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I can’t download new music onto my rio, every time I try it reads this on the screen when I go to turn it on;
internal memory
Insuffiecient space for database creation…etc
no tracks are even saved to rio right now, it erased them all
HELP

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This is the general instruction for you to update your sound card drivers. Express Response does not have any responsibilities on any damages which may happen. We are encourage you to send this guide to your friends, family’s members.

Before proceeding please run the DirectX Diagnostic Tool (DxDiag). This a tool that is part of Windows and the Windows Component (Direct X). The DxDiag will allow you to preview a summary of your computer’s system information, which will help you locate necessary information to resolve this issue.

Instructions on using DxDiag:

- Click Start on your Windows operating system
- Click Run…
- In the text field please type “DxDiag”
- Click OK
Note: Occasionally, you will be prompted with a Yes or No question concerning Microsoft Windows digitally signing your drivers. If this occurs, and your computer is connected to the internet, select Yes, otherwise, select No.

Update your sound card drivers.
It is recommended that you update your sound card drivers every 6 to 9 months.
If you have outdated drivers, you can typically download the drivers at no charge from the sound card manufacturer’s website.

The model and manufacturer of your sound card can be located under the Sound tab in your DxDiag. Here you will find the model of your sound card next to Name and the manufacturer of your video card next to Provider

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Samsung SDI has just made a bold assertion about OLED technology: TVs and monitors will be using the tech just next year, and it will be in flexible displays by 2010. And Samsung’s putting its money where its mouth is by doubling Active Matrix OLED production capacity from 1.5 to 3 million panels per year by 2009. At that point economies of scale kick in, so the plan is production doubling again by 2010. There’re a couple of hurdles to overcome, though: high power consumption is a big challenge. And with giants like Sony and Sharp getting into bed with each other for LCD production, the competition is going to be interesting.

Sony is also introducing this new OLED technology. Organic Light Emitting Diodes are getting used in phones, lamps and now the world’s first professional camera color OLED viewfinder. The HDVF-EL100 sports an 11-inch screen, and apparently it’s Sony’s first non-consumer application of the display technology. The 960 x 540 pixel screen’s wide acceptance angle and deep contrast is designed to help operators achieve the accurate focusing that HDTV demands. Pro cameramen can expect to get their mitts on the camera later this year.

If you are having problems with your speakers, you may be able to save money on the repair costs. This is the general instruction for you to fix the speakers with computers running Windows XP, Professional, or 64 bit editions. Express Response does not have any responsibilities on any damages which may happen. We are encourage you to send this guide to your friends, family’s members in case they need to fix their speakers without paying costs.

Make sure your speakers are plugged in,turned on, and properly connected to the computer. You’ve probably checked this, but it’s amazing how little problems like this (or the computer’s sound being muted) manage to confound people.

Plug the speakers in to another computer, if possible. If the speakers work with the other computer, proceed to the next step. If they don’t, you’ve probably got a problem within the speakers themselves.

Check to see if your PC is still under warranty. If it is, do not proceed. The help provided below may void your warranty. Contact your service provider if this is the case.

Check your sound drivers.

• Open your start menu (right-click on the “Start” button and choose “Explore”), and find the “My Computer” icon. Right-click on it and choose “Properties” from the submenu. Click on the “Hardware” tab and then the “Device Manager” button.
• Expand the “Sounds, video, and game controllers” heading to find your sound card. The name will depend on what sound card is installed on your PC. It will most likely have a name containing “audio.” It should look something similar to the example above. You’ll know immediately if there is a major driver error because an exclamation point (!) will show over the card’s icon.
• Double-click on the name of the sound card to open a new window. In the new properties window click on the “Drivers” tab. If there is no “Drivers” tab then you chose the wrong sound device. Go back and try again. On the “Drivers” tab, click the “Driver Update” button. Follow the Wizard’s onscreen instructions to update your driver. You can also contact the manufacturer of your PC for the most recent audio drivers. They can usually be found online.
  • If you already have the most recent driver, click the “Uninstall Driver” button. Then restart your computer. When you restart your computer, the driver should reinstall automatically. If it does not, install it manually with software (or a download) from the manufacturer.

Check the “Windows Troubleshooter”. On the “Drivers” tab mentioned in the step above, there is a button for troubleshooting the device. Click on that button, and follow the instructions on screen.

Check the sound card itself. Properly shut down your PC and then disconnect all cables on the back of your PC, including the power cable. Open up the CPU, making sure to touch a grounded metal object (a doorknob or metal desk will work, for example) before opening up the case. This will discharge any static electricty you have built up, which could damage your computer.

• Locate the audio plug on the back of your PC. The sound card should be in the corresponding location on the inside of the PC. Remove the sound card and put it back in. The Microsoft site has detailed directions for installing a sound card; to remove one, simply do the reverse. Once you have the sound card back in, reattach the cables you unplugged earlier and boot your PC.

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Express Response gives the instruction to install a sound card into a PC. This is the general instruction, we do not have any responsibilities for any damages.

1) Ensure that your card is inserted properly into the PCI and screwed
2) Start your PC and press Del to get into the BIOS to disable the integrated sound card
3) Save and exit your settings
4) Reboot your computer and start windows
5) Then go to control panel > add/ remove program and remove the integrated sound drivers. It is important you UNINSTALL THE OLDER DRIVERS first before attempting to installin the new ones.
6) Reboot your pc
7) Install you new soundcard’s driver and then reboot

Enjoy your new sound card.

• Clean files:

First off you need to delete all your trash, temp files, and files you no longer need. While in an ideal situation these temp files are deleted when the applications close but they aren’t. With poorly written programs, computer crashes, hanging programs and improper shutdowns always leave unneeded temporary files on your hard drive. These files pile up and start eating up hard disk space and start impairing computer performance. If your computer is moving at a snail pace then deleting the accumulated temp files may help to speed it up. You can fix some shutdown and download problems by cleaning up your temp files. Do the following:

• Start > Accessories > System Tools > Disk Cleanup
• Select the drive you want to clean. When it has finished, select the items that you no longer want.

Recommend: Clean ‘Downloaded Program Files’, ‘Temporary Internet Files’, ‘Recycle Bin’ and ‘Temporary Files’.

• Remove unwanted startup items:

You might notice one day unrecognized items in your task tray. If you have unwanted items starting with windows it can and will slow down the boot process and they will take up memory. Do the following:

1. Start Menu > Programs > Startup. You will find programs in this folder, just delete the ones you do not want to start with windows. Then move on to the following:
2. Start Menu > Run > Type in: msconfig.exe [Enter] Click the Startup tab and uncheck any items you don’t want to startup.

Recommend: If you are not sure what it is leave it and do a Google search on it.

• Remove unwanted applications:

You will have programs that you installed that will install other programs that you might not know about. Remove unwanted applications as they can overtime slow your system down. You cannot uninstall an application by just deleting files. Do the following to remove them:

• Start > Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs. Here you can remove all programs that you do not need or want anymore. Select the application and click the remove button. This will uninstall the selected application.

Recommend: If you’re not sure then leave it and do a Google search on it.

• Clean and Defrag your registry:

With time your registry becomes fragmented and bloated with obsolete and invalid data that causes errors slowdowns and freezing of your system. Windows will try to load things that do not exist any more because of invalid registry entries so it then slows down your system leads to errors. Use Advanced Registry Optimizer. Select all 3 of the programs options and run them. Be sure to make a backup, just in case of a problem.

• Scan for adware and spyware:

In general, you do not want anything that relates to these topics on your computer. Adware is basically ads that can be found in programs or on websites. This adware selectively installs tracking software which is called spyware. This software runs behind the scenes and sends information to home. It is constantly using your memory, hard drive space and even your internet connection! Spyware has been known to stop browsers from working and even rendering a computer useless.

• Application: Spybot

Directions: Update this program, immunize, and run it. When it has completed, remove everything it has detected.

• Application: Ad-Aware

Directions: Update this program and run it. When it has completed, remove everything it has detected.

• Scan for viruses:

For those who do not know by now viruses can render your files useless on your computer and can corrupting your complete system. I do not think I need to go too deep about this. Use your anti-virus to check your system regularly. Recommend: That you use one of the online scanner to check your system every other month. No one anti-virus program will find all viruses but some do a better job then others.

• Defrag your hard drive or hard drives as the case maybe:

Your computer writes to the first available area on your hard drive. Then over time your files start to be rearranged on your hard disk or fragmented as most will say. When your hard drive is fragmented and you try to load a program it may have to get 1 file from the inside of the hard drive, 1 file from the middle, then maybe 1 from the outside. This will cause a slower running system. When defrag your hard drive it tries to put the files back in order by organizing them in similar groups. That way the hard drive is hunting all over looking for them and that speeds up your system. Do the following:

• Start Menu > Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Disk Defragmenter/Check Now.
• Select the drive you want to defrag. When it is done you can close the window or select another drive to defrag.

Recommend you defrag at least once a month

• Clean your computer case:

Dust is a problem that affects everyone no matter where you live and even more if you live in a area where the dust is bad. If you have not cleaned the inside of your computer case in 6 months or longer than you need to get right on it. Dust build up is the number 1 computer killer/ problem causer in my humble opinion. Buy yourself a can of compressed air. Buy a 1 inch paintbrush for brushing off things.

Recommend: Start by unplugging your system from it’s power source. Then start from the top and brush all the dust off that you can with the paintbrush and work your way down to the bottom of the case. Brush all the dust into a pile and use a piece of paper as a dust pan and remove the dust. Then take the can of compressed air and blow out your cd drive and floppy drive then start from the top again and blow the system down to the bottom of the case. Stop every 10 seconds or so and take a damp cloth and wipe the dust up on the bottom of the case Keep it up until you have all the dust cleaned up. Use a Q-tip or pencil to block the fan blades so they do not turn while you blow them off.

Your system’s video card is the component responsible for producing the visual output from your computer. Virtually all programs produce visual output; the video card is the piece of hardware that takes that output and tells the monitor which of the dots on the screen to light up (and in what color) to allow you to see it.

These instructions will work for the majority of Pentium or newer PCs running Windows 95/98. If your computer currently has a video chip or your video card that requires a change in jumpers or IRQs, installation will be much more complicated.

Necessary tools:

• Non-magnetic #1 Phillips-head screw driver.

• Anti-static grounding wrist strap.

• Windows rescue disk.

Before physically removing the card, go to Start> Settings> Control Panel. Open up Control Panel then select the “System” icon. Double click on “System” and select the tab which says Device Manager. In the Device Manager, find Display Adapters. Click the Plus symbol to the left of the Display Adapter icon to expand its contents. Click once on the expanded text to highlight it. Now look to the lower right of the window and you should see the option “Remove”. Click on “Remove” to remove the display driver for your current video card. At this point, you may be asked if you are sure that you want to continue…etc. This is normal, it is OK to continue. After removing this from your system, you will need to restart your computer for this change to fully take effect.

Steps:

Tips:

• If possible, do the installation in an uncarpeted area to avoid static. Use non-magnetic tools.

• If possible, use a slot with the most open space around it.

• If you have installed a game prior to your install of the new video card, it may be necessary to uninstall the game (using the uninstaller if available), then reinstall for it to recognize the new hardware.

Warnings:

• Be careful not to touch any chips. Touch as little as possible on the video card or inside your machine.

• If your computer is under manufacturer’s warranty, modifying the product usually voids that warranty.

• If you do not understand these instructions, have a qualified technician install the video card for you.

I can hear WAV files and games just fine, but CD-audio can’t be heard

You probably don’t have the wire between the sound card and the CD-ROM connected. Open up your PC and make sure a wire is there that leads form the AUDIO OUT on the back of the CD-ROM to the CD-IN on the sound card. Also, make sure you don’t have CD-AUDIO muted our turned down in your Volume Settings.

I upgraded to Windows 2000 and my sound card doesn’t work right

Some sound cards are not yet supported by Windows 2000 or are just having drivers released for them. the thing to do is check out the manufacturer’s web site and look for drivers specifically for Windows 2000.

I have a 4-speaker sound card but can’t get any more than 2 speakers working

First, be sure it is not a speaker problem. If not, then you probably need to go into the settings for your sound card and enable 4 speaker setup. sometimes, though, even this doesn’t help. I recently had this problem involving SB Live! in Windows 2000, and as I said in the previous question, installing the specific drivers fixed the problem.

There is only sound coming from one speaker

You are probably using a mono plug for stereo speakers. Either that, or the driver may not be loading correctly. On some systems, if your sound card drivers are not loaded in CONFIG.SYS, you will only have left-side sound.

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AMD unveils new chip named Barcelona for Opteron 4 to compete Intel.

Dell, the second largest PC manufacturer, is using Opteron 4 for five new models. This good news is on Dell website

Dell’s Opteron experience hasn’t been all that fantastic. After resisting the Opteron push for so long, Dell embraced AMD’s flashy chip just as Intel started to catch up on performance and performance per watt metrics with Xeon. Then, Dell watched as AMD shot itself in the chest with the four-core Barcelona roll out. Dell was left with a bunch of designs that needed the MIA four-core Opteron and surely plenty of questions about why it bothered with AMD at all.

But despite such displeasure, Dell has invested in AMD and remains committed to Opteron for the foreseeable future. So, it upgraded five server boxes with Barcelona – now that the chip is finally shipping without flaws.

Customers can find four-core Opterons in the PowerEdge SC1435, 2970 and 6950 servers and the M605 blade box. There’s also the PowerEdge T605 tower unit. All of those are two-socket boxes except for the four-socket 6950.

This is the sign of AMD for the new competition on Intel since AMD had been a follower of Intel for many years.

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No sound is heard from audio (music) CDs
Various conditions may cause this problem. To troubleshoot, check the following: Microsoft Volume Control or your mixer program mute options and volume sliders.

Connect headphones to the stereo phone jack on your CD-ROM drive’s front panel; adjust the volume control settings on the drive. If there is sound from your headphones, check the CD audio cable connection from the CD-ROM drive to the audio card.

Ensure the speakers are properly connected to the audio card’s output connector.

Joystick port is not working
To troubleshoot, check the following: The audio card joystick port conflicts with another joystick port in the system. Disable the audio card joystick port, and use the system’s joystick port.

The joystick drivers, MSJSTICK.DRV and VJOYD.VXD, may not be installed. Uninstall the joystick, then reinstall to load the drivers. The drivers should come with the driver CD or floppy diskette with your sound card.

Computer hangs or restarts during installation
A hardware conflict may cause the computer to hang or restart during the installation procedure. Check the following to resolve the conflict: A hardware conflict with another device in your system.

Previously installed sound card hardware or software needs to be removed.

The audio card is not seated in the slot properly.

PCI bus mastering devices may be interfering with the operation of the audio card. Temporarily remove non-essential PCI bus mastering devices.

Resolving hardware conflicts
Hardware conflicts occur when two or more devices contend for the same resources. Conflicts between your audio card and another device may occur regarding the I/O address, IRQ line, or DMA channel: Right-click the My Computer icon on your desktop, and select Properties. The System Properties dialog appears.

Click the Device Manager tab. In the Device Manager, a plus sign(+) represents an expandable list of items. A minus sign (-) represents an expanded list. A circled exclamation mark denotes a conflict.

Double-click Sound, video, game controllers. A list of multimedia devices appears.

Select your audio card.

Choose the Propertis button.

Click the Resources tab.

Uncheck the Use automatic settings option.

Change “Settings based on:” if alternate settings are available.

Determine the conflict by reviewing the “Conflicting device list”.

Select the conflicting item in the “Resource Settings” list.

Click the Change Settings button.

Use the mouse to select a new setting.

Select OK to close each of the properties windows, and restart your computer.

Audio card is not automatically detected
To manually configure your audio card for Windows 95/98: Click “Start” on the taskbar, and select Settings from the Start menu.

Select Control Panel. The Control Panel group appears.

Double-click the Add New Hardware icon. The Add New Hardware Wizard dialog appears.

Select Next to continue.

Choose Yes to have Windows search for new hardware, then select Next

Select Next to continue.

Select Finish, and follow the prompts to complete the new hardware installation.

CD does not automatically run when you insert it in the drive
To enable the “Audio insert notification” feature: Right-click the My Computer icon on your desktop, and select Properties. The System Properties dialog appears.

Click the Device Manager tab. A list of devices appears.

Double-click CD-ROM, and select your CD-ROM drive.

Choose the Properties button. The CD-ROM drive properties dialog appears.

Choose the Settings tab.

Click the “Auto insert notification” option to enable.

Select OK until all Properties dialogs are closed, and restart Windows for the changes to take effect.

No sound is heard from speakers
Verify the following: Check the Microsoft Volume Control or the Audio Mixer Program mute options and volume sliders.

Ensure the speakers are properly connected to the audio card’s output connector.

Check the volume control and power connection of the speakers, if they are amplified. (Refer to the speakers documentation for detailed information).

Ensure a hardware conflict does not exist between your audio card and another device in your system.

PCI bus mastering devices may be interfering with the operation of the audio card. Temporarily remove non-essential PCI bus mastering devices. If the device is a display card, upgrade the display card drivers, or set the card to the default Windows VGA mode.

If you are experiencing no sound only during audio CD playback, see “No sound is heard from audio (music) CDs” above.

Static sounds are heard in wave files
Check to see if the static sounds are heard in all wave files. If the difficulty occurs only with certain games, refer to the software manufacturer’s documentation. To troubleshoot static sounds heard in all wave files: Try different resource settings for the audio card, or set the card to use low DMA.

Move the audio card to another PCI slot. Feedback from the power supply or another device may be responsible.

(Source: directron.com)