Re: [PEDA] Another Compacting Design Question

2001-11-21 Thread Jeff Adolphs
Thanks to all for the advise!! I am convinced I have a hardware problem. Even Microsoft Word crashed today (unrepeatable) twice doing routine copy paste from AutoCAD and printing. Jeff Adolphs Lake Shore Cryotronics, Inc. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a

Re: [PEDA] Another Compacting Design Question

2001-11-20 Thread Abd ul-Rahman Lomax
At 09:43 AM 11/20/01 -0500, Jeff Adolphs wrote: I suspect Protel and AutoCAD are not setup correct somehow. Restarting the computer 10 times a day is a waste of time and is frustrating. I suspect that the programs and their setup are not the problem. Rather, I'd look into the video card/video

Re: [PEDA] Another Compacting Design Question

2001-11-20 Thread Bagotronix Tech Support
, November 20, 2001 1:24 PM Subject: Re: [PEDA] Another Compacting Design Question Thanks Abdul-Rahman, Tony, and Dennis! I have a Compaq IPAQ x86 Family 6 Model 6, 196meg RAM, Norton AntiVirus, and I do have the latest Service Packs. I think the Video Card is on the Main Board of this computer. I

Re: [PEDA] Another Compacting Design Question

2001-11-20 Thread Jeff Adolphs
: [PEDA] Another Compacting Design Question I have a Compaq IPAQ x86 Family 6 Model 6, 196meg RAM, Norton AntiVirus, Stop right there! The Compaq may be your problem. I had a Compaq Presario 4640 once. What a piece of junk! I swore I would never buy another Compaq product again. Only Compaq

Re: [PEDA] Another Compacting Design Question

2001-11-20 Thread Bagotronix Tech Support
] Another Compacting Design Question Ivan, Here's how it went: I was needing a computer upgrade to run AutoCAD 2000 (I had a old Dell 233Mhz). The IT person says I can get him a Compaq IPAQ for XXX dollars (I concerned I can't get a more expensive Dell, but getting any hardware can be difficult

Re: [PEDA] Another Compacting Design Question

2001-11-20 Thread Darren Moore
Ivan, snip My PCs are custom built with exactly the parts I want. My latest one has dual-PIII CPU 1 GHz, 60 MB ATA100 HDD, floppy, 2 serial ports, 1 parallel port, 2 USB, 2 PCMCIA slots, CD-RW, Matrox G450 video (dual-head), Sound

Re: [PEDA] Another Compacting Design Question

2001-11-20 Thread bdm
Jeff Adolphs wrote about his Compacting Design problem. My suggestion is to turn off your on board video and replace it with a separate video card. I have had problems with the on board video before and as it steals cycles from the CPU it can make the system slower. Consequently it also