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Did it ever work properly? If not, it may be incorrectly defined in the BIOS as being a 720K drive. Check your BIOS settings and make sure Floppy A is set to be 1.44MB Tom Whitehead twhitehead@commeq.com

Thanks for the info. My customer really wants the speed of the 3Com package too. But I wasn't sure that their "AirConnect" hub could be directly connected to a cable or DSL modem. Thanks for confirming that! Tom Whitehead twhitehead@commeq.com

If you run a computer store...can you change your m-bd to an Asus. They have a sweet Socket A board that has the basic 2 IDE channels (that support ATA/66 too!) as well as on on-board Promise Ultra ATA 100 on-board and 2 additional IDE ports. Supports a max of 8 IDE devices!!!! BTW, do you...

There are many names to the patch, usually provided by the Mother-Board Manufacturer. For instance, on a m-bd w/VIA chipset, the patch may be called VIAGART.vxd. Most M-bds come with a CD, containing readme files that explain the process in detail. It will vary based on the version of windows...

Does anyone have a recommendation on a Wireless Home network? I have a customer who wants to get into Cable or DSL Broadband internet access, but also wants to share that connection with his other 2 PC's (for Wife & kid) as well as having a port for his company laptop. 3 Desktop PC's and 1...

Most computers have a BIOS setting that, by default, will be set to PCI. It will usually be in the syntax of Init Display 1st, with options of PCI or AGP. Depending on your M-Bd and chipset, you may also need to install a patch to properly support AGP video in your system. Tom Whitehead...

Your welcome Ray... A good "tool" to use as a guide in ferreting out all the "flotsam" from these types of modems is to look in Windows\inf\other and open the inf file for this modem. If yours is still there, it will reveal all the filenames, etc as well the registry keys...

Ray, The control panel applet (on the one's I've seen) is named "Ptctrl.cpl" and is located in Windows\System\ folder. This is just the control panel extension though. Removing, or even renaming it will keeep it out of your control panel, but there are several registry keys that...

Not to sure about Diamond Sound Cards, But with SB Live installs, I have to reserve (in BIOS setup) IRQ 5 for the card to work without causing lockups (in 98 as well as ME). Tom Whitehead twhitehead@commeq.com

This may have already been looked at, but is this modem coming up with the same IRQ each time? If your BIOS is auto-detecting, and managing the IRQ pool, this may be causing problems. Can you reserve, or manually set the IRQ that this modem is using now, then re-boot Windows. Test from...

Also, you have to have the correct cable, a high-density (80 pin) IDE cable to support ATA 66 or higher...Even if all other components are available and configured properly. Standard IDE cables are 40 pins. Tom Whitehead twhitehead@commeq.com

Do you have a communication program, or terminal emulator. If so, Telnet is probably one of the available connection methods. Use ansi, or even SCO-ansi if your software offers it as the emulation method. Supply the IP address of the SCO box you want to telnet to, then attempt to connect. If...

BTW...your welcome Ed. And one last thing I forgot to throw in...the MSDOS.SYS file is where the start-up GUI options are defined (or changed), but this file MUST be 1,024 bytes, or windows will not boot. Just FYI...I had a call on one that had been "edited" by a user to change the...

kb244...Aren't commands in the .DOS versions of those files supposed to execute when booting the machine in DOS mode? I know they have no bearing if you shell out to an MS-DOS prompt. I was always curious about those instances of the system files, but haven't researched it (or "had&quot...

Just my 2 cents worth...but you may find a longer IDE cable at a local store (C/USA has them here) or dealer. Also, some CD/R's can be quirky if set as master on a device chain. Best to keep it set as a slave, and find a way to extend or replace that cable your hard drive is on. Tom...