As the current PFC is still going on, and following the experience of the list, I took my beloved computer to a friend's computer store, in order to instal a video card, and thus achieve the speed arranged by great Apollo for a decent P3 at 850. (PFC: Period of Fat Cows). And despite a warning in the back of my head, I only carried the computer, leaving everything else home.
I wasn't there whem the technician was trying various video cards to find the fastest combination. But he told me he didn't see the improvenment I told him he should expect in the speed of prime95. Maybe he didn't understand well what to look for, but the result was that I brought back the computer without a video card. But alas! The stupid box has Win Millenium in it, and if it is started without all its devices in place, it re-configures itself automatically. The result is that HE has now the stupid impression that there is no CDplayer. (one day I may tell you how you can tell a Microsoft programmer with a flat tire). There is no IRQ conflict, but of course there is a change from the previous IRQ set. When the computer starts, Cdplayer light stays on continuously. Well, if I continue playing around a few days (or, ...weeks? months?), I may eventually find a way to convince my box that there is still a CDplayer. But since I got into this trying to speed up prime95, maybe I am entitled to _some_ technical help? Related to this, I assure you that I will not use the CD to hear music, and thus slow down prime95. Lampros -- Lampros F. Kallenos Idalion, Lefkosia Kypros [EMAIL PROTECTED] . _________________________________________________________________________ Unsubscribe & list info -- http://www.ndatech.com/mersenne/signup.htm Mersenne Prime FAQ -- http://www.tasam.com/~lrwiman/FAQ-mers
