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Windows Hardware 9627

enable side band addressing and fast write

Maximus Decimo Meridio

how i can enable fast write and side band addressing thru the registry in win2k, i have a savage 4 agp card and a soyo 6vca system board

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Last reply by Maximus Decimo Meridio, 2001-01-24 01:16

Windows Hardware 9627

whats the big deal with boot times?

MalevolentEvil

I mean. . . . . why is everyone so antsy about boot time? 2 minutes? or 1:15? or 0:45? i mean isnt it developed from the NT kernal which is designed for stability meaning. . . . NO NEED TO REBOOT. . .

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Last reply by BladeRunner, 2001-01-24 01:09

Windows Hardware 9627

Whistler 2410, Athlon, and MSI K7Pro

kenshinhimura

I have a problem after installing Whistler 2410. Using bios version 1. 6, it's running fine, but whistler can't detect my modem and my printer. Up my bios to 1. 8, which said fixing I/O error, my keyboard doesn't work while doing whistler installation.

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Last reply by kenshinhimura, 2001-01-23 23:28

Windows Hardware 9627

raid hd's wont shutdown

oXide

Ok. . . . I've set up an array of 2 ata/66 drives set at raid-0. . . . But now these drives dont operate in low lowermode. . . ie when my system goes to standby, these drives dont shutdown. How can i resolve this problem?? I am using an abit hotrod card btw (and i live in CA so i need them to shutoff) -oXide{ p3-70 ...

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Last reply by oXide, 2001-01-23 18:47

Windows Hardware 9627

Disable Win2000 Plug&Play

Mobby

Hi, knows someone how i can disable the Plug&Play function in Win2000?

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Last reply by Son_Gohan, 2001-01-23 18:32

Windows Hardware 9627

A7V+PS2 Keyboard+2416

Cruci

Can anyone confirm that A7V + PS2 keyboard will work on 2416? Or alternatively, has anyone got a USB keyboard to work with the A7V and 2410? I'm using a USB mouse, if that makes any difference. .

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Last reply by dodgeviperrt10, 2001-01-23 15:18

Windows Hardware 9627

Irongate vs Duron

JoosMan

Just wanted to know what you guys think is better, the old athlons or the duron. Another question i have is if ddr ram is better than rambus. ive heard so many different views on it i want to see what the win2k guys think.

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Last reply by JoosMan, 2001-01-23 07:51

Windows Hardware 9627

Ati Tv Wonder problem

Kermy

Has anybody gotten the ATI Tv Wonder with their new drivers to work in win2k or whistler with a Geforce 2?

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Last reply by Kermy, 2001-01-23 07:17

Windows Hardware 9627

Hot CPU Tester

xerexes

Hi guys, I am developer of Hot CPU Tester, I hope it grabs your attention. Hot CPU Tester is a system stability tester. It tests CPU, and virtually all part of motherboard units for errors. Therefore it can find overclocked and defected CPUs.

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Last reply by xerexes, 2001-01-23 05:07

Windows Hardware 9627

gforce don't work in direct 3d mode with w2k

gluev

Somebody dit meet the same probleme, now every applications in direct 3d don't work, for exemple, MIDTOWN MADNESS 2 dont detect my 3D hardware peripherique. . . I try to reinstall NVIDIA 6. 31 and 6.

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Last reply by Mike Zamarocy, 2001-01-23 04:29

Windows Hardware 9627

A7V Promise 100 & W2K Solution...

Palos

Okay peoples. . . once and for all let this problem be solved! I had trouble myself till recently installing W2K on an ATA100 drive hooked up as the single HDD in the system (Thunderbird 700, bla, bla.

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Last reply by Kyosho46vr, 2001-01-22 22:01

Windows Hardware 9627

I will KA266-r problems

kaiyin.lee

I'm having problems with my new system, particularly the new motherboard. The main problem is that I cannot boot from the buitt in raid controller even though the drives are recognised at boot time. I also have a promise ATA 100 pci card that the system cannot boot from.

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Last reply by kaiyin.lee, 2001-01-22 19:35

Windows Hardware 9627

SP1 - Will *it* happen again ?!

DavidNewbould

i installed SP1 a while back and upon rebooting, it would not get past initiating networking protocols or something. (cant remember the EXACT words) it just wouldnt go past it. So i tried booting in with safe mode but still to no avail, it would just sit at the login screen for hours and not actually boot into desk ...

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Last reply by DosFreak, 2001-01-22 18:56

Windows Hardware 9627

Which NIC can share IRQ with SBLIVE?

APV_SAV

Anyone know a 10/100 network card that can share IRQ with Sound Blaster Live?

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Last reply by APV_SAV, 2001-01-22 18:14

Windows Hardware 9627

BIOS update?

silicongod

I'm looking for a BIOS update for my Octek rhino MVP3-AT mobo so that the powermanagement works with Win2k. The one I'm using is dated 22nd Feb 1999 (99020). Does anyone know where I can get one? Suggestions are greatly appreciated.

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Last reply by silicongod, 2001-01-22 13:17

Windows Hardware 9627

W2K on a laptop

paul_h_amiga

How good would W2K be on a 166 laptop with 2. 1GB HD, and 64MB of ram. you see, i got used to having and using windows 2000 on my main machine playing the games working and using the net. Bob The Builder.

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Last reply by paul_h_amiga, 2001-01-22 13:08

Windows Hardware 9627

Trident 4DWave pci sound card under Win2k...

MiracleMan

I have one Trident 4DWave pci sound card, but it lacks win2k drivers, but have nt4. 0 drivers. It could mean I could install it with this drivers? Yes, I know win2k drivers are write from scratch, but if win2k do not provide native suport to this card, maybe nt or win9x drivers could work?.

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Last reply by MiracleMan, 2001-01-22 01:03

Windows Hardware 9627

WebCam says no Microsoft WDM Image Capture device?

swoosher

Hey im trying to get this webcam to work but whatever streaming software I try it says it cant initialize Microsoft WDM Image Capture device. I went to control panel/multimedia/hardware/Video Capture Device but I dont have anything installed there.

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Last reply by swoosher, 2001-01-21 18:01

Windows Hardware 9627

Is this a Mobo or OS problem

MartyBarty

I am having the wierdest problem ever on my Win2K machine. For some wierd reason whenever I use my USB modem to connect to the net, the machine goes all juddery and slow (think 8Mb P60 trying very hard to run Office 97).

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Last reply by MartyBarty, 2001-01-21 14:27

Windows Hardware 9627

ata raid performance question

oXide

I have two ata/66 harddrives and I want to raid them together to make a super drive (for storage, as I have ultra160 serving as the boot device). If i get an ata/66 raid controller, I feel this would be inadequete and would not let me get the full performance possible.

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Last reply by DosFreak, 2001-01-21 11:56