it does pretty
well.
I was told that vxd files are associated with networking, but I don't know
if this is true or not, maybe someone can put some light on that one for me.
I've found that the more often I use Norton, the less often I have problems,
and the problems seem to get worse or better according to whoever has been
using my computer.
It's worked so far for me, so I'm not going to knock it.
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Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 09:23:14 -0800
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David, an update.
When I hooked the laptop up this morning to check the lights on the switch,
I did NOT get the DHCP error.
> So we need to toubleshoot the network card, its driver, and its
> connection
> to the switch.
>
> Network ports normally have at least two (sometimes three) indicator
> lights or LEDs. You should be able to find these on the switch port, and
> probably also on the network card.
> If there are two, one should be labelled "Link" and should be on solid
> when the cable is connected and both switch and PC are turned on.
> The other should be labelled "Activity", and it should flash
> whenever the
> interface is sending or receiving traffic -- such as when the laptop asks
> if there's a DHCP server aound.
> Do you see these?
> David Gillett
Yes, the switch has 3 lights for each connection (the pcmcia card has no
lights):
TOP : Link/Act - Three lights were lite, 4th light comes on when laptop
boots
MIDDLE: 100 - (it is a 10/100 auto-detect) - Original 3 lite, no change with
laptop
BOTTOM: Full/Col - Original 3 lite amber -- no change with laptap
From a WinXP system and a WinME system I can now SEE the laptop, but get
various error messages when trying to access (I have set up a hard drive as
shared on the laptop, XP and ME system).
From ME system:
\\laptop is not accessible. Windows cannot find the computer or share name.
Make sure the computer or share name is valid and you are connected to the
network, and then try again.
From XP system:
\\laptop is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this
network resource. Contact the administrator of this server to find out if
you have access permission. The network path was not found.
Going to network neighborhood on the laptop shows the correct workgroup, but
only Laptop is visible.
The top light all blinks when I try to access the laptop from the WinXP
computer. I have not seen the middle or bottom light come on for the laptop
connection.
The lights also blink when I try to access the entire neighborhood from
network neighborhood (only Laptop is visible).
Do these result suggest any solutions? Thanks.
Jim
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Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2003 23:00:53 -0600
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I just set up a two computer network MY VAIO has XP and there other
computer has WIN98
The VAIO sees the WIN98....computer..but the WIN98 computer does not see
the VAIO....
I did use the disk that the VAIO makes as a network disk, but it does not
help..
ALSO..,,
It seems that when I click on the NETWORK Neighborhood of the WIN98
machine, it searches forever for the GLOBE showing the network
connections and only when I shut down the VAIO does the WIN 98 computer
ICON show up in the 'neighborhood' of its own machine!
What could I be doing wrong?
BOTH IP addresses are the same except the last digit,
Thanks!
Al
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Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 08:27:33 -0500
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I am comparing two systems. One has an Intel BX chipset running a 1G =
Celeron; it has 448MB of PC100 SDRAM. The other has an Intel 845 chipset =
that will only run SDRAM. It has 512 MB of PC133 SDRAM and runs a 2G =
Celeron. Both systems run the hard drive at UDMA 100.
Due to cost constraints, these are my only two options. Is the system =
with the 845 much faster than the BX? I read on the internet that the =
SDRAM slows down a Pentium 4 class CPU, and I would do just as well =
running a Pentium 3 class CPU with the BX chipset.
Another thing. The BX board has RAID capabilities while the 845 board =
does not. I don't know how using RAID would affect the performance.=20
Then there is the operating system. I want to use WinXP Pro. Being that =
the BX is an older chipset, could that cause problems running XP? I read =
where it could - in one case the user kept getting the Hardware =
Malfunction lockup in XP and all the adapter cards and hard drives were =
fine.
Thanks much in advance for your suggestions.
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Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 19:16:41 -0700
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You must logon with a password to the 98 machine.
You must have an account on the XP machine with the same account name and
password.
Check here for more detailed info
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Subject: [PCBUILD] XP and WIN98 network problem
I just set up a two computer network MY VAIO has XP and there other
computer has WIN98
The VAIO sees the WIN98....computer..but the WIN98 computer does not see
the VAIO....
I did use the disk that the VAIO makes as a network disk, but it does not
help..
ALSO..,,
It seems that when I click on the NETWORK Neighborhood of the WIN98
machine, it searches forever for the GLOBE showing the network
connections and only when I shut down the VAIO does the WIN 98 computer
ICON show up in the 'neighborhood' of its own machine!
What could I be doing wrong?
BOTH IP addresses are the same except the last digit,
Thanks!
Al
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