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  1. bleeper4

    Computer keeps freezing

    hehe no wait, that was my pentium 60mhz computer. This one is 85W. ouch.
  2. bleeper4

    Use tv as pc monitor

    The best thing I would try is to download ATI's drivers and use those (if you haven't already done so).
  3. bleeper4

    Computer keeps freezing

    just a little update, I opened it up and looked at the power rating on the PSU. I don't remember exactly what it was, but it was in the 215W range...wow. But since it turns out I'm not getting a new computer :(, I'll just hafta survive for another year until I get to college. Thanks for the...
  4. bleeper4

    yellowdog linux laptop compatibility

    I did try a ydl mail group, but they gave me replies on linux-ppc and all that good stuff. If I have to I'll get into that, but I was just wondering if anybody here knew, because the website was real sketchy on the comptibility of the laptops. Thanks anyways though. Josh 3 exams down, 4 to go!
  5. bleeper4

    Computer keeps freezing

    the Aptiva is one of those little flat almost-laptop-sized cheap things that are completely unupgradeable (I don't know about the power box). The processor has a green (feels like copper) heatsink but no fan, only a case fan in the back. What I've decided to do is this: I've...
  6. bleeper4

    yellowdog linux laptop compatibility

    hey guys, I have a Macintosh PowerBook 5300cs that I'm considering putting Yellowdog Linux on (www.yellowdoglinux.com). This is a version of Linux that is made specifically for compatibility with most macs. I've looked on the website, and they say while the 5300c is compatible with YDL, the...
  7. bleeper4

    Computer keeps freezing

    well, I've narrowed it down to a couple of things. I've turned off all screensavers and monitor services, and relied solely on the power switch to cut the monitor off. This has gotten rid of two of the problems, but it still sometimes quits and reboots. Further investigation is continuing...
  8. bleeper4

    ooold P1...2nd HD not completely useful

    I do have a Maxtor 3GB that was in there with the smaller Maxtor. It was a slave, so I'm guessing I can leave the small Maxtor alone and play with the jumpers on the Quantum.
  9. bleeper4

    ooold P1...2nd HD not completely useful

    Another little update, for those who actually care :P I upgraded my RAM; now I have 49mb. I also switched my video card to a 2mb. These are all generous donation from my fiends. The new hard drive is the problem. see above.
  10. bleeper4

    Computer keeps freezing

    Hi all, I have an IBM Aptiva (specs page can be found here http://www5.pc.ibm.com/us/products.nsf/$wwwPartNumLookup/_2156D1N). I've had this thing since about 1998, and for about 5 years it has been freezing and rebooting mysteriously. I have put win98, win98SE, and win2000 on it to try and...
  11. bleeper4

    ooold P1...2nd HD not completely useful

    hey guys, I've got another little problem. I'm just fiddling on my old computer; please don't waste your time here if you have better things to do. I recently got from a friend an old Quantum HD, about 116mb. I want to put it in along with another relatively old Maxtor, but both are master by...
  12. bleeper4

    ooold P1...2nd HD not completely useful

    Nakash is right. Either you need to update the BIOS, or look in the disk manager in Win2k to see if the partition is a drive. It might just be that the hard drive came with two partitions or something like that.
  13. bleeper4

    ooold P1...2nd HD not completely useful

    Well as recommended by a fellow forumer, I'm here to give an update. I eventually decided to screw it all and put NT4 for all of the first drive and 2GB of the second (the last gig is saved for Linux). Yay for me, NTFS detects all of the second hard drive! Funny thing about NT4, it made a 4MB...
  14. bleeper4

    Unstable PC

    ok ok see the other thread for whatnot. I admit I am tinkering, but it's not like that's the computer I depend on for my work. NT4 works fine FYI. I had Linux 6, and I tried to upgrade to 8, ubt I couldn't get a driver that worked with the boot disk etc. So I installed the packages through...
  15. bleeper4

    Unstable PC

    Hi, I also have an unstable pc and I thought I would just put it on this thread. I have an old 60mhz Pentium with a regular Acer BIOS. All I've added to it was a 3GB hard drive, and upgraded the RAM to 24MB (EDO! [tongue]). I currently have windows NT4 and Linux installed. It could be just an...
  16. bleeper4

    ooold P1...2nd HD not completely useful

    well I seem to have gotten the problem. There's a bad cluster in the drive, and it seems to be the first data cluster (after the system stuff). Whenever I try to use scandisk on it, the cluster is reported, and windows 98 freezes. But I partitioned the rest of the drive except that beginning...
  17. bleeper4

    ooold P1...2nd HD not completely useful

    Should I try making it any other file system? I tried using the FAT32 converter in windows 98 but it didn't work. RIght now I'm trying to use PartitionMagic to see what I can do. any suggestions?
  18. bleeper4

    ooold P1...2nd HD not completely useful

    well dang I shoulda figured. Thanks a lot!
  19. bleeper4

    ooold P1...2nd HD not completely useful

    Hey guys I'm new to the forum but I needed to find one to see if someone has a solution to this... I have and old Pentium 60mhz (you can imagine how old the motherboard is) that came with a Maxtor 520MB hard drive. I added a Maxtor 3GB hard drive some time ago. I've put windows 95, NT4, 98...

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