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Start up hang.

I don't profess to be the expert here but after the first winME splash screen and then the black screen that follows the OS is still loading. Only after that is where the network connection takes place. I believe it is PC specific hardware that is conflicting based on the original description...
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- Post #12
- Jan 18, 2001
- Forum: Computer Building
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Start up hang.

I believe you have a conflict of drivers. Not a IRQ conflict necesarily, but a memory address or I/O conflict. The pause at that point is the OS trying to sort it all out. Has the Nic or the sound card been forced into the settings you have them in? If not, I'd un-install the sound card and...
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- Post #10
- Jan 18, 2001
- Forum: Computer Building
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Should I upgrade my bios or not............

Never fix what ain't broke! Especially bios. Sometimes they are a blessing to fix little quirky things, and sometimes they introduce a whole new set of problems. I'd let it alone if you don't have any problems. of course that's just my opinion! Firefly
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- Post #2
- Jan 17, 2001
- Forum: Computer Building
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How do I setup Direct Serial connection between 2 PC's???

better check drivers for the laptop hardware before you bite that one off... even if you did get the cab files transfered to the laptop to do a hard drive install of windows, it may not load correctly or run without drivers. Laptops, especially older ones are a lot harder to get drivers for...
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- Post #4
- Jan 17, 2001
- Forum: Computer Building
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System won't boot, does it have anything to do with CMOS battery? NEED HELP PLZ.. :(

I agree with minnie also that the p/s needs to be tested. Can you try a different p/s? How old is it? The battery won't keep the computer from POST, it will just boot up with default CMOS settings. Do you get any beeps? Firefly
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- Post #6
- Jan 17, 2001
- Forum: Computer Building
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Start up hang.

Does it hang the same way when booting into safe-mode? Just curious if it's software or hardware related. Do you show to have any conflicts in device manager or have you recently added a new card or device? Have you modified CMOS in any way lately? Did it just start? Firefly
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- Post #5
- Jan 17, 2001
- Forum: Computer Building
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Window Protection error?

Nore, I take it you have problems with SB Live? I have one and ever since I installed the new LiveWare 3.0 for WinME I have had zero problems. Firefly
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- Post #7
- Jan 17, 2001
- Forum: Computer Building
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Window Protection error?

Tell me about your system. I have just got the bugs worked out of mine. Maybe I can share some troubleshooting tips with ya. I have an Athlon 800, Abit KA7 mobo, (2) 128mb sticks of PC133 ECC Crucial SDRAM, Maxtor Diamond Max 30gb hd. etc, etc, etc... Mine was RAM location, I/O Voltage and...
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- Post #5
- Jan 17, 2001
- Forum: Computer Building
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Voltage and Power supplies and Motherboards OH MY!

This is a question for the truly technical members. I have a Enlight EN7237 case with a 300W p/s. Athlon 800 slot "A" processor. Abit KA7 mobo. 2 128mb Crucial PC133 ECC DIMMS (256mb). Maxtor 30gb 7200rpm ata66 hard drive. My problem is this: my system is very unstable. It freezes...
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- Thread
- Jan 12, 2001
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Computer Building
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Looking for good internal modem for win2k

NFS4, I just tried the driver you gave me a link to. It wouldn't work either. Win2k informed me that this was not the correct driver for this device. I did notice that the drivers had "NT" in them. Now I'm not sure, but is this correct? Should they still refer to NT? Thanks Firefly :|
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- Post #13
- Oct 29, 2000
- Forum: Computer Building
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Looking for good internal modem for win2k

Thanks NFS4. I'll give it a spin tonight. Firefly
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- Post #9
- Oct 23, 2000
- Forum: Computer Building
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Looking for good internal modem for win2k

Thanks to all. My Maxtech is a Conexant modem, but when I install the modem in Win2k, the modem is detected, and I've actually downloaded a couple of different drivers for Conexant modems. I've even tried to use one that comes with win2k. Same thing both ways. Win2k tells me that this driver...
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- Post #6
- Oct 22, 2000
- Forum: Computer Building
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Looking for good internal modem for win2k

I have an Athlon 800 system. My Maxtech (now out of business) 56k internal modem connects great under WinME, and Win98SE. The problem is that Win2k see's the modem, but has no drivers for it. I have searched high and low looking for an optional driver for it. It is an HFS Winmodem. Maxtech...
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- Thread
- Oct 22, 2000
- Replies: 12
- Forum: Computer Building
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Need a consensus on ACPI...YES/NO

aha...I think I may have solved my problem...Ifinally did a little investigating around in cmos and found the option to change the IRQ asignments to specific PCI slots. I finally got my modem on 9 and my two USB bus's on 12. Life is good. I know that the tech info sites say they should share...
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- Post #6
- Jul 16, 2000
- Forum: Computer Building
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Win ME and Win98 Utilities

I'm using both also, no problems with Sandra. I did read a notice somewhere during the beta process that Norton 6.0 may cause problems. However, so far I have not experienced any. As far as any other utilities go, I think I would wait untill some come out written specifically for ME. There...
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- Post #5
- Jul 16, 2000
- Forum: Operating Systems

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