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    Windows XP

    Hi, Thanks for the link. I checked in the Intel site and ran the program to check my machine. After checking the machine, it listed a few drivers including Graphics, chipset software etc. However there was message under each driver saying "This device is unknown or unresponsive. Please contact...
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    Windows XP

    Hi, Thank you for the link and I did check. There were only two driver files (BIOS and Ali Sound driver) it could recognise. I downloaded the both and updated the sound driver. No improvement I could see. Do you think I need to update the BIOS as well? Any other suggestion for this slow...
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    Windows XP

    Thanks for the information. Could you please advice me how to identify the correct chipset driver for my Toshiba Lpatop? It is nearly 12 years old. The drivers I should look in Intel site or is it coming from XP? I also found my microphone not working while speakers are working. I could not...
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    Windows XP

    Hi, I found the info about DMA mode. I have posted the question (how to check DMA...) twice and please ignore the last query. I found the following controller (and settings) in the device manager. +IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers: (Under this there are 3 controllers/channels) - Ali M5229 PCI Bus...
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    Windows XP

    >Check to make sure the proper chipset (specifically, the mass storage controller) is loaded and working properly< Could you please let me know how to check this? Also to check whether the laptop is working in the DMA/PIO mode? Thank you.
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    Windows XP

    Hi Thanks for the info. I appreciate if you could let me know how to check whether the proper chipset (specifically, the mass storage controller) is loaded and working properly? And how to check whether the DMA mode is running and not PIO. Cheers HFdo
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    Windows XP

    Please find below the model number of the Toshiba laptop. Laptop make: Toshiba Satellite (S1800-504) The Model No: PS181E-06EUU-SW
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    Windows XP

    Thats a good point. I didn't think about it. It has an ATA (16GB) hdd. Is there a way to check this hdd? whether it is working correctly with the spin speed (rpm) etc.?
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    Windows XP

    You meant, it is XP causing the problem? Why? not enough memory (RAM)?
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    Windows XP

    Yes. It is 512Mb of RAM although system properties indicates 502Mb RAM.
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    Windows XP

    Hi All, I have an old Toshiba Satellite laptop which has only (maximum) 512Mb of RAM, 1GHz processor. It had Windows 2000 and was working ok. There was problem and I had to format the HDD and installed XP and SP1, 2 and 3. The laptop is, now, painfully slow. Example, if I double click the...
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    Windows XP

    Hi All, I have an old Toshiba Satellite laptop which has only (maximum) 512Mb of RAM, 1GHz processor. It had Windows 2000 and was working ok. There was problem and I had to format the HDD and installed XP and SP1, 2 and 3. The laptop is, now, painfully slow. Example, if I double click the...
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    Windows XP Mode in Windows 7

    Hi all, I have ThinkPad W500 laptop and I recently installed & update to Windows 7, from windows XP. After the installation I found two improper functions. 1) USB port. When I connected my USB pen-drive and then stopped from taskbar, I get the message saying it si now safe to remove the...
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    Windows XP Mode in Windows 7

    Hi all, I have ThinkPad W500 laptop and I recently installed & update to Windows 7, from windows XP. After the installation I found two improper functions. 1) USB port. When I connected my USB pen-drive and then stopped from taskbar, I get the message saying it si now safe to remove the...
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    Windows 7 OS & Font clearence

    Thanks for the prompt reply. I have selected the 'clear type test'. I could not find the option in Windows 7 to set separate resolution for both LCDs? Do I have to download any other program for this? Hfdo
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