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South_Munjoy Registered User
Joined: 22 Nov 2005 Posts: 170 Location: The Land Of 10,000 Ole & Lefse Jokes
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Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2007 7:18 pm Post subject: |
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Bye!
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Styx Site Owner
Joined: 25 Dec 2002 Posts: 3176 Location: West Covina, California
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Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2007 2:01 pm Post subject: |
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Try clearing the CMOS by using the jumper on the motherboared after unplugging the poawer supply from the wall outlet (you'll have to refer to your system manual) if there is no jumper just unplug the power cord and remove the CMOS battery for 15 minutes or so after putting the battery back in turn on the pc you should get a CMOS checksum bad or simalar message. Go into MOS load defaults and redo your settings. _________________ "Political Correctness is tyranny with manners." Charlton Heston
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Styx Site Owner
Joined: 25 Dec 2002 Posts: 3176 Location: West Covina, California
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Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2007 4:05 pm Post subject: |
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You probably don't have to replace the battery at all. Since this happened after a power failure, they can sometimes mess up the CMOS cuasing strange problems. To find out if the battery really needs to be replaced, shut down the system and unplug it for five minutes if when you turn it back on everything is fine so is the battery if not you'll get that battery is low message again. either way it's not a good idea to change the battery while the system is plugged in or when you add or remove anything on the board, it takes very little to kill the bios or something else. _________________ "Political Correctness is tyranny with manners." Charlton Heston
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Thylo Registered User
Joined: 20 Dec 2004 Posts: 59
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Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 11:47 pm Post subject: |
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I have a question for all you Linux fanatics out here.
I've been trying to set up my machine as a dual boot between XP and some form of linux. I've taken my 160GB hard drive and divided it into 3 partitions, about 25GB for XP and applications, for some reason 103GB for files, and the rest for linux. at first I tried installing fedora core 6, cos we're gonna be using fedora in my linux class. so it seemed to install just fine, but every time I would select it from the boot screen, wait for it to load up, it would stop and tell me here's a problem with X something, I forget which, not X windows tho.
so someone tells me to try unbuntu. I clear away fedora and install that. but now it'll only boot up in safe mode, if I try to boot up normally the screen goes black and stays that way.
what the heck am I gonna do? I worry about screwing up the partitions, especially my windows one, I tried putting the installer disc in to clear the linux partition, but the screen goes black after the "checking your hardware" text.
so fa the only lead I've gotten is that it's probably my motherboard, a Intel D845GRG with onboard graphics.
and does anyone here think that my windows installer problem could be because I recently got a new monitor? it's just a plug and play lcd widescreen |
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Thylo Registered User
Joined: 20 Dec 2004 Posts: 59
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Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 4:35 am Post subject: |
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nevermidn, seems I fixed it. doesn't like to fill up the widescreen tho |
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kcmack Registered User
Joined: 07 Apr 2007 Posts: 142 Location: S.W. Missouri, US
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Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2008 1:01 am Post subject: |
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You might want to get the Virtual PC from Microsoft Thylo. You can install a virtual machine on your computer and its a bit easier to deal with than having to do a full dual boot on a system. The only bad thing about it I would say is that you have to share some of the system resources when using it so it might be just a bit slow. _________________ "'Do you know, I always thought Unicorns were fabulous monsters, too? I never saw one alive before!'
'Well, now that we have seen each other,' said the Unicorn, 'if you believe in me, I'll believe in you.'"
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Trekkie Registered User
Joined: 16 Jun 2006 Posts: 151
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Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2008 1:11 am Post subject: |
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kcmack wrote: | You might want to get the Virtual PC from Microsoft Thylo. |
vmware and virtualbox also work
http://www.virtualbox.org/ _________________ "Never underestimate the stupidity of people." |
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Thylo Registered User
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Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 7:57 pm Post subject: |
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it's working now, and I don't have nearly enough ram to do a virtual machine.
the problem that's ticking me off now is this.
say I want to do a clean install of windows, I pop in the installation CD and reboot. I get the "press any key to boot from CD" message, so I press the key, then I get the "checking your hardware..."message, but immediatly after that, the screen goes blank, I try waiting, but nothing happens. the only difference between now and my other installs is that I have an Envision LCD monitor. my linux intallers will come up fine, but Windows refuses |
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Styx Site Owner
Joined: 25 Dec 2002 Posts: 3176 Location: West Covina, California
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Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 8:07 pm Post subject: |
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Windows setup can detect that you have run linux and is punishing you _________________ "Political Correctness is tyranny with manners." Charlton Heston
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Trekkie Registered User
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Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 9:27 pm Post subject: |
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Styx wrote: | Windows setup can detect that you have run linux and is punishing you |
Actualy, windows setup kinda ignores linux, plowing over any previous installs or previous boot loaders without asking you. _________________ "Never underestimate the stupidity of people." |
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Siros Registered User
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Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 10:30 am Post subject: |
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maybe a bot. _________________ Have you hugged a Kitsune today? |
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Kellan Meig'h Administrator
Joined: 01 Apr 2007 Posts: 2045 Location: Just East of Indianapolis, Indiana
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Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 12:44 am Post subject: |
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Mike Regan wrote: | How about this?
IDE or SATA
What is the difference between them?
Advantages or drawbacks of each?
I have an adapter that converts USB to either one of these depending on the plug used. So if I get an external drive why choose an IDE or a SATA since it will connect to either. |
Go with what's most common to your machines for interchange purposes unless that doesn't matter them go sata. Smaller connector and supposed faster data xfer.
Kel _________________ "Старый боевой конь, Кeллан" |
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Styx Site Owner
Joined: 25 Dec 2002 Posts: 3176 Location: West Covina, California
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Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 12:49 am Post subject: |
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I don't think it really matters when going through USB; USB 2.0 has a max transfer rate of 480 Mega bits per second which if I did my math right is only 60mb per second max ATA 133 or SATA 150 can exceed these speeds. _________________ "Political Correctness is tyranny with manners." Charlton Heston
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Kellan Meig'h Administrator
Joined: 01 Apr 2007 Posts: 2045 Location: Just East of Indianapolis, Indiana
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Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 12:52 am Post subject: |
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Styx wrote: | I don't think it really matters when going through USB; USB 2.0 has a max transfer rate of 480 Mega bits per second which if I did my math right is only 60mb per second max ATA 133 or SATA 150 can exceed these speeds. |
Ya know, I think you're right. Maybe go IDE because it's cheaper right now?
Kel (with a massive brain cramp) _________________ "Старый боевой конь, Кeллан" |
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Styx Site Owner
Joined: 25 Dec 2002 Posts: 3176 Location: West Covina, California
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Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 2:54 pm Post subject: |
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You have several systems don't you? If you have a system you don't have anything important on, you can use it as a test bed. _________________ "Political Correctness is tyranny with manners." Charlton Heston
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