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<0> is your system beeping at all?
<0> http://docs.us.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/dsleest/codemess.htm
<1> do you mean the RAM
<0> yeah
<1> no
<0> check that link it's specific to the 8100
<1> ok
<1> would you happen to know the number for Dell customer support i cant find it anywhere on the web sote
<0> you should be seeing the "Video controller failed to initialize or respond." signal from the LEDS
<1> I can't get to that web site
<1> the LEDs on the video card?
<0> on the front of the system i'd imagine
<0> back even
<0> Your computer is equipped with four diagnostic lights, which are labeled "A," "B," "C," and "D" on the back of the computer.
<1> ok i see em
<0> what colours are you seeing?
<0> in order
<1> right now they are all green because i have my old video card in
<0> : )
<0> put the other one back in
<1> if its anything other than all green that means it failed to initialize?
<1> if i didnt have enough watts would the card fan and lights still turn on?
<0> boot it back up with the other card and read back the colours and you'll find out
<1> ok
<1> thanks
<0> sigh, could have at least said
<1> norm: is the wattage info suppose to be in the BIOS?
<1> I couldn't find it
<0> no
<0> i only suggested loading the bios to find out the model no
<0> have you got the new graphics card installed?
<0> read back the colours
<1> no i was just trying to chec the BIOS for that info
<1> let me try that now
<0> hmm took it for granted he'd have a second pc
<1> norm: the lights on the back go all green, same as when i have my old video card in.
<1> I called dell and they said I have a 330W PSU
<0> well in that case the graphics is working
<0> how have you got it connected to your monitor?
<0> is it a dual-dvi card?
<1> yeah
<0> white ports on the back
<1> i use the DVI to VGA converter
<1> then plug my monitor in
<0> try the second port on the graphics card
<1> i also tried a DVI to HDMI cord for my HDTV
<1> i did neither one work
<0> well i'm short of ideas
<1> if needed a new PSU could I buy one and just lay it on the bottom of the case and plug it in
<0> yeah
<1> then plug it to my video card
<0> but it's unlikely to be
<0> that
<1> i talked to a lady at BFG and she said i might need to update my BIOS
<1> got any clue on how to do that
<1> thanks by the way for dealing with my clueless ***
<0> yeah that could a cause
<0> be a
<2> I know www.digi-key.com is a good site to get electronic accessories, any other websites recommendations? Specifically for stuff like RF connecters and RF joiners? thanks
<3> My desktop icons in Windows XP have lost their transparency -- Arrgh!
<3> Any ideas?
<4> start->run->sysdm.cpl->advanced->performance
<4> you can activate the "tranparency" in there
<3> All the Visual Effects boxes are ticked.
<4> then untick all of them, apply, tick all of them again, apply again
<4> also what exactly did you do to lose the effect?
<3> I'll give that a try.
<4> did you install any software lately?
<4> used any tuning tools?
<4> or registry-tweaks?
<3> I've no idea - to my knowledge I havn't done 'anything' ..
<3> No.
<4> if you didn't install or change anything, and it still lost the effect, you should immediatly scan your system for malware
<4> update your virus scanner, scan your whole system, do the same for spyware and adware
<3> Hmm - doesn't seem to have brought the transparency back. Bummer.
<4> also make sure you are running on 32bit colors
<4> in display properties
<3> All seems to be in order. I'm pretty good with spyware, virus's etc. Run them quite regularly.
<3> How irritating.
<3> Woop - i'm good at randomly clicking things, too.
<3> I've just done a quick test .. Looks like it's only on my user account. Logged into the guest account and the icons look just fine.
<4> then the fastest thing would be to create a new user account and delete the old one
<1> norm: **** it
<0> hey
<0> did you get the bios?
<1> yea i updated it
<1> nothing
<0> hmm that's too bad
<0> perhaps the card itself is broken
<1> the manufacturer said it must be the power supply
<1> it might
<1> i think im just going to save my money and build a new computer
<5> Does anyone have any idea how to add mdi print support?
<0> it wouldnt be too difficult to rig up an external psu
<1> do you think a new motherboard with one PCI Express x16 and two PCI Express x1 is enough?
<1> yeah i might do that but now im thinking ill just build a new computer
<0> yes chuggie
<0> most motherboards have built-in networking/sound
<0> have you on the dell forums per chance?
<0> probably a section devoted to the 8100
<1> yea i looked a little
<5> somehow it came to be installed on my last installation of windows but after I reformatted I can't figure out how to get it back on - it doesn't seem to be an option during Windows Setup, nor an Office feature (since I've done a full installation now). I dunno what else to try
<1> im just gonna save my money and build a new one, i guess i should save the money and do a complete upgrade
<1> what do you think a good video card would be if i am going to get an AMD Athlon x2 4200
<1> i want one in the $450 range (i was thinking an ATI Radeon x1800xt
<0> yeah anything in that price range will be good
<4> Eeker, mdi = microsoft document image?
<1> ok thanks for all the help
<0> np
<5> ta1on : yeah
<4> it's part of office
<4> what office version are you using?
<5> XP
<4> then there is your problem... your office version is too old
<4> get office 2003
<5> ah - I know where I got it - must've come from when I installed Outlook 2003 from my old company
<5> thanks
<4> mdi support is even installed with a default installation of office2003
<5> yeah
<5> I don't have access to 2003, so I'll have to just settle for some kind of pdf print solution instead
<5> but thanks for letting me know
<4> np
<4> google for pdfcreator
<4> that's a free open source pdf printer
<5> sweet - thx
<6> hey guys, whats the best program to use to optimise windows xp ? basically things like make it optimized for large amounts of ram (2gb), faster boot times etc
<4> the best program for this is called windows xp
<4> if you don't screw around with the settings too much, and don't use any lame tuning-tools, xp optimizes itself for the workload you have
<4> if you use your xp machine not only as workstation/client, but also as a server platform, there are some things you could change
<4> but these will work against normal workstation/client usage of course
<6> hmm ok, so using things like tweak xp is a bad idea ?
<4> yeah
<4> your xp will probably just get unstable, slower after time (even if some tweaks seam to give you a small boost, they degrade performance over time normally)
<4> just think about it this way: why should microsoft set their own operating system to settings which aren't optimized? especially in times of plug&play?
<4> why should they degrade the performance of their own os which they are trying to sell?
<6> yeah guess so
<6> it was mainly for the ram i was curious about. i got 2 gigs so was wondering if there where any settings i could optimise to make the operating system boot/perform quicker by using the extra ram space
<6> well
<6> 2gb of ram and a raptor :)
<7> I got 4 midgets and some whiskey !
<7> does that count :)
<6> mmm i could go some baileys
<8> finally I got a keylogger. But its in hidden mode and the hotkey dosent work?
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<9> somehow my browser gt changed to the AOL thing as default and I want to set it back to fire fox how do I do that
<4> uninstall the aol-thing, open firefox, tell firefox to be the default browser
<9> how do I uninstall the AOL browser
<9> i was installed thru AIM
<9> when I installed AIM it installed the AOL browser by default
<4> then don't use such pos software in the first place
<4> there are many other im-clients out there which can connect to the aim service... no need for the aim messenger
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