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Write speed RAID 0 to slow

Rowi
Can anybody help me in getting my raid 0 working well? I use a KT3 ultra aru mobo with onboard raid controller (Win Xp Promise MBFast Trak 133 Lite) PDC20276, AMD Athlon XP2100+, 1 x HDD Maxtor 40GB 6E040L0 (Win XP and applications), 2 x HDD Maxtor 40GB 6L040J2 in raid0 stripe mode.
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Onboard NIC Problem....

jdulmage
Here's a new and exciting problem with my onboard NIC. I have the P4P800 board by Asus flashed to the 1008 revision bios, Windows XP SP1 and all drivers updated. Even AFTER formatting and reinstalling Windows XP, I still get: 404 Error: Page not Found when trying to view certain pages on the internet, however, when ...
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Matrox P650 compatibility

CootDog
I am currently setting up a video editing system. Currently I have a Radeon 9700 Pro All-in-Wonder card for capturing. Since this is getting more serious for me, I need multiple displays. So I've been looking into the Matrox P650 card.
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What dword value enables DMA mode transfers in registry?

Curley_Boy
I'm having the ol 'Windows 2000/XP won't detect proper transfer speed of devices attached to 2nd IDE channel on a VIA system board' prob. Here is the registry key for my 2nd ide channel: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E96A-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}\0001 The 2 values I'm interested ...
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HELP - "islayer.dll" error on all ATI Radeon drive

ofelas
Hi all, The Catalyst 4. 1 & 4. 2 packages (as well as the seperate driver & control panel packages) will NOT install on a Sapphire 9600 Pro Atlantis under XP Pro SP1. Halfway during setup, I get an error message stating (error - islayer etc.
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got a problem with drive installation

crashdummie
recently i just bought a new cicero computer and bought a dvd writer seperatly. well just today after i got the drive in and turned on my computer, the computer did not only not recognize my dvd writer but also the d: drive which is my cd/rw drive:( are all case wiring similiar? i plugged in 2 plugs that fit the ho ...
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Intermittent Windows boots (Linux boots just fine).

shassouneh
Hi All, let me first start by saying that my Linux boots up every time so this may likely be a hardware issue with Windows XP. Breif System Specs: motherboard: Soyo Dragon Plus K7V bus/clock speed: DDR 266 (133 Mhz) Installed memory: 1 GB video card: Nvidia geForce 4 MX 440 128MB AGP 4x Here is a breif description ...
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Messed up boot sector - PLEASE HELP

Marker0077
Alright, so I used Parition magic on a HD that I already used Western Digitals Data Lifeguard tools & Maxtors MaxBlast Partition software for (2 drives are Western Digitals, the other 1 is Maxtor). After I used Partition magic, the boot sector is totally screwed & I can't use the manufacturers software on it now, a ...
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Erazor3 compatable with xp

rankedno1
i have recently installed windows xp pro, instead of windows ME. Will razor3 still be compatable, and if so do i need the drivers and where can i get them? theh drivers i have are for windows ME. soryy i dont really know much about computers, just need help.
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Do I have to set the clockspeed?

Marker0077
I have a processor chip that I am pretty sure is a 200 mhz but the chip that was on there was a 166 mhz. Now when it boots up, it says it's a 166 mhz still. I also swapped out another chip on another board & the same thing happens.
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harddrive lag

limits
Ok, i just bought a dual channel 512mb (pc3200) ddr set, before i bought this my comp ran smoothly, so i installed it and i was getting lots of harddrive lag playing games and running programs (you can hear the hd grinding now and computer skips) i checked bios and had to change my ram settings to pc2700 because my ...
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Unable to turn Computer on?

TPJ2988
Well i thought my computer was fine but now i have another problem !! When ever i try to start my computer up it truns on for about 2 seconds and then shuts off. I tried leaving it on for a bit and nothing happened it just stayed off and then i kept turning it off and leaving it for a bit and then turning it back o ...
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SNMP "set community name" on HP JetDirect card

Shakedown
I have a situation where I inherited support for an HP LJ 8100DN printer. I would like to upgrade the firware on the JetDirect card (J3113A) but the last admin set a community name and did not give it to me.
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