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OT: Need XP Pro Help badly!

hehehe you are that old?

Didn't IBM started making computers in the '50s?

Cheers.

Marc

-----Message d'origine-----
De : scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org
[mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org]De la part de Patrick Bureau
Envoye : 24 decembre, 2002 01:31
A : Rabbit16v; Scirocco List
Objet : Re: OT: Need XP Pro Help badly!


hhehehe, I was doing computer stuff back in the mid
70's long before IBM had computers...

--- Rabbit16v <Rabbit16v@attbi.com> wrote:
> Thought you may have had the wrong decade.  I
> understand that they've been
> around a long time just didn't realize that you had
> been around that long.
> I forget sometimes that the Scirocco is, to some
> people, a mid-life-crisis
> toy. :)
> 
> Dave
> 
> 
> > No I used to run them on my IBM PC CLONE DUH.
> >
> > --- Rabbit16v <Rabbit16v@attbi.com> wrote:
> > > ATI since the early eighties?  What, did you run
> > > them in your Commodore?
> > >
> > > Dave
> > >
> > > > I agree I have 3 machines here with XP and I
> only
> > > use ATI since ealy 80's
> > > > and I guess I got used to handling their poor
> > > delivery system for windows
> > > > for drivers, make sure your motherboard has
> latest
> > > bios update then
> > > drivers
> > > > for everythign else, do not install CDROm
> drivers,
> > > but set card to be VGA
> > > > 16Bit card then install drivers from web site
> > > should solve your problem,
> > > it
> > > > has for all my various ATI cards I have here
> > > including my Radeon 7500, and
> > > > ATI Radeon Wonder.
> > > >
> > > > ATS - Patrick Bureau - txrocco@sbcglobal.net
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > =>-----Original Message-----
> > > > =>From: scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org
> > > > =>[mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org]On
> Behalf
> > > Of Joe Doty
> > > > =>Sent: Monday, December 23, 2002 1:20 PM
> > > > =>To: Euroroc II; Jeff Toomasson;
> > > scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> > > > =>Subject: RE: OT: Need XP Pro Help badly!
> > > > =>
> > > > =>
> > > > =>Negative.  We use XP Pro on every
> workstation
> > > here at my office, and I
> > > > =>personally use it for development.  It is
> rock
> > > solid.
> > > > =>
> > > > =>The problem lies with ATI's poor driver
> support.
> > >  I have an ATI Radeon
> > > > =>8500, it took me a while to get the problems
> > > with that ironed out.  I
> > > > =>would recommend going to
> > > http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com and making
> > > > =>sure all of your other hardware's drivers
> are
> > > updated (mainly chipset).
> > > > =>I would also flash the BIOS with the latest
> > > version.  Lastly, make sure
> > > > =>you get the most recent driver for the card
> from
> > > ATI's website.
> > > > =>
> > > > =>Joe Doty
> > > > =>IT/Development
> > > > =>joe@lcnetwork.com
> > > > =>
> > > > =>-----Original Message-----
> > > > =>From: Euroroc II [mailto:flaatr@yahoo.com]
> > > > =>Sent: Monday, December 23, 2002 10:09 AM
> > > > =>To: Jeff Toomasson; scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> > > > =>Subject: Re: OT: Need XP Pro Help badly!
> > > > =>
> > > > =>Best fix to XP is to install 2000... XP is
> > > Windows for Dummies (well
> > > > =>isn't every version?)
> > > > =>
> > > > =>-my 0.01 (Not even woth 0.02)
> > > > =>-RGK-
> > > > =>
> > > > =>At 03:43 PM 12/22/02 -0800, Jeff Toomasson
> > > wrote:
> > > > =>
> > > > =>
> > > > =>I've been trying to load up the drivers for
> my
> > > video card (ATI Radeon
> > > > =>7500) after wiping the HD clean loading up
> XP
> > > Pro and it hangs during
> > > > =>restart while it's supposedly running
> "system
> > > testing" (according to the
> > > > =>ATI install program). The XP Pro logo comes
> on
> > > and the little status
> > > > =>indicator freezes on its third pass.
> > > > =>
> > > > =>I've tried going through ATI's tech support
> but
> > > not really finding
> > > > =>anything there. I haven't tried MSN yet, but
> > > that's my next stop
> > > > =>
> > > > =>The card came with the PC when I got it from
> the
> > > guy who bought my M3.
> > > > =>He's actually a tech there and this card
> could
> > > be a beta (could explain
> > > > =>why the device manager cannot ID it.)
> > > > =>
> > > > =>Another kick in the stomach is that he also
> gave
> > > me an AIW 32MB card but
> > > > =>I just noticed that it doesn't have the
> normal
> > > 16-pin interface port
> > > > =>that older cards have so I can't test it
> with
> > > that one...
> > > > =>
> > > > =>I'm running a Sony VAIO 1.3GHz P4 with 256MB
> RAM
> > > so there shouldn't be
> > > > =>any problems there.
> > > > =>
> > > > =>Any help would be greatly appreciated!
> > > > =>
> > > > =>Thanks, Jeff
> > > > =>
> > > > =>
> > > > =>
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