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From: omar@osf.org (Mark Marino)
Subject: Memory Problem on Gateway 2k (as reported by QA Plus)
Organization: Open Software Foundation
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 20:51:56 GMT


Help!  When I run the diagnostic program QA Plus on my  Gateway 2000 50MHz 
486DX2 machine, it reports a problem with memory on the system.  It finds
a system board parity error during the memory test right near the top of 
conventional memory.  

I haven't seen any significant problems with this machine in the last year 
that I've had it.  Just to make sure the SIMMS were o.k. I took them all out 
and rearranged them.  Unfortunately, I got the same exact results.  My POST 
results are all always clean.  Any ideas?  Could this be a problem with 
QA Plus?

Thanks,
Mark


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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: mikes@mikes.mentorg.com (Mike Stanbro)
Subject: Re: NEC 5FG convergence
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 17:56:07 GMT
Organization: mentor
Keywords: NEC 5FG
Followup-To: 

In article <1993Jan21.232244.10395@gandalf.ca>, ralleger@gandalf.ca (Bob Alleger) writes:
|> I recently purchased an NEC 5FG (actually my second, the first was DOA).
|> The only problem with this monitor is that the upper left-hand corner of
|> the screen is not as clear as the other quadrants.  It seems that the
|> red gun is not in convergence with the green and blue guns.  A simple
|> Windows-based test program that displays a dot pattern on a black background
|> shows this right away.  Is it possible for an end user to adjust for this
|> without the need for expensive test hardware?  If so, how?
|>     .
|> 

Don't do it!!!  I use to do convergence adjustments on TVs so I assumed that 
I would be qualified to do it on a computer monitor as well.  Well ... after
trying to converg two or three different monitors (including a NEC 4FG), I 
have come to the embarrassing conclusion that computer monitors are beyond my
skills.  

Because you are sitting so close to the tube when you look at a monitor, the
gun alignment is critical.  I believe that monitor manufacturers must 
invest a lot of money and time in developing equipment to aid in the convergence
and alignment procedure during the assembly process.  Mere mortals don't
stand a chance of duplicating their ability.

Furthermore, it is my opinion that local computer repair technicians don't
have the equipment or practice to do a decent job either.  If I were you, I
would continue to return the monitor until you get one you are satisfied with.
If you bought it locally, don't let the place you bought it from attempt to
mess with it.

There has been a lot of discussion in this news group about the poor quality
of the new NECs in terms of convergence and alignment.  I went through three
4FGs until I got one that was OK.  It is a real shame that NEC doesn't do a
better job of QA.  

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From: anthony@cibbs.UUCP (Anthony Quinn)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Contact ATI VIA email
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 93 08:21:01 EST
Organization: DataSoft Consulting (Toronto, Ont. Canada)

This is a FYI for anyone with an ATI card.

You can email ATI directly thorugh the Internet. While they don't provide
support the net, they do on Compuserve.

The email address is:  74740.667@compuserve.com



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Organization: Penn State University
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 12:31:16 EST
From: Senthil Ramas Kumar <SRK106@psuvm.psu.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware,comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard,news.groups
Subject: Re: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
 <1993Jan21.141858.24970@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>

In article <1993Jan21.141858.24970@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>,
cwatters@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Coyt D Watters) says: > >Since the P5 is
officially the PENTIUM, and there are systems using V20, V30 >and 8088
processors out there, I think the .x86.  designator may not be the >best for
naming.  Maybe the generic "pc" could be used, though all the >competing
architectures (Amiga, Mac, etc) can claim that they are also >"personal
computers".  > >comp.sys.pc.hardware.misc >comp.sys.pc.hardware.drives
>comp.sys.pc.hardware.video >comp.sys.pc.hardware.audio
>comp.sys.pc.software.misc


I very much agree with you that the term "x86", does not lend it nicely to
suit the description that we are looking for.  Further, as a previous poster
had pointed out its a little technical in nature, and it _could_ be obscure
to people, especially those who are new to the area of interest.

but, I somehow feel that just keeping "pc" instead of "ibm.pc" is too
generic, and can be very confusing to people.

Kumar
From: dcoleman@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Daniel M. Coleman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: local bus hard disk
Date: 25 Jan 1993 21:55:10 GMT
Organization: The University of Texas at Austin, Austin TX
NNTP-Posting-Host: sylvester.cc.utexas.edu

In article <1993Jan25.192638.1458@julian.uwo.ca> wlsmith@valve.heart.rri.uwo.ca (Wayne Smith) writes:
>
>Are current IDE drives able to handle local bus speeds?
>
>I have a 213 MB maxtor, a 286-25, and a 12.5 mhz bus speed, and I have
>no video or drive problems.  I had a friend's 120 mb maxtor in as
>a second drive for a time, and it didn't work properly at 12.5 mhz,
>but it did work at 8 mhz.  I can't see the IDE card as being the
>problem, as it works fine for the 213 mb drive.
>
>If some IDE drives don't work with a bus frequency higher than 8 mhz,
>how can they benefit from being in a local bus interface?

Well, I guess the keyword there is *some*.  I'm having no problems with my
Western Digital Caviar 340 in my Gateway 2000 486-66DX2, which uses the local 
bus for both video and IDE interface.  I guess the HD has to be specifically 
designed for the faster local bus.

Dan.

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: fouts@bozeman.hp.com
Subject: Drivers for offbrand svga?
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 03:37:08 GMT
Distribution: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Reply-To: Martin Fouts <fouts@hpl.hp.com>
Organization: Dis


I bought a "EVGA-16" svga from jdr microdevices a couple of years ago,
and it works fine, but I've never been able to get windows 3.0 or
other drivers from jdr.  The manual is copyright "STB", but that's
about all I know about the board.

I'd appreciate any help anyone can give me towards tracking down a
source for windows 3.1 drivers or an alternative I can use.  Please
send mail to fouts@hpl.hp.com as I don't read this newsgroup.  If
there is any interst in my findings I'll summarize.

Thanks,

Marty
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: mpalmer@encore.com (Mike Palmer)
Subject: Re: CMS Jumbo tapes - Does it really matter which brand?
Organization: Encore Computer Corporation
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 12:56:59 GMT

rafetmad@cheshire.oxy.edu (David Giller) writes:

>Feng.Qian@launchpad.unc.edu (Feng Qian) wrote:
>>
>>I got (actually, my brother has) some extra 3M DC2120 tapes for $15/each
>>plus shipping and COD. We have 16. 
>>They are QIC-80 formatted (XIMAT Format) by 3M, all factory sealed, NEW.
>>3M claims that this is particularly suitable for CMS Jumbo 250.
>>
>>If interested, let me know.

>Are you saying you are selling these?

>What exactly is XIMAT? I was by comp-usa a couple days ago, and they
>were selling these for $30 (but comp-usa isn't particularly cheap).

>-Dave

>PS: As long as the tapes work in a 250, I'd be interested.  Probably a
>friend of mine too.  Drop me a line.

There's little point in paying $30 for pre-formatted tapes.  You can get the
3M 2120's for $20 at most office superstores and format them yourself.  Feng's
price of $15 is reasonable for factory sealed tapes.
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From: albrecht@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Chad Edward Albrecht)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware,comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Help for a rattling Mitsubishi drive?
Date: 27 Jan 1993 20:18:07 GMT
Organization: University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
NNTP-Posting-Host: 129.89.7.4


I have worked with these drives in the past and have noticed that there is 
a small copper contact on the circuit board side of the drive.  This
contact grounds the hard drive motor shaft.  The rattling or squealing
that the drive makes can be suppressed by using a graphite based lubricant
between the contact and the shaft.

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From: manaster@yu1.yu.edu (Chaim Manaster)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: DEATH to floppies!!!!!!
Date: 28 Jan 93 02:40:19 GMT
Organization: School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, UCLA

I gave a similar problem. In fact I have problems formating
sometimes as well. The problems seem to come and go without any
warnings or indicationof prior or other symptoms.(and dissappear as
quickly). It is quite frustrating. The A drive (5 1/4") does not
seem to share the problem. Why not? In fact, WHAT is the problem.

By the way, I have a Core Tape Light on the same ribbon cable as
the two floppies, and it seems to be OK.
Can anyone explain how you can have three devices where only two
should live?  I know it works, but don't understand why?

Thank you very much for the help.

Henry Manaster

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X-Star-Trek-Quote: He's Dead Jim.
X-School: Penn State University
X-Nickname: <<APOCALYPSE>>, Lord of Destruction
Organization: Penn State Star Trek club
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 16:14:36 EST
From: Matthew E. Bernold <MEB117@psuvm.psu.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware,comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard,news.groups
Subject: Re: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
 <1993Jan21.141858.24970@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
 <93021.123116SRK106@psuvm.psu.edu> <1jmrn2INN9ck@fido.asd.sgi.com>

In article <1jmrn2INN9ck@fido.asd.sgi.com>, autry@sgi.com (Larry Autry) says:
>
>In article <93021.123116SRK106@psuvm.psu.edu> SRK106@psuvm.psu.edu (Senthil
>Ramas Kumar) writes:
>>
>>I very much agree with you that the term "x86", does not lend it nicely to
>>suit the description that we are looking for.  Further, as a previous poster
>>had pointed out its a little technical in nature, and it _could_ be obscure
>>to people, especially those who are new to the area of interest.
>>
>>but, I somehow feel that just keeping "pc" instead of "ibm.pc" is too
>>generic, and can be very confusing to people.
>>
>>Kumar
>What about comp.sys.intel.*.  Is there something wrong with that?
>
>--
>Larry Autry
>Silicon Graphics, St. Louis
>autry@sgi.com

Only problem with this is that Intel makes more than just it's 80x86 line, and
also that some people have computers with NEC chips (v20 and v30) or have
AMD chips (286, 386 and soon 486) or Cyrix or C&T or whatever.  It's not just
Intel anymore, just like it's not just IBM that makes the machines.

I do, however, like the idea of using pc-clone, as suggested in a previous
post, but then again that'll make people owning IBMs (the TRUE pc) think
they're being left out.  Don't know what kind of compromise to make, but
I can think of plenty of holes to shoot in other suggestions, so keep 'em
comming....  :-)

       Matthew E. Bernold             MEB117@PSUVM.PSU.EDU
         <<APOCALYPSE>>                  meb@haydn.psu.edu
From: trs@tad.eds.com (Tim Steward)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: PAS-16 == SCSI Controller?
Date: 27 Jan 93 17:46:50 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: EDS Technology Architecture, Dallas

I am looking to put together an MPC system with a sound card, a CD-ROM
and a 2G SCSI drive.  I know of three contenders in the sound card
arena: PAS-16, SB-PRO, and Turtle Beach.  I have heard that Turtle Beach
has no SCSI controller, SB has some proprietary CD interface, and PAS
has a Tantor 16-bit SCSI controller.

For my purposes, this makes the PAS card a good bet.  However, I am
wondering if anyone has used the card as a real SCSI controller for
devices besides a CD-ROM.  Specifically, has anyone used it for a 
large hard-drive (e.g. >1G).  What drivers are necessary to make this
work under Windows 3.1, how much do they cost, and from whom can I 
purchase them?

Thanks in advance for any info.  Please e-mail responses.
From: stewartm@bfield.uucp (Stewart Mckinnon)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: Is there any merit to the 486SX?
Date: 21 Jan 93 09:54:12 EST
Organization: Bakers Field BBS

RE: "Mysterious chip-to-come".........

It's my understanding, that this mystery chip will be a clock speed 'doubler'.
In effect, someone with a 486/25 or 33 will be able to upgrade to a 25/50 or a
33/66 by the installation of the proper companion chip.

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: J056600@LMSC5.IS.LMSC.LOCKHEED.COM
Subject: Re: PAS-16 == SCSI Controller?
Organization: Lockheed Missiles & Space Company, Inc.
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 93 15:29:36 PST

In <1993Jan27.174650.479@tad.eds.com>, Tim Steward writes:

>I am looking to put together an MPC system with a sound card, a CD-ROM
>and a 2G SCSI drive.  I know of three contenders in the sound card
>arena: PAS-16, SB-PRO, and Turtle Beach.  I have heard that Turtle Beach
>has no SCSI controller, SB has some proprietary CD interface, and PAS
>has a Tantor 16-bit SCSI controller.

>For my purposes, this makes the PAS card a good bet.  However, I am
>wondering if anyone has used the card as a real SCSI controller for
>devices besides a CD-ROM.  Specifically, has anyone used it for a
>large hard-drive (e.g. >1G).  What drivers are necessary to make this
>work under Windows 3.1, how much do they cost, and from whom can I
>purchase them?

I wouldn't recommend it as a SCSI controller for a hard drive.  If my memory
serves me correctly, the SCSI controller on the PAS-16 has a maximum through-
put of 660K.  That's more than adequate for a CD-ROM, but grossly inadequate
for a hard drive.


Tim Irvin
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From: manaster@yu1.yu.edu (Chaim Manaster)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: DEATH to floppies!!!!!!
Date: 28 Jan 93 02:53:02 GMT
Organization: School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, UCLA

>I've seen a couple of cases like this where the problem was a bad controller
>card.  You might see if you can find someone who will let you swap drives
>and controllers as an experiment before you blame one or the other.
>
>Dave Beeman

If the problem only ocurrs only in the 3 1/2" but not the 5 1/4", I
would imagine that it is safe to assume that it is not the
controller. Is that right? That leaves, 1) uncleaned drive, 2) bad
drive, or 3) bad floppies. Propoer diagnosis?

Henry Manaster
. .
.

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From: sonny@charybdis.harris-atd.com (Bob Davis)
Subject: Re: HELP! magnetised screen
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 13:38:47 GMT
Reply-To: sonny@trantor.harris-atd.com (Bob Davis)
Organization: Advanced Technology Dept., Harris ESS, Melbourne, FL

In article <1993Jan24.031604.6873@nctams1.uucp> isecpac@pnet16.cts.com (Mr. Wally Izuo) writes:
>Roll a 6-10 foot extension card in a loop, about 1 foot diameter.
	[DELETIONS]
>Move the coil of wire around your screen in a circular pattern
>(once is usually enough) but when you come to the end of your
>circle, slowly draw the coil of wire away from the screen.
	[DELETIONS]
>The above method is the way you use a "degaussing coil".  'Course 
>you don't connect the other end of the extension cord.

	This is astonishing. How does a coil of wire in which no
current is flowing produce the magnetic field required for
degaussing? Please?


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From: cpg@cs.utexas.edu (Carlos M. Puchol)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware,comp.os.linux,comp.sys.intel,comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Configuring your system for Linux. Any experiences with Maximus?
Followup-To: comp.os.linux
Date: 26 Jan 1993 22:54:35 -0600
Organization: Department of Computer Sciences, UT Austin
NNTP-Posting-Host: trurl.cs.utexas.edu

Hi there,

I have just purchased a 486DX2-66 system (after much deliberation, might I say)
from a company called Maximus, Pasadena, CA (1-800-368-8928). I am not
sure I am doing the right thing yet, so I would like some opinions from the
knowledgeable people in the net.

I plan to have a partition for DOS/Windows and the other (main one) for
Linux, with the XS3 X Window server. The disk is a 250 MB 12ms IDE Seagate. The
controller is a DTC and it plugs in one of the three EISA slots.

The system is an EISA-VESA Local bus board, with 2 ISA slots and 2 VL slots,
one of which is used for the Volante Warp 10 LB board (S3/805 based). It
has a 15" monitor (CTX).

I have 16Mb of 60ns RAM, with 256K cache. It comes with the regular DOS
and WINDOWS as well as mouse, floppies and a mini-tower case.

The total, including shipping and handling is $3080.

I was considering the Gateway 2000 66V System, but their phone service was
really bad (with me).

So, has anyone in the net had any good/bad experiences with the folks at
Maximus? Do you think this a good deal? I think I have looked most of the
aspects of the system for running Linux, so please, tell me if I am
missing something. I have also consulted the buyers-guide (in comp.sys.intel?)

I have set the followup to comp.os.linux, but I prefer e-mail.

Thanks a lot in advance, (please no flames if any of the groups is not
appropiate, apologies in advance, too).

-- Carlos
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: lin@franklin.ee.umr.edu (Austin Lin)
Subject: More on that Diamond 24X card...
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 04:48:19 GMT
Distribution: usa
Reply-To: lin@ee.umr.edu (Austin Lin)
Organization: University of Missouri - Rolla
Originator: lin@ee.umr.edu


Thanks to the suggestion of a fellow netter, my crashing Windows
dilemna appears to be solved.  All I had to do was remove the
zero wait state jumper and I haven't had a hang since.

I'm still getting those goofy divide errors at the DOS prompt,
and I found a very kooky connection.  It's my MOUSE!  Sometimes
when I load the mouse driver, moving the mouse will cause this
"divide error" message at the DOS prompt, and the # of messages
is proportional to the time the mouse is moving around.  I
noticed this when I accidentally bumped into it and got the
resulting error message.  It's an el cheapo mouse called F2
Mouse MS-300.  It's the only one I could find in black.
Again, I stress that I never had this hokey stuff happen with
the Speedstar Hi-Color card I used to own, so I still think
there is a connection with the 24X card, but what?  You folks
helped me through round 1, how about doin' it again? :)

Austin
lin@ee.umr.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: lin@franklin.ee.umr.edu (Austin Lin)
Subject: Is it just me?  24X problems on my 386/40...
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 06:07:30 GMT
Distribution: usa
Reply-To: lin@ee.umr.edu (Austin Lin)
Organization: University of Missouri - Rolla
Originator: lin@ee.umr.edu


I just recently sold off my Speedstar Hi-Color card in favor of
the new Speedstar 24X.  While I am happy with the improved
Windows performance of the card, that happiness has been overshadowed
by a plethora of system hangs.  I run Windows 3.1 under DR DOS 6.0
with a 80 out of 120 meg's SuperStor'ed on my drive.  Since installing
the 24X, weird things started happening, and they were getting
weirder and weirder.  First there were the hangs every time a 
screen saver came on (either Win 3.1's or After Dark).  Then the
crashes came during WPWin sessions, Terminal sessions (I'm hoping I
get lucky now...), and every Windows app I have.  Things got worse
when I exited Windows and got back into DOS.  Without my touching
any input devices, the system would give me "Divide by zero" error
messages at random time intervals, sometimes as fast as several per
second.  Resetting the system did nothing to help this.

My first reaction was to vacuum out all the dust bunnies that was
practical from my tower case, thinking maybe they were causing
some freaky connections here and there.  That didn't seem to do
the trick.  My next thought was that this was a DR DOS problem,
but I have found that this is not the case.  I borrowed someone's
MS DOS 5.0 and loaded it onto my system (yes, killing my SuperStor
partition and causing me to reload EVERYTHING...).  The hangs
still abound in Windows 3.1, although I haven't seen those funky
error messages at the DOS prompt yet.

None of these things ever happened with my Speedstar Hi-Color
card, which was happily running in my system (386/40 w/64k cache
and 8 meg's RAM).  If anyone has any suggestions, or even just
sympathy, I'd appreciate hearing from you...

Austin
lin@ee.umr.edu