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(...) It shouldn't be. What about the LASTDRIVE environment variable? Does it still have to be set to 'Z' manually? (24 years ago, 16-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Is it necessary to have MSCDEX operating to recognise a CD-ROM under Windows? I thought that was all embedded in the OS but one never knows. I haven't used SCSI peripherals since the days of Windoze 3.1. Just a thought, LFB (24 years ago, 16-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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Installing a new drive with Linux is easy. You just physically plug the drive in and boot up. Then you can issue three commands and you're all set. Under Windows 95 it is much harder. I originally tried to partition and format the drive with Linux. (...) (24 years ago, 15-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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At my workplace we have two printers for use by my small department. I don't know the specifics or even the brands off the top of my head, but they're those nice big clunky commercial printers such as "paperless" offices usually need. One is about a (...) (24 years ago, 15-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: Mixing ATA-33 and ATA-100 drives on single device
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(...) In that case, it is a serious speed penalty... (...) I only have two fans: One on the CPU and one in the power supply unit. The new drive runs very hot compared with the old one, so I think I'm going to shuffle them a bit. Placing the new one (...) (24 years ago, 15-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) There was a restriction when EIDE first introduced. When you connect two IDE drives (one slow, one fast) to the same cable, both drives transfer data at the same rate, which is the slower one. So techies always suggested that connecting fast (...) (24 years ago, 15-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) I think that in such a case, it'll only run at 33. (24 years ago, 14-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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Is there any speed penalty when mixing ATA-33 and ATA-100 drives on single IDE device? The IDE controller is ATA-66. I have only got two IDE drives, so I might as well put them on either device as master. But if there is no speed penalty whatsoever (...) (24 years ago, 14-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: News search function temporarily disabled
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<nod nod> Thanks for letting us know. I'm no geek in any means, but first things first, I would limit the search. Sometimes a single search brings up thousands of posts. I suggest if the search is too broad, say it and make the searcher narrow it (...) (24 years ago, 13-Dec-00, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: Looking for a perfect dotcom nerd job?
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Did you look at any of the other "news" items on that site? I think it is obviously a joke. (...) (24 years ago, 13-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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