[Saiph]

I've been looking around other topics already made for help on this, because I have a similar situation to the Safe Mode thread, but I don't think it's exactly the same. Let me explain myself.

When my computer was acting normal, I put a computer game into one of my disk drives. I'm thinking I put it in the wrong one, because my computer froze up. I put it in the E drive. So, it froze and I restarted it with ctrl alt delete, and it came up in safe mode, and I can't get it out. There are no coloring problems I don't believe... I mean, the colors are duller and fuzzy, but I think that's just the safe mode, so it's not a virus I don't think. At first I couldn't get my messaging program to work, but after a few restarts it's loading again, though slow and messed up. I just don't know how to get it out of safe mode and back to normal. I tried restarting and pressing control and entered in 1 for normal, but that didn't do anything. I don't know how to work in MS-DOS mode really either... Some computer specifics if I'll be helpful, I'm on Windows 98, Computer: Pentium® II Processor.

Someone please help, this is driving me nuts. D:

Edited by Saiph, 20 July 2005 - 01:00 PM.

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Okay... maybe it's not safe mode. Trying to fix this still, I deliberately set it into safe mode, and when that happened it came up with a green screen. When I restart, my normal back ground and everything comes up. For awhile it just came up with a tiny resolution, making the icons look huge and stuff like safe mode does. I put it back in my normal resolution and it seems more correct... visual wise. The only things I can really see now is that there are a few desktop icons that are discolored a bit, but not all of them, and my messaging system, trillian, the loading screen and buddy list is discolored and the program isn't working right. Is it possible that just that just a few of my programs have messed up from what I did and explained above? And... how should I find out which things are wrong, and then fix them... Would uninstalling and then reinstalling my trillian program do anything?

This is a lot more stuff than before now, I know, and it's not exactly the same topic as I originally posted. Still, I could really use someone's help, input on anything, so some one please reply to this.

[Saiph]

Okay... maybe it's not safe mode. Trying to fix this still, I deliberately set it into safe mode, and when that happened it came up with a green screen. When I restart, my normal back ground and everything comes up. For awhile it just came up with a tiny resolution, making the icons look huge and stuff like safe mode does. I put it back in my normal resolution and it seems more correct... visual wise. The only things I can really see now is that there are a few desktop icons that are discolored a bit, but not all of them, and my messaging system, trillian, the loading screen and buddy list is discolored and the program isn't working right. Is it possible that just that just a few of my programs have messed up from what I did and explained above? And... how should I find out which things are wrong, and then fix them... Would uninstalling and then reinstalling my trillian program do anything?

This is a lot more stuff than before now, I know, and it's not exactly the same topic as I originally posted. Still, I could really use someone's help, input on anything, so some one please reply to this.

[Murray S.]

Howdy and welcome to G2G:

Have you tried re-installing or updating your video card drivers??

Murray

[Saiph]

Thank you.


And... I don't even know what those are. Or where to find them... yeah.

I'm scanning my computer for viruses right now, and not finding anything yet, which is good, but doesn't help me figure out just what's wrong.

And whenever i put a window up or down the background image color distorts temporarily... if that means anything.

Edited by Saiph, 20 July 2005 - 01:36 PM.

[Murray S.]

You need to find out what your system uses for a video card.. That info should be on your system specs that you got when you purchased the system or, you can search your system on the manufacturers website!!

Murray

[Saiph]

What's the video card supposed to do? I'm not trying to get my game going anymore, I'm just trying to get my regular computer set up back to normal...

This is my dad's old computer, unless the system specs are somewhere on the computer, they probably can't be found.

And I went to the windows media website, but don't know exactly where I'm supposed to look for this... I'm so sorry, I'm horrible with this stuff. x.x


Another question sorta, the programs that I know aren't working right, would it be safe to uninstall and reinstall the program if I can? Or should I not doing anything until I know my computer over all is working right...

I'm wondering if it's possible for the computer to be 'low' on something? but I don't know what to do for that either.

[Murray S.]

Your "video card" is what gives you the picture on the monitor.. No video card, nothing on the monitor.. Bad video card drivers or missing video card drivers equals very poor quality picture..

Download and run the Everest Post the part of the log that refers to VIDEO..

You can try to uninstall and re-install the programs using the Add/Remove Programs option or the programs own un-installer.. That won't make any difference to your video problem..

Murray

[Saiph]

Alright, I downloaded it and have it up... I don't understand what I'm supposed to do with it though. It has aaaaall these sub options thingers... I don't know which one to run, or how to run it correctly, 'cause I just clicked something on it and it made my screen black out for a moment. DirectX has something that says video, is that the one I need? I don't want this to mess up my computer more from that black out...

[Murray S.]

Just "copy and paste" then entire log..

Murray

[Saiph]

I don't know if this is what you meant, but here. It's really long... x.x


--------[ EVEREST Home Edition © 2003-2005 Lavalys, Inc. ]------------------------------------------------------------

Version EVEREST v2.01.347
Homepage http://www.lavalys.com/
Report Type Quick Report
Computer J6T7U4
Generator Customer
Operating System Microsoft Windows 98 SE 4.10.2222A (Win98 SE)
Date 2005-07-20
Time 18:13


--------[ Summary ]-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Computer:
Operating System Microsoft Windows 98 SE
OS Service Pack -
DirectX 4.08.00.0400 (DirectX 8.0)
Computer Name J6T7U4
User Name Customer

Motherboard:
CPU Type Intel Pentium II, 450 MHz (4.5 x 100)
Motherboard Name Asus DB98XV
Motherboard Chipset Intel 82440BX/ZX
System Memory 256 MB (SDRAM)
BIOS Type Phoenix (06/16/98)
Communication Port Communications Port (COM1)
Communication Port Communications Port (COM2)
Communication Port Printer Port (LPT1)

Display:
Video Adapter ATI 3D Rage Pro (atir3) (8 MB)
3D Accelerator ATI 3D-Rage Pro
Monitor HP D5259A Pavilion M70 (82482403989)

Multimedia:
Audio Adapter Creative SB PCI128 (Ensoniq ES1371) Sound Card

Storage:
IDE Controller Intel 82371AB/EB PCI Bus Master IDE Controller
IDE Controller Primary IDE controller (dual fifo)
IDE Controller Secondary IDE controller (dual fifo)
Floppy Drive GENERIC NEC FLOPPY DISK
Disk Drive GENERIC IDE DISK TYPE01
Optical Drive AOPEN CD-RW CRW2440 (24x/10x/40x CD-RW)
Optical Drive TOSHIBA DVD-ROM SD-M1102 (2x/24x DVD-ROM)
SMART Hard Disks Status OK

Partitions:
C: (FAT32) 9772 MB (3507 MB free)

Input:
Keyboard Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural Keyboard
Mouse PS/2 Compatible Mouse Port

Network:
Network Adapter Instant Wireless USB Network Adapter ver.2.6 (192.168.1.101)
Network Adapter PPP Adapter.
Modem LT Win Modem

Peripherals:
Printer hp psc 1200 series
USB1 Controller Intel 82371AB/EB PIIX4 - USB Host Controller
USB Device Instant Wireless USB Network Adapter ver.2.6


--------[ DMI ]---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[ System ]

System Properties:
Manufacturer 00101610 8390
Product 03643600008335
Version xxxxxxxxxxxx
Serial Number 8141HPPAV2

[ Motherboard ]

Motherboard Properties:
Manufacturer Asus
Product DB98XV
Version 1.01
Serial Number xxxxxxxxxxxx

[ Chassis ]

Chassis Properties:


--------[ Overclock ]---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

CPU Properties:
CPU Type Intel Pentium II
CPU Alias Deschutes, A80523
CPU Stepping dB0
CPUID Revision 00000652h

CPU Speed:
CPU Clock 450.50 MHz
CPU Multiplier 4.5x
CPU FSB 100.11 MHz (original: 100 MHz)
Memory Bus 100.11 MHz

CPU Cache:
L1 Code Cache 16 KB
L1 Data Cache 16 KB
L2 Cache 512 KB (Built-In, Half-Speed)

Motherboard Properties:
Motherboard ID <DMI>
Motherboard Name Asus DB98XV

Chipset Properties:
Motherboard Chipset Intel 82440BX/ZX
Memory Timings 3-2-2-? (CL-RCD-RP-RAS)

SPD Memory Modules:
DIMM1: Apacer Tech. 128 MB PC100 SDRAM (3.0-2-2-5 @ 100 MHz) (2.0-2-2-5 @ 100 MHz)
DIMM2: Samsung KMM3 66S1623BT -GL 128 MB PC100 SDRAM (3.0-2-2-5 @ 100 MHz) (2.0-2-2-5 @ 83 MHz)

BIOS Properties:
System BIOS Date 06/16/98
Video BIOS Date 98/03/20


--------[ Power Management ]--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Power Management Properties:
Current Power Source AC Line
Battery Status No Battery
Full Battery Lifetime Unknown
Remaining Battery Lifetime Unknown


--------[ CPU ]---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

CPU Properties:
CPU Type Intel Pentium II, 450 MHz (4.5 x 100)
CPU Alias Deschutes, A80523
CPU Stepping dB0
Instruction Set x86, MMX
L1 Code Cache 16 KB
L1 Data Cache 16 KB
L2 Cache 512 KB (Built-In, Half-Speed)

CPU Physical Info:
Package Type 242 Contact SEC Cartridge
Package Size 12.82 cm x 6.28 cm x 1.64 cm
Transistors 7.5 million
Process Technology 5M, 0.25 um, CMOS
Die Size 131 / 118 mm2
Core Voltage 2.0 V
I/O Voltage 3.3 V
Typical Power 11 - 24 W (depending on clock speed)
Maximum Power 16.8 - 36.4 W (depending on clock speed)

CPU Manufacturer:
Company Name Intel Corporation
Product Information http://www.intel.com...e/processor.htm

CPU Utilization:
CPU #1 100 %


--------[ CPUID ]-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

CPUID Properties:
CPUID Manufacturer GenuineIntel
CPUID Revision 00000652h
IA Brand ID 00h (Unknown)
Platform ID 01h (Slot 1)
IA CPU Serial Number Unknown
Microcode Update Revision 14
HTT / CMP Units 0 / 0

Instruction Set:
64-bit x86 Extension (AMD64, EM64T) Not Supported
Alternate Instruction Set Not Supported
AMD 3DNow! Not Supported
AMD 3DNow! Professional Not Supported
AMD Enhanced 3DNow! Not Supported
AMD Extended MMX Not Supported
Cyrix Extended MMX Not Supported
IA-64 Not Supported
IA MMX Supported
IA SSE Not Supported
IA SSE 2 Not Supported
IA SSE 3 Not Supported
CLFLUSH Instruction Not Supported
CMPXCHG8B Instruction Supported
CMPXCHG16B Instruction Not Supported
Conditional Move Instruction Supported
FEMMS Instruction Not Supported
MONITOR / MWAIT Instruction Not Supported
RDTSCP Instruction Not Supported
SYSCALL / SYSRET Instruction Not Supported
SYSENTER / SYSEXIT Instruction Supported

Security Features:
Advanced Cryptography Engine (ACE) Not Supported
Data Execution Prevention (DEP, NX, EDB) Not Supported
Hardware Random Number Generator (RNG) Not Supported
Montgomery Multiplier & Hash Engine Not Supported
Processor Serial Number (PSN) Not Supported

Power Management Features:
Automatic Clock Control Not Supported
Enhanced Halt State (C1E) Not Supported
Enhanced SpeedStep Technology (EIST, ESS) Not Supported
Frequency ID Control Not Supported
LongRun Not Supported
LongRun Table Interface Not Supported
PowerSaver 1.0 Not Supported
PowerSaver 2.0 Not Supported
PowerSaver 3.0 Not Supported
Processor Duty Cycle Control Not Supported
Software Thermal Control Not Supported
Temperature Sensing Diode Not Supported
Thermal Monitor 1 Not Supported
Thermal Monitor 2 Not Supported
Thermal Monitoring Not Supported
Thermal Trip Not Supported
Voltage ID Control Not Supported

CPUID Features:
36-bit Page Size Extension Supported
CPL Qualified Debug Store Not Supported
Debug Trace Store Not Supported
Debugging Extension Supported
Fast Save & Restore Supported
Hyper-Threading Technology Not Supported
L1 Context ID Not Supported
Local APIC On Chip Not Supported
Machine-Check Architecture Supported
Machine-Check Exception Supported
Memory Type Range Registers Supported
Model Specific Registers Supported
Page Attribute Table Supported
Page Global Extension Supported
Page Size Extension Supported
Pending Break Event Not Supported
Physical Address Extension Supported
Secure Virtual Machine Extensions (Pacifica) Not Supported
Self-Snoop Not Supported
Time Stamp Counter Supported
Virtual Machine Extensions (Vanderpool) Not Supported
Virtual Mode Extension Supported

CPUID Registers (CPU #1):
CPUID 00000000 00000002-756E6547-6C65746E-49656E69
CPUID 00000001 00000652-00000000-00000000-0183F9FF
CPUID 00000002 03020101-00000000-00000000-0C040843

MSR Registers:
MSR 00000017 4000-A116-DD97-D841
MSR 0000002A 0000-0000-C588-0000
MSR 0000002C 0000-0000-0000-0000
MSR 0000011E 0000-0000-0934-4531
MSR C0000087 0000-0000-0000-0000
MSR C0010015 0000-0000-0000-0000
MSR 0000010A 0000-0000-0000-0000
MSR C0010042 0000-0000-0000-0000
MSR 000000CD 0000-0000-0000-0000
MSR 0000008B 0000-0014-0000-0000

Problems & Suggestions:
Suggestion SSE is not supported. Upgrade your CPU to speed up applications optimized for SSE.


--------[ Motherboard ]-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Motherboard Properties:
Motherboard ID <DMI>
Motherboard Name Asus DB98XV

Front Side Bus Properties:
Bus Type Intel GTL+
Bus Width 64-bit
Real Clock 100 MHz
Effective Clock 100 MHz
Bandwidth 800 MB/s

Memory Bus Properties:
Bus Type SDR SDRAM
Bus Width 64-bit
Real Clock 100 MHz
Effective Clock 100 MHz
Bandwidth 800 MB/s

Motherboard Manufacturer:
Company Name ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
Product Information http://www.asus.com/...ucts1.aspx?l1=3
BIOS Download http://www.asus.com/...d/download.aspx


--------[ Memory ]------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Physical Memory:
Total 255 MB
Used 254 MB
Free 0 MB
Utilization 100 %

Swap Space:
Total 1792 MB
Used 223 MB
Free 1569 MB
Utilization 12 %

Virtual Memory:
Total 2047 MB
Used 477 MB
Free 1570 MB
Utilization 23 %

Physical Address Extension (PAE):
Supported by Operating System No
Supported by CPU Yes
Active No

Problems & Suggestions:
Suggestion Install more system memory to improve applications performance.


--------[ SPD ]---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[ DIMM1: Apacer Tech. (128 MB PC100 SDRAM) ]

Memory Module Properties:
Module Name Apacer Tech.
Serial Number None
Module Size 128 MB (2 rows, 4 banks)
Module Type Unbuffered
Memory Type SDRAM
Memory Speed PC100 (100 MHz)
Module Width 64 bit
Module Voltage LVTTL
Error Detection Method None
Refresh Rate Normal (15.625 us), Self-Refresh

Memory Timings:
@ 100 MHz 3.0-2-2-5 (CL-RCD-RP-RAS)
@ 100 MHz 2.0-2-2-5 (CL-RCD-RP-RAS)

Memory Module Features:
Early RAS# Precharge Not Supported
Auto-Precharge Supported
Precharge All Supported
Write1/Read Burst Supported
Buffered Address/Control Inputs Not Supported
Registered Address/Control Inputs Not Supported
On-Card PLL (Clock) Not Supported
Buffered DQMB Inputs Not Supported
Registered DQMB Inputs Not Supported
Differential Clock Input Not Supported
Redundant Row Address Not Supported

Memory Module Manufacturer:
Company Name Apacer Technology Inc.
Product Information http://www.apacer.co...eric_memory.asp

[ DIMM2: Samsung KMM3 66S1623BT -GL ]

Memory Module Properties:
Module Name Samsung KMM3 66S1623BT -GL
Serial Number 207EEB00h
Module Size 128 MB (2 rows, 4 banks)
Module Type Unbuffered
Memory Type SDRAM
Memory Speed PC100 (100 MHz)
Module Width 64 bit
Module Voltage LVTTL
Error Detection Method None
Refresh Rate Normal (15.625 us), Self-Refresh

Memory Timings:
@ 100 MHz 3.0-2-2-5 (CL-RCD-RP-RAS)
@ 83 MHz 2.0-2-2-5 (CL-RCD-RP-RAS)

Memory Module Features:
Early RAS# Precharge Not Supported
Auto-Precharge Supported
Precharge All Supported
Write1/Read Burst Supported
Buffered Address/Control Inputs Not Supported
Registered Address/Control Inputs Not Supported
On-Card PLL (Clock) Not Supported
Buffered DQMB Inputs Not Supported
Registered DQMB Inputs Not Supported
Differential Clock Input Not Supported
Redundant Row Address Not Supported

Memory Module Manufacturer:
Company Name Samsung
Product Information http://www.samsung.c.../DRAM/index.htm


--------[ Chipset ]-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[ North Bridge: Intel 82443BX/ZX ]

North Bridge Properties:
North Bridge Intel 82443BX/ZX
Revision / Stepping 02 / B1
Package Type 492 Pin BGA
Package Size 3.5 cm x 3.5 cm
Core Voltage 3.3 V
In-Order Queue Depth 4

Memory Timings:
CAS Latency (CL) 3T
RAS To CAS Delay (tRCD) 2T
RAS Precharge (tRP) 2T

Memory Slots:
DRAM Slot #1 128 MB (SDRAM)
DRAM Slot #2 128 MB (SDRAM)

AGP Controller:
AGP Version 1.00
AGP Status Enabled
AGP Device ATI Rage Pro Turbo
AGP Aperture Size 64 MB
Supported AGP Speeds 1x, 2x
Current AGP Speed 2x
Fast-Write Not Supported
Side Band Addressing Supported, Enabled

Chipset Manufacturer:
Company Name Intel Corporation
Product Information http://www.intel.com...se/chipsets.htm
Driver Download http://support.intel...psets/index.htm

[ South Bridge: Intel 82371EB PIIX4E ]

South Bridge Properties:
South Bridge Intel 82371EB PIIX4E
Revision / Stepping 02 / A0
Package Type 324 Pin mBGA
Package Size 2.7 cm x 2.7 cm
Core Voltage 3.3 V

Chipset Manufacturer:
Company Name Intel Corporation
Product Information http://www.intel.com...se/chipsets.htm
Driver Download http://support.intel...psets/index.htm


--------[ BIOS ]--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

BIOS Properties:
BIOS Type Phoenix
System BIOS Date 06/16/98
Video BIOS Date 98/03/20

BIOS Manufacturer:
Company Name Phoenix Technologies Ltd.
Product Information http://www.phoenix.c...cts/default.htm
BIOS Upgrades http://www.esupport....fm?refererid=40

Problems & Suggestions:
Suggestion Are you looking for a BIOS Upgrade? Contact eSupport Today!
Suggestion System BIOS is more than 2 years old. Update it if necessary.


--------[ Windows Video ]-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[ ATI 3D Rage Pro (atir3) ]

Video Adapter Properties:
Device Description ATI 3D Rage Pro (atir3)
Chip Type Mach64: RagePro
DAC Type Internal
Installed Drivers atir3.drv
Memory Size 8 MB

Video Adapter Manufacturer:
Company Name ATI Technologies Inc.
Product Information http://www.ati.com/products/gamer.html
Driver Download http://www.ati.com/support/driver.html


--------[ PCI / AGP Video ]---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

ATI 3D-Rage Pro Video Adapter
ATI 3D-Rage Pro 3D Accelerator


--------[ Monitor ]-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[ HP D5259A Pavilion M70 ]

Monitor Properties:
Monitor Name HP D5259A Pavilion M70
Monitor ID HWP04EB
Manufacture Date Week 24 / 1998
Serial Number 82482403989
Max. Visible Display Size 32 cm x 24 cm (15.7")
Picture Aspect Ratio 4:3
Horizontal Frequency 31 - 71 kHz
Vertical Frequency 56 - 85 Hz
Maximum Resolution 1280 x 1024
Gamma 2.64
DPMS Mode Support Standby, Suspend, Active-Off

Supported Video Modes:
640 x 480 85 Hz
800 x 600 85 Hz
1024 x 768 85 Hz
1152 x 864 75 Hz
1280 x 1024 65 Hz

Monitor Manufacturer:
Company Name Hewlett-Packard Company
Product Information http://thenew.hp.com...projectors.html
Driver Download http://welcome.hp.co...are_drivers.htm


--------[ Desktop ]-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Desktop Properties:
Device Technology Raster Display
Resolution 1024 x 768
Color Depth 8-bit
Color Planes 1
Font Resolution 96 dpi
Pixel Width / Height 36 / 36
Pixel Diagonal 51
Vertical Refresh Rate Default

Desktop Effects:
Combo-Box Animation Disabled
Drop Shadow Effect Disabled
Flat Menu Effect Disabled
Font Smoothing Disabled
Full Window Dragging Disabled
Gradient Window Title Bars Disabled
Hide Menu Access Keys Disabled
Hot Tracking Effect Enabled
Icon Title Wrapping Enabled
List-Box Smooth Scrolling Disabled
Menu Animation Disabled
Menu Fade Effect Disabled
Minimize/Restore Animation Disabled
Mouse Cursor Shadow Disabled
Selection Fade Effect Disabled
ShowSounds Accessibility Feature Disabled
ToolTip Animation Disabled
ToolTip Fade Effect Disabled
Windows Plus! Extension Enabled

Problems & Suggestions:
Suggestion Increase color depth for better visual quality.


--------[ Multi-Monitor ]-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

\\.\Display1 Yes (0,0) (1024,768)


--------[ Windows Audio ]-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

aux.0 0000 0000
aux.1 0000 0000
aux.2 0000 0000
aux.3 0000 0000
aux.4 0000 0000
aux.5 0000 0000
midi-in.0 007D 0055 AudioPCI MIDI In
midi-out.0 007D 0056 AudioPCI MIDI Synth
midi-out.1 007D 0054 AudioPCI MIDI Out
mixer.0 007D 0057 AudioPCI Mixer
wave-in.0 007D 0053 AudioPCI Wave In
wave-in.1 0001 005A Game Compatible Device
wave-in.2 0001 0050 Voice Modem Wave #00 Line
wave-out.0 007D 0051 AudioPCI Wave Out
wave-out.1 0001 0059 Game Compatible Device
wave-out.2 0001 0051 Voice Modem Wave #00 Line


--------[ PCI / PnP Audio ]---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Creative SB PCI128 (Ensoniq ES1371) Sound Card PCI


--------[ Windows Storage ]---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[ GENERIC NEC FLOPPY DISK ]

Device Properties:
Driver Description Disk drive
Driver Date 4/23/99
Driver Provider (Standard disk drives)
INF File DISKDRV.INF

[ GENERIC IDE DISK TYPE01 ]

Device Properties:
Driver Description Disk drive
Driver Date 4/23/99
Driver Provider (Standard disk drives)
INF File DISKDRV.INF

[ AOPEN CD-RW CRW2440 ]

Device Properties:
Driver Description (CD-Rom Drive)
Driver Date 4/23/99
Driver Provider Microsoft
INF File MSCDROM.INF

Optical Drive Properties:
Manufacturer AOpen
Device Type CD-RW
Speed 24x/10x/40x

Device Manufacturer:
Company Name AOpen Inc.
Product Information http://english.aopen.com.tw/products
Firmware Download http://download.aopen.com.tw/downloads

[ TOSHIBA DVD-ROM SD-M1102 ]

Device Properties:
Driver Description DVD-ROM
Driver Date 4/23/99
Driver Provider Microsoft
INF File MSCDROM.INF

Optical Drive Properties:
Manufacturer Toshiba
Device Type DVD-ROM
Speed 2x/24x

Device Manufacturer:
Company Name Toshiba Corp., Storage Device Division
Product Information http://www.toshiba.c.../products.shtml
Firmware Download http://sdd.toshiba.c...000659C000023EE

[ Intel 82371AB/EB PCI Bus Master IDE Controller ]

Device Properties:
Driver Description Intel 82371AB/EB PCI Bus Master IDE Controller
Driver Date 4/23/99
Driver Provider Microsoft
INF File MSHDC.INF

Device Resources:
IRQ 14
IRQ 15
Port 0170-0177
Port 01F0-01F7
Port 0376-0376
Port 03F6-03F6
Port DCB0-DCBF

[ Primary IDE controller (dual fifo) ]

Device Properties:
Driver Description Primary IDE controller (dual fifo)
Driver Date 4/23/99
Driver Provider Microsoft
INF File MSHDC.INF

Device Resources:
IRQ 14
Port 01F0-01F7
Port 03F6-03F6
Port DCB0-DCB7

[ Secondary IDE controller (dual fifo) ]

Device Properties:
Driver Description Secondary IDE controller (dual fifo)
Driver Date 4/23/99
Driver Provider Microsoft
INF File MSHDC.INF

Device Resources:
IRQ 15
Port 0170-0177
Port 0376-0376
Port DCB8-DCBF

[ Standard Floppy Disk Controller ]

Device Properties:
Driver Description Standard Floppy Disk Controller
Driver Date 4/23/99
Driver Provider (Standard floppy disk controllers)
INF File MSFDC.INF

Device Resources:
DMA 02
IRQ 06
Port 03F0-03F5
Port 03F7-03F7


--------[ Logical Drives ]----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

A: Removable Disk
C: Local Disk FAT32 9772 MB 6265 MB 3507 MB 36 % 120E-16F3
D: Optical Drive
E: Optical Drive


--------[ Optical Drives ]----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[ TOSHIBA DVD-ROM SD-M1102 ]

Optical Drive Properties:
Device Description TOSHIBA DVD-ROM SD-M1102
Manufacturer Toshiba
Device Type DVD-ROM
Speed 2x/24x

Device Manufacturer:
Company Name Toshiba Corp., Storage Device Division
Product Information http://www.toshiba.c.../products.shtml
Firmware Download http://sdd.toshiba.c...000659C000023EE

[ AOPEN CD-RW CRW2440 ]

Optical Drive Properties:
Device Description AOPEN CD-RW CRW2440
Manufacturer AOpen
Device Type CD-RW
Speed 24x/10x/40x

Device Manufacturer:
Company Name AOpen Inc.
Product Information http://english.aopen.com.tw/products
Firmware Download http://download.aopen.com.tw/downloads


--------[ ASPI ]--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

00 00 00 Optical Drive AOPEN CD-RW CRW2440 1.00 010914RICAA01002077
00 01 00 Optical Drive TOSHIBA DVD-ROM SD-M1102 1827 04/13/98
00 07 00 Host Adapter ESDI_506


--------[ ATA ]---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[ QUANTUM FIREBALL EL10.2A (341819634334) ]

ATA Device Properties:
Model ID QUANTUM FIREBALL EL10.2A
Serial Number 341819634334
Revision A08.1100
Parameters 19885 cylinders, 16 heads, 63 sectors per track, 512 bytes per sector
LBA Sectors 20044080
Buffer 418 KB (Dual Ported, Read Ahead)
Multiple Sectors 16
ECC Bytes 4
Max. PIO Transfer Mode PIO 4
Max. UDMA Transfer Mode UDMA 2 (ATA-33)
Active UDMA Transfer Mode UDMA 2 (ATA-33)
Unformatted Capacity 9787 MB

ATA Device Features:
SMART Supported
Security Mode Not Supported
Power Management Supported
Advanced Power Management Not Supported
Write Cache Supported
Host Protected Area Not Supported
Power-Up In Standby Not Supported
Automatic Acoustic Management Not Supported
48-bit LBA Not Supported
Device Configuration Overlay Not Supported

ATA Device Physical Info:
Manufacturer Quantum
Hard Disk Family Fireball EL
Family Code Name Eclipse
Form Factor 3.5"
Formatted Capacity 10262 million bytes
Disks 3
Recording Surfaces 6
Physical Dimensions 146.1 x 101.6 x 25.4 mm
Max. Weight 550 g
Average Rotational Latency 5.56 ms
Rotational Speed 5400 RPM
Max. Internal Data Rate 162 Mbit/s
Average Seek 9.5 ms
Track-To-Track Seek 2 ms
Full Seek 18 ms
Interface Ultra-ATA/33
Buffer-to-Host Data Rate 33.3 MB/s
Buffer Size 512 KB
Spin-Up Time 9.5 sec

ATA Device Manufacturer:
Company Name Maxtor Corporation
Product Information http://www.maxtor.com/en/products/


--------[ SMART ]-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[ QUANTUM FIREBALL EL10.2A (341819634334) ]

01 Raw Read Error Rate 11 100 253 0 OK: Value is normal
03 Spin Up Time 20 69 61 3978 OK: Value is normal
04 Start/Stop Count 8 96 96 2972 OK: Value is normal
05 Reallocated Sector Count 10 100 100 0 OK: Value is normal
07 Seek Error Rate 10 100 93 1 OK: Value is normal
09 Power-On Time Count 1 88 88 7890 OK: Value is normal
0B Calibration Retry Count 10 100 90 3 OK: Value is normal
0C Power Cycle Count 8 97 97 2581 OK: Value is normal
0D Soft Read Error Rate 15 100 93 1 OK: Value is normal
C7 Ultra ATA CRC Error Rate 0 200 200 0 OK: Always passing


--------[ Windows Network ]---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[ Instant Wireless USB Network Adapter ver.2.6 ]

Network Adapter Properties:
Network Adapter Instant Wireless USB Network Adapter ver.2.6
Interface Type Wireless Ethernet
Hardware Address 00-06-25-0D-75-81
Connection Speed 11 Mbps
MTU 1500 bytes
DHCP Lease Obtained 7/20/05 10:36:07 AM
DHCP Lease Expires 7/21/05 10:36:07 AM
Bytes Received 29814955 (28.4 MB)
Bytes Sent 2513132 (2.4 MB)

Network Adapter Addresses:
IP / Subnet Mask 192.168.1.101 / 255.255.255.0
Gateway 192.168.1.1
DHCP 192.168.1.1

[ PPP Adapter. ]

Network Adapter Properties:
Network Adapter PPP Adapter.
Interface Type Ethernet
Hardware Address 44-45-53-54-00-00
Connection Speed 9600 bps
MTU 1500 bytes
DHCP Lease Obtained 12/31/79 8:00:00 PM
DHCP Lease Expires 12/31/79 8:00:00 PM
Bytes Received 0
Bytes Sent 0

Network Adapter Addresses:
DHCP 255.255.255.255


--------[ DirectX Video ]-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[ Primary Display Driver ]

DirectDraw Device Properties:
DirectDraw Driver Name display
DirectDraw Driver Description Primary Display Driver
Hardware Driver atir3d32.dll
Hardware Description ATI 3D Rage Pro (atir3)

Direct3D Device Properties:
Available Local Video Memory 7404 KB
Available Non-Local Video Memory (AGP) 32768 KB
Rendering Bit Depths 16, 32
Z-Buffer Bit Depths 16
Min Texture Size 8 x 8
Max Texture Size 1024 x 1024
Vertex Shader Version Not Supported
Pixel Shader Version Not Supported

Direct3D Device Features:
Additive Texture Blending Not Supported
AGP Texturing Supported
Anisotropic Filtering Not Supported
Bilinear Filtering Supported
Cubic Environment Mapping Not Supported
Cubic Filtering Not Supported
Decal-Alpha Texture Blending Supported
Decal Texture Blending Supported
Directional Lights Not Supported
DirectX Texture Compression Not Supported
DirectX Volumetric Texture Compression Not Supported
Dithering Supported
Dot3 Texture Blending Not Supported
Dynamic Textures Not Supported
Edge Antialiasing Not Supported
Environmental Bump Mapping Not Supported
Environmental Bump Mapping + Luminance Not Supported
Factor Alpha Blending Not Supported
Geometric Hidden-Surface Removal Not Supported
Guard Band Not Supported
Hardware Scene Rasterization Not Supported
Hardware Transform & Lighting Not Supported
Legacy Depth Bias Not Supported
Mipmap LOD Bias Adjustments Not Supported
Mipmapped Cube Textures Not Supported
Mipmapped Volume Textures Not Supported
Modulate-Alpha Texture Blending Not Supported
Modulate Texture Blending Supported
Non-Square Textures Supported
N-Patches Not Supported
Perspective Texture Correction Supported
Point Lights Not Supported
Point Sampling Supported
Projective Textures Not Supported
Quintic Bezier Curves & B-Splines Not Supported
Range-Based Fog Not Supported
Rectangular & Triangular Patches Not Supported
Rendering In Windowed Mode Supported
Scissor Test Not Supported
Slope-Scale Based Depth Bias Not Supported
Specular Flat Shading Supported
Specular Gouraud Shading Supported
Specular Phong Shading Not Supported
Spherical Mapping Not Supported
Spot Lights Not Supported
Stencil Buffers Not Supported
Sub-Pixel Accuracy Supported
Table Fog Not Supported
Texture Alpha Blending Not Supported
Texture Clamping Supported
Texture Mirroring Not Supported
Texture Transparency Supported
Texture Wrapping Supported
Triangle Culling Not Supported
Trilinear Filtering Supported
Two-Sided Stencil Test Not Supported
Vertex Alpha Blending Not Supported
Vertex Fog Supported
Vertex Tweening Not Supported
Volume Textures Not Supported
W-Based Fog Not Supported
W-Buffering Not Supported
Z-Based Fog Not Supported
Z-Bias Not Supported
Z-Test Supported

Supported FourCC Codes:
IF09 Supported
UYVY Supported
VBID Supported
YUY2 Supported
YV12 Supported
YVU9 Supported

Problems & Suggestions:
Problem Hardware Transform & Lighting is not supported. Modern 3D games may require it.


--------[ DirectX Sound ]-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[ Primary Sound Driver ]

DirectSound Device Properties:
Device Description Primary Sound Driver
Driver Module
Primary Buffers 1
Min / Max Secondary Buffers Sample Rate 100 / 100000 Hz
Primary Buffers Sound Formats 8-bit, 16-bit, Mono, Stereo
Secondary Buffers Sound Formats 8-bit, 16-bit, Mono, Stereo
Total / Free Sound Buffers 256 / 255
Total / Free Static Sound Buffers 256 / 255
Total / Free Streaming Sound Buffers 256 / 255
Total / Free 3D Sound Buffers 256 / 255
Total / Free 3D Static Sound Buffers 256 / 255
Total / Free 3D Streaming Sound Buffers 256 / 255

DirectSound Device Features:
Certified Driver Yes
Emulated Device No
Precise Sample Rate Supported
DirectSound3D Supported
Creative EAX 1.0 Not Supported
Creative EAX 2.0 Not Supported
Creative EAX 3.0 Not Supported

[ Sound Blaster PCI64 Direct Sound Driver ]

DirectSound Device Properties:
Device Description Sound Blaster PCI64 Direct Sound Driver
Driver Module ES1371.VXD
Primary Buffers 1
Min / Max Secondary Buffers Sample Rate 100 / 100000 Hz
Primary Buffers Sound Formats 8-bit, 16-bit, Mono, Stereo
Secondary Buffers Sound Formats 8-bit, 16-bit, Mono, Stereo
Total / Free Sound Buffers 256 / 255
Total / Free Static Sound Buffers 256 / 255
Total / Free Streaming Sound Buffers 256 / 255
Total / Free 3D Sound Buffers 256 / 255
Total / Free 3D Static Sound Buffers 256 / 255
Total / Free 3D Streaming Sound Buffers 256 / 255

DirectSound Device Features:
Certified Driver Yes
Emulated Device No
Precise Sample Rate Supported
DirectSound3D Supported
Creative EAX 1.0 Not Supported
Creative EAX 2.0 Not Supported
Creative EAX 3.0 Not Supported

[ Game Compatible Device (emulated) ]

DirectSound Device Properties:
Device Description Game Compatible Device (emulated)
Driver Module WaveOut 1
Primary Buffers 0
Min / Max Secondary Buffers Sample Rate 0 / 0 Hz
Primary Buffers Sound Formats None
Secondary Buffers Sound Formats None
Total / Free Sound Buffers 0 / 0
Total / Free Static Sound Buffers 0 / 0
Total / Free Streaming Sound Buffers 0 / 0
Total / Free 3D Sound Buffers 0 / 0
Total / Free 3D Static Sound Buffers 0 / 0
Total / Free 3D Streaming Sound Buffers 0 / 0

DirectSound Device Features:
Certified Driver No
Emulated Device No
Precise Sample Rate Not Supported
DirectSound3D Not Supported
Creative EAX 1.0 Not Supported
Creative EAX 2.0 Not Supported
Creative EAX 3.0 Not Supported

[ Voice Modem Wave #00 Line (emulated) ]

DirectSound Device Properties:
Device Description Voice Modem Wave #00 Line (emulated)
Driver Module WaveOut 2
Primary Buffers 0
Min / Max Secondary Buffers Sample Rate 0 / 0 Hz
Primary Buffers Sound Formats None
Secondary Buffers Sound Formats None
Total / Free Sound Buffers 0 / 0
Total / Free Static Sound Buffers 0 / 0
Total / Free Streaming Sound Buffers 0 / 0
Total / Free 3D Sound Buffers 0 / 0
Total / Free 3D Static Sound Buffers 0 / 0
Total / Free 3D Streaming Sound Buffers 0 / 0

DirectSound Device Features:
Certified Driver No
Emulated Device No
Precise Sample Rate Not Supported
DirectSound3D Not Supported
Creative EAX 1.0 Not Supported
Creative EAX 2.0 Not Supported
Creative EAX 3.0 Not Supported


--------[ DirectX Music ]-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[ MIDI Mapper ]

DirectMusic Device Properties:
Device Description MIDI Mapper
Synthesizer Type Hardware
Device Class Output Port
Device Type Windows Multimedia
MIDI Channels 16

DirectMusic Device Features:
Built-In GM Instrument Set No
Built-In Roland GS Sound Set No
DirectSound Not Supported
DLS L1 Sample Collections Not Supported
DLS

[Murray S.]

HERE is your video card driver.. Download and install it..

Murray

[Saiph]

I downloaded and instaled what you just gave me, and I'm really not certian it did anything at all. I took this screen shot to better show the kind of color problems I'm having... http://i2.photobucke...scoloration.gif

[Murray S.]

Have you checked to see if you have a different theme set in your "appearance" option??

Murray

[Saiph]

Yeah, I fixed my appearance settings a decent while ago, which didn't change a lot. I don't know why they changed to begin with but...

Wow... just, wow.

I'm not sure how it happened, but I think my computer is alright again. Between everything that you sent me and getting rid of some spyware on my own... things look good again. Trillian is working... only thing I might still have to worry about is maybe system resources and being 'low' again. Going to another website a message came up that I was "at the top level" and I haven't seen one of those in forever... but I guess that I'm fine.

Murray, thank you so much for putting up with me and helping me out today. Um, I'll post again if problems still come up, I guess. THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH.

Eh, edit already.

Got another at the top level, close windows pop up again, and I've only got like three windows up. Is there something I can maybe do about this now?

Edited by Saiph, 20 July 2005 - 09:28 PM.

[Murray S.]

The biggest reason for low system resources and the problems it causes is to many programs open and running at the same time!!

What's all running on your system when this happens - icons in SysTray and programs you have open and running??

Murray