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The stick works fine under W2K, and the drivers are supplied with the OS. Do a search of the forum for the word "sidewinder" if you need to know how to install it...

Hm... Does the mobo detect the drive as being DMA/UDMA capable. Is DMA enabled on the mobo? If yes to both, then check the System Event Log for messages about the IDE interface, as it may well be that W2K is just not happy with the UDMA controller on the mobo - W2K is a lot more picky/strict about hardware conforming to spec that Win9x is... One other thing...is DMA working for the second IDE channel?

So...you get the error after a short period of heavy graphics use. This could either be the driver (you don't mention what version you've installed) or that the card itself is getting too hot...

Try here http://ntgamepalace.3dfiles.com/cgi-bin/search.cgi?action=intro&default=5

Check that the IPX/SPX stack is actually installed and bound to the NIC under W2K. IIRC, this stack is not installed by default under W2K, but is under Win9x...

I've just taken a look at the W2K HCL, and there are no S3-chipped cards listed as working in a multi-monitor setup.

Names removed to protect the guilty... "hi I am starting a windows nt based webhosting company, could anyone please tell me what I would need and stuff? Please send me a message"

All the variants of W2K - Pro, Server, Adv Server, App, Server, DataCente, etc - use the same binary files. The behavioural differences are htrough a few registry keys, plus extra services and management tools.

Pentium 2's all have a multiplier lock - so the only way to o/c them is by changing the FSB, and you can only do that if the PLL that generates the FSB clock can be re-programmed (Ars Technica has good articles on both these subects). The easiest way to see if SoftFSB will work is to go over the mobo looking for a 20(ish) pin DIL chip that has a designation as listed in FSB...not fun. Also Microid Research (www.mrbios.com) used to do a line of replacement BIOSs for most motherboards - they be able to help.

If the BIOS isn't from STB, then you're likely to fsck the card completely... The "official" non-beta driver release should resolve the TV-Out issue.

The chassis fan is usually linked to a temperature sensor, so it'll keep running for a while after the machine shuts down - until the case temp drops enough.

THe device manager should allow you to edit the IRQ and things, in much the same way as Win9x. What happens when you "hot plug" the card - take it out and put it back while the machine is up?

Byron... Sorry to p1ss on your bonfire, rain on your parade, etc, but... Most MP3/WAV software has some sort of selectable "buffering" option - that is, they'll read x% or y seconds of the data into RAM, instead of streaming directly off the disk. NEXT!

OK. Where does it say "PIO MODE"? Is the drive master or slave? IS there anythng else on the same IDE channel?

How dare you suggest that someone "search" the forum before asking a question? The very idea!

HA! Only 14 posts behind you!

MousePad - thanks for understanding. bigb - I'm glad you have such a rewarding life working and sleeping. Some of us have a more fulfilling lifestyle, and still choose to spend some of it trying to help those who need assistance with W2K. I'm sorry that you have to use so much invective to justify your inability to use this forum's search funciton...or indeed any search at all. The topic you chose to raise was aired on just about every technology fourm on the internet - even Slashdot and CNN had articles. Maybe if you tried USENET you'd find out what really happens to people when they don't pay attention... I'm also sorry that you feel the need to be spoonfed all the answers instead of finding them out for yourself - it must be so lonely. FWIW, I used to earn a living building PCs ten years ago...and I had a life then too (still do, too). Maybe you should try and get one for yourself...oh, and you can't order one onlne...

Sacrifice a goat to your PC...

SCSI temination is something of an arcane art, but basically... A signal pushed down a SCSI wire will bounce off the end if there is no termination. So, if you want to disconnect the CD device, unplug it from the card, not the device.

OK, go to... Control Panel, Admin Tools, Comp Manage, Storage, Physical Locations. Right click the DVD device and select properties. Click the "Media" tab, and then choose all the supported mdia types... That should do it...(might need a reboot)

W2K requires that ALL hardware is compliant before allowing hibernation. Use the compatiblity tools at http://www.microsoft.com/HWDEV/acpihct.htm to determine if your hardware complies. Also, you'll probably find you get much better performance from your machine if the CD and HD devices are on different IDE channels... Also, check for any firmware upgrades for the DVD drive... ------------------ SuperMicro P6DBS (dual UW-SCSI) BIOS 2.2, 2*Celery 300a @ 450Mhz, 384MB PC100 RAM SCSI-A=4.3Gb+9Gb, SCSI-B=Tosh32x CD-ROM, Yamaha4416 CD-RW, Iomega ZIP100, IDE1=4.3Gb IBM EtherJet 10/100 NIC PCI + Nortel ADSL "modem" CL TNT1 AGP + Quantum3D Voodoo2 SLI PCI SoundBlaster Live PCI (not Value) Win2K build 2195 120-day eval

Um, if you don't need ACPI for hibernation/auto-power-down, then what DO you need it for? Also, if the MS tool says your not ACPI compliant - you isn't. In fact, I'm feeling so generous I won't even trouble you to search the forum for the link... The ACPI H/W Test tool is here - http://www.microsoft.com/HWDEV/acpihct.htm As Confucius once said... "If it ain't broke - don't fix it."

For the last time (yeah, right)... The purpose of the swap file is to make the OS and any apps think that there is more memory than actually exists in the computer. This is because disk space is cheaper than RAM. If you have gargantuan amounts of RAM in your machine (eg, several of my servers have 2Gb+ RAM), then setting the swap file to zero is the thing to do. That way the OS won't swap. Remember - the less RAM an OS has, the more it will want to swap. Making a RAM disk will encourage the OS to swap, because it have less RAM. Putting the swap file on the RAM disk is like p1ssing in the wind... How much clearer can I make this?

I must congratulate EddiE314 on his extrordinary restraint in not ripping Lager a new arsehole in his reply. The entire text of his response is taken from the TOOLTIP that appears if you press F1 with focus on the relevent input field! Lager says "Is people this ignorant ?" Well, if you need to be spoonfed answers without exerting the slightest effort on your own part to resolve the issue for yourself, then "Yes, you are." Oh, and I've got a really nice bridge for sale. Interested? ------------------ SuperMicro P6DBS (dual UW-SCSI) BIOS 2.2, 2*Celery 300a @ 450Mhz, 384MB PC100 RAM SCSI-A=4.3Gb+9Gb, SCSI-B=Tosh32x CD-ROM, Yamaha4416 CD-RW, Iomega ZIP100, IDE1=4.3Gb IBM EtherJet 10/100 NIC PCI + Nortel ADSL "modem" CL TNT1 AGP + Quantum3D Voodoo2 SLI PCI SoundBlaster Live PCI (not Value) Win2K build 2195 120-day eval

Unless your mobo allows you to explicitly set the AGP/PCI bus multiplier/divisor, you may have problems running with an FSB other than 66 or 100Mhz - especially if you overclock your video card...