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I don't care. I didn't vote in the US elections, because i'm european. PS: Wouldn't it be easier if you voted again, instead of continuous judicial desitions?

Just wondering if Bleem!, and other emus works fine in Whistler...

I just wanted to add that the UK now weights also in kilos (But it took them a long time to introduce them). But still don't use the right currency...the EURO!!!!!!!! ha ha ha, just joking. Join it when you want to!

We need another pointless topic to lit up this thread again..so...lets talk about this: WHY IS THE USA THE ONLY PLACE IN THE WORLD THAT DOESN'T WEIGHT IN KILOS, MEASURES DISTANCES IN METRES, AND TEMPEREATURES IN CELSIUS DEGREES?

vous parlez français? Trés bien. Mon français c'est pas bon, pas que je havait etudiez seulemnt trois annes au lycée. Une question pour les francophones: pour quou est-ce que vous avez "^"??????? I must learn more french. I almost forgot everything!!!

You can get the lastest bios at: ftp://ftp.asuscom.de/pub/ASUSCOM/BIOS/Socket_7/ALI_Chipset/ALI_V/P5A/ //////////////////////////////////////////// The reason to ask you about being spanish is because IDG sold thousands of PCWORLD magazines in March 2000, which had a fully working Windows 2000 copy. This copy was suposed to be a "120 day trial". After that time, these copies would not boot anymore. But they made a mistake and they put full working Windows 2000 copies instead of the 120 day evaluation copies. So, MS really gave away for free windows 2000 to all PCWORLD spain readers. Also, these copies were upgrades from Windows 9x/NT 4, so you really couln't boot from them via BIOS. Few people buy upgrades from Windows, and they tend to buy a new version instead, which can boot from CD. ///////////////////////////////////////// Finally, here goes my last atempt to bring ACPI to your computer :-). If you ever have to reinstall windows 2000, you could try this to enable ACPI automatically at setup (no "HAL changes" and no "F5 key") . Copy i386 folder from your Windows 2000 CD to your hard disk drive. Find a file named "txtsetup.sif". Edit its properties, so that READ-ONLY is not enabled. Then open it in notepad. Look for this section: ; ; [ACPIOptions] ; This section lists options that affect the installation of ACPI on x86 ; ; ACPIEnable ; 0 - ACPI will be disabled at install time regardless of the BIOS ; 1 - ACPI will be enabled at install time if an ACPI BIOS is present ; 2 - ACPI will be enabled based on the GoodACPIBios list, the NWACL ; and ACPIBiosDate ; ; ACPIBiosDate = mm,dd,yyyy ; Supplies the date that a BIOS must have to be considered good if it is ; not in the GoodACPIBios list. If a BIOS has a date greater than this and ; is not in the NWACL list, then it will be used unless ACPIEnable = 0 ; [ACPIOptions] ACPIEnable = 2 ACPIBiosDate = 01,01,1999 [NWACL] FujitsuV66NAS=FujitsuV66NAS ABitBP6=ABitBP6 ASUSP2B-D=ASUSP2B-D ASUSP2B-DS02/03/99=ASUSP2B-DS02/03/99 ASUSP2L97-DS02/02/99=ASUSP2L97-DS02/02/99 ASUSP5A-B=ASUSP5A-B ASUSP5A03/12/99=ASUSP5A03/12/99 CompaqArmada3500=CompaqArmada3500 CompaqArmada6500=CompaqArmada6500 CompaqM500=CompaqM500 CompaqPanther=CompaqPanther CompaqPresario1692=CompaqPresario1692 CompaqPresario1925=CompaqPresario1925 DellCP???01/27/99=DellCP???01/27/99 DellLatitudeLT=DellLatitudeLT DellInspiron3500=DellInspiron3500 DellPE1300=DellPE1300 DellPersonalWorkation1300=DellPersonalWorkation1300 FICPA2013=FICPA2013 FICVB601=FICVB601 FujitsuCAPRICOR=FujitsuCAPRICOR FujitsuM63E=FujitsuM63E FujitsuM65=FujitsuM65 FujitsuSPRINT=FujitsuSPRINT FujitsuTANDEM=FujitsuTANDEM FujitsuElm=FujitsuElm FujitsuMaple=FujitsuMaple FujitsuSycamore=FujitsuSycamore GatewayE1200=GatewayE1200 GatewayE1400=GatewayE1400 GatewayProfile=GatewayProfile GatewaySolo=GatewaySolo Gigabyte=Gigabyte HitachiFlora220CX=HitachiFlora220CX HitachiFlora220MP=HitachiFlora220MP HitachiFlora270EX=HitachiFlora270EX HitachiFlora270VX-NH7=HitachiFlora270VX-NH7 HPAshaki02/24/99=HPAshaki02/24/99 HPHPCCD=HPHPCCD HPKayakXUMP=HPKayakXUMP HPLH4=HPLH4 HPPuma02/12/99=HPPuma02/12/99 HPScimitar=HPScimitar IBMAPTIVA145=IBMAPTIVA145 IBMTP240SandShark=IBMTP240SandShark IntelKauai=IntelKauai IntelL440GX=IntelL440GX IntelSea2=IntelSea2 IwillDBS100=IwillDBS100 MicronAtlanta=MicronAtlanta MicronTrek2U375=MicronTrek2U375 NCRS20GX=NCRS20GX NECPowerMate8100=NECPowerMate8100 NECVersaNote=NECVersaNote NECVersaNoteC2=NECVersaNoteC2 NECVersaLXAGP+=NECVersaLXAGP+ NECZ1=NECZ1 SiemensMobile750=SiemensMobile750 SonyF290=SonyF290 SonyN505=SonyN505 Sonypcg777=Sonypcg777 Sonypcg888=Sonypcg888 Sonypcgf16=Sonypcgf16 SonyPCVL300=SonyPCVL300 Sonypcvs520=Sonypcvs520 Sonypcvs720=Sonypcvs720 Sonyz505dx=Sonyz505dx SuperMicro = SuperMicro ToshibaPortege3300=ToshibaPortege3300 ToshibaSatellite4030XCDT=ToshibaSatellite4030XCDT Tyan=Tyan ViaVP3A=ViaVP3A [FujitsuV66NAS] AcpiOemId="FACP","FUJ " AcpiOemTableId="FACP","V66NAS " [ABitBP6] AcpiOemId="FACP","AWARD " AcpiOemTableId="FACP","AWRDACPI" AcpiOemRevision="<=","FACP",30302e31 [ASUSP2B-D] AcpiOemId="FACP","ASUS " AcpiOemTableId="FACP","P2B-D " AcpiOemRevision="<=","FACP",58582e31 [ASUSP2B-DS02/03/99] AcpiOemId="FACP","ASUS " AcpiOemTableId="FACP","P2B-DS " AcpiOemRevision="<=","FACP",58582e31 AcpiCreatorRevision="<=","FACP",31303030 [ASUSP2L97-DS02/02/99] AcpiOemId="FACP","ASUS " AcpiOemTableId="FACP","P2L97-DS" AcpiOemRevision="<=","FACP",58582e31 AcpiCreatorRevision="<=","FACP",31303030 [ASUSP5A-B] AcpiOemId="FACP","ASUS " AcpiOemTableId="FACP","P5A-B " AcpiOemRevision="<=","FACP",58582e31 [ASUSP5A03/12/99] AcpiOemId="FACP","ASUS " AcpiOemTableId="FACP","P5A " AcpiOemRevision="<=","FACP",58582e31 =========================================== As you can see, ASUSP5A was not on the ACPI complaint list, because it fails to wake up from suspend mode. But you can force windows 2000 to install acpi anyway. Just change ACPIEnable = 2 to ACPIEnable = 1 save this file and start Windows 2000 setup. Try this method one day, when you have to reinstall windows 2000.

Well, If you live in a place like Europe, then, speaking more than one language is important.

And now...learn SPANISH with SEASAEM STREET: UNO DOS TRES CUATRO CINCO SEIS SIETE OCHO NUEVE DIEZ ONCE DOCE TRECE ...ya me he cansado de contar. A la mierda! Does anybody speak other languages other than english here?

kleine anfrage: ich nicht :-(

I owe you an apologize too. I made you change your computer type from standard to ACPI, and I didn't remeber changing standard HAL to ACPI is not possible (but switching from ACPI to standard PC is). But I ensure you ASUSP5A runs fine in ACPI mode (at least in my system). You have to do what other people told you in the previous messages. Try booting from Windows 98 CD, then replace your CD with the one of Windows 2000. Go to D:\i386\ and run "winnt.exe" do a repair installation, and voila, your system will work again. Or don't do what I say, because maybe I've ruined your computer because I didn't explain me properly. Sorry Avalanche. Final question: are you one of those spanish who bought PCWORLD in march 2000? My specs: Asus p5a mobo (bios 1011) riva TNT 1 card sblive w liveware3 directx 8 windows 2000 in acpi mode.

Well, if you can't boot from CD, there is another way to reinstall Windows 2000 without floppies. Just put your Windows 2000 CD-ROm in your drive and let Setup begin. Choose "Start a new instalation" (do not upgrade). After coping some files, the setup program will prompt you to reboot. Do it. Let boot manager automatically choose "Windows 2000 setup". When prompted "Press F6 to boot from another SCSI device..." press F5 instead. Choose "ACPI complaint system" from the list. Continue setup and reboot. NEW METHOD(this not not so good, but won't require a new installation: go to device manager, choose "system", expand it, and right click on it. Choose "properties". Go to "driver" tab, and click on "update". When prompted, Choose "let me choose from a list". Then click on "show all hardware", and choose "Advanced configuration Power Interface systen" (or something similar). Finish setup and reboot. Windows 2000 will redetect all your devices and after some time, will reboot again. Now, you will have ACPI enabled, and Autopoweroff will work.

Please NO POSTS ABOUT POLITICS!!!! talking about politics could REALLY kill this thread (more than the typical linux vs windows discussion)

No way. Unlike Win9x, which use a logo.sys file as startup screen, Windows 2000 loads the logo from NTOSKRNL.EXE, so you can't really change the logo at startup.

OK avalanche (wasn't this Final Fantasy VII Cloud chiefs?), nothing is wrong. Your BIOS is ACPI complaint. You only have to reinstall Windows 2000 in ACPI mode. To do it, boot from CD, and when prompted "press f6 to boot from another SCSI device...", press F5 instead. Choose "ACPI compatible system" from the list. By the way, I also have an ASUS p5A mobo, and should download the lastest ali agp driver, since ali's chipset is know to cause a lot of problems in win2000. [This message has been edited by someone_nt (edited 08 November 2000).]

just wanted to say something irrelevant this time.

HELLO MUM!!!!!!!!

OK...new subject...Any one here likes RPG? (I know this has nothing to do with Windows, but, hey, it's a subject after all).

Quote: I would disagree with some parts of the above: Ok, and I will disagree with some of your arguments. This is nothing personal :-) Quote: Why should MS Open Source Windows? So you can build cute little widgets into your OS with your mad h4x0ring ski11z? Or so you could get it for free, knowing that is is the best all-around OS on the market [which it would cease to be if Open Sourced]? Both are good reasons to make it opensource :-). But another good reason would be that MS would have to follow the standards, not try to change them Quote: Linux is growing progressively, as the ad suggests, and will have USB support in the 2.4 kernel release [if if ever gets released]. The fear of splintering is very real, and could kill the *nix wannabe if some standardization is not seen soon 2.4 stable kernel is to be released in december, and will have USB support Linux will standarize, for sure, but that won't happen until 2 years. Quote: MS can expect you to pay seemingly high prices because: 1) You will [or you just grab a w4r3z version], and 2) Because they have spent how many years working on Win2K? Do you think all of their programmers were working for peanuts? Somebody has to pay those guys in Redmond [and keep Gates in a swimming pool full of money and the bloody souls of sacrificed virgins I will pay an OS that is worth its value in terms of STABILITY, compability, and security. I spect new OS to be faster than their ancestors, not slower. Windows 2000 sure has many new features over NT 4, and is worth the upgrade. But I still think MS charges a too high price for an UPGRADE. Think it wisely...Windows 98 was nothing else that WIN95+AGP+USB+IE4, and still, and upgrade costed more than 120 EUR. Quote: While Open Source can be "innovative, original, and generally fix bugs faster", this is contrary to what I've seen: Hacked together work-arounds that almost work, if you've got this exact network card in your 3rd PCI slot held down with Winterfresh gum, not JuicyFruit, as JuicyFruit would cause a system crash. I think people are more willing to build stuff that works when they are getting paid to do so. You're talking about typical home users, not advanced users like you (not me, because I can't call myself an advanced user, I am, and robably will be a newbie forever). Quote: Would you really like to see the prices drop? So MS could layoff half it's coding staff, and Whistler can get released in 2020 instead of 2002? If you don't want to pay, don't. 5c4n 7h3 w4r3z 51735 4nd f7p 51735 4nd 5734L 17, but first: click on this |BANNER|, then go to the 129th word on the page, use that as you password and click on that, and the 32nd word on the next page as your username. And don't forget to upload, because there is a 12 to one [u/l to d/l] ratio on this site. Nope. we just have to wait until PCWORLD releases another 120 day evaluation version, that, in fact, is the full version :-)(This happened in Europe, i'm not joking) Now, seriously, GNU coders also spend a lot of time and effort codign linux, and other open source solutions. And they DON'T GET PAID A CENT. Just look at linux. There is a new kernel build almost every 2 weeks. This is a better solution than the "2 Service Packs a year" MS solution. By the way, why aren't we charged for Service packs? Aren't they almost like a new NT version each one? Many people don't trust NT as a server platform. MS doesn0t follow the standards, and creating a server with NT is much more expensive than linux. Another good example are emulators. I know most of them are for the sole use of gamming. But we have a good example. Bleem! is charged a high price (30 EUR) , because its compatibility is very low, and doesn't work in Windows 20000. An free, alternative, EPSXE, costs nothing, and still, is more compatible than Bleem!. Quote: I use Win2K Server because I want to be able to play the latest games, use the latest hardware, and still maintain some semblance of stability. If I didn't want a server, I would use my legal copy of WinMe, and if I wanted to only run a pure server, I would run a real *nix, like Solaris or HP-UX or something, on real hardware, not a PC [personal computer]. My pennies, -bZj I agree with you. Linux is not ready for Worstations and gamming, yet. That's why I use Windows 2000. But linux is also great, and I love having a lot of GNU tools that allow me to make programs in C, mount a server, work with OpenGL graphics... Not all small companies can afford buying a real UNIX server. That's why they use Linux. And remevb But Open source is the future. Closed solutions, like NT server, should become more open. You can make businesss with Open source, really. I'm not anti NT. I love NT, because it's the first windows that can trully be called STABLE AND MULTIMEDIA. NT is still a good OS, the best for Worsktations. But linux (or maybe a not so imposible MAC-OS X intel port) may replace windows in the future. And remember, OPEN SOURCE RULEZ!!!!!! PS: Feel free to add your coments, I'm not close minded, and can change my opinion

Although i Love Windows 2000 a lot, I must admit I would prefer Windows to be open source. It's true indeed Linux needs to standarize much more. 5 major distributions (SUSE, Caldera, Redhat, TurboLinux, Mandrake...), 3 diferent package systems, no native USB support yet...But linux will get better in time, and maybe some day, will replace Windows tech. But having a single vendor for a product doesn't mean this product will become better. Just look at MS prices. How can they spect me to pay about 200 EUR for a retail Windows ME copy, or even 360 EUR for Windows 2000 Pro?????? Open source can also be inovatibe, original, and generally tends to fix bugs much faster than just a single company. Open source also means price drop, because nobody controls the source, and so, many products can be built without paying royalties. I personally would like to see MS prices drop inmediatly...they're too high, and Windows 2000 should be worth 72 EUR (VAT included). I beleive that (right by now), windows 2000 is the way to go in Workstations and home PC (no matter what microsoft says about 2000 being a 'non consumer' OS, STABILITY is what matters), and linux is the perfect Web server (APACHE 4 linux). ============================================ Hey, guys! Did you realize there's now another subject to talk about? This post will sure reach 100 pages soon... :-)

Bitte, Frogmaster, schreibe dein post auf English!!!! Ich kann nicht gut Deutsch lessen, und mein Deutsch ist hablissch! In other words: I'm just on my 4th german course. Give me time to post replies in german :-)

Interesting post...what could I say...ummm.....OK...LINUX RULEZ!!! Just kidding :-)

There is a NVIDIA Refresh rate fix utility available somewhere on the net. I also have it, so if you want to, I can send you by email. Otherwise try www.riva3d.com or www.geofaq.com

Looks like we'll have to change our PCI cards for a new bus. No matter the fact PCI-X cards will still work under old PCI buses. The truth about this is that we will have to face another PCI to AGP like migration, or ISA to VESA . Is there really an improvent?

CPP=Consumer Preview Program?

Well, I once installed W2k Pro in and old Pentium 166 Mhz non MMX with 48 MB RAM and 1GB Hard disk. It was a painfull experience. Too slow, and it crashed a lot (IRQ_NOT_LESS_NOR_EQUAL). It was strange, since win2000 worked fine in my computer. NT kernel eats a lot of resources, so I wouldn't install it under 200 Mhz and 128 MB ram.