Re: [SLE] Just installed 9.3 and having some problems with video card and monitor -- any ideas?

From: Sid Boyce (sboyce_at_blueyonder.co.uk)
Date: 08/12/05

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    Gil Weber wrote:
    > ** Reply to message from Ken Schneider <suse-list@bout-tyme.net> on Thu, 11 Aug
    > 2005 06:55:22 -0400
    >
    >
    > Hope to be able to get into more diagnosis on my e-Machine video card issues
    > over the weekend, but I did want to provide update on this other problem with
    > the same machine.
    >
    >
    >
    >>>More problems.... I tried to swap the floppy drive for another that was
    >>>supposed to have better access speed, but the new floppy did not work. Could
    >>>not get 9.3 to recognize it. I have no idea why.
    >>>
    >>>And when I put the original one back in the pooter now that one is not working.
    >>>When I right click on the floppy icon I notice that under properties/ownership
    >>>**nothing** is listed. User is blank and group is blank. How can that be?
    >>
    >>It is very easy to get the cable twisted and put back on backwards. Did
    >>you try changing the cable around (180 degrees)?
    >
    >
    >
    > Yes, just looked. The ribbon cable is on correctly at both the floppy and MB.
    > Both plugs are keyed and will only go 1 way.
    >
    > So I swapped the ribbon cable just to see if that would make a difference. It
    > did not. Still no floppy.
    >
    > Now, by "...changing the cable around (180 degrees)..." did you actually mean
    > reversing the connectors so that the one on the MB goes on the floppy and
    > visa-versa? Could that make a difference???
    >
    >
    > I also just realized that when I power-up the pooter the floppy doesn't make
    > the noise it used to make on power-up (sort of a cross between a roar and a
    > grinding noise). I think that was the floppy drive doing a quick spin up??
    >
    > The green light does come on as usual, but the floppy drive itself does not
    > seem to be responding.
    >
    > Gil
    >

    Floppy drives are not very reliable these days even though they get very
    little use.
    Remind us what video is on the e-machine, people swear by them as
    excellent Linux boxes.
    Regards
    Sid. 

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