Posts by caperjack

I have heard this phrase a number of times in technical forums, but I have no idea what it means, or why you would do it. Can anyone enlighten me please?

hi,the bios hold all the info to tell windows how and what to use to boot the computer to windows ,it is a cmos memory chip, holding this info ,that can be re-written,[the flash] to solve a problem your motherboard is having with a new device,ect ect .not recommended to do a flash unless you are actually having a problem and your motherboard manufacture recommended a flash and has a updated one to fix the problem .
http://www.sonal.co.uk/y2k10120.htm

maybe in the BIOS /SETUP you will find a setting not to monitor system fans

works for me in ie7 and firefox ,do you try right clicking on a link and chose open in new windows and see what happens .have you tried firefox browser !

its too bad you didn't have access to new psu / or psu tester just to try as, i do,it makes it all so much easier .

good for you,i mean that,when you get the job you will be expended to do it on your own as well ,good luck with the interview

it is 2x2.6 ,but not really a total of 5.2 as each core works independently of each other , also make sure you have more than 1 ram chip as each core will perform better with its own stick of ram,or something like that .so 2 gig ram at least .2x1 gig for best results or even 2x2 =4 gig
good read
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-core_(computing)

or.
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-dual-core-processor.htm

ok norton tech soupport hepled

fragments of norton were still left over from the un install,,, enough to cause problems

for future reference ,all you had do do was shut norton down,remove it from startup,,and then install AVG to Try it ,you can have more than 1 antivirs on you computer ,just not more that one running at the same time !

but when it was downloaded nothing happened it still wasnt working so i just took it offf

did you install it after you downloaded it ,

bump..

bump anint going to help you ,this is winxp/2000/nt section maybe you should ask you ? in the windows software section ,click on link below and scroll down to windows software .
http://www.daniweb.com/forums/forum99.html

Every time i see a cd drive cause a computer to reboot/shut down it was caused by a by a weak/bad power supply,add new power supply fixed it each time[3 times so far ]

Ok, i think i have asked you too many questions, cause really you arent being much of a help anymore, like your getting annoyed, lol, oh well, thats what this is here for i thought, all good, thanks for your past help and i will most deffinately find elsewhere for help, the question i asked you in which you said "its just the way it is" i have asked a few others and they all had different solutions on why it might be doing that, and things i can do to try and fix it..Before you give more advice to people you really might wanna think about freshening up your computer knowledge, because when your on a forum giving people advice for almost any computer problem but dont have the knowledge of most computer problems all your doing is waisting peoples time and kinda being a fruad, you could give someone the wrong info and screw there pc all up.. I had a problem i asked you earlier in this forum, and what you said was completely wrong, i did whatever it was on my own and fixed the problem myself, well also had someone else help me with the same problem, i told them what you emplied for me to do and they laughed and told me i should really know or even look at other answers they have given others before taking advice from someone..Dont take offense to this, im not trying to be a jerk or anything, …

many things can cause your situation, maybe its the monitor that is not working ,hook it to you brothers laptop to test it !
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000801.htm

it could be your video card ,or you power supply not working properly!the list go on and on ! open it up and remove and reseat,ram, and pci add in cards ,and harddrive and cdrom ribbon cables !

Thanks for trying to help but I find your instructions quite ambiguous which means I will probably get myself in trouble if I try to follow them. Would you please rewrite your instruction using a step by step, in order of "to do's" and in point form. In other words, your new instructions if followed one after the other will result in a solution to this problem. Thanks again and I do and will appreciate anything more you can do for me.
Murray

maybe time to take to repair shop ,if you cant follow the simple instruction in post #2

will a toshiba 30gb hd work in a dell inspiron 1200?

should

BIOS setting for usb [legacy] devices may need to be set to enable

2 things i would try at this point is booting with out the battery in,and remove and reseat the ram!

ok so i didnt now what you wnated exactly so heres like everything it says

Operating System
Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 (build 2600)

System Model
VIA Technologies, Inc. PM800-8237
Enclosure Type: Desktop

and i assumed thats all youd need but if its not tell me what and ill tell you what it says
thanks !!

close ,what showing in the multimedia section ,right had side under display?

driver download for that board .try reinstalling cmeida drivers
http://www.asrock.com.tw/mb/download.asp?Model=P4VM8&s=478

you need to change some of the power settings like sleep mode and such .right click on the desktop and go properties ,and in the screen saver setion you will see a power setting ,in there you can change settings

might i add that you should/will likely need to add more ram and hard drive even ,add that to $100.00 + for a copy of winxp,there money might be better spent on a better used computer ,or even new computer .
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=bph06857&lc=en&dlc=en&cc=us&product=59937

ok i really need help im getting the same msg everyone else is getting.
ive tryd almost everyones sugestions on this thread exepts i have no clue what type of computer this is
is there anyway i can like open it up and that will reveal what kind it is ?

hi,this program will tell you all about your system download and install and check it out .! you can post the results here and i will help you find correct sound drivers for it
http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html

If you can't get a hold of a live cd of linux, then just download the S.M.A.R.T. tests and put them on a CD and boot to test out your motherboard. It seems that your mobo is going bad.

i may be wrong or you may be talking about some thing else but s.m.a.r.t test is for testing harddrives

you could also try to replace the MUP.SYS.
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if it shows mup.sys then it loaded it ,its' the next file in the list thats' causing the stall, usually the video driver!!

0x00000024: NTFS_FILE_SYSTEM
(Click to consult the online MSDN article.)
A problem occurred within NTFS.SYS, the driver file that allows the system to read and write to NTFS file system drives. There may be a physical problem with the disk, or an Interrupt Request Packet (IRP) may be corrupted. Other common causes include heavy hard drive fragmentation, heavy file I/O, problems with some types of drive-mirroring software, or some antivirus software. I suggest running ChkDsk or ScanDisk as a first step; then disable all file system filters such as virus scanners, firewall software, or backup utilities. Check the file properties of NTFS.SYS to ensure it matches the current OS or SP version. Update all disk, tape backup, CD-ROM, or removable device drivers to the most current versions.

from this site
http://aumha.org/a/stop.htm

I have one of those AC Adapters that doesn’t connect quite right unless you mess with it a lot… and this is the 2nd one I’ve had)

its most likely the power jack (soldered to the motheboard) that is the problem here and not the adapter

I'dd add this to the list too.

lol, thats usually my job

good ? wish i had an answer.
http://www.google.ca/search?q=Remote+Installation+Service&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a

yeah ,recovery cd's are a little harder to use , any winxp cd will be ok to use for the recovery console.if you can borrow one .but even the recovery cd should boot ! open computer case and make sure its not a overheating problem cause by dust buildup

Sorry - 0x000000D1
My understanding is that it is a driver related problem, but I tried checking every driver I could find under Device Manager and could not find anything out of the ordinary.

hi, if you have a windows cd, boot to it and go to recovery console and do a , chkdsk /p/r

how to use recovery /
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000627.htm

if you don't have windows cd, you can get file here to create set of 6 boot floppies ,
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=310994

hi, it could be a bad stick of ram!

a missing number might help ,what was the # before this (0XE1D7A000, 0X0000002, 0X0000000, 0XF9B63CF6), should have looked something like this "0x000000xx(0XE1D7A000, 0X0000002, 0X0000000, 0XF9B63CF6)"

And what about 'installing windows xp from usb' ?
http://wiki.eeeuser.com/windowsxpusb

interesting link ,thank you

He downloaded the wrong one, my link is for the correct one.

yeah ,i installed it and now realize there were talking about the control panel of the program and not winxp's control panel

Hi All,
How do I get ti to run? Please,

check control panel see if it created a start icon

wasting your time posting to non responsive poster!!5 days they say nuttin!

no need to bumb! you need to try a better psu first ,
also just for shits and whistles and not to confuse, its a ATX power supply with a P4 plug ,AT power supplies go way back to the 486 and early pentium computers.
I have seen this happen a few times now ,nothing working when p4 plug ,plugged in ,and it was the motheboard in all cases

avg has become a hog too on some computers ,with not enough ram/cpu

your welcome ,

if you look at the picture of the back of the lcd ,in the round part of the stand attachment you can see 2 screws ,guessing there are two more below where you cant see ,i would guess yes you could use wall mount ! but just a guess

a can of compressed air ,blow off the heatsinc fins and the fan ,a small cover of dust will case higher heat

caperjack

The laptop is off my hands now, I tried booting a memory test cd and it span a bit without anything happening... don't know if that would mean anything?

yeah,if it wouldn't boot to bootable mem test disk it an't a gonna boot to any disk

If I took it to Electronic Fry's or some store similar to that, would they be able to do the job?

Not that many computer repair shops where I live.

not sure,only if they know how ,taking the laptop apart correctly is the big part of the job

i had a Toshiba doing the same thing ,changed the cpu and power coard ,ram ,no different so we determined it to be motherboard and sold it for parts

Is there any way to tell if the full motherboard needs replaced or if it's just the power supply/jack?

charge lite comes on makes me believe it not the bower jack,i think the live Linux cd is worth a try

i have a gateway 450rog and when i push the power button the power light comes on and then goes off and there is a orange light that flashes right above the power button...where do i start?

Hi, could be a number of things ,cpu,motherboard ,ram, power cord ! and the list goes on!

It was working alright at first, until I apparently moved the end of the cable that was attached to the computer. .

that sounds like the power jack broke/ or broke its solder joining it to the motherboard ,
either a new power jack or re-solder that one if its not broke!
either way its needs someone with know how to fix it !

assuming you are running winxp ,both those features are problematic. try disabling them and all should be well!you will just use a bit more of your battery power!

Ditto

I want to get a new graphics card, but I don't know if my motherboard only takes a certain kind of card. But is there somewhere I can go to look at what motherboard I have? And where do I go to see what kind of graphics card I have?

to see what mother board you have ,use this program ,run it and go to motherboard section and will give a name and a model number for most boards ,post the results back here and we will have a look for you .
download,unzip and run the .exe
http://www.cpuid.com/download/cpuz_150.zip

I already tried using a different working AC Adaptor with it and it still didn't work.

Probably is the power jack. Know how I would go about fixing it?

I will assume that because you don't know how to fix it by looking at it ,that you should take it to a computer repair shop !
It may not even be the power jack ,it could be a number of things,processor ,motherboard ,ram,
when you plugged it in,did you plug it into the laptop first and then into the wall socked ,or wall socket first and then the laptop ,may have shorted out the motherboard ,im just guessing!

this is the problem. my pc worked then it didn't..

that is what usually happens to all broken computers.
i also say bad power supply

if the adapter shut off laptop then i suspect [shorted it out ]bad adapter, or power jack