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Craster wrote: You can have the PC working as a print server for a networked printer, but it will mean that the PC will have to be on for you to use the printer.
Which is the situation I was trying to avoid. Thanks anyway.
"A good athlete is the result of a good and worthy opponent." - David Crow
"To have a respect for ourselves guides our morals; to have deference for others governs our manners." - Laurence Sterne
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Then John's solution is the way to go - cheap and simple, and no need to have the PC running.
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Hi all,
While working on my pc, it automatically gets an error in a blue screen saying that physical memory dump complete. After this, I am forced to restart my system. When it gets restarted, there is a pop message saying that "The system has recovered from a serious error". Can anyone of you aware of this problem. Could you please help me out to solve this problem.
My System configurations:
Intel P4 2.4ghz dual core
asus motherboard
512MB RAM
Thanks and Regards,
Hariharan C
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Hi,
Blue screen errors occur mainly due to hardware failure. The next time you encounter such an error make a note of the stop error message cos only by using this code we shall figure which hardware is causing the problem.
Feroz.
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Firstly, when this happens, you normally (on Windows XP and Server 2003), the "The system has recovered from a serious error" message box prompts whether to send information to Microsoft about the problem. I would recommend doing this - if this is a common fault, they may already know about a fix.
If you are in a corporate environment, they may have turned error reporting off. Check in Control Panel, System, Advanced, Error Reporting. It may not be possible to turn reporting back on.
This sort of problem is commonly a driver bug or a hardware issue. Check to see whether there are updated drivers for any of your hardware. Ensure that none of your hardware is being overclocked - the rating on the component is considered by the manufacturer the highest safe speed to run that part at. Check that cooling fans are working, are not blocked (e.g. by a build-up of dust) and that there is sufficient ventilation around the PC - to work most effectively, the cooling fans need to pull in a source of cool air. If kept in a confined space, the warm air does not dissipate and the heat exchange cannot take place, so the temperature-sensitive components do not cool down.
Consider checking that your computer's RAM is still OK. Use a tool like memtest86 or Windows Memory Diagnostic[^] to check it.
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BSODs are caused by drivers.
If you have installed any hnew ardware/drivers recently, or upgraded any drivers they are suspec. Uninstall them and try see if it solves the problem.
If not, you might have failing memory, ror a very rare crash.
Crashes can be accumulative. When the system BSODs, system files can be damaaged. This can make crashes more and more ffrequeny
t. So always take a system back up. I use Ghost. You can then o back to a stable image.
If you really want to know what the bug is, install WinDbg.exe, and open the crash dump you will find in either Minidunp or the windows dir.
Wen it has opened, type !analyze -v at the prompt, and it will auto analyse the crash. This will often point to the driver. Gogle the sys file named, and see if it is a known issue, or if there is an upgrade.
Truth is the subjection of reality to an individuals perception
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I have a portable USB HDD. No external power supply.
From yesterday onwards, it is not working properly. It's taking long time to copy files. and most probably it ends with time out.
I checked for Bad sectors but there's no problem with the data.
Next I doubt on the case which I'm using. It's a low cost one. I've assembled the HDD some time back(3-4 months). Is the controller making the issue(??)
What could be the issue?
-Sarath.
"Great hopes make everything great possible" - Benjamin Franklin
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I think there is no problem with your Hard Disk, I have a Htachi 80 GB 5400 RPM 1.8" Harddisk with a Zippy's case (Rs 200/-) I got it nearly 1 yr back. I had the same problem. All I did was defragmented the disk. Next it was fine again. many a times if you connect your Disk to older USB 1.1 interfaces it would become 1/10 times slower. Don't worry your external drive is in Good Health.
There are only two kinds of people who are really fascinating-people who know absolutely everything, and people who know absolutely nothing.
Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)
Regards...
Shouvik
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This is Hitachi 160 GB, 2.5" (Im not sure whether it is 1.8"). Ez.Digix case (brought from Japan.). It's a cheap case cost nearly 800 Yen (250 INR).
My files are not fragmented. Anyway I tried to de-frag the volume. But it's still facing some problems I believe
-Sarath.
"Great hopes make everything great possible" - Benjamin Franklin
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try using it in some other system. If the problem persists then change the USB casing. your Hard Disk has no problem. Don get scared you need not replace it.
There are only two kinds of people who are really fascinating-people who know absolutely everything, and people who know absolutely nothing.
Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)
Regards...
Shouvik
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shouvik.d wrote: your Hard Disk has no problem
I see no information that backs this up.
It may be true, it may be false.
As the OP's system has problems, chances are the disk is at fault.
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The thing is if there is a Hrd disk problem more or less it will reslt in corrption of Data rather than slow copy. So generally what happens is the inteface is either 1.1 at times or there is severe fragmentation becase external hard disks are more often sbjected to data transactions like a pen drive.
I too had the same problem but got rectified. Hitachi Harddisks have the maximum market share in Laptop harddisks. They are really reliable.
I know I'm talking on topic without sfficient proof. the OP can verify with other Hardware vendors too.
There are only two kinds of people who are really fascinating-people who know absolutely everything, and people who know absolutely nothing.
Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)
Regards...
Shouvik
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You may need more power than a USB port provides. Get an A/C adapter and see if that helps. Someone else suggested defragging the drive - that might help.
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001
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John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote: Get an A/C adapter and see if that helps
This 1.8" Harddisks are laptop harddisks placed inside a 2.5" casing containing an IDE to USB interface. They draw power from USB only. you have no sockets to give A/C input.
There are only two kinds of people who are really fascinating-people who know absolutely everything, and people who know absolutely nothing.
Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)
Regards...
Shouvik
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I've a cable which can connect to two USB ports. Let me try this option.
Thanks alot for the info. Defragging did not help me.
-Sarath.
"Great hopes make everything great possible" - Benjamin Franklin
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Some do, some don't. Check out NewEgg.
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001
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IDE hard drives have a tendency to keep retrying silently if errors occur, rather than report the error quickly. You notice a general slowdown in performance. I would try a different disk to see if you get different results.
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Hi,
some disks have "SMART" technology built-in (Self Monitoring something).
Google for "disk SMART utility" or something like that, download and run
the tool, it will tell you whether your disk supports it, and if it does,
how healthy it is.
I am not sure SMART works over USB too though.
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Luc Pattyn wrote: I am not sure SMART works over USB too though.
SMART works over IDE interface. What OP is using is an IDE to USB interface. It is used as a removable storage device
There are only two kinds of people who are really fascinating-people who know absolutely everything, and people who know absolutely nothing.
Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)
Regards...
Shouvik
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USB would not prevent someone from implementing SMART; for it to be available,
both the disk, the USB-to-IDE converter and the Windows driver must support it.
As I said, I don't know whether the PC side is OK, and I sure don't know
about the actual device at hand.
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Sarath. wrote: I checked for Bad sectors but there's no problem with the data.
How did you determine that there where no bad sectors? I have a drive that is dieing scandisk reports nothing wrong but the event log says otherwise.
Check the event log for drive errors.
With respect, I must disagree. A quick look at middle management in just about any corporation shows that the dodo not only survived, it's reproducing in record numbers. Christopher Duncan
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I want to attach external display and keypad to my mobile phone. So that i can use my mobile/sim card using external diplay and external keypad.
Please inform me, if any device available in market which is capble to give above fuction through mobile phone/simcard.
Interested in useful invetion/tricks/software which can be provided to customer or caompany and earn revanue or profit
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These kinds of attachments come as device speacific gadgets. So as per your handset I feel you can Google it out
There are only two kinds of people who are really fascinating-people who know absolutely everything, and people who know absolutely nothing.
Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)
Regards...
Shouvik
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Hi
I am noob, almost idiot  in C and stuff. Coming from Xbase and sql  , till now i did'nt pay attention to C and C++ . Now i got a problem  . I have to read from the serial port COM4 some data (a scale is sending) and i would like to store the input into a file. After that i KNOW what to do ....
Please be so kind and help an idiot ! I spent 3 days on net searching something appropiate.... but i found only complex things and the matter - on my oppinion - is simple for a guru like you !
Please send your help to sicond_ro@yahoo.com
A man is getting nuts !
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