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Dear  Chris

Is it Compu Centre in Melbourne who charged you twice.  Can't be becouse =
they charge about 3 or 4 times.  I had the same type of trouble.  But =
since then I have learned a lot.=20

Check the following.

1.  Whether your external cache is disabled in bios. If disabled switch =
it back.  (if not disable it and see=20
whether there is any change. If the speed is same that means cache is =
faulty).

2. Whether the CPU fan is working.  (CPU may be overheating).

3. Surface scan the hard disk.

4.  Do you have a chance to change the hard disk to something else and =
check.

regards

peter



Chris Burrell wrote in message <754tn5$2nm$1@newsource.ihug.co.nz>...
>Hey all...
>
>Well, my comp's pretty f***ed up a the mo, so i htought I'd tryand get =
some
>help. Ive already taken it into the local computer store and they, =
being the
>hick town airheads they are, not only couldn't fix it, but tried to =
charge
>me twice for **not** fixing it. sheesh. Anyways, heres what happened:
>
>the machine is a Intel pentium 200 MMX, with 64 megs SDram, with a =
430tx
>motherboard. 32bit yamaha soundcard, dynalink 33.6k modem, realtek =
NE2000
>network card 4mb S3 Virge video card,
>Mitsumi 24X CDROM, 4.3GB HDD (Bigfoot? One of those big crappy 5 1/4" =
ones).
>
>I used to have a Gig dedicated to linux, which I used for  programming =
while
>at Uni. When term broke up I decided to delete it to give me more room =
for
>other stuff. Backed up all my files, then stuffed up by forgetting to =
use
>the linux partition program to wipe the partition, instead using fdisk. =
Comp
>started running **slow** like, not even able to handle an mp3 (only
>buffering 2.3 secs) when it used to handle an mp3 (8.6 secs buffered) =
AND
>carmageddon.
>
>thought, oh, ok, win98 (had the beta back then) needs to be =
reinstalled, so
>reinstalled win98. No change. tried installing win95 (a very old =
version -
>didn't even have USB support). no help there. borrowed friends brand =
new
>win98 and installed that. nada. zip. zilch. Thought "It must be the =
HDD", so
>went to foremention hick store and got them to completely wipe the HDD =
(boot
>sector and all) Partititoned it,  formatted it, reinstalled new win98. =
Still
>runs slows. "hmm" methinks "could be the cards". So, out come the =
cards,
>trashed them in the system properties. restarted - nothing. reinstalled
>win98 (glutton for punishemnt huh?). nothing. still slow as a one =
legged
>dog. Put cards back in one by one(even in different orders) co =
improvement.
>
>Took hte machine into the hick store again. they reset the CMOS =
settings.
>nothing. played around and did other stuff. nothing.  I've now got it =
so
>that it can limp along (can handle an mp3 with 1.8 secs buffered). =
Still
>very slow - estimate performance at about 484 DMX4 100 with maybe 16 =
megs
>ram. Its that bad. I have run out of ideas. I've tried different =
drivers.
>everything. Has anybody else heard of anything like this? please let me =
know
>if you know a fix - I would be SOOOOOOO grateful.
>
>please please please please please please please please! thanks.
>
>
>Monty.
>
>ps, interestingly, I can no longer run ICQ NEt detect in the =
background.
>ideas?
>
>
>

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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2><FONT size=3D3>Dear&nbsp;=20
Chris</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>Is it Compu Centre in Melbourne who charged you twice.&nbsp; Can't =
be=20
becouse they charge about 3 or 4 times.&nbsp; I had the same type of=20
trouble.&nbsp; But since then I have learned a lot. </DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>Check the following.</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>1.&nbsp; Whether your external cache is disabled in bios. If =
disabled=20
switch it back.&nbsp; (if not disable it and see </DIV>
<DIV>whether there is any change. If the speed is same that means cache =
is=20
faulty).</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>2. Whether the CPU fan is working.&nbsp; (CPU may be =
overheating).</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>3. Surface scan the hard disk.</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>4.&nbsp; Do you have a chance to change the hard disk to something =
else and=20
check.</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>regards</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>peter</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>Chris Burrell<CBURRELL@IHUG.CODOTNZ> wrote in message &lt;<A=20
href=3D"mailto:754tn5$2nm$1@newsource.ihug.co.nz">754tn5$2nm$1@newsource.=
ihug.co.nz</A>&gt;...</DIV>&gt;Hey=20
all...<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;Well, my comp's pretty f***ed up a the mo, so i =
htought=20
I'd tryand get some<BR>&gt;help. Ive already taken it into the local =
computer=20
store and they, being the<BR>&gt;hick town airheads they are, not only =
couldn't=20
fix it, <STRONG>but tried to charge<BR>&gt;me twice for **not** fixing =
it.=20
</STRONG>sheesh. Anyways, heres what happened:<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;the =
machine is a=20
Intel pentium 200 MMX, with 64 megs SDram, with a =
430tx<BR>&gt;motherboard.=20
32bit yamaha soundcard, dynalink 33.6k modem, realtek =
NE2000<BR>&gt;network card=20
4mb S3 Virge video card,<BR>&gt;Mitsumi 24X CDROM, 4.3GB HDD (Bigfoot? =
One of=20
those big crappy 5 1/4&quot; ones).<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;I used to have a Gig=20
dedicated to linux, which I used for&nbsp; programming while<BR>&gt;at =
Uni. When=20
term broke up I decided to delete it to give me more room =
for<BR>&gt;other=20
stuff. Backed up all my files, then stuffed up by forgetting to =
use<BR>&gt;the=20
linux partition program to wipe the partition, instead using fdisk.=20
Comp<BR>&gt;started running **slow** like, not even able to handle an =
mp3=20
(only<BR>&gt;buffering 2.3 secs) when it used to handle an mp3 (8.6 secs =

buffered) AND<BR>&gt;carmageddon.<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;thought, oh, ok, win98 =
(had the=20
beta back then) needs to be reinstalled, so<BR>&gt;reinstalled win98. No =
change.=20
tried installing win95 (a very old version -<BR>&gt;didn't even have USB =

support). no help there. borrowed friends brand new<BR>&gt;win98 and =
installed=20
that. nada. zip. zilch. Thought &quot;It must be the HDD&quot;, =
so<BR>&gt;went=20
to foremention hick store and got them to completely wipe the HDD=20
(boot<BR>&gt;sector and all) Partititoned it,&nbsp; formatted it, =
reinstalled=20
new win98. Still<BR>&gt;runs slows. &quot;hmm&quot; methinks &quot;could =
be the=20
cards&quot;. So, out come the cards,<BR>&gt;trashed them in the system=20
properties. restarted - nothing. reinstalled<BR>&gt;win98 (glutton for=20
punishemnt huh?). nothing. still slow as a one legged<BR>&gt;dog. Put =
cards back=20
in one by one(even in different orders) co =
improvement.<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;Took hte=20
machine into the hick store again. they reset the CMOS =
settings.<BR>&gt;nothing.=20
played around and did other stuff. nothing.&nbsp; I've now got it =
so<BR>&gt;that=20
it can limp along (can handle an mp3 with 1.8 secs buffered). =
Still<BR>&gt;very=20
slow - estimate performance at about 484 DMX4 100 with maybe 16 =
megs<BR>&gt;ram.=20
Its that bad. I have run out of ideas. I've tried different=20
drivers.<BR>&gt;everything. Has anybody else heard of anything like =
this? please=20
let me know<BR>&gt;if you know a fix - I would be SOOOOOOO=20
grateful.<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;please please please please please please =
please=20
please! thanks.<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;Monty.<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;ps, =
interestingly,=20
I can no longer run ICQ NEt detect in the=20
background.<BR>&gt;ideas?<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;</BODY></HTML>

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