Resolved Need RAM recommendations for MSI KT4V-L

G'DAy Barry,

Looks as though your on your way to getting a better setup.

One question though, The XP OS you say is installed in the 2nd partition D: and is a NTFS file system ?,
and you have the 1st partition as a Fat32 (this we know) !

Now tell me if they are both Primary partitions ?
or how did you establish the partitioning ?

I answered the modem tweak in the PM and from the selections I recommend the one from Speedguide.net for 56k Modem it's free!

The 2nd and 3rd are the same, and too extensive needing Advanced know-how to implement and follow the instructions, and the 4th cost money and does no more than the 1st from speedguide.net

pcbugfixer

 

Yes, my C partition is FAT32 and my D partition is NTFS. They are both primary. My other partitions are extended/logical. What I was taught, and seems to make sense to me, is that a FAT32 partition is handy at times, as we've just experienced, while having the OS on a partition of its own allows for a clean reinstall without having to reinstall or jeopardize all the other programs and files. If one partition gets corrupted, it doesn't have to impact the others. By reading the Hard Drive Partitioning section here http://windows.radified.com/windows_xp_install.htm you can see where I originally got the idea. I have found it easier to partition using Disk Management, though.

 

G'DAy Barry,

In principal the methodology used in the hyper-link you posted is still good, however other Forum Members should be aware that it also refers to some programs that I would not use.

Also XP SP3, not mentioned, obviously should be used.

If you can, I would in preference not have extended partitions anymore and only have 3 primary partitions on a HDD. "Only 3" the reason for this is that some maintenance and Imaging software like older Norton Ghost, will not function if a HDD has 4 primary or other partitions and cannot generate a, similar to virtual, partition to perform it's task. If you also use the latest backup imaging software, then you can have 4 primary partitions.

The Only Drive(s) that I have portioned is the 1st HDD on which there are 3 OS loaded and a BootIt NG partition being the 4th. As I use the latest Imaging software, I do not need to concern myself with the partitioning limitations, also the BootIt NG software allows me to have more than 4 boot-able partitions on a HDD overcoming the 4 limitation.

All other (except the 6th) HDD only have 1 partition, which store my Documentation and other data, backup images, etc. The 6th HDD has a Fat32 partition for the same reasons i.e. alternative access and recovery, all other partitions are NTFS

The MoBo I use also allows me to designate any of the 6 HDD on the system as the 1st HDD, meaning I can if wanted, have 18 operating systems accessible. This is not functional and opt to have different OS's like Unix, Ubuntu, etc., loaded in different Mobile cartridges that are loaded in any one of the 6 mobile 5 [FONT=&quot]¼[/FONT]" drive bays.

OK, I would think that this topic for advice on memory (ha ha) is resolved by now and you should flag it accordingly - thanks.

If you need anything else PM me. - Good luck with the remainder of your setup.

pcbugfixer

 

Final Note on DOS Flashing

G'DAy Barry, The reply came back as YES ! - you can,

Having questioned MIS about the Flashing from a Floppy Disk
"The Warning is to not load or use the Flash from a FDD and access the files from a \test folder when booting from a 98se system FDD.
If the installation is on a NTFS file system, the 98se system Fat32 will not allow access to the NTFS HDD partition, so how is the customer to flash the BIOS please ?

The reply was suggesting we could but did not say so directly, so the 2nd went out.[

"So, what you are saying is that contrary to the warning, the flash can be performed from a Floppy Disk, ??
Yes or No – which is it please

The reply came back as YES ! - you can!

Don't ask me why they contradicted this in the instructions, however they may mean that you cannot do so from a FD in a CMD window while XP is running or whatever.

pcbugfixer

 

Thanks for the help. Case resolved.