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  1. Amateur

    Partition Magic 5.0

    Hi everybody,<br>I have a 13.6 G Maxtor HD fdsked as C:. I plan to use PM5 to partition it. How would I proceed without having to wipe out everything now on C:. Thanks.<br>
  2. Amateur

    ScreenSaver doesn't turn off the screen the first time.

    I set my screensaver to start after 5 min, turn off my screen after 15 min and the HD after 30 min. Stanby set at &quot;Never&quot; and Power Scheme &quot;Saved As:Home/Office&quot;.<br>The SS works but has never turned off the screen as set the first time I turn on the PC. Every time I have to...
  3. Amateur

    Video Cam to PC picture transfer

    Do you know any software or means that allows Video Cam pictures to be transferred to a PC for storage on HD? Thanks
  4. Amateur

    CD-RW jargon

    In CD-RW jargon,what is the difference in recording, re-writing, or burning a CD? What other equipment, besides CD-RW, would one use to do these things? Thanks.
  5. Amateur

    AGP Fan

    My MB has a AGP fan connector and I am going to install an AGP Video Adapter on it. Should I have a fan to go with it? and where does it go? Thanks
  6. Amateur

    MS Paint

    Do you know how to paste a MS Paint picture onto Word and use it as a Word document. Thanks.
  7. Amateur

    IDE Interface Cable

    Is a special IDE interface cable nedeed for a UDMA 66 hard drive? What is the difference? Thanks.
  8. Amateur

    How to configure ports

    Would someone show me how to configure the ports as follows:<br> com 1 = irq 4 i/o 3f8<br> com 2 = irq 3 i/o 2f8<br> com 3 = irq 4 i/o 3e8<br> com 4 = irq 3 i/o 2e8.<br> <br> Thank you.<br> <br>
  9. Amateur

    Defragmentation stops and restarts at 10%

    I am defragmenting my C drive with Win98/System Tools. At 10% he defrag stops and restarts over and over. The message is&quot;contents change&quot;. The defrag went perfectly well with drive D(a partition of the same hd). Would someone tell me what has happened. Thank you.
  10. Amateur

    Hard Disk Partition

    I have a 13.6 Maxtor hd that I want to partition. Is there any other way to do it or you have to go by the software. The one I have is Partition-It. Your suggestions are highly needed. Thanks.
  11. Amateur

    USB Trackball not recognized

    Hi forum friends,<br> I have a Kensington Orbit Trackball with a USB connector. My motherboard has two USB ports. One of them is used for a digital camera. The trackball is to the other one. The camera is recognized quickly, but the trackball is dead. Do I need a driver for the trackball? It...
  12. Amateur

    Setting the BIOSs to allow 32-bit I/O

    From Roherc to Jono:in IDE Problems<br> <br> &quot;Did you try setting the BIOSs to allow 32-bit I/O? This may seem small; but it really could be the root of the whole terrible problem (just a suggestion....to get any more specific I'd almost have to be there looking @ the boxes.&quot;<br> How...
  13. Amateur

    Drive A not accessible

    Dear friends,<br> My Drive A, when it is selected, hangs a while then blurts out&quot; Drive A not accessible, Retry, Cancel&quot;. It is in the CMOS setup. Its light blinks at POST. No hardware conflict. The PC stops loading when a floppy is in it since I am asked to remove the floppy and hit a...

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