Recent content by zepper

The added features are almost "free" anyways as most of the capabilities are built into the main chipsets. All that's needed to implement is a small chip that is basically just the interface to the outside world (called a PHY or physical layer) that connects to the sockets or headers for...

Actually almost any system could run on a TRUE 350W PSU as long as the power was distributed among the rails properly for the system it is in, as most systems actually use less than - 250WDC. . I would also try replacing the fan first - I do it all the time. www.bgmicro.com is a good place to...

There are also add-on cards that supply video, kbd and mouse connections for several users. It's been a while since I looked them up but if you google on- multi user windows -you will probably find them. .bh. He who dares not offend cannot be honest. -- Thomas Paine.

I went to the promise site and looked - the card he has is supposed to support ATAPI. It almost has to be in the cable or jumpers. .bh. He who dares not offend cannot be honest. -- Thomas Paine.

Yes you can use M/S settings with a cable select cable - the CS feature of the cable is just ignored. .bh. He who dares not offend cannot be honest. -- Thomas Paine.

Well, you probably have the first version of Nero that supported that drive. Just a fact of life - one has to keep one's software updated. At least it's a free download - all 20MB of it... .bh. --------------- He who dares not offend cannot be honest. -- Thomas Paine.

Same to ya (whatever it means)! Anyone who can't find the truth of that saying must be another victim of the govt. juvenile detention system (aka the public school system). .bh. He who dares not offend cannot be honest. -- Thomas Paine.

I assume you have checked for updated drivers and in the FAQ on minolta's web site? And that you have w2k up to date with SPs, etc. .bh. He who dares not offend cannot be honest. -- Thomas Paine.

I forgot, you might be able to tell in Device Manager. .bh. He who dares not offend cannot be honest. -- Thomas Paine.

Just an educated guess here. It is most likely the drive that your boot manager is loading from (whichever is set as boot drive in your BIOS - IDE or SCSI). .bh. He who dares not offend cannot be honest. -- Thomas Paine.

You may need to update your burning software or even bump to the next version. Nero 5.x is pretty out of date re. DVD burners. Nero 6.x has been out for quite a while - check the hardware support lists on nero.com. should be at least ver. 5.5.10.49b and actually should be updated to the latest...

I think Win XP has something built in to bind two modems. I've never heard of binding three. But you might be able to use two pairs... .bh. He who dares not offend cannot be honest. -- Thomas Paine.

What kind of cable are you using? It should be an 80-wire cable (some should have come with the controller) and the blue end plugged into the card. . Jumper the drive to Master (does not work like hard drives - 0ne jumper must be in place at all times - either Master, Slave, or CableSelect. The...

Roxio's DirectCD is supposed to format CD-RW on the fly.. but it only works within Windows as most CD writing software does. .bh. He who dares not offend cannot be honest. -- Thomas Paine.

I'm interested in trying a new modem. I've heard some good things about modems based on the recent SmartLink 1900 and the Intel/Ambient with DSP chipsets. So I'm soliciting the opinions of any who are already using them. Specifically re. performance of v.92 and MOH features/aplets, usability...