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41* right on the money for an AMD prosessor. if you'v got the prosessor clocked up, the memory might suffer, that does happen but more than likely you got a bad stick..

What video card are you running? Ubuntu supports both Nvidia and ATI cards, tho you have to install the restricted drivers.

I recently downloaded 4 new distros to try out ( along with Ubuntu 8.04 )

I downloaded PC Linux 2007
Slax
Freespire ( Debian/ Ubuntu based )
and Xbuntu

Originally Posted by DennyW

Sorry Matt, but all that stuff your doing, and all the things you have to do just to get it to work right, just doesn't seem very good to me. Not knocking you, but it sure seems like you are working way to hard.

Theres a few programs, and places you can go to test your memory.

you don't have to do anything special to run Ubuntu, Installing the restricted drivers for the video is the only thing I had to do to get full function out of my computer, no other drivers were necessary for my desktop, all other drivers were fully supported and were right on the disc and installed themselves, little problem with the installation at first that caused system files to be corrupt but a quick edit in the sources.list file and I was good, that only happened because I have dialup ( no connection when installed ). For my laptop, I had to install the broadcom wireless drivers and the ATI drivers but, that was easy.
Ubuntu is an easier install than Windows, by far

Restricted drivers are drivers that are not editable thru the GNU/ opensource. they have the chip information copyrighted and not released so the GNU cannot make a free editable driver.. all drivers are free as in no cost but, restricted drivers are non free because you cannot edit them.

I had a very cheap video card but we got further with the installation when we replaced it with an Nvidia card. I haven't finished the memory check yet.

Don Shillady
Retired Scientist/teen rodder

Originally Posted by DennyW

Ok, I see what you mean now. Kind of like what I have been doing with some of the effects plug ins. Some you can rework as long as you have the code source.

yup, just like that actually. There are free Nvidia drivers but they are a little unstable still, so I went with the restricted drivers that came right from Nvidia..

Originally Posted by Don Shillady

I had a very cheap video card but we got further with the installation when we replaced it with an Nvidia card. I haven't finished the memory check yet.

Don Shillady
Retired Scientist/teen rodder

I'm running an XFX Nvidia Geforce 5200 FX ( 128 MB ) card successfully. I think the MX series cards are not fully supported yet, but I'm not sure as it is the same driver for both

Originally Posted by Matt167

yup, just like that actually. There are free Nvidia drivers but they are a little unstable still, so I went with the restricted drivers that came right from Nvidia..

Possibly that's why I had start up problems with my GeForce 8400. I ended up with a straight download with a current update.

As far as a registry fix software, I researched the available ones and what I ended up with was the highest recommended of the freebies. Unfortunately it hasn't completely cured my problem. One of my memory sticks, maybe???? It always reboots fine.

Originally Posted by DennyW

That sounds like a possible multiple listing in the registry. Have you tried advanced windows care ? It's a really good free one also. Comes with Iobit, which defrags also, and maintains the system all the time.

I would say you can go start, run, and type in regedit, click ok. You then can look through the system, programs, softwares, and remove duplicate listings. But, you have to be very careful what you remove. And, as always, do a system backup before you make changes, so you can always go back if you mess up.

I downloaded the Advanced Windows Care and ran a clean up with that as well. Everything seems to be running fine now. We'll see!!!

Be interesting to see if my photo card reader work consistently now. Occasionally I've had to unplug the USB cable and replug it in - somehow this all started by the original in-case version failure.

I did a clean and dump on the systems tools a couple of months ago and got rid of some of the XP bloatware so that is fine. With the clean ups and sending photos to the external drive and to CD's, my 320 GB hard drive is now at 96% empty - Gotta go download something and fill it up now!!

Not interested in UBUNTU - yet.

Gotta go do something useful now. Like buff out a car part

Originally Posted by IC2

I downloaded the Advanced Windows Care and ran a clean up with that as well. Everything seems to be running fine now. We'll see!!!

Be interesting to see if my photo card reader work consistently now. Occasionally I've had to unplug the USB cable and replug it in - somehow this all started by the original in-case version failure.

I did a clean and dump on the systems tools a couple of months ago and got rid of some of the XP bloatware so that is fine. With the clean ups and sending photos to the external drive and to CD's, my 320 GB hard drive is now at 96% empty - Gotta go download something and fill it up now!!

Not interested in UBUNTU - yet.

Gotta go do something useful now. Like buff out a car part

the in card case readers drivers could still be active causing conflict, make sure there turned off/ uninstalled.

Originally Posted by Matt167

the in card case readers drivers could still be active causing conflict, make sure there turned off/ uninstalled.

Thanks Matt - all electronic trace is gone as far as I can see on the set-up screen (uninstalled)

dude seriously if you want a badass computer ill make you a deal.

Originally Posted by IC2

Thanks Matt - all electronic trace is gone as far as I can see on the set-up screen (uninstalled)

check the device manager.. with some USB things not being fully plug and play, the actually get attached to a single USB port, even if you remove it, sometimes it won't go away fully unless it's fully uninstalled

Originally Posted by Matt167

check the device manager.. with some USB things not being fully plug and play, they actually get attached to a single USB port, even if you remove it, sometimes it won't go away fully unless it's fully uninstalled

Matt,
Looks like it's fine and completely uninstalled - I just rechecked, JIC

Zero,
I already have a great computer with primo components if you read back a few pages - and it's 5 months old, but has a very minor hiccup that Denny and Matt are helping me straighten out.

That's weird then, I can't think of anything else that would cause that.

I know you don't want to try Ubuntu yet, but if you download it and burn it to a CD and boot the CD, there is a memory checker that will find fault with your memory if there is any, it works good. you don't have to bother with any of the operating system itself, the memory checker is in the main menu of the CD, after you boot it

Originally Posted by Matt167

That's weird then, I can't think of anything else that would cause that.

I know you don't want to try Ubuntu yet, but if you download it and burn it to a CD and boot the CD, there is a memory checker that will find fault with your memory if there is any, it works good. you don't have to bother with any of the operating system itself, the memory checker is in the main menu of the CD, after you boot it

I can do that - will it fit on a single CD? Or do I need a DVD?

(I've had no problems so far today - maybe the Advanced Windows Care "fixed" my problems as everything seems to be running much faster - no lag on anything)

[QUOTE=DennyW]Just giving some more info you may have not read yet Dave.

Dave, I divide my virtual memory between my 4 hard drives also.


Denny,
Not so far but will take a look at this writeup to see if it applies to where I want to be ((Copied it to Open Office and printed it - I needed a bigger font size ))