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neotransotaku
Posts: 625/4016 |
no idea... as i said, you should be able to use PC133 RAM in a computer that requires PC100 RAM...maybe you have to fiddle with the RAM clock settings or something...I'm not sure. It worked in my Dell, but my dell had a really simple BIOS and only 1 jumper... |
HyperLamer
Posts: 725/8210 |
Originally posted by neotransotaku
too much voltage into a RAM stick would (1) the computer won't run and worse (2) fry the RAM stick (which is what happened to me when I put DDR into a Dell P2-400  )
as for clock speed...if the RAM is too slow, then it is understandable, but if the RAM is fast...then i dunno. I have put PC133 into a computer that uses RAM at PC100 level (my Dell p2-400)
That's what I'd have expected. Except one thing, mine is PC100, and it wouldn't work at all with PC133. It would start up and try to load, but XP would fail to find some files and Linux would crash. (Plus some video errors, which may or may not have been because of static buildup in my crappy video card.  )
If there is a way to fix that, I'd like to hear it... |
Sandy53215
Posts: 75/948 |
Edit: I doubt it was a virus you probably hit a key and it went all buggy.:/ I never heard nor seen that before though. |
neotransotaku
Posts: 620/4016 |
Originally posted by HyperHacker
As for the RAM, would too much power really do that? I would expect it'd just crash. There's the original 128MB that came with it, plus 64 from some old school computer.  I tried putting in another 128, but the clock speed was off (too high I believe), so it wouldn't run.
too much voltage into a RAM stick would (1) the computer won't run and worse (2) fry the RAM stick (which is what happened to me when I put DDR into a Dell P2-400 )
as for clock speed...if the RAM is too slow, then it is understandable, but if the RAM is fast...then i dunno. I have put PC133 into a computer that uses RAM at PC100 level (my Dell p2-400) |
HyperLamer
Posts: 703/8210 |
Well if I did that, it'd still have had the movement cursor there, not to mention that the window was maximized and shouldn't be below the taskbar.
I've been considering reinstalling, but not because of that. More because of things like tooltips disappearing and things suddenly not working, the way Windoze likes to do.
As for the RAM, would too much power really do that? I would expect it'd just crash. There's the original 128MB that came with it, plus 64 from some old school computer. I tried putting in another 128, but the clock speed was off (too high I believe), so it wouldn't run. |
FreeDOS
Posts: 451/1657 |
ALT+SPACE = System Menu
M = Move command.
That's what it does. |
neotransotaku
Posts: 612/4016 |
what does Alt+Space M do? |
Ailure
Posts: 1787/11162 |
Originally posted by FreeDOS
He could've accidently hit ALT+SPACE, M. But ... that's hard to press accidently. 
Not on DOS games... I did that alot on my 486 before. |
FreeDOS
Posts: 450/1657 |
He could've accidently hit ALT+SPACE, M. But ... that's hard to press accidently. |
Xkeeper
Posts: -4407/-863 |
I'd say to try rebooting. If that doesn't work then run a virus scan, then try reinstalling the OS, and last resort is reformat. Not everyone likes to back up everything.
Now for the search windows it was probably a mistype [Winderz Key + F = Search Window] but for the resizing, were you messing with the window when you did it?
If there was any hotkeys for that... bleh... Never had that happen, though |
neotransotaku
Posts: 607/4016 |
Originally posted by HyperHacker
I have some but it's too fast for my crapbox.
it is probably more of the fact that your crapbox feeds the RAM too much power...DDR uses 2.5V while PC133 and below uses 3.3V... |
ErkDog
Posts: 504/982 |
yeah a few windows resize themselves ONCE let's reinstall windows
*shakes head*
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HyperLamer
Posts: 694/8210 |
Close enough, but I already know I need more RAM. I have some but it's too fast for my crapbox. |
neotransotaku
Posts: 601/4016 |
well...what you have is above minimum and recommended specs...but I think those numbers are for running just the OS...not running the OS and non-microsoft software...
anyways...the "reality adjustments" 600MHz CPU with 256 MB of RAM and 15GB of HD space -- microsoft minimum are 300MHz/128MB/1.5GB |
HyperLamer
Posts: 688/8210 |
Originally posted by FreeDOS
What makes you doubt that it's a virus?
Well random window openings I can imagine being caused by a virus, but I think that might have been a typo/keyboard glitch. I can't imagine one just resizing windows, especially being triggered at the same time.
Neo: What are the recommended specs? I thought they were like 64MB, 500mhz, I'm on 192/800. |
neotransotaku
Posts: 592/4016 |
i dunno if that helps because his computer is underpowers, it is running winXP in not recommended conditions... |
BGenesis
Posts: 10/38 |
Either way, backup and reinstall your OS... but if it isn't affecting your PC in any other way, I doubt it would be a virus. Unless it was coded by some Adobe-hater.  |
FreeDOS
Posts: 439/1657 |
What makes you doubt that it's a virus? |
HyperLamer
Posts: 673/8210 |
Hey, neat, I never knew about that.  But that doesn't explain the windows resizing, reshaping, and not redrawing. I wasn't really looking for an explanation (unless it's a virus, which I doubt). |
ErkDog
Posts: 476/982 |
sounds to me like you hit the Windows key on accident..... |
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