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[#75013]
Written by: aussiemadmum [16/01/2008, 10:09] |
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ok then. that makes me feel somewhat better. although my original problem still persists. the only thing i can think of is that the program i installed (dvdfab, and others previously) have altered the win.ini file (i could be wrong, hubby's not awake at this ungodly hour to converse with!!) does anyone have any suggestions as to how to fix the problem? (without re-formatting). not that that is such a big problem, just a pain in the ass. we've made a few alterations to the way we do things since the last rebuild. we have now placed all program files on c: and all data is on d:. i'd just really like to avoid it if at all possible. |
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[#75061]
Written by: aussiemadmum [16/01/2008, 21:06] |
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n3i87, i could kiss you!!!!!!!!! (don't get the wrong idea ) what you said about it not being in dma mode was right. when i looked into it, there was an error message saying that it had been set back to pio because of redundancy errors. so i changed it back (may have to research a bit more, 'cause there were dma settings 0 - 4 and i don't know which it's supposed to be) but set it to 2, and now it's running fine. while i was checking, i was talking to a friend and he said that he had the same problem, and it could be the cable also. mine is apparently a slower speed cable, but he has a faster one for me. by changing the cable, hopefully it will stop it from doing it again when it encounters another reading error. thank you sooooooo much |
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[#75110]
Written by: aussiemadmum [17/01/2008, 04:32] |
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i must admit, i have never used wmp for burning. to be completely honest, i didn't even know it could!!! i'll give it a try, and see how i go. thank you again, oh wise and kind santa :lol: |
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[#75130]
Written by: aussiemadmum [17/01/2008, 08:24] |
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@aydin: ide. (now don't laugh at my technical explination) on inspection of the cabling, the one for the hard drive is much thinner/finer than the one for the dvd burner. from what i was told, the finer cable has a higher speed capability. not sure about that. i would have thought that it has the same amount of pins, so how could it be faster?? as to my success rate with burning, nero has usually worked well. but i have found on a number of occasions that if i burn at maximum speed, even though it completes the burn successfully, when i put it in a dvd player or the pc to play, it freezes sometimes. which can be really annoying when i sit down to finally watch something, and it freezes and jumps around so i have simply got into the habit of slowing the burn to either x8 or x12. when i do this, they play fine. as for corey, i heard on spoonman tonight that there is a slap corey game!!! :lol: |
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[#75138]
Written by: aussiemadmum [17/01/2008, 09:17] |
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nope, hdd is definately ide. i remember when i bought it. i just explain things badly the cable size looks the same for both hdd and dvd burner, but on closer inspection, the ridges on the cables are finer for the hdd. but the connection/pins at the connection point are the same. sorry, best explination i can give. now i'll be forever refered to as a technical idiot |
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[#75142]
Written by: aussiemadmum [17/01/2008, 09:27] |
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well it seems to be working fine now. i'm just waiting to see what will happen when it has problems reading a disk. will it revert back to the pio mode? oh well, at least (thanks to n3i87) i will know how to fix the problem. damn, i was even able to impress my hubby with my new found knowledge and no, i didn't take the credit! i gave credit where credit was due |
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[#75437]
Written by: aussiemadmum [21/01/2008, 05:44] |
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i've got so many shows to catch up on, that i've decided not to get anything new just yet. i've nearly finished watching meadowlands......very strange. does anyone else start watching a show and think 'this isn't quite me', but still keep watching just to find out wtf is going on??? i suppose if it was on tv i wouldn't bother, but seeing as i've got it all already, i may as well see it through!! |
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[#75611]
Written by: aussiemadmum [22/01/2008, 18:15] |
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but it's very sad. unfortunately drugs are rampant in the entertainment industry so it would be very hard to avoid. but i still think it's just a waste. ffs, he was only 28. |
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[#75835]
Written by: aussiemadmum [25/01/2008, 01:25] |
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hey zetetic!!!! i saw you floating around (and hope that you see this). where is the promised pm for me?????? you were going to send me a whole heap of links, remember?????? |
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[#75873]
Written by: sCifI3001 [25/01/2008, 17:12] |
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nice but if you look at the 1st picture again, i don't think its a lady *waiting for a bus* look in the direction of her outstretched arm and you will see the body of the *alien* she just shot with her laser guided spud gun. . |
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[#75925]
Written by: aussiemadmum [26/01/2008, 09:48] |
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probably old news, but for the aussie's out there, apparently good news week is coming back in a couple of weeks to channel 10 it used to be good, although not as good as when it was on the abc. but here's hoping that they come back strong!! i suppose it all depends on who's going to compare the show. for the life of me, i can't think of that guy's name....you know, the comedian who used to do it. he was hilarious. oh......and happy australia day too!! |
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[#75955]
Written by: aussiemadmum [26/01/2008, 18:20] |
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yes, why the hell not and as for evil, i think valentine's day is evil!!! it's the biggest load of crap around. so much pressure is put on to show your loved one that you actually love them by bowing to the retail pressure of buying them a gift on one particular day is ridiculous. as for mother's/father's day, i think they're great (i would, seeing as i'm a parent!!). but not for what you think. it's great when my kids come up with little gifts to give us. our school organises a stall for the days, where we get all these little gifts for the kids to choose from, costing no more than $5. the kids then get to choose what they would like to get for their parents. we run it completely non-profit. but it is worth it, just for the look of sheer enjoyment, satisfaction and pride that the kids show when they have picked something special for you. |
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[#76008]
Written by: aussiemadmum [27/01/2008, 08:06] |
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can anyone suggest a good site to get (aussie) music from. my brother was after a couple of lee kernaghan cd's. i found some on mininova, but there are no seeds. any suggestions would be much appreciated. |
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[#76230]
Written by: aussiemadmum [30/01/2008, 00:56] |
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woo hoo!!!! kids go back to school today | |||||
[#76242]
Written by: aussiemadmum [30/01/2008, 02:48] |
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sanity????? what's that? hence the mad in the name |
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