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As suggested above, try using a different keyboard and see if the problem remains, or changes in any way. Sometimes the pins break-off in the PS/2 port, sometimes it's cable fatigue, sometimes the internals simply fail. If using a different keyboard suddenly works, trash the non-functional one. Be sure to …

I have a Gateway 500MHz machine which works perfectly fine with exception to a windows GUI. Works fine in DOS mode, in DOS, it seems as functional as it was meant to be, but will not function when switched to a windows gui, despite several different versions including XP, 98SE, …

All AMD processors are rated at a limit of 100°C safe operating limit. Keep below 80°C for optimal performance and useful life. If you are reaching temps of 90°C or greater, your cooling is insufficient, and you should check to see that the heatsink is clear, and the fan is …

If you bought this machine within a warrantee period, send it back! If all was well past that point, and this is a new malfunction, be very sure that motherboard connectors are seated FULLY, but without you putting so much pressure that you risk cracking the substrate (the board itself). …

As odd as it may sound, try the following with the power off: Unscrew the retainer screws for the monitor cable, and check to see that all pins are in good order, then insert/remove the connector a few times (to attempt to clean the contacts). If any pin looks even …

current kit: MB: as7V8X-X Athlon 1300+ CPU (?) 256mb RAM Western Digital Caviar HDD (3x) 40gb/20gb/4gb c/d/e respectively. At any time, from during POST to hours after startup, drive 1 will randomly park and re-init for seemingly no reason at all. I have tried in vain to duplicate circumstances to …

These files can be recovered online if you look well enough...Try searching [url]http://www.dll-files.com/dllindex/[/url] for these. I am running 98SE as well, so if ya can't find them, I can upload them to ya via IRC or mail. Do you have a second hard-drive (I sure hope so)....You could copy files …

I am running win98SE (fully updated) and often have the problem of retaining my desktop resolution (1600X1200x32) when certain games crash. Upon reboot, windows plays stupid and actually thinks I want a 320X240X16 display, or whatever the last video mode was. I realize I am using a far-outdated OS, but …

USB is 5V, and should have more than enough power for an LED lightbar.....but are you sure you have polarity correct as well? Try adding one LED in the lightbar that projects visible light, so you know that you have power and have established proper polarity. The LED's you indicated …

After resetting your router, try a different wireless channel if you still have issues. Sometimes certain frequencies (be it weather, sunspots, or general RF traffic) can get noisy and give your WLAN a problem. Try a different channel and see how it works...

I have often had problems with serial-to-parallel adapters in the past. Try having your friend use a laptop that has a real serial port on it, and the problem should be solved. Runniing serial throught he parallel has never really worked out well for me, I suspect you are having …

your keyboard's driver chip might have fried, or you have to dissasemble the keyboard and clean it. Use a clean. dry, lint-free cloth to clean the keyboard membrane, and use a *quality* pencil-eraser to gently clena the contact surfaces. In the meantime, you can trigger <space> by holding the "alt" …

Use a *quality* pencil-eraser to burnish the card's contacts on both sides, then wipe with a lint-free cloth under firm pressure. try it again. If it still doesn't work, it is not the connection to the MB, but perhaps a faulty card or as said above, a MB issue. Good-quality …