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    - CPU chip stuck to the Heat Sink I just took off my heat sink and the CPU chip is stuck to the heatsink and it came off without pulling up the level that holds the CPU chip in place. You know when you place a CPU chip into the socket you have to lift the socket arm up 90 degrees and then place the chip in and snap the lever down. Well this came out and the lever, of course was still in the locked position. Is this a problem too? How do I separate the CPU chip from the heatsink? Take a razor blade and pry it off? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, attilathehun1 -- attilathehun1 Tag: no internet connection Tag: 333135
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    - W Explorer can't see DVD drive I've just replaced a DVD ROM drive with a new RW drive (Sony/Optiarc AD5200A). Installed without any problem. Shows up in Device Manager as working properly, but Windows Explorer can't see it. Help! -- Maurice Dell Dimension 4550 XP SP2 Tag: no internet connection Tag: 333133
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    - External HD Password Problems I have a HD enclosure that im using to access my old laptops HD. Every time i try accessing the docs on the exteranl HD it says im denied acess. I had a password on my old latop, i know it but i have not idea how to enter it so the system will allow me into the files thanks for any help Tag: no internet connection Tag: 333124
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    - Recreate Missing MBR & MFT A software that I was looking at somehow managed to replace or erase or corrupt the MBR and the MFT on a Seagate 500 GB drive. This drive was formatted as NTFS. My operating system is on another drive. My Windows XP sees the drive but is calling it Healthy(Active) and unformatted with no file system. However, a data recovery program sees what looks like all the original NTFS files still in existence on the drive. I used this recovery software to successfully copy a 17 GB file to another drive. This software can only recover files by copying them to a different drive. I don't have enough free space to copy approximately 400 GB from the 500 GB drive. Is there a way to recreate the MBR and the MFT based on the existing files on the drive so that I can use the files where they are rather than having to add another drive to copy to? Thanks for any help. Tag: no internet connection Tag: 333117
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    - NTFS Checking for Consistency It doesn't happen every time I turn my computer on, but I get a blue screen like the computer is running a scan disk before Windows boots up and it says something like there is an NTFS error and the computer needs to check the system for consistency. What is this? Is this a sign that my hard drive has a problem that is fixable? My computer is only from late 2006 or early 2007. Tag: no internet connection Tag: 333083
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    - NTFS Checking Consistency when I turn my computer on. It dosn't happen everytime I turn my computer on, but I have been getting a blue screen like a scan disk saying that the NTFS is checking for consistency and then goes through a long process. How do I fix this? Is this a hardwear problem and a sign that my hard drive is dying? It's been doing this for a while and the computer isn't that old? (I think I got it in late 2006 or early 2007. Tag: no internet connection Tag: 333081
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    - wireless mouse causes some apps to blink? It happened on two different microsoft wireless mouse: natural wireless laser mouse 6000, and a smaller one I forgot the name. Some applications "blinks" (I think it erases its content and repaints it). E.g. outlook express, and an old backgammon game called jellyfish. I suspect it is caused by intellipoint 6.2, since that is the only software I added to my computer. Has anyone else seen the problem? What is the solution? Tag: no internet connection Tag: 333074
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    - NIC stays active even when unplugged I have a Dell 300m laptop with a built in GB nic. Users have been complaining that when they are on the road starting up can take quite a while. They sit a varios stages of the boot an login. I have used some utils like BOOTVIS that analzes the boot process and see that there are long delays where XP is waiting for some reponse from the network - either checking for domain or whatever. One thing I noticed is that the NIC still appears active even when nothing is plugged in. It has the 169.x.x.x IP address bound to it as if it were connecting to a DHCP-less network. I believe this is what may be causing the long delays because the services that rely on finding some server or controller on the network see an active connection then need to wait for a time out. I cannot seem to find a way to turn off the NIC when nothing is plugged in. Is there a way? I also suspect that this is also causing a problem for when I try to put the computer into Hibernate mode. I usually get a BSOD complaining about a hardware failure (Stop 0x0000000a). Tag: no internet connection Tag: 333065
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    - Re: reformatting external USB drive Addendum: On further thought, why even bother with XXCOPY, when you can get various windows-based programs to do it. It's a LOT more convenient that way, and you'll never have to worry about the possibility (or at least potential) of breaking the long filenames (as is often the case with the older DOS based programs; but XXCOPY may not have that limitation - I can't recall now) > Yup - you gotta download it (it does not come with Windows). But > (IIRC), > it's free. (But my memory might be off). > > Jo-Anne Naples wrote: >> Dang! I thought xcopy could copy to any "real" drive although not to a CD >> or >> DVD. I Googled xxcopy; I assume you're referring to a freeware program >> that >> I would need to download rather than something that comes with >> Windows--right? >> >> Thanks again! >> >> Jo-Anne >> >> "Lil' Dave" <spamyourself@virus.net> wrote in message >> news:uQnj32o0IHA.3680@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >>> "Jo-Anne Naples" <naples@tbcnet.com> wrote in message >>> news:egaty6i0IHA.3968@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >>>> >>>> "Lil' Dave" <spamyourself@virus.net> wrote in message >>>> news:O0hiK2c0IHA.2408@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >>>>> "Jo-Anne Naples" <naples@tbcnet.com> wrote in message >>>>> news:en4c27V0IHA.4364@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >>>>>> >>>>>> "Lil' Dave" <spamyourself@virus.net> wrote in message >>>>>> news:e8hcwYV0IHA.4492@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >>>>>>> "Jo-Anne Naples" <naples@tbcnet.com> wrote in message >>>>>>> news:%23VO92uN0IHA.2208@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >>>>>>>> I recently bought two external USB drives for backing up the >>>>>>>> internal >>>>>>>> hard drive on my Windows XP SP3 computer. I also bought Acronis >>>>>>>> True >>>>>>>> Image 11 Home to do the backups. I thought that when the program >>>>>>>> did >>>>>>>> its first backup, it would reformat the external drive from FAT32 >>>>>>>> to >>>>>>>> NTFS. However, it didn't. I asked on the Acronis forum and was told >>>>>>>> the program doesn't reformat drives but that it might be a good >>>>>>>> idea >>>>>>>> to do so myself; I was also told that this reformat won't affect >>>>>>>> data on the drive. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Should I do the reformat? If so, how do I do it? (If you could >>>>>>>> point >>>>>>>> me to a website offering this information, that would be >>>>>>>> wonderful.) >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Thank you! >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Jo-Anne >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Just some tech jargon info to add to what's been said alredy in >>>>>>> reply. >>>>>>> The partition contains the file table information and that file >>>>>>> table >>>>>>> is the format, whether FAT32 or NTFS. Normally, with standard >>>>>>> partitioning tools, you have to remove the partition and create a >>>>>>> new >>>>>>> one with a file table appropriate to what you want. XP has a >>>>>>> converter to get around that for FAT32 to NTFS. If you're starting >>>>>>> with a blank hard drive, no files, you might as well just do it the >>>>>>> old way in XP's disk management. This will map out any bad areas >>>>>>> during the process. Converting tool in XP does not. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Since you have 2 large hard drives, I would consider using one for >>>>>>> an >>>>>>> imaging target. The other, I would use as a monthly clone target, >>>>>>> leaving disconnected/off otherwise. If your onboard hard drive >>>>>>> fails, >>>>>>> you can toss in the clone for quick recovery. If that fails, you >>>>>>> can >>>>>>> wipe the clone with TI, and restore your latest image to that hard >>>>>>> drive. >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> Dave >>>>>> >>>>>> Thank you, Dave! You've put it very clearly. One more question: If I >>>>>> can clone to my hard drive (and I'm not sure if Acronis True Image >>>>>> does that), I assume I'd have to take it out of the case to put it >>>>>> into the >>>>>> computer--right? That doesn't look possible with the two drives I >>>>>> bought (WD Passport). >>>>>> >>>>>> Thank you again! >>>>>> >>>>>> Jo-Anne >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Cloning will make an exact image to whatever the hard drive you choose >>>>> for a target. Using the clone onboard your PC for a boot drive is a >>>>> factor if your bios doesn't support 48 bit lba (large hard drives). >>>>> If >>>>> that is a problem, the imaging software, if you make the imaging >>>>> restoration the exact size of the original (default), you should have >>>>> no problems. >>>>> -- >>>>> Dave >>>>> >>>> Thank you, Dave! Anna on this list said that my Dell should support >>>> large >>>> hard drives; I think she's had experience with the same model I have. >>>> Nonetheless, for now I'll stick to imaging with Acronis--and might well >>>> do some regular backups at least of my data, either with my old Easy CD >>>> Creator or with xcopy (which I used back in the pre-Windows days). >>>> >>>> Jo-Anne >>>> >>> >>> xcopy won't work. xxcopy will most of the time. >>> -- >>> Dave Tag: no internet connection Tag: 333050
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    - Power Surge on Hub Port One of my office laptop (IBM T43) giving me 'Power Surge on Hub Port' Message, Even I am not connected to any of the USB ports. I install XP SP3 but the message still there. Able to connect my pen drive ? How to resolve this issue. Tag: no internet connection Tag: 333048
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    - dvd drive problems Hope someone can help. When I insert any dvd the dvd drive light flashes twice and clicks twice but nothing can be read from it. Windows explorer acts as though it's empty. I've deleted upper and lower filter values in registry and device manager says this device is working. I thought I would uninstall driver then reinstall. I unistalled with device manager and D:/ disappeared from decice manager and "my computer" tree but after a reboot it reappears but still not working. Drive is toshiba ODD-DVD SD-R6372 and driver is 5.1.2535.0(can't find a later one) Why can't I uninstall the driver and any ideas about the root cause of the problem. Thanks Tag: no internet connection Tag: 333040
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    - How do I check if power supply for my PC is working? Heeeeeeeeelp!!! Hello, I am trying to build a new PC. After connecting all the parts, I turned the switch on and... nothing. I suspect that the power supply is not working, or the circuit on the motherboard that switches the power supply on is not working. When I flip the switch on the back of the power supply on, the keyboard LED turns on for a second. However, when I press the major switch, nothing happens. No fans move, and there are no noises. I checked the major switch with an ohmmeter, and the switch seems like it works. I'm not sure if the power supply or the motherboard circuit that starts the power supply isn't working. So my question is, how can I check if the power supply is working? Thank you very much Zalek Tag: no internet connection Tag: 333030
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    - Restore XP to a previous date Hi, Ive XP Pro SP2 on my computer. On Monday morning (16th June 08) I accidently deleted some update folders in the C:/Windows/ directory. So when I try to do some internet updates, it cannot because these folders were deleted. Realizing my mistake, I used the XP installation CD to repair windows that same day but those folders are still missing. Then I realised that the easiest way I could have done was to restore using windows restore utility to a restore point before the mentioned date which I did the deletion of the folders. My problem now is I try to restore to an earlier restore point but earlier dates are greyed out. Only Tuesday (17th June 08) & later dates till now are enabled & that i guess was because of the repair I did. Is there a way to re-enabled the restore point dates before I did the repair so I can restore from one of those dates in which the deleted folders were still there??? Pls advice if there is a way. Thanks Connie Tag: no internet connection Tag: 333024
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    - XP Forgets CD/DVD drive I have had this problem for a while now. I have tried a bunch of fixes, like the upper and lower filters registry fix. The uninstal and reinstal (both phisical and software wise). Uninstall and reinstally (from device manager) my IDE controllers, all to no avail. Every time I reboot my computer, the cd/dvd drive goes missing. If I go to device manager and search for hardware changes twice, it auto detects and installs. But on reboot, it will dissapear again. This started happening after I installed a free version of farstone's game drive, that came with my NVIDIA video card. I uninstalled the game drive after it started freezing my computer on startup. I found out it was the culprit because I started doing selective startup. I uninstalled it, and after that my current problems started. I contacted game drive, but since its a free copy, they wont support it, and have given no answer, except to say that they wont help me, because it was a free copy. So I am basically stumped. I have concluded that it has to be some kind of registry problem, but have no clue as to what it might be. I have searced for and looked for all instances of farstone related entries in the registry and have eliminated them. But still no sucess. I am practically stumped about how to proceed, so any new information would be appreciated. Tag: no internet connection Tag: 333022
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    - [OT] Unidentified USB device on all USB Ports after reboot,... Hi, this question is rather OT here but its hardware stuff, so maybe someone can help me out in solving this because i have a serious problem on my Windows XP System: After rebooting the system, all my USB devices are rejected from the System after plugging them into a USB slot with the Popup "Unidentified USB device". I removed any USB device entry, even roothub and all usb stuff from the Device Managers Treenodes, rebootet, reinstalled all hardware drivers (installed automatically from system itelsf), rebooted again, plugged my WLAN stick on and got the same message after saying that it was successflly installed and is ready to use. Message was again"Unidentified USB device", after telling me, that the deivice is ready,...nocthing is/was ready! Any ideas how to fiy this,...? I really changed nothing on the System! Regards Kerem -- ----------------------- Beste Grüsse / Best regards / Votre bien devoue Kerem Gümrükcü Microsoft Live Space: http://kerem-g.spaces.live.com/ Latest Open-Source Projects: http://entwicklung.junetz.de ----------------------- "This reply is provided as is, without warranty express or implied." Tag: no internet connection Tag: 333014
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    - Toshiba Drivers Looking for all drivers for my Toshiba Sattelite S2800-200 who can help me ? -- abby981 Tag: no internet connection Tag: 333004
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    - best protocol for carging a Laptop Battery I just bought a new LiIon Laptop battery for my Dell Inspirion E1505 (dual boot WinXP and Fedora). I gave it my initial 10 hour charge. Now what? I started using it but should I continue using it till the battery is drained and then recharge? Or should I only drain it partially? If it is not drained fully how will the Laptop learn (callibrate) itself to what the new capacity is? Or is it recommended that I only partially discharge it? What's best for the battery life? Another point: How many times should I cycle it this way? In the long term should I always wait for a full discharge; or can I charge it up from a partially-discharged state or does it not matter? I've gogled this but recieve conflicting advice. -- Rahul Tag: no internet connection Tag: 333002
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    - video card I am trying to install power color R98E-SD3 Video when it is installed in to the PCI Slot brown and the power is turned on there is a bleeping sound can any one tell me what is the cause. running XP the info on the card AGP 8X ,256MB,DDR RAM. THANK YOU. -- amarjit Tag: no internet connection Tag: 332988
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    - Blutooth-WiFi interference: how serious is the performance loss? I'm just adding a bluetooth card to my Laptop. I had read reports of bluetooth and WiFi protocols sharing the same frequency spectrum creating potential for a performance degradation. How serious is this. Has anyone experienced this and how bad is it? Just wanted to get a better idea. BlueTooth is low priority for me but I do value a fast WiFi connection! Any sugesstions / hacks / setting-modifications to minimize such interference? -- Rahul Tag: no internet connection Tag: 332976
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    - Camera connected to PC but can't copy pics I've got 3 cameras. All 3 plug into the usb and create a drive and then via explorer I can just drag and drop files from the camera chip to my PC. Just like any usb device. A friend got a new camera, a Canon Powershot A590, and we plugged it in just like the others. And rather than a generic USB drive, I get a specific Canon Powershot drive. It opens just like a drive, and has photos. I can change to thumbnail and see the pics. I can click on them and view them in fax viewer too. I can delete them. I can even right click and drag them to my desktop. Except when I release the mouse and it says copy or move, and I pick, it don't do a thing. End of job. Nothing moves or copies. I have XP SP2 on this PC. He's left with the camera but I still thought I'd ask to see if we can figure this out one day. It holds 1700+ pics on the 4gig chip so we can wait for a while. The manual says I have to load their software to copy the pictures. I just can't understand that. Like I've said, I've done this with other cameras, and know others that have done the same drag and drop without and special tools. Really befuddles me. Thanks. Tag: no internet connection Tag: 332968
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    - Memory Utilization... Is there any way, whatsoever, that Windows XP Professional w/Service Pack 2 can utilize more than 4GB of RAM? I've installed the 64-bit version and while the OS can now see all 8GB of RAM, the 64-bit version leaves much to be desired in the way of compatibility with apps, games, etc. Thanx. Tag: no internet connection Tag: 332965
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    - Could my slow computer be caused by a hardware fault? When I click on drive C: in Explorer it takes my machine ages to show the file directory. If I am in Internet Explorer and go to Bookmarks and hold my cursor over the down arrow it moves at about 1 file per second. These are the things I have rules out: Hard drive has 44 Gb left on it Internet Security shows no sign of viruses I have run a registry cleaner I also ran CCleaner. I tested the memory but after hundreds of passes no fault was found. I am no expert but I am wondering whether it could be a fault on the hard drive or other hardware problem? I use XP with SP2 on a Dell Dimension 2400. Any suggestions welcomed. Noel Tag: no internet connection Tag: 332955
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    - WinXP freezing, hanging up......... on startup. my sister sent me her Gateway computer, it worked find for a couple of days then earlier this week while I was on the net it just froze up on me, I couldn't use the mouse or anything else. so I rebooted and it froze and continues to freeze up after. every now and then I can get as far as the user account icon. I'm running WinXP as it says in the Topic title. I have tried to boot from the WinXP installation cd and that hangs up too and it gets to the Windows Setup screen when it is loading files. I have also tried another hard drive with the same results. it also will not boot in the safe mode either. does anyone have any ideas. if you need more info please let me know Tag: no internet connection Tag: 332927
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    - Found New Hardware I don't know what is wrong but everytime a add a flash drive to a computer running XP SP-2 it starts the Found New Hardware Wizard, I thought XP SP-2 has drivers already installed for flash drives? I know it does as I have used it on another computer. Now I have restarted the system it is coming up with Found New Hardware Wizard about my CD/RW drive Tag: no internet connection Tag: 332926
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    - reformatting external USB drive I recently bought two external USB drives for backing up the internal hard drive on my Windows XP SP3 computer. I also bought Acronis True Image 11 Home to do the backups. I thought that when the program did its first backup, it would reformat the external drive from FAT32 to NTFS. However, it didn't. I asked on the Acronis forum and was told the program doesn't reformat drives but that it might be a good idea to do so myself; I was also told that this reformat won't affect data on the drive. Should I do the reformat? If so, how do I do it? (If you could point me to a website offering this information, that would be wonderful.) Thank you! Jo-Anne Tag: no internet connection Tag: 332910
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    - XP, Vista and KVM Oops, sorry! Recent Post entitled ZP, Vista and KVM should have read XP,Vista and KVM. I'm looking at reviews on the "Aten CS-62DU Petite 2 Port USB DVI KVM switch cables built in" which I think might be what I want. Has anyone personal experience of this make/model? Bill Tag: no internet connection Tag: 332909
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    - Installing Driver? Hardware? I've had a Sony DVD-RW (external) for about three weeks now and it worked like it should up until this past weekend. I wrote to Sony and we were able to trace the problem down to the Windows Driver. They had me click on the Hardware Manager to see if the device was connected and I got the yellow question mark with a Code 1. It prompted me to install the new hardware and when I click on it, it brings up the model # of my Sony product and just keeps searching and searching but nothing happens. Before I go any further, let me tell you that although I'm a whiz at using a computer (and most times even fixing it), my knowledge of technical terms is very limited so be easy on me if you can help. Prior to this, I tried everything I knew how to do before I realized that if the DVD burner isn't connected anyway, nothing is going to work. Can anyone offer a suggestion as to how I go about doing this? If it is even possible? I don't have a clue as to how I would install a driver. I read through the support pages and even clicked on some of the options under Properties but it's like reading another language. Thanks in advance for any help you can offer. Tag: no internet connection Tag: 332907
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    - OT: Memory expert please :-) I just bought 2x512 ddr400/pc2300 Corsair XMS 3200LL modules, and after doing quite a bit of Googling, I am no further forward in determing the "best" settings in bios, and indeed, my bios has slightly ambiguous labels which are hard to match up with, tRCD, tRP and tRAS etc. http://www.techpowerup.com/articles/overclocking/64 i.e Which one is which ? If I set bios to use SPD, Lavalys Everest "motherboard" ICH5 reports :- Memory Timings: CAS Latency (CL) 2T RAS To CAS Delay (tRCD) 2T RAS Precharge (tRP) 2T RAS Active Time (tRAS) 5T ??? I've just set manually in bios:- (Below is how the bios memory setting options appear on screen btw), DRAM CAS# Latency 2.5 DRAM RAS# Precharge 3 DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay 3 DRAM Precharge Delay 5 DRAM Burst Length 4 ...and CPUZ reflects these settings accurately, ...(dunno what Lavalys Everest is doing ?!) anyhooo... ...completely confused, after reading lots about setting CAS to 2 can not be as "good" as setting it to 2.5 ??? ...any advice much appreciated, TIA regards, Richard Tag: no internet connection Tag: 332894
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    - re-enabling RAID1 on existing XP install =?ISO-8859-1?Q?=28Intel?= Hi group, Firsttimer in here: if this group is inapropriate for my question, please direct me te right way. :-) First some tech stuff, question follows: -------------------------------------------- Running XP SP3 Hardware: Motherboard: ASUS P5K-e Intel® Chipset Identification Utility says: System Information Chipset Detected Chipset: Intel(R) G33/G31 Express Chipset Chipset Components Memory Controller: Intel(R) 82G33/G31 Memory Controller Hub I/O Controller: Intel(R) 82801IR Intel(R) I/O Controller Hub (ICH9R) --------------------------------------------- I have 2 SATA HDs in my machine that were working as RAID1 earlier. I remember installing them as RAID1 Array during XP installation by pressing F6 (Load Thrid Part SCSI/RAID drivers). During normal boot-up I always got: Intel® Matrix Storage screen (which I could enter by pressing ctrl-i to configure it). My RAID1 functioned normal. How I screwed up: My machine never booted the first time, it always needed a second try to get past POST message and into windows boot. So I fiddled around in the BIOS, and decided, in my endless wisdom, to change my SATA from IDE to RAID. --> WRONG! No more booting at all. :-( No problem, I thought, let's put it back to IDE. Now my machine boots again, but my drivers for RAID (Intel® Matrix Storage) are totally gone. I have now, of course, an extra HD, since my RAID1 is gone, which is indeed a mirror of the C-drive I boot from now. (Better maybe: it WAS a mirror, since I have no more mirroring going on now. ) The Intel® Matrix Storage Manager (a windows application) fails to start and says it misses the required plug-ins. How do I reenable RAID1 on my XP? I DO have a floppy with the right drivers, the ones I used with the first time install. Any advise? I don't feel like reinstalling my whole XP and all the apps on it. I read through the manual of intell, but they adress only loading the RAID drivers during XP setup. Thanks. Regards, Erwin Moller Tag: no internet connection Tag: 332893
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    - messed up audio drivers In trying to install the audio drivers for my motherboard I've gotten XP totally confused. When I first installed the driver CD that came w/ my motherboard it showed as Realtek AC97 but there was no sound. I then tried having XP search the net for a better driver and it now shows as Via. Is there a way I can remove all of the cached driver info and start having XP detect the hardware from scratch? Tag: no internet connection Tag: 332890
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    - ZP, Vista and KVM Is anyone using a KVM switch between an XP PC and a Vista PC that actually works and doesn't cost a huge amount? My monitor and both PCs have VGA and DVI connections. The keyboard and mouse are the common Microsoft Wireless Comfort keyboard 1.0A and Wireless Optical Mouse 2.0 which connect via a USB plug on a Microsoft Optical Desktop receiver. The receiver also has a blue PS2 plug which does NOT have to be connected to either of the PCs for the KB and M to work perfectly. Is a KVM switch likely to cause problems if I set up a network of any sort? Regards, Bill Tag: no internet connection Tag: 332884
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    - Switching the Interrupt use in LPT Port Hi all i work in a company that uses 2 main applications - based on win xp pro. the application uses the LPT port in order to communicate between an external pedal and the 2 applications mentioned, but there is a difference in the way they do so. one application uses the lpt option "Never Use An Interrupt" while the other uses it under the option to "Use Any Interrupt assigned to the port" (to see what i'm talking about go to : Device Manager => Ports (COM & LPT) =>ECP Printer Port 'properties' => "Port Settings" Tab. ) now, we want both application to be able to work - based on user logon. meaning, a user logon - or even an earlier choice menu such as "Hardware Profile" menu should "Switch" those option to its wanted form. we tried to implement a registry change upon user logon but there is no change. further more - if we try to implement the registry change After user is logged on (manually) - the system announces that it cannot add those values to registry because the system probably uses those ports. we also tried to create 2 different hardware profile, but it does not change the way the lpt will handle interrupts, it can only determine weather the device is enabled or disabled. any ideas? Thanks in advance Shlomo Tag: no internet connection Tag: 332871
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    - Invereted comma key doesn't work properly, keyboard works fine on other computers Hi, Any assistance with this strange glitch would be greatly appreciated. No matter what keyboard I attach my Windows XP (Home) computer I have to press another key after pressing the inverted comma key to get the inverted comma to show up on the screen. The key works fine while in the BIOS screen or using a start up disk to get to MSDOS, but not in WinXP and nothing changes no matter what I do with keyboard device drivers (mind you, mostly my keyboards don't need any special drivers loaded). I can't get rid of this strange annoying glitch. What I suspect is that some basic keyboard driver is corrupt in my install. I have installed windows several times and the issue remains. This leads me to think that the corrupt file (if this is the problem) must be on the original CD. But I have no idea where to get an "uncorrupted" copy of this file and how to update it. Any suggestions regarding this glitch? Thanks Insp Gadget Tag: no internet connection Tag: 332863
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    - Write protected DVD-RAM I have aquired a new laptop recently and have come up against a weird problem. The laptop (HP DV6000) is equipped with an optical drive that is supposed to read and write DVD-RAM discs. I have a few of these so I decided to use one to store my digital photos on. However when I try, I get an error message that the disc is write protected. If I try to reformat the disc, I get a similar message telling me the disc is write protected. What gives? How do I remove the write protection from the disc? Tag: no internet connection Tag: 332859
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    - changing the fan cooler on my video card I want to change the fan on my model ATI FireGL X2 AGP Pro graphics card, and I want know if it's possible to take off the existing fan cooler and sticking another cooler fan on it? I thinking about buying the Zalman VF900-Cu VGA Cooler, or the VF700-Cu VGA Cooler made by Zalman. If anyone knows what that ATI FireGL X2 is like, it seems a bit hard or impossible to take off the cooler? I'm not sure, I never looked at it in that way to study to take off the cooler. I'm about to soon. I asked this question in a hardware group especially for this question and didn't get a response. I get better replies here, by much more. Thanks, attilathehun1 Tag: no internet connection Tag: 332847
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    - Microsoft Wireless Laser Mouse 5000 I have just installed the Microsoft Wireless Laser Mouse 5000... Occasionally, as I use the mouse, "pop-up help" windows appear to aid me in whatever I an doing (e.g. connectivity and/or magnifying window). How can I go to the help files??? If I want to read the help documentation on my own, where is it? Thanks, FLKulchar Tag: no internet connection Tag: 332843
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    - Virtual Memory with USB flash drive I read some ware that an USB flash drive can be used as the Virtual Memory in place of having it on your hard drive. Is this a good idea? Thank you, David Tag: no internet connection Tag: 332842
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    - wireless multimedia keyboard 1.1 software won't install Just bought this wireless optical desktop 1000. Intellipoint software installs just fine. The software for the keyboard starts to install, gets about 1/5 of way and stops with an error message "Setup cannot continue because either there is insufficient hard disk space or an unexpected error has occurred. Please free the necessary disk space, and run Setup again. For system requirements refer to product packaging" OK so there's 3GB left on a 70GB disk. I downloaded the latest software from the Microsoft site and tried that with same result. Replaced the hardware - same result. Is this about space or something else. Can anyone help, please? Tag: no internet connection Tag: 332836
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    - Driver Update Fails "Access Denied" Hello I have a Toshiba Satellite M70 FE5 notebook running Windows XP Hom Edition SP3. My part number is PSM71C-FE500E I had wanted to update my display adapter video driver, which is an AT Mobility Radeon X700, I've downloaded the driver from Toshib themselves The update fails over and over, I did try everything such as safe-mode removing the old driver, cleaning the registry, downloading the drive from a few other places, all leading to the exact same problem, "Acces Denied" I've tried installing the driver two ways, running it's setup file an by going to the device manage and choosing to update the driver I am gathering this is a registry issue and the file it needs to delet in order to update the driver is not allowing itself to be deleted, th computer thinks it's in use I am logged in with the Adminstrator account This is my setupapi.log, if someone can review it and try to help me I've been at this 3 days. Originally installing the driver update caus it to remove the original files, I don't have them and can no longe restore my system either setupapi.lo [SetupAPI Log OS Version = 5.1.2600 Service Pack Platform ID = 2 (NT Service Pack = 3. Suite = 0x030 Product Type = Architecture = x8 [2008/06/14 18:20:20 3296.610 #-198 Command line processed: "C:\WINDOWS\system32\mmc.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\devmgmt.msc /s #I060 Set selected driver #-019 Searching for hardware ID(s) pci\ven_1002&dev_5653&subsys_ff021179&rev_00,pci\ven_1002&dev_5653&subsys_ff021179,pci\ven_1002&dev_5653&cc_030000,pci\ven_1002&dev_5653&cc_030 #-018 Searching for compatible ID(s) pci\ven_1002&dev_5653&rev_00,pci\ven_1002&dev_5653,pci\ven_1002&cc_030000,pci\ven_1002&cc_0300,pci\ven_1002,pci\cc_030000,pci\cc_030 #-019 Searching for hardware ID(s) pci\ven_1002&dev_5653&subsys_ff021179&rev_00,pci\ven_1002&dev_5653&subsys_ff021179,pci\ven_1002&dev_5653&cc_030000,pci\ven_1002&dev_5653&cc_030 #-018 Searching for compatible ID(s) pci\ven_1002&dev_5653&rev_00,pci\ven_1002&dev_5653,pci\ven_1002&cc_030000,pci\ven_1002&cc_0300,pci\ven_1002,pci\cc_030000,pci\cc_030 #I022 Found "PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_5653&SUBSYS_FF021179" i c:\drivers\display-20080421145542\driver\2kxp_inf\CX_33053.inf; Device "ATI MOBILITY RADEON X700"; Driver: "ATI MOBILITY RADEON X700" Provider: "ATI Technologies Inc."; Mfg: "ATI Technologies Inc." Section name: "ati2mtag_M26" #I023 Actual install section: [ati2mtag_M26]. Rank: 0x00000001 Effective driver date: 12/11/2005 #-166 Device install function: DIF_SELECTBESTCOMPATDRV #I063 Selected driver installs from section [ati2mtag_M26] i "c:\drivers\display-20080421145542\driver\2kxp_inf\cx_33053.inf" #I320 Class GUID of device remains {4D36E968-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318} #I060 Set selected driver #I058 Selected best compatible driver #-166 Device install function: DIF_SELECTBESTCOMPATDRV #I063 Selected driver installs from section [ati2mtag_M26] i "c:\drivers\display-20080421145542\driver\2kxp_inf\cx_33053.inf" #I320 Class GUID of device remains {4D36E968-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318} #I060 Set selected driver #I058 Selected best compatible driver #-124 Doing copy-only install o "PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_5653&SUBSYS_FF021179&REV_00\4&266C3FA7&0&0008" #-166 Device install function: DIF_REGISTER_COINSTALLERS #I056 Coinstallers registered #-166 Device install function: DIF_INSTALLINTERFACES #-011 Installing section [ati2mtag_M26.Interfaces] fro "c:\drivers\display-20080421145542\driver\2kxp_inf\cx_33053.inf" #I054 Interfaces installed #-166 Device install function: DIF_INSTALLDEVICE #-035 Processing service Add/Delete section [ati2mtag_M26.Services] #E033 Error 5: Access is denied #E275 Error while installing services. Error 5: Access is denied #E154 Class installer failed. Error 5: Access is denied I basically need to know how to allow access, I think once I figur that out, I'll be able to get this done. Thanks -- Kalin ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Kalina's Profile: http://forums.techarena.in/member.php?userid=5162 View this thread: http://forums.techarena.in/showthread.php?t=98639 http://forums.techarena.in Tag: no internet connection Tag: 332835
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    - Drive Upgrade with Acronis BIOS Error Using Win XP Pro on an IBM Thinkcentre w/40 gb drive. I backed up the 40gb to a USB drive using Acronis 10 and made a boot CD. I replaced the 40 gb with a new 320 gb and booted to acronis on the CD. Restored the C: partition, rebooted and received a BIOS error about the hard drive change, saved config and rebooted with no errors. Everything seems to be working OK but about every 2nd or third time I reboot, I get the same hard disk error from the bios (1776 I think). Continue to boot works ok and still no sign of a problem once I get into execution. Any suggestions as to why the error pops up erratically? and is there a utility that would verify the upgrade is successful other than running a few programs? I ran the Office 'Detect and Repair' that validates all the office components successfully with no detected problems. I would just like some confidence that when I button this system all back up it is as good as new. TIA, GWB Tag: no internet connection Tag: 332831
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    - Memory Pairs I just read a post on a web site by a credible computer guy who says that even though RAM in a Pentium 4 does not have to be installed in pairs, like EDO did, it is still better to install identical pairs. That is, it's better to have 2 1GB memory modules (PC3200 in this case) than 1 2GB module. Is he correct? The reason I ask is that a lot of my computers only have two DIMM slots, such as my wife's notebook computer. It came with one 256MB module. When I upgraded it, I added one 2GB SO-DIMM and left the original module in place. Should I have gotten two 1GB modules instead? Tag: no internet connection Tag: 332829
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    - Mobo sets bios-password by itself I just installed WinXP Pro SP2 using Gigabyte mobo GA-P35-DS3L rev.2, no problems with seemingly troublefree install. I have NEVER used a bios password and did not this time either. However, when I pressed "DEL" to enter bios it was password-protected. All seems to work otherwise--sound, video, dvd, etc. Help, please. Thank you, sdlomi2. Tag: no internet connection Tag: 332824
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    - PFN_LIST_CORRUPT I have IVT bluetooth software, bluetooth dongle and Windows Mobile 5.0, when I try to send or recieve file from the ppc, the blue screen pops up saying PFN_LIST_CORRUPT and I have to restart the computer. Please help me soon. My Email-Id is ap_32@live.in. Thanks in advance! -- Ashutosh P Tag: no internet connection Tag: 332819
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    - Reboot Needed After USB device plugged in I am using Win XP SP3 on a Pentium M based laptop. I have just noticed that all of a sudden plugging in a new USB device requires the computer to reboot before I can use the device. For example, I just bought a new USB flash drive. When I plugged it in for the first time, the driver is found, it is installed and then I get a requester informing that the driver's installed by may not function properly until the computer is rebooted. And indeed: until the reboot, the drive is not visible to windows. Once the reboot is done, the device starts working properly when plugged in. This has happened with three such new devices (presentation controller etc. another flash drive). It would never happen before: in the past I was able to start using a new flash drive immediately. The only difference is that I have installed SP3 in the last few weeks. Is anyone else seeing the same behaviour, and is there a way of fixing it? Thanks. Tag: no internet connection Tag: 332813
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    - Unlocking Keyboard When I start up my Windows XP computer, my keyboard will not work. If, after the computer boots, I hold down the right shift key, I will - after about 30 seconds - hear a sound. After that sound, the keyboard will then function until the next time I shut down the computer. Tag: no internet connection Tag: 332801
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    - Windows XP Gateway PC My Gateway PC about 3 yrs old continuously has the fan running whenever I wake it up. The minute i move the mouse and get the pc up and running the fan runs and will not shut down unless i put it to sleep or reboot. Anyone out there have any ideas what may be wrong and how to fix it, without dragging it to a service dept.???? Thanks ahead of time GS -- Tag: no internet connection Tag: 332793
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    - Can't access external hard disk hi I had external HD connected USB to XP machine While copying files it lost connection Now when I connect to any computer, not only that one, I see the device added on device manager as USB mass storage I see it is added to the list of devices I can safely remove, but it say location 0 and no letter is assigned to it On the manage section of my omputer I do not see the device As I said same behaviour on several computers so the issue is the HD Any clue someone? Cheers Roni Tag: no internet connection Tag: 332790
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    - Modem/Router combo? I'm looking at the Motorola SBG900 combination cable modem/wireless router. Anybody have any experience? (I'm using an older, wired motorola cable modem. Do not have a network of any kind yet). Lady Dungeness Out of Danger until September ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Tag: no internet connection Tag: 332783
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    - Processor temperature problem My MB is Socket 478 for Intel P4 processor, Intel 845GV chipset; Intel Celeron 2.66GHz CPU ( Processor core: Prescott-256 ) The CPU temperature constantly stay near 57 - 59?C that seems abnormally to me. I just asked some tech specs, and they told, that this CPU model usually is heated and noisy (as fan constantly tries to cool the CPU). I am not sure is this correct. As I know from CPU specs, the max operating temperature specified is 67?C. http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/Celeron_D/Intel-Celeron%20D%20330%20-%20RK80546RE067256%20-%20NE80546RE067256%20(BX80546RE2667C).html Is there a way to solve this, or it's normal? Thanks. Tag: no internet connection Tag: 332782
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    - Remote mouse while jogging on treadmill? Is there a remote mouse that would work while I'm jogging on a treadmill? I want to set up an old laptop to run some simple games while I jog to remove the boredom factor. Tag: no internet connection Tag: 332776

I reloaded Win XP on a new hard drive after my old one died. I have two
problems now.

1. I am unable to get an internet connection either by wire or WIFI. This
is in a house with both wire and WIFI in which other computers work fine.
When I check the drivers I find that there is a yellow question mark on all
my "other " hardware including VGA driver, ethernet, PCI sound and
multimedia. I am unable to find drivers on the installation WinXP ser2
disc.

2. My video resolution was incredibly low and when I go to display settings
I am unable to move the slider bar to a higher setting.

Help!!!!

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Re: no internet connection by Big_Al

Big_Al
Sat Jun 21 19:24:32 PDT 2008

zanbil wrote:
> I reloaded Win XP on a new hard drive after my old one died. I have two
> problems now.
>
> 1. I am unable to get an internet connection either by wire or WIFI.
> This is in a house with both wire and WIFI in which other computers work
> fine. When I check the drivers I find that there is a yellow question
> mark on all my "other " hardware including VGA driver, ethernet, PCI
> sound and multimedia. I am unable to find drivers on the installation
> WinXP ser2 disc.
>
> 2. My video resolution was incredibly low and when I go to display
> settings I am unable to move the slider bar to a higher setting.
>
> Help!!!!
>

Windows does not contain all drivers for all hardware. You have to go
to your PC manufacturer to get the specific drivers for that XP on that
model PC.

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