The only time I had that to happen was when something was writing to the drive. I think it was when I had Office 97 installed and fastfind was doing the writing.
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I used the same thing I used on my reading glasses. Lens cleaner from the Optometrists it says on the bottle for TV and computer screens.
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Is the soundblaster live X gamer a good sound card. I was thinking about getting a new sound card and was looking at the Xgamer.
thanks
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My daughter PC started doing the same thing, plus her would pop up the launch internet explorer and connect. The only thing I could figure out was she had downloaded so much beta :| stuff off the net she goofed up something. So I just formated her drive and reinstalled. That was with win98se...
If you think it a bad drive just RMA it back to maxtor. Don't call them just do it online. I RMA one back about a month ago, took about two or three min. online then I have a new drive from the day I mail it in 7 days.
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I don't know you and you don't know me. But here go's.
Was a welder on gas lines for 14 years, then went to college got a AS in Computer Science. Now work as a system operator for a manufacturing company. Build all my own computer and work on every one I know computer. And I'm 44 years old...
I know a guy in another state that has a Epox-MVP3G2 system board. He took out a Asus V3400 video card and replace it with an TNT 2 M64 32Mb card. Now he getting Fatal Exception Erron on boot up. Do you think he has the card install right or is it a driver problem or what. This is an AGP...
My computer was doing that now and then, found that one of my memory chips were bad. I had four 128mb chips pull them out one at a time till I found the one giving the trouble. Install it by it self computer would reboot or not boot at all. Put it in my other pc did the same. Check your...
Some times my computer won't boot all the way into windows, it stop at the splash screen. I have to hit the reset in order to get it to boot to windows. Could this be software or a hardward problem or both. I'm running win2k and it don't do this all the time. To see what I running check out...
I used superglue the gel type, to put a 486 fan on a voodoo card. Been on for over a year now, check it on sunday still holding on good.
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My joystick doesn't disappear but does stop working at times. I have a Precision Pro with win2k installed. I couldn't find a driver for win2k at microsoft site. But did find a newer driver than I had, going to try it.
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I just got a new Elsa Video Card, the game Offer Expires 23rd June 2001 that from the papers I got. Here the URL ELSA and select your home. And you do get Three games for $20.00, here the titles they offer with my card.
Viva Soccer
Evolva
Croc 2
Die Hard Trilogy 2 Viva Las Vagas
Messiah
MDK...
I use Acetone better know as Nail polish remover. It soften it up then I take a blade to it. Then I clean it again with acetone then with alcohol before I put on the heatsink.
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Go to there web site, it give you a list to chose from. I just got a Gladiac MX and it came with an order form. You get 1 game for $9.00, 2 for $16.00 and 3 for 20.00. Go here Elsa
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Floppy Drive, got it in 1996 or so, don't think they ever quit. If not broken do not fix or replace........................................
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She know what to read and what not to read it not like she'll spend a lot of her internet time here. But if she had a problem when I not a home I know she can get good advice here on a problem she might be having.
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That kind of strange Father - Daughter posting on the same forum but she just getting in to the hardware part of computer. She has her own computer now, I going to buy her new parts this spring and help her some but let her build her own computer. I'm Intel and she AMD but we get along alright...
If your running win2k when you go from 128 to 256 you'll see the different. Not in booting up but in your app. there a big change. I could tell so much that I when on to 384Mb of memory.
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I would go ahead and buy my memory now even if you don't need it. Its not going to stay at these low prices for every and if you upgrade to win2k you'll need it. Buy Now. I just upgraded to 256mb then pick up 128mb so now running 384mb with win2k.
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System One:
FIC VB-601 System Board
Celeron 2 566 @ 850 with FOP32 Heatsink/Fan
384Mb Micron PC133
Win2K
Full Tower Case
TNT2 M64 32Mb Video (Not Good) Going to get a new Video after 1st of year.
Diamond Sound With Cambridge SoundWork Speakers
Aopen Modem ISA
40X CD Rom
One Maxtor 20Gb H/Drive...
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