You might go back inside the case and check the connections from the power supply, it sounds like you may have accidentally unpluged, or have a bad connection between the motherboard and the PSU. Let us know what you find please.
I was in a rush when I was writing the last post, and didn't take the time to respond to your question regarding total RAM in conjunction with your video card.
System Information will show total installed RAM. System properties will show total minus memory dedicated to onboard video.
I went back to see if you had any post detailing you RAM, and in one post you say that you have 128MB, and in another 256MB, if the maximun RAM (not combined with video card) is only 256MB, you can bet your bottom dollar that you can increase your performance appreciatively by adding another 256MB of RAM. Your board has three slots with a maximum capacity of 3GB of RAM, go for it.
The ambiguity in most of the benchmark results we saw today sends a very clear message: on today’s systems, the advantages of Dual Channel memory setups are negligible for average users.
While some memory specific benchmarks, those designed to saturate bus bandwidth, demonstrated the Dual Channel system’s superiority, very few real-life applications took advantage of it, and some games even managed to perform better on the Single Channel setup.
It's hard to tell what is going on here with the scant amount of information you are providing, but it is looking like there is a compatibility issue here. Did Kingstom specifically recomend this module for your motherboard? The older motherboard running on PC100 could underclock PC133 if the specs all matched up, but all it takes is a difference in density to change that. Kingston changed from low to high desity modules without any indication on the modules themselves, I found this out by trying to find compatible modules to a similar motherboard. Call and talk to one of their techs, they will be glad to help, and will be able to determine if you module is compatible or not.
Motherboards with a FSB of 100MHz may be able to underclock from 133MHz down to 100MHz, what this means is that you motherboard wants to see pc100 (100MHz RAM modules), but depending on the motherboard may be able to operate pc133, the RAM will work, but the motherboard will only recognize its speed as 100MHz.
Once again, yes...stick with non-ECC modules, they're faster.
As for your computers age, I was only suggesting that if you were going to invest another $120. in it, I would think about up grading to a newer computer, for another $180 you could have a new computer that will be faster, less expensive to add RAM to, new CD/DVD drives, new oprerating system (Windows XP), and will last longer. The problem with older computers is that you don't know how long the motherboard or CPU are going to last, and when either of those dies it is going to be more expensive to replace than it's worth. The other option is to rebuild or build new, unfortunately, rebuilding a Dell isn't practicle, like some other manufacturers they have components made to their spec to fit their needs, and this translates to a PSU that will fit in the space they want rather the the industry standard...this means that you have to use their parts in most cases to make repairs or upgrade...RAM is one of the exceptions. From what little I can tell about your level of computer knowledge, I wouldn't suggest jumping …
I immediately wanted to try some of the latest games on the market (e.g., Half Life 2). I bought the game, loaded it, and quickly found out the computer wouldn't play it. After many painful and unhelpful "run-arounds" with Sony and Intel non-support, I learned that many of today's games require a technology built into the hardware of the graphics controller. The PCV-RS720G computer with its "integrated graphics" doesn't support that hardware technology. So the games won't run. (NOTE: For those that care, it is called Hardware Transform and Lighting. The 720G's integrated solution performs T&L in software, which many games do not support.)
But never fear...I am a clever guy...I bought the PC because it had the ability to expand video capabilities via the PCI-E slot. RIGHT?...Well, this is only partly true. Sure, there is a slot for an upgraded video card that will support the new games. BUT (and this is a big BUT) PCI-E cards require at least 300W power and typically 350-450W. Low-and-behold, the SONY only comes with 295W power supply (PSU).
Well, I just need to swap out the PSU, right? Wrong! It turns out, to my great chagrin, that not only will replacing the PSU void my warranty but also no 350W PSU exists on the market that will fit into the case. Turns out (and this is not a Sony-Only thing) that Sony had …
Dells reputation continues to spiral down the drain in my opinion, there are cases where PC133 will underclock down to PC100, but there is no way in h!ll a 184 pin module is going to fit in a slot that only holds 168 pins.
Dell screwed up, get you money back from them! Crucial is one of the better manufacturers out there, they may be a little more expensive, but you can depend on them. One of the things you are going to find is that older memory is going to be more expensive. Bthw...they say you can use ECC memory, error correcting memory is usually religated to servers, it's slower than non-ECC.
I would try adding just the two 256MB modules to the one 128MB, this should make a noticable difference in speed of operation and multitasking, you can always add the third later if you want. As far as buying from someone other than Dell, there many manufacturers out there that sell modules that will be compatible with your motherboard, jsut make sure to check with the manufacturer for compatibility. Some of Dells other parts need to be replaced by them as they have their own "special" parts, you dont' want to go there!
If you machine is operating on PC100, it is an older model, and it might be worth considering building or purchasing a new one rather than invest another $120. One way to look at computer age is to compare it to …
The two 256MB, 400MHz, 184 pin modules are not for your board, you need to stick to the modules described in the specs, 256MB, 100MHz, 168 pin modules. See the link below. Did Dell suggest the two modules that you purchased?
By adding 512MB of RAM will make a large difference in your computers performance, this will give you a total of 640MB of RAM which for most applications will be just fine. You should be able to just install the two new modules in the empty sockets, and that should be all you have to do. The link below will explain how to make the installation, the only thing I would add is about grounding yourself, a static discharge from your body can damage the modules, so it's important to ground yourself before you handle the modules, you can do this by touching a metal surface, like the metal of your computer case.
This site will take you through the installation step by step, and it does mention leaving the lower number or RAM in the first slot.
If you haven't opened the modules Dell shouldn't have a problem taking them back, see if you can get your money back, there are less expensive places on line to purchase your RAM, and you don't have to use the same manufacturer as Dell, most manufacturers have a means of providing you with memory that will be compatilble with your …
You'd need some kind of video authoring software, like PrimeTime, or Sonic MyDVD. You should check out your local electronics retailer for software along those lines-- there should be a whole section there.
I have Nero suite 6, and DVD Shrink, when I use Nero and go to add, the video dosen't appear in my documents. I'm using W2k Pro sp4, and if I right click on the video in the documents, I only have the options to send the video to the floppy drive, desktop, email, or documents.
all i wanna do is stop images from my pictures from being shown in the list of backgrounds.
What pictures are you not wanting to see on the desktop? I thought you were referring to the different backgrounds offered for the desktop. Are you saying that you have added pictures of you own to the background choices offered by Windows?
If you all you want is the blue background, right click on desktop >properties, the background tab should be showing, in the menu fine none and click on it and ok.
A friend sent me a short video as an attachment in a email, it's only 2.5 MB, and I would like to transfer it to a DVD so I can share it with other friends who don't have a computer. Can someone please explain how I can do this?
With older boards that use PC100, some boards are kind of picky about which RAM they will work with. I have a MSI K7-Pro motherboard which supports PC100, and I'm running three modules of PC133, these are low density modules, but the high density modules like the Kingston's KVR133X64C2/256 were not compatible. What I would suggest is that if you find modules you are interested in using, go to the manufacturer and ask them if it will be compatible.
Please let us know what make and model computer or motherboard you have.
Motherboards have a maximum amount of RAM they can use, example...I have a MSI K7 Pro motherboard which has three slots for RAM, each slot has a maximum capacity of 256MB, this means that my total RAM capacity is 768MB.
I have actually had pretty good luck with most other companies, in fact there have only been three that stand out in my mind. MSI obviously is one, Panda AV just never answered anything until I was discontinuing their service, and then they wouldn't shut up. The third is a company I will not mention on Ebay, I won the bid on a 5.1 home theatre speaker system and paid within the hour, I never received an email comfirming anything, and after I saw where the payment had cleared my bank I started sending email to find out what was going on, no reply. I finally received the speakers two and a half week later, which were in good condition and sound great, without ever hearing a single word from the company until I panned them in my rating of the transaction at Ebay, and then I received a nasty email from them and in turn of course they gave me a bad revue as a customer a Ebay.
It truely is a sad statement of how major companies view their clients. It seems that any large company that deals in wholesale or retail sales and doesn't have a 800 number has their customer support based over seas. The alterative is a very slow dance to the music of email, and one of the partners has a leg shorter than the other which has a tendency to move the dance in a circle. :rolleyes:
I just had one of the most exasperating experiences, I had to call Micro-Star International long distance because they don’t offer an 800 number, and after going through their automated menu for three minutes, I finally get transferred to their technical support department, where I’m subjected to a rousing rendition of “a one horse open sleigh played on a flute while I’m kept on hold. At this point I’m beginning to think that MSI is in cahoots with the phone company because all the time I’m spending on hold, and to make sure that I don’t give up too easily a recorded voice comes on every thirty seconds to assure me that my phone call is important and to please hold for the next available...back to a rousing rendition of "A one horse open sleigh" played on a flute, and the cycle continues for another three minutes at which point they figure that I should have hung up out of frustration three minutes ago, and do so for me.
I go through this two more times, and on the third try I actually get hold of a tech who promptly puts me on hold for three minutes, you should begin to see a pattern forming here, I'm wondering at this point if these guys are into numerology. Eventually the tech comes back to the phone and asks how he can be of service in his best Indian/Philippine accent, and immediately I realize that I'm not talking with a tech, …
The motherboard will hold two RAM modules with a capacity of up to 1GB in each.
Not knowing where you live, I can only suggest what I would do, I would either go to Newegg, or Tiger Direct and make my purchase on line. Here are two links for Newegg, one is for 256MB modules, and the other is for 512MB modules.
The installation process is pretty straight forward, the hardest part for you will most likely be opening the case. I will provide you with a link which has detailed instructions for the installation. One of the things you need to know is to make sure you are grounded before you handle the module, as static electricity can damage the module. You can accomplish this quite simply by touching the metal portion of the computer case.
This link will take you to the Dell web site, at the top of the page is a menu, read about opening the case, and adding memory.
Hey guys, thanks for the response. Ain't it amazing what us guys will do for lust...er...love.
Chris...unfortunately the rural area I'm living in only has three options for phone hookups, your common snailophone dial up, a very exspensive satellite system, and two tin cans and monofilament nylon fishing line...notice how technologically addvanced we are here in the hills. :lol:
If I had a computer that was only good for its modem and internet access I could make this work I'm told, and I'm told that I would need a card in addition. If you have any other ideas, I'm open to suggestions.
I just learned what I needed to know about routers, I have a dial up analogue connection, and the router isn't equiped for that type of connection. Oh well, looks like I'll be crawling around under my girlfriends house installing new phone lines tomorrow.
I would like to install a wireless router for my girl friend who has a laptop, and wishes to use it in locations that I would otherwise have to intall new phone jacks.
The system I'm thinking about is:
Linksy WRT54G $39.99 after rebate
Linksy USB 100B $25.64
Both items and prices are at Amazon.
I had someone tell me that this system will not work with a dialup connection, is this true?
One month after closing the Sygate Technologies takeover, Symantec is cutting the Sygate Personal Firewall products because of overlap with the Norton Personal Firewall.
The Sygate Personal Firewall and Sygate Personal Firewall Pro products will no longer be available effective Nov. 30, Symantec spokesman Phil Weiler said Monday. Consumers will receive special upgrade pricing when they buy a replacement product from Symantec’s Norton family of Internet security products, he said.
For those who can act today, here's a link to one of the sites where you can still download the 5.5 version.
Chrisbliss18...thank you for the quick response, I appologize if I offended you with my remarks regarding the forum, and looks like you are have the lions share of responses here, my hat goes off to you.
I had taken all of the proper steps to ensure a good installation, the problem was with the 5.6 version, when I googleed sygate there weren't any references to this problem, but a friend at another site was able to supply the following information.
"On another forum they said that version 5.6 is unstable. If that is the version your using you could try an older version from here. (The here supplied a link to download the 5.5 version,dcc)
EDIT: Little over a month after buying up Sygate, Symantec managed to release an unstable version. That is kind of impressive in its own perverse way."
I downloaded the 5.5 version and it installed without a hitch, I had tried to download of the 5.6 version three times only to have the same problem every time, twice from the same source, and a third from another.
I hope this information helps someone else, then again the problem is being solved by Symantec, as they are canceling sygate tomorrow.
I got tired of the porblems with zone alarm and uninstalled it, and downloaded sygate. After I rebooted I received the following message-
Smc. exe has generated errors and will be closed by windows. You will need to restart the program. An error log is being created.
When I get to the desktop there wasn't an icon for sygate, so I went into search and created a shortcut, when I clicked on it the page came up, but was not responding to any commands, I had to reboot to get rid of it, and the icon was gone after the reboot.
I know that the Smc. exe is part of the sygate software, but why is windows having a problem with it?
DVD Shrink is a versatile freeware tool for fitting a DVD-Video disc on a single DVD-R.
DVD Shrink is capable of both re-authoring and re-encoding the movie. It features an intuitive user interface which makes it easy to choose what to keep, and what to lose.
DVD Shrinks allow the user to select compression level for each video track separately to obtain the desired disc size (which is usually below 4.38GB). It has a built-in decrypter, so there is no need to rip the DVD files on HDD first. The software is capable of producing either an ISO image of the ripped DVD, or a VIDEO_TS folder for further processing, viewing or burning.
I just purchased the Nero suite 6.0, and will now download the DVD Shrink (free ware). I think perhaps I should have asked another question, which to go with...Roxio, or Nero? Alas...I've made my choice, bring on the toys!
Hi all, I just purchased a NEC 3550A DVD R/W, and it looks like there is no software coming with it, a friend of mine has suggested that I purchase Nero suite 6.0 and download the upgrade, and download DVD Shrink. This is my first foray into DVD software, so any suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks for the response Chrisbliss, sorry I couldn't get back to you sooner.
I found the same information, the only other difference I've found is in the read and write ability, one reads better than the other, and one writes better than the other.
Most all manufacturers have a web page that will help you find compatible modules for your motherboard, and if you find RAM for sale else where, you can always call/email the manufacturer and ask them about the compatibility of the modules you've found, just make sure you have a make and manufacturer to work with. you might want to google the make and model first to make sure you have the correct information. The manufacturer will have at least two ways to contact them if you go to their site.
ECC memory (error correcting) is typically used in servers and is a little slower than non-ECC and found at places like ebay used, and I personaly wouldn't use it in my computer. The PC100 and PC133 is older memory and is getting harder to find, and more exspensive to buy, I had a slot A motherboard and discovered that for about $100. more than the cost of the PC100 RAM I could replace the mobo/RAM/CPU and had a faster, and new machine. Just a thought.
I went on line this morning to shop for a new weller soldering station, and the first site that popped up was for Home Despot,...er ah Depot, and this is what they had...
I'm going to purchase a NEC DVD/RW, and I've been looking at the 3540A, and just as I've decided to purchase it they now have the 3550A available for about the same price. Looking at the spec I don't see any difference between the two as far as writing goes, can anyone here tell me what the difference is between the two?
found an old pc lying around and decided to boot it up,
found a problem with it, the DVD drive and CD drive on it are not ejecting, pushing the button on the case and even going into my computer right clickng and pressing eject the drive does not open,
does anyone have any idea about what it could be
The failure could be because of anything from a bad belt, bad gear, motor, or it's unplugged. If you wish to open it, you can by inserting something like a straightened paper clip in the small hole under the tray on the exterior. Push it in until you feel resistance, the tray will have to be pulled out once it is freed.
KcOarf...my coments regarding the radiation associated with KV and cell phones were sarcastic in nature and were not about the inherent problems of BLP, what I was alluding to was the media witch hunt that transpired several years back where cell phones and overhead high voltage transmition lines were being accused of being potentially responsible for brain tumors, and how the current treatment of BLP here riminds me of that. As for the Dutch train comms system...Obviously there are going to be technologies that aren't going to be compatible with BLP, or highvoltage transmition lines for that matter, amateur radio operators are another good example of existing technology that engineers generally take into consideration before they begin a design.
As for the rest of my short diatribe, the key word here is distructive, and I reiterate...disruptive perhaps, but not distructive. All of us have experienced interference in one form of technology or another, I'm sure most all of us have had their cell phone ring while they were in front of their computer and heard the computer growl in response.
You need to ask yourself one very important question...do you really think a corpotation as large as a utility company is going to allow the use of a technology in conjunction with their equipment that is going to leave them open to the litigious public?
causes destructive radio interference along the frequencies it operates.
Destructive radio interference? What a load! Disruptive, maybe. It has some inherent problems that have been blown out of proportion, like high KV power lines and cell phones causing tumors.
Symptom You may get one of the following error messages;
* The connection to the server has failed. Account: 'pop.tiscali.co.uk', Server: 'pop.tiscali.co.uk', Protocol: POP3, Port: 110, Secure(SSL): No, Socket Error: 10061, Error Number: 0x800CCC0E * The host 'pop.tisclai.co.uk' could not be found. Please verify that you have entered server name correctly. Account:'yourname', Server 'pop.tiscali.co.uk; protocol: POP3, Port:110'Secure(SSL):No, Socket Error:11001,Error Number 0x800CCC0D.
Solution If you have not changed anything since the last time you checked / sent mail, do not adjust your settings simply close Outlook Express, reopen it and try again later. If this has not resolved your problem you need to check your Outlook Express settings, making sure that the POP3 and SMTP servers are as in the screenshots, and that your full user name and password are correct.
Then test your connection by following this procedure.
* Click the Start button then RUN type in cmd on (Windows NT/2000/XP) or Command (Windows 95/98/ME). This will open a new command prompt window, with white text on a black screen. * Type in the following exactly as it appears. You will not see what you are entering so take it slowly, and if you make a mistake, start again. telnet pop.tiscali.co.uk 110 …
