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  1. Frank4d

    Realtek HD Audio: Driver will not load :)

    I had this problem with a new motherboard. I believe it is caused by a driver incompatibility between certain versions of HD audio drivers and Windows Universal Audio Architecture. The solution for me was to disable HD audio in the BIOS. Then delete Windows Universal Audio Architecture (UAA) in...
  2. Frank4d

    Fainting of letters

    Make sure your display resolution and refresh rate are set to the screen native resolution and recommended refresh rate.
  3. Frank4d

    Analog, Check Signal Cable error

    My guess is that you are plugging the DVI-D cable that came with the monitor into the graphics card, then into the adapter which is plugged into the monitor VGA connector. It won't work because the DVI-D cable doesn't have VGA capability. There are several possible solutions: Replace the DVI-D...
  4. Frank4d

    Specifications for Dell Dimension 2400 Hard Drive

    You'll want to buy a 3-1/2 inch internal IDE drive (also known as EIDE or PATA). I think the 2400 is about three years old so you should not have a BIOS drive capacity limitation, so buy something 100GB or larger (depending on what you plan to use the PC for and cost). Dell uses standard hard...
  5. Frank4d

    Custom specialized PC

    Check out C584/9 (4 channel) and C588/9 (8 channel) here: http://www.adlinktech.com/PD/web/PD_detail.php?cKind=&pid=249&seq=&id=&sid= I have used several of them at work.
  6. Frank4d

    Ethernet Cable ???

    It is commonly used in aircraft avionics wiring when the requirements specification drawing calls for 100 Mbps. Weight is a big deal in an aircraft environment, so 4 wires weighs 1/2 as much as 8 wires. I/O pins are also a precious commodity.
  7. Frank4d

    Ethernet Cable ???

    . Correct. So a 10/100/1000 device that is capable of auto-negotiating the connection should work with four wires at 100 Mbps. Anyway, problem solved, the unit under test ethernet port was bad. The replacement unit works properly.
  8. Frank4d

    Ethernet Cable ???

    I have a test setup at work that has a PC with 10/100/1000 ethernet connected to a Gigabit switch, and a unit under test (UUT) with 10/100/1000 ethernet connected to the same switch. The PC and UUT are both supposed to auto-negotiate speed. If the cable between the UUT and switch has eight...
  9. Frank4d

    bat file that asks for a choice

    Or if an old 98 PC is not available you can download CHOICE here which is part of the MSDos 6.22 Supplemental Disk: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/117600
  10. Frank4d

    finding automatic procedure ran on startup

    Starup scripts can be hidden here, and can be run on the local PC or networked computer: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Group Policy\State\Machine\Scripts HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System\Scripts
  11. Frank4d

    Add/Remove Programs...

    The long long long gaps of white space are caused by a registry error in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall This program usually helps: http://www.christensen-software.com/freeware.htm Also read the Blog that is linked on the site. If the program above...
  12. Frank4d

    Correct name for Compact Graphics Card ?

    It looks like in the case of the DC5700, they are low profile PCI-e. http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/en/sm/WF28a/12454-12454-64287-321860-3328896-3249645-3249660-3322263.html#455568
  13. Frank4d

    Can you recommend a good app for...?

    Spacemonger is a good utility: http://www.sixty-five.cc/sm/ It displays a graphical interface that shows the folders and files that are hogging hard drive space. The old version (good enough) http://www.sixty-five.cc/sm/v1x.php is still freeware.
  14. Frank4d

    Where's my Flash drive? Not on My Computer ...

    Microsoft has a KB article on the subject, but the wording doesn't accurately describe the problem. It says "You attach a USB-based device to a computer that is running Microsoft Windows XP. Then, you try to scan for hardware devices. However, the computer may not detect the attached device, and...
  15. Frank4d

    Where's my Flash drive? Not on My Computer ...

    USB thumb drives working on some PCs but failing to show up on other PCs is an undocumented Windows "feature". For a workaround that usually works, you can open Internet Explorer and type the drive letter F: (or whatever) in the address bar then his enter.
  16. Frank4d

    Locked Files

    Thake ownership of the files and folders: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308421
  17. Frank4d

    How to stop user for printing.

    For my young kids I added a printer (it can be anything like HP Laserjet III), and set the port as NUL. Then made it the default printer. When they click print, nothing happens.
  18. Frank4d

    ping command

    You could run a batch file and add time tagging so you know the time if a ping fails: :LOOP ping 192.168.0.1 -n 1 >> c:\temp\test.txt time/T >> c:\temp\test.txt ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 10000 > NUL GOTO LOOP The fourth line adds a 10 second delay so the file doesn't get too huge.
  19. Frank4d

    Windows XP Network Boot CD

    I use Netbootdisk which can be found here: http://netbootdisk.com. My only complaint is that you need a PC with a floppy drive to create the CD (not needed anymore once you have made the CD).
  20. Frank4d

    Can't find boot.ini file!

    Go to My Computera dn double click C drive. In Tools > Folder Options > View, check the button for "Show hidden files and folders", and uncheck the box for "Hide extensions for known file types". You can also click "Apply to all folders" if you want to use the same options for all folders.

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