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 | The only time such a setup would help much would be when there are read/write operations going on both the hard drives simultaneously. Anyway, a RAID 0 setup will provide a much better performance. Also, if you have just the two hard drives and no optical drives, you could connect … |
| | What you need to do is insert the disk labelled "SATA driver disk" (or something like that). This disk will contain the SATA drivers for the disk. Note that the SATA disk will be a floppy you received with your motherboard. It may be labelled "RAID driver disk" or something.... |
| | Try this: -->Right click on the desktop(empty area) and click Properties -->Under Display Properties, click the "Settings" Tab -->On the screen, you should see 2 monitors, labelled(obviously) 1 and 2 -->Click the monitor labelled '2' -->At the bottom left of this sheet, you will see a check box labelled 'Extend … |
| | A simple task. Click Start>Run. In the run box, type 'control userpasswords2' (without quotes). In the user accounts applet which opens, uncheck the box labelled 'Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer', and click apply. In the box that pops up, type in the username … |
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| | After unplugging, try disabling and enabling the connections. This could also be a hardware related problem. Try a different lan card. |
| | ...or you could try Windows Update. |
| | I agree with caperjack. Generally, switches on a USB drive are for write protection purposes. I guess the cover might have got warped somehow. Try prying off the cover gently. |
| | How much RAM do you have? The message you describe points to your swap file getting full. Typically, the swap file size should be 1.5 times the size of installed RAM. For 128 MB RAM, the swap file size should be 384 MB. Also, try defragmenting your hard drive. I … |
| | You say you got the second disk from newegg. What disk is it? If it's an install CD, it won't be thee OEM CD. You need the disk labelled 'Windows Installation CD', or something like that. The first disk you mentioned is a system OEM branding disk, which shouldn't have … |
| | Re: Cpu Fan The drivers should be on the CD. I'm an MSI user, so have no idea about ASUS. There is only one way you can plug the IDE data cable: With the notch on the plug facing upward. If the notch faces down, you won't be able to insert the cable(unless … |
| | I agree. It's best to have the device examined by a qualified service technician |
| | Could you provide more details? We really can't help you out without info... |
| | You could try pressing F11. Some BIOSes display a list of available bootable devices when you press this and allow you to choose an alternate boot device. If this does not work, you could try clearing the CMOS. Open your computer and locate the battery on the mainboard. Pop it … |
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 | Re: Katrina Victim You could try salvaging the mobo, lan and gfx cards as well. Just make sure you dry them thoroughly. Keep them under a gentle flow of warm(not hot) air for a while. The hard drives and optical drives are another story though. I agree with the other guys that you … |
| | try launching explorer.exe from the task manager. Once explorer is up, get your sysadmin to fix your machine.  |
| | Yes. These enclosures have the same interface cables (40 pin data and 4 pin power) as a regular hard drive. The other end is typically USB or Firewire. They also have a jack to connect an AC Adaptor(USB can only supply 5V DC while the hard disk needs 12V DC … |
| | Slight modification to the last post: Click Tools>Folder Options. Click on the "File Types" tab. Under the heading "Registered File Types", find the association for MP3. Select that and click 'Advanced'. In the 'Edit File Type' dialog box, you'll find a check box labelled 'Confirm open after download'. Select this … |
| | Hey, I have 2 computers, running Windows XP Pro (not SP2). The first computer has 2 lan cards, the second has one. One of these is connected to the internet (IP 10.40.100.92). The other lan card is connected to the second computer using a network crossover cable. The IP of … |
| | Also, check the SMPS is giving proper power to the CD Drive. Is the power connector plugged in tightly? I've seen quite a lot of times that because of a loose plug, the 5V line is powered, leading to the drive being detected and all LEDs glowing, but the 12V … |
 | You sure you're using the correct heatsink/motherboard? |
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| | Re: computer porbz You could try restoring the shortcuts from the Default User profile. Copy all the files from 'C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\SendTo' to 'C:\Documents and Settings\<your user name>\SendTo'. |
| | The amount of RAM you have is barely sufficient to run XP. For decent performance, you need a minimum of 256 MB. Also, your processor is just about OK. I'd suggest you go for a new machine altogether. |
| | Run Windows Setup. When prompted to choose between an Upgrade or a Clean Install. choose Upgrade. That won't wipe your settings out.... |
| | What DXDIAG shows is the data read from your mobo's DMI, which is filled in by the mobo manufacturer. In my case, I have an MSI mainboard and DxDiag shows System Manufacturer as 'Micro Star International LTD'. You really can't do much about it. Who's the manufacturer of your main … |
| | Pop the windows xp cd in the drive and reboot. Press del to enter bios setup(your bios may require another key to enter setup like F2). Under Advanced BIOS setup, there should be an item called as Boot Sequence. Change the setting so that the first boot device is your … |
| | A reinstall of the driver is a good solution as it sounds like your drivers are corrupt. As for your concern that disabling is a workaround and not a solution, I beg to differ. I never use the nwiz stuff anyways. After installing the nVidia drivers, I delete all the … |
| | Probably your ASPI drivers are corrupt. You could try installing fresh ones. Reinstalling Nero usually does the trick. If not, google ASPI. |
| | [QUOTE=alice shrestha]hi ... i dont think you will be charged since all of us connect to all the ftp services all the time that are out of the country .. and since the linux server is a sort of ftp .. its pretty obvious that you wont be charged ..[/QUOTE] … |
| | [QUOTE=proliant_fan]Fedora core 1 and i think later versions, come with FIPS for partition resizing.[/QUOTE] Disk druid, I think.... |
 | In addition to chrissbliss' response, I'd suggest you go for a SATA hard drive(preferably SATA2) as SATA performance is much better than IDE. Also, SATA cables being smaller, there's more room for air flow and ventilation. SATA also has no jumpers that need to be set. |
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| | Sounds like a loose/faulty power or data cable. Replace and see. If this doesn't help, the mobo or the optical drive may be at fault. Contact Toshiba for a diagnostic. |
| | Re: Jump Drives I''m using Lexar's Jump Drives. They're regular flash drives. However, the reason I love them is that they are very rugged. I accidentally washed my Jump Drive for 30 minutes in the machine. When it came out, it smelled new and my data was intact.... |
| | Here's a link to the drivers download page for your mobo. Download the sata drivers from here. [url]http://support.asus.com/download/download.aspx?Type=All&model=P5GD1[/url] |
| | Hi... Is it possible to use a socket 754 Athlon 64 CPU on a motherboard with a socket 939 interface? Thanks  |
| | Wiuld recommend 256 megs for XP |
| | It's not volts, but watts. It's the amount of power the SMPS will be able to supply to your computer components. As computer components get more powerful, they consume much more power. Hence, your SMPS of 220 watts is not sufficient to keep your system running properly. Your vendor is … |
| | umm, I hate to bust your bubble about disfunctional PCs, but any form of video conversion, using either nero, Dr DivX, or any other software will use up all of your CPU time. Video encoding is complex and utilises your CPU to the max. Even if you get a 64 … |
| | What you need to do is insert the disk labelled "SATA driver disk" (or something like that), and when setup asks you to "Press F6 to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver", press F6, and follow the onscreen prompts. Note that the SATA disk will be a floppy … |
| | I'd recommend a 400W PSU from Antec. The AMD 64 bit CPUs are power hogs(all 64 bit CPUs are). As for the mobo, I'd recommend one with an nForce4 chipset. How about the MSI 7135? I'm using this mobo and it's great.... |
| | For the problem about both Optical drives not working, i guess its a jumper conflict. If not, try replacing the data cable. Also, you might try using both your new and old drives on another computer to eliminate the problem.... As for your second problem, is the CD you're trying … |
| | It looks like a heating problem to me. Open up your system and see if all fans are spinning rapidly. If not, get them replaced ASAP. While you're in there, clean up any dust settled on the components. Dust leads to poor conduction of heat, so clean it up. Let … |
| | [QUOTE=ShaneMcP]Using internet explorer go to housecall.antivirus.com. They have an online spyware/antivirus scan that is free and pretty decent. There are other free antivirus scans online as well, but I recommend this one. Its updates by the hour so it should be able to remove it.[/QUOTE] Online scans aren't worth it. … |
| | My guess is a corrupt or missing ACPI driver, or ACPI is disabled in the bios. Try enabling ACPI in the bios and tru updating the ACPI drivers |
| | [QUOTE=rasputinj]I have seen that before, I was able to fix by going to run/cmd and then run chkdsk from there. It will run then at next boot up, and fixed the problems after it ran.[/QUOTE] Actually, the chkdsk from Recovery Console is a much more rigirous check than the one … |
| | Does Windows 2000 even have remote assistance? |
| | hey, I just got up my network, and am having a peculiar problem. I want to share files between 2 computers: ratbert and crocker. The problem is, crocker is able to connect to ratbert and access the files shared by ratbert. However, whenever ratbert tries to connect to crocker, I …  |
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