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Right, I think it was the media causing the problems. The writer is a Mitsubishi Diamond Data 32x10x4, if I insert a disc with data on it already, it spins up fine no worries, if I insert a blank...

Whenever I try to burn a CD using Nero 5.5 or even Adaptec Easy CD Creator, I insert a blank disc in the drive but before it starts burning, it spits the disc out and asks me to insert a blank one,...

I don't know how but I was able to log onto the Compaq FTP site (I left cuteftp continually trying).. Once I got one I grabbed the Intel Network drivers I needed and the modem driver (Sound and video...

Ok, I got a bit of a problem. I have been asked to rebuild a laptop over the weekend and have it back to our client first thing Monday morning. Problem is, I don't have a quick restore CD for the...

Ok I got it sorted it out in the end though I still haven't determined what it was that I did to fix? The monitor lights would come on green sometimes and stay on, othertimes it would flash amber...

I rebuilt the system with just the CPU, RAM and video, and reseated all three when I did, including trying different DIMM slots and DIMM chips. I also tried a different AGP card, though I might try a...

I have no idea why, but since moving my PC from a friends place it no longer works. I power on and can hear the fans spinning and the hard disks initialising but I don't get anything on the display....

Here in Australia I read an article today that people can now be fined $200 for noise pollution from vehicles in New South Wales, though I don't know how they plan to enforce it or measure it? As for...

I must admit, I am probably one of those annoying people you see driving around with the stereo way too loud for my own good, but I love it and don't really give a rats a$$ what everyone else thinks...

Wouldnt a glass of Wild Turkey Bourbon go down well with the Bird itself? Ugly Bird ... Great Drink :D

Its the same with anything though, people come to us because we have been dedicated enough to sit down and learn about all this stuff. Those people who don't appreciate that fact are usually the ones...

Ok, I got this problem sorted out evantually. I did some more digging and discovered that the backup program supplied with Windows 98 supports the drive. After installing the backup program, Windows...

A client of mine built himself a 1Gh Athlon when they first came out, and he failed to remove the plastic coating covering the thermal pad on the heatsink and this caused it to melt and subsequently...

Port is working fine as we had a printer connected to it. I have actually plugged the printer into the tape drive too and it works in this daisy chain configuration also. As for drivers, it is...

I have been supplied an old Colorado Jumbo 250MB Tape drive and a tape which I need to recover data from. I successfully set up the tape drive on a Windows 98 PC using the DOS software supplied...

Interesting topic this one since I can relate. I don't think there is anything wrong with trying this stuff providing you learn from the experiences. I have only just stopped smoking weed every day...

If you are using any old legacy type applications, I would recommend going with XP. For backward software compatability XP's compatability wizard is an extremely useful tool I have used a couple of...

You can add me to the list unhappy customers also, Windrivers has been an excellent resource not only for drivers but for general news and info about all things computer related. As many of you have...

I have my home PC set up in this very way though the TV itself doesn't have any RCA ports, I have it connected to my VCR via the Coax antenna cable, then run the RCA plugs from there. I have a video...

Just a quick note about the DMA settings in XP. If you want to enable DMA mode on your CDROM or Hard Disks you have to make the changes in the properties TAB on the IDE controller itself, not the...

It's weird, computers have pretty much replaced our own brains, most people I have come across just don't even think for themselves anymore. Email and SMS messages have replaced talking to people for...

During the period that we were being pushed aside by another IT crew we were constantly having to fix up their screw Ups' A prime example of this was when they decided to repatch the entire network,...

So curiosity doesn't just kill cats then, it can also do a bit of damage to computers :rolleyes: Did you own up to it, or make up some story to cover your a$$?

What program can be used to open up AWD files. When my boss is forwarded these fax files from his fax server at home, they arrive as AWD files. So far I have found that this is a faxviewer document,...

I wear pretty casual clothes, trousers, long sleeve collared shirt, and best of all, no ties :) I have short hair I usually have spiked and it has on occasion been streaked blond for something...