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WinXP disk 1424
Not all that uncommon these days Sure you did, you just missed it Should have been the first tip, there was no...
WinXP disk 1425
Thanks for the replies. Sorry if I have wasted bandwidth but for anyone annoyed that it is an old...
WinXP disk 1426
Phil, It is usually on the 2nd Configuration page for the PC, under "Operating System Backup & Recovery", when ordering a desktop on the...
meaning of "rdisk" in boot.ini file Keywords: rdisk, rdisk, boot.ini, BIOS
ABSTRACT This investigation shows that the "rdisk()" parameter in the C:-boot.ini file represents a hard drive...
Hooking up Linksys Wireless G 1428
One the router is installed and running with one computer, I do not see the need to use the Windows Network wizard, altho you can if you think it makes the job easier...
Hooking up Linksys Wireless G 1429
Last night after I hooked up the router I called my brother to bring over his laptop so I could see if my router was...
3DMark06 and PCMark05 on Dell Dual Core Xeons Precision 670
For any of those interested, we were curious what the Dell system would pull out of the box Here is the setup Dell Precision 670...
24" Dell LCD for $550 and the ordeal that followed
On February 1 of this year my company finally decided that we needed to upgrade to LCD monitors. We had been looking at the Dell 20" 2005FPW but we really...
Inspiron 8100 touchpad, stick and buttons not working
Any one come across a problem with Synaptics Touchpad, buttons and TouchStick not working on XP on...
Inspiron 8100 touchpad, stick and buttons not working
You need to open the BIOS and enable the touchpad setting... -- Carey Frisch Microsoft MVP Windows Shell-User...
Update on Inspiron 8100 solution
Well that certainly did the trick in a somewhat dramatic way: I found that the keyboard and touchstick cables were...
Constant Hard Drive Activity
i cant believe that you only pulled out one thing from that list! not all of this...
Constant Hard Drive Activity
contains an overview, a link to the buttociated support forum, and at the bottom there...
dell optiplex gx1 how do you get into the bios menu
The chbuttis intrusion switch is documented here: and it is also mentioned in this diagram: The info is not that helpful, but it starts here: A failing...
NIC Troubleshooting
I've got a 2-year old Dimension 8300 with an Intel(R) PRO-100 VE integrated network card connected to a T1 line at my apartment. Service has been...
SPYWARE DOCTOR was: Spyware 1439
There`s a quicker, easier way to clear the crap - and its called Crap You can customise what you want it to kill from a simple tick-box menu, and takes seconds to analyse and...
SPYWARE DOCTOR was: Spyware 1440
Thanks - I have taken the quick tour and may very well download it as well. Will check out decreasing cache size, thanks. Glad to learn that it hasn't...
Question about Wireless Security
I have no idea, as I'm not interested in such things but rather in helping folks avoid it. I...
Dell OptiPlex 170L
Hello all... I was recently given a Dell OptiPlex 170L computer. While obviously a low end machine (no AGP slot, Celeron...
Ghost 10 sucks for drive cloning
S.Lewis" You can just as easily have two hard drives that *both* dual-boot. The "active" parbreastions on both hard drives would each have the trio of boot files - boot.ini-ntldr-ntdetect.com...
Ghost 10 sucks for drive cloning
Brian K" Yes, PM's cleverness can be confusing if you buttume that it's producing an exact clone for you. I once tried PM for cloning (since I got it along with PowerQuest's Drive Image...
USB Flash Drive Reading Problem after installing CDRW
As a couple of you might know, I recently installed a CD-RW in my Dell DIM3000. Thanks everybody...
Poor memory performance Dimension 8400
Hello, I've a Dell dimension 8400 with a intel 640(3.4Ghz) processor and 2x512MB 533Mhz DDR2 Samsung CL4 memory(from dell) runing in dual Channel mode with low...
Dell and Consumer Reports
I used to work next to the division that made Pavilions. As you might know, Pavilions are made from other company's parts (HP is a system integrator on Pavilions), sometimes with minor mods to the...
Dell Drivers vs. OEM
You're more sanguine about it all than I am. The best advice is still: If it ain't broke, don't fix it. If there is a software defect or rare enhancement that requires a driver...
Dimension 4400 sporatically shutting off
A client called me earlier today regarding their office computer sporatically shutting itself down. The lady at the office...
Dimension 4400 sporatically shutting off
Slow multimeter response time is not a problem for identifying failures. Again, numbers report more than most realize. I posted a minimum number - 4.87. Notice that power supply...
Who Provides Support: DELL or SONIC SOLUtTONS
Hi AGN Rich: I made it through to DELL yesterday. Seems the critical thing is to have your EXPRESS CODE as well as your SERVICE TAG...
Dell Inspiron 2200 + problematic keyboard + sticky keys
Hi Mel, I don't have those symptoms, but i'd check the ribbon anyway, its part of the troubleshooting from Dell anyway. - Thats the how to remove the keyboard. The keyboard...
Upgrading CPU in Dell 8200
Hi, I've got a Dell 8200, 1.7ghz cpu, 512MB RDRAM (all four slots populated).128MB Gforce videoo adapter. I'm thinking I'd like to upgrade to a gig of ram and...
Laptops, wait for Intel Centrino Core Duo
If you are implying that the phrase "dual core" is widely misused and misunderstood, I agree. One one side you have people with a very narrow opinion, which is by definition...
Laptops, wait for Intel Centrino Core Duo 1455
By definition, a dual core processor requires a crossbar switch *AND* a system request interface, neither of...
Laptops, wait for Intel Centrino Core Duo 1456
Interesting proposal! However, for the sake of the preceding thread, I would have to say that the ability to communicate on die is essential before a core can be referred...
Laptops, wait for Intel Centrino Core Duo
OK, sounds reasonable. However it would be good to clarify what is meant by "communicate". At the highest level...
Laptops, wait for Intel Centrino Core Duo 1458
Agreed, they are tools. I'll see if I can get my hands on a P-M for testing... from the limited experience of trying them on retail shelves, they do not seem...
Laptops, wait for Intel Centrino Core Duo 1459
If you read my posts (as you obviously have), then you see I do not post benchmarks, which are rarely applicable to real world. I do not run a 6600GT on any...
Sorry to repost:SLUGGISH Inspriron 8100 padstick not working
Sorry to repost about my Inspiron 8100 pad-stick not working which was cured as set...
Sudden BSOD with unusual extended error message
Again I apologise if this is a slightly difficult one but does this buttist: Overnight and with no programs running, the computer BSOD'd on KernelDataInpageError, citing atapi.sys at address FC418130 base...
what does Hitachi Drive Fitness Test do 1462
Everest isn't installed on this computer and I am reluctant to install anything on it at all at the moment; What I do know is that I put a Hitachi...
what does Hitachi Drive Fitness Test do 1463
Its on one of the universal boot CDs for Win, so you can use it that way. OK, thats near enough. I...
undoubtedly there WAS corrupted data off some bad sectors 1464
Sorry for all the controversy, guys, all I wanted was to know whether and how to get my OS working again having identified what may...
undoubtedly there WAS corrupted data off some bad sectors 1465
Dont worry about it, f***nert need something to rant about. Its all his pathetic excuse for an existence has. It is indeed. Worth working out if the drive is faulty before...
undoubtedly there WAS corrupted data off some bad sectors 1466
Always interesting how an obvious troll calls someone else a troll. With your Google track record, that's you in spades, Rodbot. You practically live in Usenet...
how do I access these stats to see if I have a disastrously failing drive
I thought that the idea was that if a sector is bad, it needs marking as bad so that it isnt used again...
how do I access these stats to see if I have a disastrously failing drive
Yes, but they arent necessarily permanently bad. He means that with some sectors it is possible to make that sector...
how do I access these stats to see if I have a disastrously failing drive
Thanks Roddles. And if they are replaced they obviously aren't used so why mark 'm bad if they are not used and they aren't is the spares list -so they won't be...
how do I access these stats to see if I have a disastrously failing drive
That complete and utter obscenity of a sentence should be taken out the back and...
what does Hitachi Drive Fitness Test do 1471
Nice show, troll. So what, so you have an "idea". So you don't have a clue. Obviously you are totally clueless. Nope. If it did you would have provided the proof already. That's...
what does Hitachi Drive Fitness Test do 1472
Ahh, so that's who you are. Nope, the troll is the one that rants without ever checking what he rants about. And obviously never learned...
My second hard disk is no longer visible neither in the BIOS or in WinXP
Help! My second hard disk is no longer visible neither in the BIOS or in WinXP. This happened after I installed a new DVD...
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