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From: mhuth@byron.u.washington.edu (Mark Huth)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Exchanging memory.
Date: 8 Nov 92 18:10:45 GMT
Article-I.D.: u.1992Nov8.181045.18582
Organization: University of Washington, Seattle

Just wondering, I'm about to upgrade to 16 megs on my 486/33.  Currently I'm
running 80ns memory and my AMI bios configuration section has wait states added
Would it be worthwhile to change to 70 or 60ns memory....can one change the 
wait states and see improved performance...is it worth it?  
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From: lu-chien-ping@cs.yale.edu (Chien-Ping Lu)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: ATI Ultra Pro and Crystal Fonts Problems
Date: 8 Nov 1992 19:25:53 -0500
Organization: Yale University Computer Science Dept., New Haven, CT 06520-2158
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: category.systemsz.cs.yale.edu


In article <dhess.721262709@Xenon.Stanford.EDU>, dhess@Xenon.Stanford.EDU (Drew William Hess) writes:
|> chungy2@aix02.ecs.rpi.edu (Yau Felix Chung) writes:
|> 
|> >Hello, all!
|> 
|> >I was wondering if anyone has had problems getting the crystal fonts to
|> >work using the ATI Ultra Pro.  My problems is that when I run setup and
|> >install the 1024x768 crystal fonts driver, I get a completely white
|> >screen.  Is there an update(fix) to the crystal font driver?  I am using
|> >a Micronics 486/33 local bus with this board.  My monitor is an NEC 
|> >multisynch plus.
|> 
|> I've been using the Crystal Fonts driver with my ATI Ultra Pro LB on 
|> a Gateway 4DX2-66V (Micronics VL-Bus) and have had no problems, except that
|> when I open a DOS window for the first time I get garbage at the top of
                                                     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 
|> the screen.  (However, this garbage disappears after I cause a redraw on
   ^^^^^^^^^^ 
|> that part of the screen -- say, by moving a window over top of it and then
|> moving the window back to its original location.)
|> 
|> -dwh-
|> dhess@cs.stanford.edu
|> 

Strange. Exactly the same problem happened to my Gateway 4DX-33V when using
8514a driver with ATI Ultra Pro LB. (I have problems in installing mach32 
driver and crystal font driver). Seems that it is not a problem specific to
crstal font driver. Has anybody found similar problems with different drivers.

Oh, BTW, maybe I should also mention my problem in sinatlling mach32 driver.
Every time I set up Windows with mach32 driver, it keeps complaining that 
"Mach32 FlexDesk Windows driver requires that Windows run in enhanced mode ..."
Frankly speaking, I do not quite understand what these words mean, since my
Winodws is already in enhanced mode.

CP
cplu@cs.yale.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: yen1366@cucs18.cs.cuhk.hk (Yen Chui Tin)
Subject: Re: ET4000 non-interlaced info needed
Organization: Faculty of Engineering, The Chinese U. of Hong Kong
Date: Wed, 4 Nov 1992 06:25:20 GMT

hamish@waikato.ac.nz writes:

>I have a generic ET4000 card (Magic SVGA), that I want to put into
>non-interlaced 1024x768, and 800x600 hirefresh (40Mhz vs 36Mhz clock), but the
>only information I have is that the non-interlaced modes are a sub-option of
>mode 38h, and the 40Mhz is a sub-option of mode 30h.

>Can somebody help me here? I have 2 programs that should work, but they don't
>(vmode.exe does nothing, and the dmode.exe that comes with it won't let me put
>the resolutiuons I want in an interactive mdoe under a DOS VDM, although dmode
>works fine from normal DOS :( )

    Try using the mode 65 for 1024x768 non-interlace mode.

Regards,
CT Yen.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: sheldon@iastate.edu (Steve Sheldon)
Subject: Re: Gateway Flat screen 15" monitor
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames IA
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 05:41:18 GMT

In <1dpmfvINN8h@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> kna@po.CWRU.Edu (Khaled N. Ayyash) writes:


>	I have a Gateway CrystalScan 14" 1024 NI monitor and I am thinking
>of upgrading to their 15" Flat Screen Monitor.  Is it worth the upgrade
>and does it provide edge to edge viewing?  I like to work with 800*600
>resolution and my current monitor shrinks the screen by half when I am
>using the 800*600 resolution.  Does the flat screen monitor do the same
>thing?  If you have anything to say about Gateway, I'd like to hear it.
>I just bought my system and I am not sure if I made a wise choice!!!

 I'd like to see some comments on this monitor to.

 I'm looking at buying one of their new local bus 486DX-33 with the
local bus video and the 15" Flat Screen monitor.

 I've been spoiled by my monochrome VGA flat screen, along with the
NEC 5FG's and DECStation flatscreens at work, so I won't settle for
a curved distorted screen any longer. :-)

 The picture makes it look ideal.  But who makes it?  Is the picture
fairly decent? etc... etc...
-- 
sheldon@iastate.edu                Steve Sheldon
This space left intentionally      ICSS Resource Facility
blank.                             Iowa State University

Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: randy@horsies.uucp (Randy Hopper)
Subject: ATI VGA Wonder XL24 -- INFO REQUEST
Summary: Requesting info on XL24 performance & compatibility w/ [C,E,V]GA
Keywords: VGA ATI Graphics Cards
Organization: Intergraph
Distribution: usa
Date: Sat, 7 Nov 1992 23:15:30 GMT

I'm interested in finding out if anyone has any facts about the ATI VGA 
Wonder XL24 card that they'd care to pass on (both +s and -s, about the
card and ATI support/tech info).

I'm in the market to get a graphics card that supports > 256 colors in high
res modes, and I'm not concerned with Windows performance.  However, I
would like that card to be fast in DOS and custom applications.  I'd 
definitely want to get the specs on how to address the card's graphics
modes.  Price is also a consideration.  My understanding is that the XL24 
supports:

			640x480  24-bit color (16.7M) 
			800x600  15-bit color (32767) 
		       1024x768  8-bit color  (  256)

What I don't know is:

     1) Does this card have the other 256/16 color modes supported by the
          original VGA wonder, and if so, are they addressed in the same
          way?

     2) Is there info available on how to program the new modes?  I've
	  called the ATI BBS and only found the old XL programming info
	  (PROGINFO.ZIP) which I already have a copy of.  I didn't
	  see any prog. info for any of the newer cards, including the
	  Ultra, Ultra +, Ultra Pro, and the XL24.

     3) How does the speed of this card stack up against other cards (the
	  original Wonder, or the Wonder XL for example).

     4) Is this card at least as compatible with CGA, EGA, and std VGA as
	  the original VGA Wonder.  I want to make sure that I'll still
	  be able to run all my old programs with no problems.


I'd appreciate any information that you can send me.  References to reviews
would be much appreciated (I haven't seen any so far).

Also, please MAIL ANY RESPONSES TO THE ADDRESS BELOW, NOT THE ONE IN THE
HEADER OF THIS MESSAGE.  "horsies" is having trouble receiving messages.

Thanks in advance!

					Randall Hopper
					randy@web.b15.ingr.com
_______________________________________________________________________________

Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: GJAMES@HUSKY1.STMARYS.CA (GJames)
Subject: Re: How can I low-level format IDE drive ?
Organization: Saint Mary's University
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 12:49:06 GMT

In article <1992Nov5.175934.3269@mksol.dseg.ti.com> mccall@mksol.dseg.ti.com (fred j mccall 575-3539) writes:

>In <tooraj.720955806@daneel.rdt.monash.edu.au> tooraj@daneel.rdt.monash.edu.au (Tooraj Enayati) writes:

>><DXB132@psuvm.psu.edu> writes:

>>>In article <1d4brjINNb6c@terminator.rs.itd.umich.edu>, pauls@css.itd.umich.edu
>>>(Paul Southworth) says:

>>>>In article <sauron.720737823@femto.engr.mun.ca> sauron@femto.engr.mun.ca
>>>>(Patrick Ryan) writes:
>>>>>wjin@cs.uh.edu (W. Woody Jin) writes:


stuff deleted


I once had a virus in a partition table that just wouldnt go away. I tried 
dos format, fdisk, I even used norton sector edit to zero out the fat table.
The virus was still there.

I called our dealer and told him i was going to ll the drive and since it 
was under warranty, if it was made useless I would return it. He gave me the 
OK so I was covered.

The way I LL'ed the drive was to use the disk utilities built into the 
machines BIOS. I set the disk type to 47 and entered the heads, cylinder 
etc. to the native (or was it translation, I cant remember) mode settings 
and ran the BIOS LL routine. Then I ran fdisk and did a dos format. 
Everything has worked fine ever since.
Has anybody else tried this method?
From: a139146@cc.tut.fi (Ahokas Jarno)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Maxtor 7213
Date: 9 Nov 92 19:35:24 GMT
Distribution: comp
Organization: Tampere University of Technology, Finland



	Hi !

I wonder if anyone knows the heads, cylinders, sectors, etc.. settings
for Maxtor 7213a drive. Could you please mail me these settings.

Thanx in advance.


Jarno A. Ahokas (a139146@cc.tut.fi)
From: nazareth@malibu.janet.ucla.edu (Sean F. Nazareth)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: MAG MX15F
Date: 6 Nov 92 05:36:32 GMT

I was just wondering if there are any out there who would like to comment on
the performance of the MAG MX15F monitor.  I am considering buying it from 
USA FLEX.  Please email responses to 

      nazareth@janet.ucla.edu


Thanks


Sean F. Nazareth
From: dlinder@cse.unl.edu (Daniel Linder)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: How to Disassemble a MS Mouse?
Date: 5 Nov 92 05:10:09 GMT
Organization: University of Nebraska--Lincoln
NNTP-Posting-Host: cse.unl.edu

colfelt@ucsu.Colorado.EDU (Andrew BW Colfelt) writes:
>drv@cbnewsj.cb.att.com (dennis.r.vogel) writes:
>>My Microsoft mouse died recently and I want to
>>try to fix it.  I'd don't know how to get inside
>>as there are no screws, etc. that I can see.
>I spoke to a Microsoft support person about a year ago
>when my mouse went schizo.
>I asked this question and I believe that the answer
>was to the effect that "once they go together, they
>don't come apart."  (They always send me a new unit,
>complete with extra adapters :)

  Maybe there is a difference in production runs, but I have taken apart
both Microsoft and Logitech mice, and put them back together.  
  On the Logitech, the screws were visible, but on the Microsoft mouse,
the screw(s) are hidden under the sticker on the bottom.  All you have to 
do is rub your finger over the sticker till you feel a small depression.
When you find the depression, just take a small pocket knife and slice
the sticker open.  That should expose the screw head(s).  If I remember
right, once the screws are out, the units are easy to pop open with a 
slight bit of pressure.

  Hope this helps!  (And be careful!)


  DAn

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| Dan Linder - Comp. Eng. - Senior      | Ensign Ro: "Who are you?"            |
| dlinder@cse.unl.edu                   | Guinan: "I told you; I am Guinan,    |
| University of Nebraska - Lincoln      |  I tend bar, and I listen."          |
| Disclaimer: My university does not listen to me, why would I speak for them? |
From: f1sami@uta.fi (Samu Mielonen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: How to INCREASE PROCESSOR SPEED (recommended?)
Date: 9 Nov 92 18:01:01 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: University of Tampere, Finland

A subject of increasing processor speed by changing the crystal on 
motherboard has popped up in this newsgroup a couple of times. This
sounds very interesting, but I wonder if anyone has used this method
to increase system performance without any loss in reliability. Anyone
care to share their experiences?

I assume that when changing the crystal one should take in consideration the
speed of the board, main memory, cache memory and the possiblity of CPU
heating up. All this is very fine, but could I do permanent damage to my
processor/system when running it on higher speed (after installing heat sink 
and cpu cooler that is) than what it was designed to run on?

Also if anyone has found an IDE/FDD controller or SVGA card that runs on
a >15 Mhz ISA bus, I would like to hear about such cards (and so would
several other people, I assume).

Any recommendations, warnings & sources will be appreciated.


sZm (f1sami@kielo.uta.fi)
From: bruce@bruces.frontiertech.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: 2 IDE drives can't we all just get along?!
Date: 13 Nov 1992 19:19:21 GMT
Organization: Frontier Technologies Corporation
Reply-To: bruce@frontiertech.com
NNTP-Posting-Host: bruces.frontiertech.com

> backup/transfer/restore operation.  In the disk documentation, 
> for the IDE drive, it said it was possible to have 2 disks off 
> the same controller, with jumpers on each drive for slave/master
> Well, can you leave both disks in and just transfer from disk->
> disk from within the same computer?

Sure, just set up the old one as the master drive (so you can boot from it),
and the second as the slave drive.  Go into your CMOS setup to tell it about
the parameters of the new drive.  

Do the whole fdisk and format thing on the new drive to make it bootable.

Use dir /s to find any hidden or system files on C: (the old drive) which are
not put on to the new drive by the system format. Make note of these files and 
then use attrib to remove the hidden or system attributes.

do    xcopy /s c:\*.* d:\        to copy everything on drive C: to drive D:

then go back and use attrib to replace the hidden/system attributes on any
files you unhid or unsystem-ed.

Then you can remove the old small drive if you want, rejumper the new drive
as "single" instead of "slave" and plug it into the first connector on the disk 
cable.  Run CMOS setup again to tell it the size of the first hard drive has changed
and the second has disappeared.  When you reboot, the new drive will be referred
 to as C: because it is in the first position.

This is the method I used to transfer the contents of an IDE drive to its replacement 
when I got a new drive, and it worked like a charm.

Bruce Backman
Software Engineer
From: am112faz@sdcc15.ucsd.edu (Shampoo)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Comments on MAG MX15F
Date: 7 Nov 92 21:46:06 GMT
Organization: University of California, San Diego


   Any Comments on this monitor?  Pros and Cons?
     Thanks in Advance
       Shamp---
    

Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: yen1366@cucs18.cs.cuhk.hk (Yen Chui Tin)
Subject: Re: Using a 387-33 MHz math chip in a 386DX-40 MHz system
Organization: Faculty of Engineering, The Chinese U. of Hong Kong
Date: Wed, 4 Nov 1992 06:23:13 GMT

tkhut@ap.cl.msu.edu (Scott Karre) writes:


>     I am using a 33MHZ math co-processor in my AMD 386DX-40 system, and
>am curious as to what effect that will have on the co-processor.  I affixed
>a heat sink to the top of the math chip and have a second cooling fan 
>blowing on both the co-processor and the cpu to try and keep the math chip
>(Intel 387) cooled down.  

>     I'm curious, is the math chip now running at 40MHz because the cpu is,
>thus causing the math chip to heat up?  What else can I do to ensure that
>the math co-processor will not be destroyed by running it in my system?  

    The fan and heat sinks are not needed for your Intel 387. Because it
will be running in asyan mode (33MHz). Other co-processors like Cyrix,
however, won't run in asyan mode and run at the same speed of CPU.

Regards,
CT Yen.
From: rj@cadre.com (Rob deFriesse)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: HDC technical info. wanted.
Date: 10 Nov 92 12:39:06 GMT
Article-I.D.: fripp.1992Nov10.123906.19943
Reply-To: rj@cadre.com
Organization: Cadre Technologies Inc.

For those who are interested, I have collected the following phone numbers:

Adaptec:       (408) 945-8600

Future Domain: (714) 259-0400   bbs: (714) 253-0432

PSI:           (512) 448-4965

I would also like to get the phone number for BusTek (Is that the company name?)
if anyone has it.

--
 -------------------------------------------------------
|  Rob deFriesse                  Mail:  rj@cadre.com   |
|  Cadre Technologies Inc.        Phone: (401) 351-5950 |
|  222 Richmond St.               Fax:   (401) 351-7380 |
|  Providence, RI  02903                                |
|                                                       |
|  My opinions are my own and do not represent          |
|  the position of Cadre in any way.                    |
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From: mg@atomic (Michael Golan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: Colorado Jumbo 250MB Tape Streamer (8 Q's)
Date: 5 Nov 92 09:21:24 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: Princeton University, Dept. of Computer Science

feg@cbnewsb.cb.att.com (forrest.e.gehrke) writes:


>Not only am I able to read/write tapes on other CMS drives I can do the
>the same with the MicroSolutions tape drive (which works from the
>printer port).  I regularly shuttle tapes between my home CMS drive
>and my work MicroSolutions drive.
	     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>Forrest Gehrke feg@dodger.att.com

Would you and/or other users be so kind as to tell how us how well the 
MicroSolutions drive works? Speed, reliablity? OS/2 support (FAT)?
It seems a great solution if you have more than one PC. is it?

Thanks!
 Michael Golan
 mg@princeton.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: ronaldm@rgm.com (Ronald Mendoza)
Subject: Seagate Advice
Organization: RGM *nix - Sacramento, CA
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 07:09:55 GMT

Hi all.  Does anyone have any advice/experience with a Seagate ST4766E?  It
is a 676 Mb ESDI, 5.25" full-height.  I have come across a good deal, but
after hearing many people bad-mouth Seagates, I am hesitant.  Can anyone shed
some light on Seagate's "problems?"
From: davei@comp.lancs.ac.uk (Mr D Ingles)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Tape Drive / Controller
Date: 5 Nov 92 13:59:34 GMT
Organization: Department of Computing at Lancaster University, UK.

Can anybody tell me what software is required to use the following tape drive
system ?

Tape drive : Caliper CP60B
Controller : Everex EV-831QIC-36

Davei
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware,comp.benchmarks,comp.sys.intel
From: drew@ladymacb.cs.colorado.edu (Drew Eckhardt)
Subject: Re: ATI Ultra PRO 24-bit?
Organization: University of Colorado at Boulder
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 08:01:50 GMT

In article <smithbm.721264472@craft.camp.clarkson.edu> smithbm@craft.camp.clarkson.edu (Azrak) writes:
>David Eugene Dwiggins <dd2x@ANDREW.CMU.EDU> writes:
>
>>Nope, you won't be able to write a nifty program to get the card into
>>unusual modes, because ATI is not going to tell you how.
>
>>I was going to get an Ultra+, and I called ATI, and they said that if
>>I wrote them a note on company letterhead stating the reason I wanted to
>>know how to program their card they would consider selling me the
>>programming information.
>
>>I thought about telling them if they should send me a letter on company
>>letterhead why I should buy a product that they won't tell me how to use.
>>But I refrained, and cancelled my order.
>
>>DON'T BUY ATI PRODUCTS IF YOU WANT TO KNOW PROGRAMMING INFORMATION.
>
>>Gene
>
>Huh????
>
>You mean the manual you get with the ATI Graphics Ultra Pro doesn't
>tell you how to switch into 640x480x16.7M mode???
>
>My manual from the ATI VGAWonder 256k (yes, old) told me what HEX
>value to use to switch into any mode the card supported, and even
>told me how the bit planes were organized.

You feed that hex value to the BIOS.  When you need to program the board's 
registers from inside protected mode, such as in a Xserver running under unix,
you can't call BIOS, and that information is worthless.

You need to know how to program the clock synthesizer among other things,
which most manufacturers will happily provide.  However, a few manufacturers
are using propriety clock synthesizer chips, and not providing programming
information without an NDA, etc.

Thus, without reverse engineering the BIOS you can't write a free Xserver
for the card.
-- 
Microsoft is responsible for propogating the evils it calls DOS and Windows, 
IBM for AIX (appropriately called Aches by those having to administer it), but 
marketing's sins don't come close to those of legal departments.
Boycott AT&T for their absurd anti-BSDI lawsuit.
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From: ma90fau@imath1.ucsd.edu (ma90fau)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware,comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Bio Setup on old IBM PC XT
Date: 12 Nov 92 08:28:45 GMT
Article-I.D.: sdcc12.40920
Followup-To: poster

Hi, is there a bio setup program for IBM PC XT?  If yes, what key
combination should I use to activate it?
Also, is it possible to fit a 286 motherboard into the IBM case?

Thanks for help
From: jst@dfv.rwth-aachen.de (Juergen Stupperich)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Epson EPL 4100 - experience?
Date: 4 Nov 92 21:49:24 GMT
Organization: Communication Networks

As I have an offer to buy the EPL 4100 laser printer, I'd like to hear
of any experience you've made with Epson lasers. Is the quality of it's
printings comparable with those of HPLJ IIIp, better, worse?

Please email me:  just@sbustd.rz.uni-sb.de

Many thanks,                 Juergen
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: sconway@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Sean P Conway)
Subject: Re: HP LaserJet 4
Organization: The Ohio State University
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 16:24:27 GMT

I recieved an advertisement from Laser Master offering an upgrade
for the LaserJet4 that would give 1200 dpi resolution and 50 True
Type fonts.  Interestingly, it claims to print in Postscript, which
seems to be odd since they offer True Type fonts with it.
Sean Conway
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: mphall@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Michael Hall)
Subject: FX80 Cartridge for HP Deskjet 500
Organization: Indiana University
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 16:03:53 GMT

	I have need of an Epson FX80 emulation cartridge for my 
Deskjet 500.  The only local HP dealer was somehow unable to give me
information on the thing and after waiting in their lobby for 20 minutes
while they ignored me, only to be snotty about the question (it marked 
me as some sort of un-power user, I guess) I am not inclined to 
give them a damn penny.

	So, where do I find one and how much are they.
	
	And if you, gentle reader, have a used one, will you sell it?

	Much thanks,

	Mike

-- 
Michael Hall    mphall@silver.ucs.indiana.edu
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