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Enable DMA for DVD drives! post

Hi friends,
Over the past one month the speed of my Sony DRU DVD writer has slowed
down. Earlier it took 2 minutes to copy a CD and 5 minutes for a DVD. But now To enable DMA reply
it takes 5 to 6 minutes for a CD and 15 to 20 minutes for a DVD. It takes an hour Right click ‘My Computer’. Select
to write a DVD at 8X, even the CHIP DVD takes 30 seconds to start. I found the ‘Properties | Hardware | Device Manager
reason for this in the Primary IDE channel properties. It shows that the DVD | IDE / ATAPI Controllers ‘. Double
writer operates in the PIO mode and not the DMA mode. I don’t know how to click secondary or primary channel,
revert it to the DMA mode. This problem occurred earlier, but since it was under according to where your DVD Drive is connected
warranty, I managed to get a replacement. Guys, does anyone have a solution? Select ‘Advanced Settings | Select Transfer Mode
Please Help! as DMA’ (if available) . Restart your computer.
– i,taher – aneesh.nl

Installing two RAMs post


Blue hue of death! post
Hi,
Hi people,
I have a PC (ASUS M2N-MX SE Plus, AMD Athlon64 4000+) with 1 GB
I have a 17-inch SyncMaster 793s.
RAM module (Dynet DDR2 667MHz). Recently, I bought a 512 MB RAM
Today when I switched on the PC the
for a friend, but due to some reasons, kept it for myself. I doubt if it
screen suddenly had a bluish background
can be installed in addition to the 1 GB RAM? Both RAMs are of same
and it’s quite sore on the eye. I tried removing the
speed (667 MHz), but of different makes. I know that I cannot run them
graphics card, but found out that the problem is with the
in dual-channel mode. But if I install the 512 MB RAM, will the system’s
monitor. I cannot figure out the exact problem. Can you
performance increase? Please help!
please help me solve it?
– Tanveer
Thanks in advance!
reply – Ambarish Gunner
Additional RAM should increase performance,
but I do not know whether it will be any good with
I recently faced the same problem. reply
XP. I recently purchased an extra GB of RAM for my
notebook, and many lags have disappeared. I think It could be something to do with the picture tube.
matching the latencies is as important as matching speeds. I My PCs problem was the “soldering” on the internal
managed to get the same latency RAM as the one on my notebook circuit. The technician re-soldered the IC and now
(667 MHz, DDR2, 5 clocks latency) and so I am on dual-channel. the picture is fine. Call a technician and check it
The dealer had told me that he would not be able to get me a RAM out. It is small, but an irritating problem. Cheers!
for dual-channel, but what he gave me was good enough. – speedey4u2003
– mvishnu

Hey, I had a similar problem with reply


It indeed will increase quite a lot. reply
a yellow color on everything. In the end
I have a 533 MHz 512 MB RAM and a 667 MHz RAM of
It was traced it to a bad pin on the
different makes and there is no problem. It’s working
connector cable.
perfectly well since the past 9 months . I had previously
combined a 256 MB 266 MHz DDR RAM and a 256 MB 333 MHz
– mvishnu
DDR RAM, which had worked perfectly well. The RAM with the
higher frequency falls back to the RAM with lower frequency. The tube might need adjustment, reply
– rapier07 open the CRT and look for the 3 screw
like things and try to tune it. It may also
The faster RAM will slow down to match the reply be possible that the controller is busted.
speed of the slower one. That’s all. Fixing it will cost about Rs 1,000, unless it is something
– Antarius major. Can you upgrade to an LCD?
– Antarius

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Unknown device? post Charging the iPod battery post

Hi friends, I have the newest iPod nano (8GB). Should I charge the battery
I have a Transcend JetFlash®V30 4 GB pen drive. It is only when it’s completely drained, or can it be charged when
detected in my PC but when I try to connect it on other PCs, the battery is half full? Please advise me on this matter as I’ve
an error message is displayed saying unknown device. I’ve heard that the battery life is reduced if it’s charge when it is
checked it on 3 to 4 PCs but the problem remains the same. half full.
Please help! – myboomincielo
– Nrjks
This is known as the memory reply
It is no big deal actually, it is a common issue with reply effect. It usually happens with ni-mh
Windows XP. If you have a number of devices working through batteries (which nobody uses now-a-days).
the USB hub, it will not detect the devices properly. I suggest Lithium batteries are less susceptible to it.
that you restart your computer as well as the devices, such as – karan_bfg
cell phones, players, etc and the problem will be gone.
– sujaishukla iPods use Lithium ion batteries. reply
There is no memory effect on these, so charge it
Are the other PCs USB of the same type reply
whenever you want.
(version 1.0 or 2.0) as yours? It’s a common problem because – mvishnu
the higher capacity pen drives fail to work on various old PCs.
Unknown device can’t be due to virus.
– reader2007
Help! Laptop in water! post

I had the exact same problem with my reply Darn, Woke up in the morning and found my room
Kingston 4 GB pen drive. I got it replaced free of flooding. I had accidentally left the tap on last
cost from their service centre. This problem occurs night and found my laptop dripping wet. I blow
when the flash memory gets corrupted at the dried it using a hair dryer and placed it in upside
hardware level. The only relief is to have it replaced or simply down (A) position. I wanted to remove the battery, all external
buy a new one. post and internal parts and keep it in open to dry up, but then that
– gauravchandra1982 means Warranty will be void. Please suggest what do I do now?
I’m scared to turn it on. A friend asked me to turn it on only
after a week or so, will that work? Do laptops have warranty if
exposed to water?
– RoCkSoLiD
What is NiBiTor? post ®

I wanted to know the meaning of BIOS modifying on an Nvidia


Ok, first remove the battery reply
card. I came across the software NiBiTor, but do not know what
(this step shouldn’t void the warranty)
is does. Can any one tell me if it helps improve performance? If
and check if it is wet. Remove the power
yes, could you please guide me through the procedure?
cord if it is plugged in. Keep the laptop (and
– Preetam
battery and cord) in a warm dry place for at least two days
or till you are sure that all moisture has dried. Only when
I do not have in depth knowledge about reply it is completely dry, power it on after lots of praying. If it
this. But for starters doesn’t work, then ask the vendor from where you bought
• Its Nvidia GPU BIOS ediTor. the laptop to see if they cover it under warranty.
• You can change some locked features of the – erif
card and make use of them.
• You can change the label say make a 600 GT look like 8800 Ultra.
• Some over clocking features.  Monali Gaikwad
• Fan speed tweaks. Site Admin
Posted: August 18, 2008 1:30 pm
– HillRider Joined: 15 Oct 2007 • Posts: 242
monali.gaikwad@chip.in

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