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Could very well be too much load on the power system. I've got my speakers & printer on an ancient (circa 1984) surge suppressor. I finally had to shut its low voltage buzzer off the other day because it kept going off 2 - 4 times an hour. My subdivision was built in '98, so the...

My best guess would be that a driver / dll / reg entry from the original sound card is still loading & is causing the error. How large is your capture file? IOW, are you running in to the AVI 2GB filesize limit? - Fushigi

I tried to go back but there was just nothing to keep my interest going. No useful conversation, no reviews (at the time) to comment on, nothing of interest. And Jason's overwhelming presence certainly didn't help. Presently, I don't go to SR unless there's a drive I want to look up. I may...

I've never had stability problems with my KX-133 based Asus K7V Athlon 800 system running W98 1st ed. It ran 24x7 running SETI in addition to being my main system for some time before I gave it to my fiancee, who also doesn't have any problems with it. It's been used with Tekram SCSI, onboard...

As mentioned in another thread, I am still friends with my ex-wife. But it wasn't an overnight transition and she's not a friend that I get together with on any regular basis. Once we were divorced, she moved out. Actually, she moved from Hammond to Michigan City. We talked on the phone...

It's wrapping in IE6. I also note that it's doing word breaks at the % characters, so parameters seem to be kept intact for readabliity. - Fushigi

James, here's what I am most interested in when it comes to optical drives: CDR/RWs + DVD writers : Writing: Burn speed for data discs & media compatability would be my top criteria. And I really mean burn speed, not disc duplication speed using a single drive. Most of the time my source...

Yes! And when the Blizzard of '78 hit, wow! Our house's front yard sloped down to the parking area, but the snow sloped UP! Again, yes! But during the summer between 3rd & 4th grade I got too high, fell out, and broke my arm. That sucked but it did get me out of gym class for a while &...

Mercutio - For her sake, I hope she is not basing her decisions on romantic/erotic feelings and is instead basing them on who she wants to have as a companion throughout life. Erotic passion is good .. very good .. but in the long run it's the desire to share one's life with someone that...

I had originally inquired about an Inspiron over the Latitude as a 1.7GHz was available in the Inspiron line & not in the Latitude. The reply from our procurement guy was that while they've bought Inspirons in the past, they tend to not have the same engineering in them. More problems with (PC...

Hmm. Dunno for sure as there's no mention of it in what passes for system documentation these days. The Dell site ( http://www.dell.com/us/en/biz/products/model_latit_2_latit_c840.htm ) mentions it as UXGA, not enhanced, so it may be the older design. Which would be strange on a laptop that...

1GB AS/400 RAM varies depending on which model it's for. Last I looked the prices ran from $5120 to $10240 per GB. And currently IBM is the only memory supplier; your only options are new vs. used. No openings that I'm aware of, but I'll keep you posted since you could take the South Shore...

It's not everything I'd like it to be. It could be a little brighter, especially if slightly off-angle vertically. Viewing from above or below dead-on can cause the display to get somewhat washed out. Text @ 1600x1200 on a 15" display is very small but usually crisp enough to read. Sometimes...

True, but all of our PC-level stuff comes from Dell. Besides, it's relatively easy to pass it all off in a single quote vs. 2 quotes. If I bought with minimal RAM & then added from Crucial, the extra would be questioned. - Fushigi

Just the comments I was expecting! :lol: But I earn my toys. Right now (11PM on a Friday), I'm upgrading the OS on an AS/400. Including going home for a little sleep, that'll take until sometime Saturday afternoon. I've worked 5 of the last 6 Saturdays. There's been a huge amount of job...

My role at work is changing and I now report to a different manager. He offered to buy me a new laptop (his 1st mistake). I asked if I could configure it and he said 'sure' (his 2nd). We only buy Dell Latitudes so I configured one and sent it over. He approved it and ordered it (his 3rd...

I went through one of those right after leaving college. My gf of a couple of years wanted to date around to make sure. After about 3 months, she came back but I, who hadn't been interested in seeing others, had by chance reunited with a high school friend who eventually became the 1st, now...

Well, if you want to call just over the state line, Aurora IL isn't very far. I've acted as guidance counselor for friends several times. - Fushigi

IBC & Stuarts are my favorites. For those who desire their rb to be calorically challenged, both offer diet versions that are close to indistuinguishable from their regular versions. - Fushigi

But not as a 15" display. That 20"er costs $1600; what's the price of the 15" version? I would think it'd be less than the 20"er and might be closer to affordable for a home user. Mercutio - The G2 should be a great camera for you. I use the G1 and a 1GB microdrive and I love it. - Fushigi

Clocker, I'm sure you can recoup your money from the add'l drives pretty easily via eBay or selling to other SF members. Assuming you decide to sell, anyway. I just ordered mine (thanks!) as I've been waiting for a good deal on this drive. I opted for the 30 spindle of 32x media vs. the...

iSeries machines are 99.99999% IBM SCSI drives. The remaining .00001% are Seagate as IBM had to use some non-IBM drives to replace bad IBM units while some firmware issues were hammered out. Even one of the two 3rd party iSeries disk providers is simply reselling IBM disks bought form the OEM...

Interesting stuff about the different natioins. In the US, not only do you pay income tax to the federales & to most states, but most states (and some counties, cities, etc.) also have sales taxes and excise taxes on many goods. For instance, in Illinois I pay, in addition to federal income...

I just moved. After relying on friends and those idiots at U-Haul for the past 15 years, I hired movers this time. No sore muscles, done in under half the time, and it didn't really cost that much more than self-moving would have once everything is considered (truck, mileage fees, gas, beer &...

I had to file an extension because I rolled a 401(k) last year & the original holding company messed up the 1099R. But the rollover doesn't actually affect what I owe so I went ahead & sent in my check this morning. Next year it'll be fun. Bought a house last month & getting married in...

Mercutio - Where did you buy from? I added the same Lite-On drive to my fiance's PC (pure IDE) and have enjoyed it's performance. However, I'm all-SCSI and don't want to enable IDE in my system. My Yamaha 4x4x16 is really ancient now and no longer works reliably so I'm quite interested in a...

Well, I have to counter the HP bashing with my somewhat positive experience with support on my 990. Of course, I am an end user and as such fall in to the category of people HP might on occasion actually listen to. Anyway, the printer died 10 months in to the 1 year warranty. Physically died...

What about a database where you can list the components you have and rank them from horrible to terrific? Caveat the whole thing by noting that the results don't reflect scientific methods but do represent the input & experience of forum members. Rating of each product can be broken in to...

Barry - Is this an LZX series drive? IBM has had numerous problems over the past year with 10K LZX series disks. The vast majority is chalked up to bad firmware. What follows is heavily stilted towards IBM's iSeris (AS/400) platform but they are the same 10K LZX drives that are avilable in...

Like bahngeist, I wasn't a super-frequent poster @ SR, coming up with only around 250 or so posts myself. Nowadays, for both SR & SF, I average maybe 0 - 1 posts a day. I typically only post when I think I honestly have something serious to contribute (B&G aside). Discussions on IDE RAID? I...

I used to use erasers an aweful lot. It was the quickest & easiest way to clean contacts (slot edge connectors) on the old ISA boards. Should work fine on PCI, etc. The cordless screwdriver is nice, though. I've got a Black & Decker with the angled handle. Only about $20 and it's been...

Dogs think they're human. Cats think they're god. - Fushigi

No, but I'm strictly FAT32. I think most recent reports of problems have been related to NTFS. - Fushigi

I'm not a developer, but if I had to choose it would be C++ since it's the closest implementation that follows an actual standard. A friend works for Wind River and uses VC++. They use it to create apps for multiple platforms, including Sun, NT, etc. I thought VJ++ had been killed. No C#...

If I were a cat I'd be 3.7 years old. Cat age is measured by 20 years for the 1st year and then a birthday every 2 months. - Fushigi

I got my cat when she was just a kitten; 8-12 weeks old. I raised her on dry food & never gave her human food. Now, 7 years later, she never begs for food. Sometimes she wants attention while we're eating but not food. She also doesn't understand canned food. She won't touch it. Iams...

I'll be the Best Man at my best friend's wedding in July. In turn, he'll be my Best Man at my wedding in August. While someone of Ms. Kane's profession may be involved at our bachelor parties, neither of us would find that degree of enhancement very erotic. I much prefer the natural look...

I can use my digi cam while it's charging; have you tried it or do you have to remove your batteries to charge? Anyway, my cat (seal point Himalayan) isn't necessarily all that bright but she sure is jealous. Here I am telecommuting and she's in her pet bed sleeping. But when my fiance gets...

I'd second the vote on the Samsung line. My fiance's been using one since May '01. No problems; nice image for an LCD; inexpensive. They run around US$350 and up. - Fushigi

As others have said, the floppy really isn't quite ready to die just yet. Until CDs are as convenient / safe as floppies, floppies will still be useful. Needs: - Direct OS support from all available OSes for random reading & writing. - Easily idenitifed as a main boot device without entering...

Comdisco does leasing services. They lease everything from PCs to mainframes. They also offer disaster recovery services (although I think they just sold off that unit). They sell off the lease-returns, as Mercutio knows, including the big iron. I wouldn't be surprised if you could find a...