UInless it is a USB(apparently not in your case) connection, a hot swap could cause a problem and that may very well be your situation.
Go to your device manager and verify the status of the keyboard and harddrive. It may indicate a driver or connectivity problem. Also, you may...
Thanks. I will bookmark this thread for future reference.:)
OK. I will reiterate my answer to your original question. If your MB supports an option of one stick or adding another stick, opt for adding a...
Thanks for the information. Yes, it has been awhile, and I now have DDR so I will keep the info in the back of my mind for further research if...
csnudelman, Some MB circuitry require pairs of ram. Obviously, your system supports individual sticks. Without a doubt, my thought is to go...
In my opinion buying a Dell computer and what they have to offer in the high end is a good choice. Supporting my opinion is a recent commentary...
Thanks JSS3rd. You are correct, but stored as a cab and not compressed is misleading. May have something to do with file size and space...
Apparently the size shown in the cabs' folder for individual files are the expanded size. Compressed size has some relevance if one is interested...
Viewing Driver Cache, I believe there may be as many as 1000 entries, and there are as many in windows\Driver Cache\1386\Driver.cab . Hal.dll in...
Z, I found an additional entry on my system for hal.dll. There are several, but no entry in dllcache. The entry that may interest you is in...
I did the same research on my Dell 4400 and came to exactly the same conclusions. It is my understanding after opening the cd and inspecting the...
Thanks for the link. It does provide interesting information, but it doesn't change my understanding of the process. However, mentioned in the...
To provide some detail and give my understanding regarding s/r and protected files, it is given that the protection feature is working continously...
Zephyr, Thanks for some enlightenment. Maybe my questions were not very precise. In my view a protected file is a file that will be changed...
My fairly recent purchase of a Dell with XP installed provides a reinstallation cd for the os on a Dell only, a cd for the drivers and other...
Low-level formatting writes all zeros on the disc, and the old board had a posting that showed a script for that procedure. I don't believe ths...
Profgab 101, Holding in reset or pwr off for more than 5 secs has always been the traditional remedy to dissipate any residual charge....
I have SoundMax Digital with my new machine. No problems. Try going to Device Manager by rt clicking on "My Computer" and then properties....
Yeah! Sometimes one overlooks the obvious whether a newbie or not. How many people believed their machine was "down" when the problem was an...
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