Posts by dcc

It would help if you were to provide that spec for your computer, make and model, amount of RAM...

Both of your hdds are full, what is remaining is being used for swap space, if you have a insufficient amount of RAM and try to do things that are resource intensive your system will try to use the free space in you hdd to take up the slack.

I don't know what you have on those hdds, but you may want to do a little selective cleaning, and save other less often used files, picture, and movies to CDs or DVDs. Or just get a bigger hdd if you need what's on there.

If you right click on your desktop > settings, you can adjust the pixels and color (16 bit, 32 bit...).

Read what problems others are having and try to google the answer, you will not only learn about the kinds of problems that are out there but you will learn how to research information for yourself.

As for Windows, if you stay away from the registry you can play with most every thing else, explore it and try different things and when you have a specific question post them here.

The file size difference between the NTFS and FAT files alone would preclude any possibility of changing from NTFS to FAT.

Google is your friend.

That motherboard supports both PATA and SATA, if there is some confusion as to which you have look at this article for the differences.

If I have misunderstood your post, please provide more details, you haven't provided a very much information to go on.

It would help if you would provide us with the make and model of you computer, or the make and model of you motherboard.

If you have your user's manual you can look in there to see what the beep codes are.

RESPEK?!?

Slaps forehead and wonders off muttering to himself about the new generation of people posting and their lack of spelling skills.

Go to Crucial and use their configurator, you will need to enter your make and model of you computer.

Most all major manufacturers will have a similar means of determining the compatibility of their modules to you machine.

For the best results post your own thread with the specifics of your own problem. Include the make and model of your computer and any other applicable specs.

Time for an exorcism.

Your are not going to go to Tiger Direct or Newegg and purchase a hdd with a OS installed. I'm not talking about oem computers with a OS installed, you're splitting hairs.

If you have done this before and survived then the chip set had to be close or the same. If the OS system becomes corrupted enough you will have to reinstall the OS.

Win2k does need floppies I think.

And you can use floppies with virtual machines

(i used a tool to convet the winnt4 disk to a .img file then mounted it)

DANG!!! I must atone, I've been using a CD all this time!?!;)

btw jbennet...proof read, proof read, proof read

Go into you BIOS and make you CD-ROM the first boot device, place the OS CD in the drive, turn the computer back on and it should boot from the disk.

To date there has been no scientific findings to support the theory that there is cerebral damage associated with the wave lengths of cell phone transmissions.

I have the oppurtunity to go to CSU for a month this summer and get four college credits for free with a 500 dollar stipend. I might be going back to school soon too.

Go for it, it's a great experience. It will blow you mind with the difference of mind set between high school and college courses.

Josh...I thought you were banned. Oh well. From your remark I can only deduce that your math skills are failing, that woman was at least ten years my senior.

Qwazil...no, ATA, PATA, and SATA all come in various capacities. Size has no determination of the it's type.

Chaky...You stated "Formatting it via normal windows XP interface would not set first partition as "active", because there can be only one "active" partition on one system."

You can have up to four primary partitions, but only one can be "active" at a time.

hey dcc i have a question..i want to use dual channel so what do i do..i just bought KINGSTON 1GIG DDR2 533 so what do i need so i can use dual..should i get another ram excatly the same or i trade in and get a twin kit

If the seller will allow you to return the module you can usually get a better deal purchasing a "dual channel kit", if not just purchase another of the same modules...it they are suggested by the manufacturer for your motherboard.

Have you ever asked your self why hdds don't come with an OS already installed?

When a hdd is installed the OS will look at a couple of things and add what is needed, one of these things are the drivers needed for the motherboard and its chip set Because the hdd has "customized" itself to this motherboard it will experience a great deal of confusion which can be fatal when introduced to another motherboard with differences.

I thought you were excommunicated.

If the 48 bit LBA is enabled then you should be able to see the whole capacity.

If you are using Windows XP with service pack 2 you should be able to see the whole 250GB. Did you install the SP2?

If you want to partition the remainder you can go to your control panel > administrative tools > computer management > disk management.

Since you have just installed it and don't have a great deal of files to back up the easiest way to deal with this would be to reformat the hdd and use two or more partitions. There is an advantage to this, with you OS on a separate partition you can reformat that partition only if your OS needs to be reinstalled, this way you don't have to worry about reinstalling all your files.

The hdd should have come with a utility to set up the hdd, did you use it?

Have you tried doing a last good configuration or a system restore?

M$ lists these possible causes.

• If this issue occurs after the first restart during Windows Setup, or after Setup is finished, the computer may not have sufficient hard disk space to run Windows.
• If this issue occurs after the first restart during Windows Setup, or after Setup is complete, the computer BIOS may be incompatible with Windows.
• Incompatible video adapter drivers.
• Damaged RAM.
• A damaged device driver or system service.
• If the issue is associated with the Win32k.sys file, it may be caused by a third-party remote control program.

Check to see how much free space you have on you hdd.

Download Memtest86 and run it for several hours.

M$ looks at several items to authenticate your OS, changing the CPU will nullify this. You will need to contact M$ to correct this.

Google is your friend.

You're gonna love this, the best advice that has been given prior to using this is to back up all of your important information. If you make a mistake you could lose that information.

How did you wind up with the figure of 160GB of material that you need to backup?

Another option would be to invest in a utility like Acronis's True Image or Norton's Ghost to clone your hdd.

im sorry there i dont realy no much about computers and yes i didnt go school much back then so sorry for my english

I should have added a laughing face with that, I was only poking in fun.

jbennet...do you ever proof read your posts????

Qwazil...What in blue blazes does "dont mean at illititerate humanses" mean?

From the way that you phrased your question I'm not sure what you are really asking.

First off a "kit" is two modules of the same make and model that the manufacturer has bundled, these assure the buyer that they will work in dual channel which requires two modules with the exact same specs.

If you are asking if dual channel is better than running single modules, yes.

Just curious here, did you skip school on those days when grammar was taught, or are you studying English as a second language?

Reopen the case and make sure all of your connections are good. Check all of you cards, IDE cables, PSU connections...

How did you connect the second hdd, master and slave?

Was the 20GB hdd wiped or reformatted before you installed it?

Well it's official, I'm now enrolled and am registered in my first semester of classes and will be a college student by the end of August...again.

I had thought about taking a simple class to try to slip back into the thought process of being a student, but it seems they no longer offer advanced underwater basket weaving, so I will have to substitute this with Computer Configuration and repair, it's almost the same thing.;)

Having graduated nine years previously I will not have to take any of the general ed. classes, this is just fine by me as all seven of the classes I will need have labs and the classes run about three hours including labs.

This is what the curriculum includes.

REQUIRED COURSES
C.I.E. 4 Fundamentals of Mechatronics – 4 Units
C.I.E. 10 Fundamentals of Computer Integrated Electronics - 4 Units
C.I.E. 14 Fabrication Techniques I - 2 Units
C.I.E. 25 Personal Computer Configuration and Repair (also C.S.T. 25) - 4 Units
C.I.E. 44 Mechatronic Processes and Materials - 2 Units
C.I.E. 54 Mechatronic Systems - 4 Units
C.I.E. 90 Microcontroller Embedded Systems - 4 Units

Lots of toys to play with, it should be fun.

Change it and we will start beating you like a rented mule.

Yes.

Looks like a fourth down and three wood situation.

It always helps in the long run if you will provide some basic information about your computer, like the make and model.

What happens when you turn on the computer, do the fans come on, do any of the LEDs come on?

In order to use dual channel both modules must have the exact same specs. Most people will purchase "dual channel kits" as they are matched pairs and are generally less expensive than purchasing the modules separately.

Check to see if autorun is enabled, there is a good trouble shooting article here.

"Looking cool" isn't exactly your first priority with cables. First of all, they are inside the casing, so cool or not cool doesn't matter. What is important is that they are not in the fan's blades space and that they are not pressing any capacitors. They have fragile "legs".

Being cool is important to the person who knows what it looks like in there, it's called pride. As for functionality, having the cables neatly bundled does enhance the air flow even if it is minutely.

video cards make the difference.

Graphics cards make a difference, but unless you have the other components to support it that card isn't going to make any difference. No one device is the key.

Take the person who decided to up grade their graphics card so that they could play BF2, they purchased it and installed it only to discover that their PSU wasn't large enough to support it. After purchasing and installing a hefty PSU they then found out that the 512MB of RAM was being sucked up like it wasn't even there, another purchase of another 512MB of RAM finally got their game going.

Back up you files with CDs or DVDs.

Do you have another PSU that you can try? It does sound like the PSU may have a problem, then again it could be the motherboard.

Did you change the master slave configuration? Did you check to see if the IDE cable was plugged in properly? You might try another calbe.

Did you reformat or wipe the drive prior to reinstalling the OS?

If you want the performance then you are going to have to buy the technology.

Here's the long and short of it, it all boils down to the bus speed which is expressed in Band Width.

AGP 8X is 2,100 MB/s

PCI is 132 MB/s

PCI E X16 is 4000 MB/s

In order to get that PCI E X16 speed you are going to have to buy the motherboard that supports it.

Actually it is the sum of the parts in that is important, gaming computers do rely heavily on the graphics card, but without good RAM and a good CPU you still ain't playing up to speed.

The simple answer is it's all about speed, and a large amount of RAM equates to speed with games, but that's only part of the equation.

GeIl is one of the better ones as well.

I would format that larger drive and put three partitions on it, two for the pair of OSs and one for files. You can set it up so that you can boot from either OS. I would wipe the smaller one and use it for backup storage.

Here's everything you wanted to know about that error message but were afraid to ask.

Hi Jack, and welcome to Dani Web.

Two 512MB modules running in dual channel will be faster than one 1GB module.

You didn't mention what OS you plan on using, so toward that end let me point out that M$ is suggesting that if you are going to use Vista that you should have at least 1gb of RAM. There are those that from past experience realize that M$ has consistently under rated the RAM requirements necessary to make the OS operate properly. I would also gusset staying away from value RAM.

Let me see if I have this right, the plug for your power supply doesn't match the receptacle there in UK so you purchased an adapter to convert the plug configuration? Of did you purchase a new rectified power supply converting the 230V AC to 12V DC?

India and UK both use 230V @ 50Hz so I don't believe this is the issue. If this is an adapter all this adapter should be doing is converting the connector's configuration since they are both using the same voltage and frequency. The adapter should not be generating heat, a poor connection can cause a resistive load which will cause the connector to heat up, I would return it for an exchange or your money back.

If this is a rectified power supply then is will get warm, this is inherent to the device, but it shouldn't get too hot to handle.

Is the converter allowing the computer to operate?

If this computer is new it should still be under warranty. Take it back and let them sort it out before you do something that will give them an excuse to void the warranty.