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This is dual-ported memory made specifically for video cards that was very similar to DRAM but was able to receive and send data at the same time. Due to the complexity of this, it was more expensive than DRAM. VRAM was common when Fast Page Mode memory was the best thing going for PCs.
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VRAM - On Thu, 25 Sep 2003 05:28:25 GMT, "Hooda Gest" wrote:::"Dan Musicant" wrote in message:news:k3o4nv0a8qjr5o4s3d7r7dqbkgdh30g742@4ax.com...:> On Thu, 25 Sep 2003 01:51:12 GMT, "Hooda Gest" wrote::>:> ::> :"Dan Musicant" wrote in message:> :news:g9b4nv0qvimf03uucuveh0msuet4ftr3nc@4ax.com...:> :> On Tue, 23 Sep 2003 21:52:47 GMT, "Hooda Gest" :wrote::> :> OK, but let me ask a question: I didn't make any changes in the BIOS:> :> between my last install of Windows 2000 (in which the modem worked) and:> :> this install. Why would changing settings in the BIOS now have an:> :> effect?:> ::> :Because sometimes it works but most times it doesn't. PCI slots tend to:> :allow for sharing of IRQs but it isn't always smooth. In any event, the:> :reality is this::> ::> :If you have an existing serial port and you try to put the modem on that:> :port, you end up with two serial ports using the same address and IRQ.:This:> :creates a potential for conflict. It is best to disable the existing com:> :port or use a non-existent com port, such as Com3, and an unused IRQ or:one:> :that can be shared without trouble (very few of those).:> ::> ::> :Why not try this and see if it works?:> I'll try it but I don't understand something. Right now there is Com1:> and Com2. I don't see a Com3. I know because I was trying to set it up:> on Com3 because I read a post that said it had to be set up on Com3.:> Anyway, if I decide to set it up on, say, Com1, you say I should:> uninstall the modem and turn off the machine, remove the modem and then:> go into the BIOS and disable Com1. If I then insert the modem and boot,:> how could I set it up for Com1 if I've disabled Com1 in the BIOS? What:> am I not getting here? Thanks!:::What you are not grasping is that the internal modem emulates a com port, it:does not use the existing com port on the mother board. After you install:the modem, the com port will appear again under W2K because that OS requires:it (don't understand the logic of this either). In Win98, the serial port:emulated by the modem does not appear in the Device Manager. I also think,:based on what I have read in here, that W2K's PnP capability leaves:something to be desired...I think that's an understatement. Installation and "configuration" ofthis modem was pretty tough. It wasn't a piece of cake last time, IIRC,but this time it was way worse. It belies the effectiveness of PNP. NowI am having another problem with a mysterious Multimedia AudioController new found wizard that's popping up when I boot. My soundcardwas apparently properly installed and working (Turtle Beach Santa Cruz),but now in Device Manager I'm seeing a not working device (MultimediaAudio Controller), and so far haven't been able to correct thesituation. I figure I'll Ghost back my image from 3 days ago, since Ididn't do a lot in the interim and hope the problem will go away. Iwasn't having that problem before yesterday after getting the modemworking. Seems as if disabling that serial port in the BIOS coincidedwith the Multimedia Audio Controller not found dialogs as well as onefor the modem, IIRC.:::Hey, glad you got it all working again. Reading that little story about the:CPU fan suggests you have some problems with that motherboard that may come:back to haunt you. Reseting to defaults should have still allowed you to:boot from the HD (default is usually "A:,C:") but maybe the default on that:BIOS is something I have not come across, like for a workstation (which:might boot from the network).Yes, that was strange. My first boot device was floppy, second wasdisabled and the third was floppy again. I was getting the NTLDR notfound error message which didn't click with me at first but I finallyrealized what was happening and changed the seek at boot sequence in theBIOS.::It's easy to make changes in the BIOS without realizing it. It is sometimes:a smart thing to do to write down all settings when things a
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