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Greg and Julie Volgas
I was beginning to worry.. I noticed that same problem [win98se here
too]. I have a lite-on drive with nero 5.5.10.9 iirc that was bundled
with it. I find that when i decide to burn a cd after I have been up
and running other programs, the moment I click the nero icon it
reboots. It seems to work ok after a fresh reboot. time to call nero
i think.
Update.......
Last nigth i purchased a DVD-RW Sony disks and upgraded the firmware of the
drive. It burned just fine!
SO apparently it is a media problem. Can that really reboot a mcahine?
Also.......how do I know what media burn acceptably without having to test -
purchase them? The NEC web site lists several compatible media, but they
don't seem to provide enough desriptor to adequately make an informed
purchase.
"Greg Volgas" <gvo...@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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"Greg Volgas" <gvo...@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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By the way.......thanks for the help. NEC has not responded to my first
email.
"GraB" <gr...@whatever.co.nz> wrote in message
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> That won't stop power from going to that hardware.
>
> What hardware do you have? How old is the PC and how much has it been
> upgraded since?
>
> Usually you have to remove the PSU to see the label which tells you
> the rating. There are PSUs and there are PSUs. Those included with a
> case are usually cheap quality and perform below their rating. Brand
> name PSUs can significantly outperform them, so the actual rating of a
> PSU doesn't tell the whole story. I have a 250W brand-name PSU that
> will outperfrom many cheap 300W PSUs, powering my XP2400 with
> soundcard, TV card, controller card, 64meg video card, floppy and hard
> drives and the DVD burner. I have just got a good name 350W PSU to
> replace it as I am about to add another hard drive and may also add
> another optical drive and case fan, eventually upgrading my video
> card, which may also increase the load on the PSU.
>
> A good quality PSU can deliver a smooth power which makes the computer
> more stable.
I am having a similar problem with a CDR on win98se.
I can run nero [was 5.5.10.9 with my lite-on cdr, upgraded to
5.5.10.56 now] from a fresh reboot. But if i have run some programs,
and still have a few running, when I click the icon to open nero, it
causes a reboot. This is not burn related, because I don't get that
far. It reboots immediately on trying to open nero.
SO, my question (since you seem to be such a great advisor, and since NEC
the DVD manufacturer has not responded in over a week) is this: WHat is the
difference?
A. My computer is running an AMD Athlon 1.2 Gb processor. His is running
a Pentium II Processor.
B. My computer has all kinds of crap software loaded on it. Of course,
control alt delete says everything was shut down, but I guess I am not sure
if that really catches everything.
Could one of these differences have caused the problem?
"GraB" <gr...@whatever.co.nz> wrote in message
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> Any luck yet?
>
> On Tue, 11 Jan 2005 20:40:22 +1300, GraB <gr...@whatever.co.nz> wrote:
>
> >Pulling out cards will work fine or unplugging extra drives, etc.
> >PSUs are quite affordable anyway.
> >
> >Check out PSU calculators: http://tinyurl.com/44p35
Could be just the old crap AMD vs. solid Intel argument..
;)
I still never see anything but Intel chipped servers in any company I work
with running standard NT based OS's. Theres got to be a good reason.
"GraB" <gr...@whatever.co.nz> wrote in message
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> >It is pretty hard to diagnose a PC you don't have in front of you,
> >given the huge number of possible variables. But it pays to look at
> >the simple things first, like trying a different cable, checking that
> >it is correctly set up as master and that DMA is enabled. Another
> >thing to look at would be Aspi drivers: http://tinyurl.com/6duxx
>
> Also check http://www.afterdawn.com/guides/archive/aspisetup.cfm
>
> Some feel the Nero driver is better than the Adaptec one
> http://www.nero.com/en/631940833532474.html
> but some recommend the ForceASPI
>
I believe they both have 30 day trial versions...
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"GraB" <gr...@whatever.co.nz> wrote in message
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> The thing about power supplies is that it is not just the rating that
> counts. Some power supplies actually deliver a stable ripple-free
> power to the board which results in a stable computer. PSUs that
> deliver a more ripple affected supply can be the cause of unstable
> behaviour, such as lock ups, crashes, etc.
>
> There is no doubt that having loads of crap software installed affects
> things. I had this problem with a TV card. When I tried to do a
> video capture there would be a random delay before it would actually
> start the capture. To get around this I have made a smaller partition
> and done a stripped down bare bones installation of Windows 98SE with
> 98Lite, without any internet stuff or anti-virus. Everything runs
> perfectly on that. You would need a way to select which OS to boot
> into at start-up. I use System Commander which I find excellent with
> a good built-in partitioning tool.
>
> Though my main partition is loaded down somewhat, I have always been
> in the habit of purging it of any programmes that are no longer
> required. I use Norton WinDoctor (Advanced Mode so that you select
> the fixes proposed) in Utilities and jv16 Power Tools to find and
> eliminate the leftover debris. I also try to keep up to date with
> drivers, especially the mobo drivers, in my case I use the VIA4in1
> version 4.43 (with Win98 you shouldn't get the latest versions which
> are optimized for XP).
>
> With use the size of the System files, system.dat and user.dat can get
> bloated and internally fragmented. My system.dat is currently 6.33Mb
> but this installation has been going a few years now, actually
> transferred from another mobo (also with a VIA chipset). I use Norton
> Optimization Wizard which can compact the system files. In the past,
> where I have had problems I have found that this helped.
>
> DirectX can also affect things though perhaps not DVD burning. What
> version do you have installed? I just upgraded from 8.1 to 9.0c.
>
> You can use MSConfig (type msconfig in the Run box) to see what is
> being loaded with Windows in the Startup tab where you can untick some
> items. Resource Manager http://www.entechtaiwan.com/util/legacy.shtm
> is usefull too for closing running processes, even those that have
> locked and for regaining memory.
>
> But it might be time for a full format and reinstall of Windows.
> There are those who recommend doing that at least once a year. If
> doing so (I always use 98Lite for a slimmer faster install) check out
> http://exuberant.ms11.net/98sesp.html for UNOFFICIAL Windows98 Second
> Edition Service Pack 1.6.2 which is a host of updates rolled into one
> service pack (for 98SE only).
>
> As far as the CPUs are concerned I doubt that there is a problem here.
> I had no trouble with a Duron 1100.