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Ok, Clear your CMOS. One more thing I remembered; this has happened twice in 4 years; both times with system that ran fan. Sometimes, the bottom the motherboard comes in contact with the case causing ground loops and the occasional short. This is especially true for the rear IO ports. So, remove your motherboard and place electrical tape around the rear IO. Usually two strips width will work. Since you're going to remove your board, just remove the battery as well to clear everything. Next, use paper washers under your mobo mounts; between the case and the mounts. Also use the washers under the screw heads; between the screws and the top of the motherboard. Finally, if you own a furry pet, use compressed air on the inside of your case. Don't use electrical cleaner (degreaser) around any fans. This will remove the grease and/or oil from most bearings and increase the pitch of the fan noise.

Merely unplugging and removing cables does not always work. None of my systems have floppy drives, therefore no cables, and all references to the BIOS are disabled, and still XP shows the device

Changing HALs is not something that can easily be done. You need to reinstall XP. Unless you do it right, you will have random, non repeatable, system crashes.

If one or both or the devices is wireless, look for a small dot the size of the head of a paper clip. This is the reset button; each part should have a reset. I know sometimes frequencies collide, as the FCC did not really regulate the 2.4 GHz spectrum, causing some devices to lock up. They way to get some wi-fi devices to start working is to press the reset on the part connected to the PC first, and then press the reset on the device. What is strange is that your bios didn't prompt you about no keyboard present. You might want see if you can enter your BIOS. If you can, then try changing Legacy USB to enable. Either way, repost.

You can have a single boot dvd. The process is the same as a CD, only you're using a DVD.

you can also re name your wireless network and then disable your ssid With your wi-fi client, set it to log onto your ssid name. This way you're not broadcasting your open network to everyone.

Overall agp/pci/usb/isa spec setting PnP O/S Installed: Disabled. The Pnp standard refered to in the BIOS is the 9x specification for Win 95/98/98se. If you have 2k or XP, this should be disabled. PCI settings PCI Bursting: Enabled PCI Latency Timer: Board Default This is a "hack" used by mfr's to increase certain device performance. This controls the "packet size" for info along the PCI bus. Each device is allocated more time, thereby increasing a specific test. If you set it to 128, and only run an hdd, sound, or video test, you get a higher benchmark for the specific test. If you run a hdd + sound + vdo test, then you get a lower benchmark. PCI 2.1 Compliance: Enable Better be enabled or your board won't support irq sharing Peer Concurrency: Enable Ya, I multitask and usually have more than one pci device operating at a time. For example, most systems use USB and PCI devices at the same time. Applies to CPU + RAM Pipeline Cache Write: Enable Disable only if you over-clock. Allows for faster refresh. Legacy: Passive Release: Enable I look forward to the day Msft removes support for Super I/O and 16 bit devices Delayed Transaction:Enable I look forward to the day Msft removes support for Super I/O and 16 bit devices Video Settings: Video BIOS Shadowing: Disable Ya, as cga isn't used to much anymore Video RAM Cacheable: Disable However, you might lose some sleep states depending upon the board. Uses k of RAM. On some cards you might see an increase, but it is specific to your system. VGA Boot Sequence: The type of your video card connection Graphics Aperture Size: Set to the size of your video card AGP Turbo Read Mode: Enable [Edit] for 8x If you get random crashes, first disable Fast Write AGP Turbo Write Mode: Enable [Edit] for 8x If you get random crashes, disable this one first, and then disable read mode USWC/UC: Uncacheable Speculative Write Combining / Uncached: USWC should give better performance, this is the last thing to disable.

don't forget to set the jumpers

If you don't get prompted about low vm, just keep it disabled. When you see the prompt, just enable a page file, and when the program is done, disable and reboot. On my notebook, I don't use a page file and hibernate as these just use my battery. When moving the page file, you need to move it to a physically different hdd, not just a different partition; I think Msft actually has a benchmark on this fact. Moreover, XP worked faster when there were pagefiles on both physical drives (again, not partitions on the same drive). I'm pretty sure they didn't test the case for no pf. Finally, not neccessarily from Msft, I think the max pf recommended was 1.5 GB (1536 MB) for XP home and pro. Yes, you should either set the min/max to the same size or System Managed. If you use System Managed, then the pf should shrink after reboots. If you use different min/max sizes, then Win keeps the largest size used (up to your max). In Start | Run, gpedit.msc, OK, Comp Config\Win settings\local pol\sec opts you can change the shutdown option to delete the pf. This way, next time win boots your pf will be small. However, this will increase start up/shutdown times. Your pf should be where %systemdrive% evaluates to for best performance. Aside from processing 300 GB of raw video, I've found issues with certain print drivers and the office image writer (but this hasn't happend in office for sometime now). Win98 That can't handle more than 128 MB. Anytime you can move programs to different physcial drives you always do better. Partitioning just makes life eaiser for humans, not faster for computers.

You might also need to check your video card driver. If you have an ATI card, then the DVI port might not be enabled.

First, no one is ever dissapointed in IBM, but that is out of the question. As for notebooks, get a Dell. Their service and quality is the best; they actually have knowledge. Ask about student discounts from Dell, but also go into the campus book store. Some online vendors offer Office 03 Pro (full version) for $25 and xp pro for $80; yes, they are legitmate and activate. Stay away from Sony, they are slow to update, hard to get support from, and it is nearly impossible to navigate their site. Finally, I've dealt with many other major manufacturer aside from Dell who have fake support. Every component of "my notebooks" are marked in ways most people, including advanced techs, miss. Only with Dell and IBM, have faulty parts always been replaced. With several other companies, the mfr's only reformatted the hdds, shipped the notebook back, and stated they replaced parts. I should CYA and type, Sony is not one of the companies (i just don't like their support site). I gotta say, if you don't build it yourself, buy a Dell or IBM. Also, go for the 4 year support plan. When they replace notebooks, you will get a newer, better model. Always get the largest cell battery possible always purchase an extra battery when buying your notebook (this saves up to $150 USD). get the slowest CPU. don't get onboard wi-fi or bluetooth as it just drains the battery and are not as good as USB/PC Cardbus devices. ATI cards have really good power management and hardware mpeg2 decoders (saves power). More USB ports are better Side Note: Any version of windows and office can be installed on 1 desktop and 1 notebook. So when you purchase your notebook, you can use the same CD for your desktop.

If you do go the 108 mbps way, your hub and adapter both need to be from the same vendor, otherwise you drop to 54 mbs. the "108" isn't a standard, but a trick.

Download Windows Media Encoder 9 Install and then run The built in settings allows you to perform a video screen capture. I'm not a gamer, but if you can ALT+ENTER to make the game windowed, you might not drop frames. If you are looking to have the video on a VHS tape, then your video card needs some form of video out (svideo/rca), and at least the left channel (white) connected to your VCR.

Right-Click your desktop | properties Lick the settings tab, click the advanced button Click the Displays Tab Click the TV button (on the right side; left is on/off) to get to the display settings Go through the tabs and look for "Overscan" This should correct the image

Look into Netgear, they seem to make wireless devices for everything. Look into the "Plays for sure" msft logo program for streaming products from one device to another. I'm thinking I remember Radio Shack has a wireless device independent of a PC. You split your line out (to maintain your PC speakers; green on Creative products;; ensure you use a stereo splitter [ two black bars on the plug ] ). One goes to your PC speakers, the other into the Radio Shack device. Then, on your stereo, you connect the other end of the RS unit. Look to Home Theater/Electronic stores instead of computer stores.

For some reason, however, some BIOS's have faulty info and XP detects the presence of a floppy controller. Hence, even if you disable the floppy in the BIOS, you still might need to check your device manager. Here are a few things that might help with the issue: As stated before, select NONE/Disabled for the floppy Set PnpOs to No Disable and Floppy Boot Options (Check removable sub menus also). Boot Floppy Seek to No I've found on some systems, using the above four has prevented XP from seeing the drive.

If your system only has 4x, then there is a good chance you will need to update your board. Most 4x boards only take 3.3v AGP cards, and I believe all newer cards are for 1.5v slots. You might need to purchase a used card from ebay Yes 8x is backwards comp with 4x, but the slots can be different

Try unInstalling the nvidia ide drivers. If you are slipping, then don't include NvAtaBus .sys, .inf, .cat and nvraid.sys .sys, .inf, .cat The default Msft driver works fine. Also, FOR SOME (not all), systems, the nVidia drivers cause issues. You ONLY need to slip nVidia ATA drivers if you have a RAID configuration. I don't believe nVidia has a chipset, like VIA, that has built-in SATA support.... When slipping, only use SATA drivers. After XP is installed, then run nForce_5.10_WinXP2K_WHQL_english.exe, from nVidia And don't check the IDE portion. You might check your control panel for nVidia drivers. If you have the option, just remove the IDE portion. Also, you might want to reInstall your SATA drivers.

Go for the RAM, If this is your first computer, start with an ATA/133 hard drive. Yes this forum is excellent for slipping drivers and mod'ing the XP disc, but you will want to focus on other details first. A minimum spec for your hdd would be 7200 rpm and 4 MB buffer. Higher RPMs give better performance, larger caches only make a difference depending upon usage. Also, don't place your Hdd(s) and cd/dvd on the same cable. Your hdds go on the primary IDE channel and you optical devices go on the other. You might consider two hard drives, a 40-80 GB and a 120+ GB for everything else.

Huh ?I can't remember the last time an system XP crashed, perhaps a beta release in 2000? w/ 768 all systems run well, of course XP only needs 512. On my Dell, with 512 and 1.3 Inspirion, dvd+r, uw disp ($ 2000) I get up to 7 hours on a single battery; of course I use a customized hardware profile. Watch the Matix and still have 2 hours battery life, again on a single battery. I would like to see a benchmark to back this up. Aahh yes, all the freedom msft provides. They should just restict compatibility and reduce functionality. It's a Msft problem when vendors have s/w and drivers with bugs.You gotta be baiting us man.

In the olden days, Adobe used to code to the Mac, then slowly ported their software to a WinTel platform. These days, it's just the opposite. It also appears Sonic is purchasing many Middle-Upper software video venders. Avid is still around, but Sonic is a Strong WinTel company.

Newer version Fixed File Names Containing Spaces The folder space issue refers to the path You cannot drop a folder onto the .cmd files mkCabs.cmd 563 bytes mkCabsFl.cmd 926 bytes mkCabs.zip 1034 bytes

I'm using a bootable DVD, so space is not the issue. This is just to replace controller drivers, or updates, to and from the i386 folder. Using 29 files. Original Size 427 KB, 508 KB on disk mkCabs.cmd yields 182 KB, 280 KB on disk mkCabsFl.cmd yields 179 KB, 180 KB on disk

BTW, you can edit out the start /wait to stop the new dos windows from opening and closing.

Here are two little script I use for making cabs. All files created are placed into the same directory from where they came. This is a drag and drop utility, just drag the files (up to 30) you want compressed on to the .cmd file, and it will do the rest. These are not meant to be command line files, but I suppose you could pipe. UPDATED: Fixed folder names containing spaces Fixed file names with spaces Added another file mkCabsFl.cmd mkCabsFl.cmd 924 bytes Takes up to 30 arguments, and places all files into cabbed.cab file. mkCabs.cmd 561 bytes Takes up to 30 arugments, and places all files into a cabbed sub-folder mkCabs.zip 1033 bytes contains mkCabsFl.cmd and mkCabs.cmd