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Disable tagged queuing? Disable synchronous transfers? Any ideas guys as to what effect ticking or not ticking these boxes makes to HD performance?

[/url] What kind of file is that? RAM file? Never 'eard of it: what prog do you use to open it olly?

Experiment with magnetized clothing goes awry.

George Bush assasination attemp?

I was working for an oil service co who were working for the American fatcats who're stripping the place of its resources while the corrupt government takes billions each year and God knows where that goes: not on the roads, anyway! Nor on the poor folks. All that mineral wealth, greedy...

I thought we were discussing Dragon's Den...? :D Very entertaining, though a bit predictable in that they'll slag off any idea that isn't already making money, and if it is they'll want a ridiculous percentage. I wonder what the follow up is like if they do buy in: a couple of phone calls...

I believe he was also clocked doing about 90 in a 30 zone (not sure of specifics, but it wasn't just a case of him booting it up on an empty motorway - M6 toll is good for that, byraway: you pays yer 3 quid then off you go!). Seriously though, he should've been banned, but the 'system' doesn't...

Thanks eggplant: yes, as I expected, DMA is enabled. I look forward to any further suggestions you have.

One other question, gentlemen, and I hope I'm not burdenning you with too many queries as I'm trying to give you a general picture of my situation in the hope that any glaringly obvious deficiencies might be spotted. Premiere/Matrox RT2500 insistes on DMA being enabled on the HDs used for...

Hi Igorian. The trouble with updating my motherboard is that Matrox make very specific recommendations regarding mobo compatibility. The RT2500 is now quite a dated card, and one that I can't afford to replace, so I stick to the generally very stable A7V133. I understand that it can only take a...

sorry eggplant, got carried away a bit...RAM test? Not sure what you mean. The Matrox s/w carries out a DMA/HD test.

Thanks eggplant - very useful information! I can probably leave the AGP aperture on its default of 32MB as I'm not using this PC for games, only video editing. And resolving the VGA BIOS question is one less thing to be concerned about. You may recall from my previous posts that I am running...

Hi In my BIOS (Asus A7V133 with Award BIOS V6), under Boot Settings, there is an option for 'primary VGA BIOS'. The options are PCI card or AGP card. The default setting is PCI card, but as I have an AGP graphics card, surely this should be set to AGP card, or does it make any difference...

Nigeria was never too bad for actually killing hostages: Algeria much worse, but OK now, just depends on the particular political climate at the time. You could be very unlucky, though. Luckily I wasn't! The thing with the oily life abroad is, sure, you get lots of times sitting on your arse...

Let's hope it's a premonition....all this self-rightious posturing from the US ultra-right and their sycophantic UK cohorts disgusts me. And don't get me started on the truth behind 9/11... they should all swing 8)

It wasn't so bad, though the daily death toll in the delta (where the oil is) from rival tribes was alarming. Never makes the news here, of course. The most dangerous situation I was in was when working on a swamp barge (sounds exotic - not!) and some local village boys came on power boats...

Sounds like a real success story, Moz. Good for you mate. Must be great spending all yer time on these forums, lol :lol: Roustabout, nah, didn't do the 2 on 2 off thing. Downhole tool installations for poncy service co, but I'll spare you the details. 2 years in Nigeria finished me off...

Erm, I actually meant, as Goo suggested, a switched FCU in line with the DP switch at worktop level, then going up to the socket outlet (now flex outlet, which looks neater, I agree). That way the fan can be easily switched off/on from next to the main cooker isolator. Someone must be doing a...

Sounds good, John D :)

That's nice of you, Moz. Thanks, yes, I do actually enjoy being a sparky/ plumber these days. I misled you a bit about the recording business though: it's been a serious hobby (sometimes even got paid!) for over 20 years and I still mess around with music in the latest incarnation of my...