Date: 04/24/05 (Computer Help)    Keywords: database, web

I'm sure this community gets a lot of this, but here's my introductory post, and I've got a slew of problems for anyone willing to address them. The most terrible thing for me about these problems is that I find myself to be pretty competent as far as fixing computers goes, so these issues kill my ego.

For reference purposes, this computer is a slightly dated Compaq notebook running XP Service Pack 2.]

I'm sort of afraid of heckling, but I guess I can't get much worse than that Jesus icon asking how to reduce the column size of the taskbar. Hopping right to it:

Problem A: I just bought this great new 19" LCD display from Envision. It works fine, in fact I'm using it right now. However, it has this terribly annoying flicker. The flicker itself isn't that of a monitor going out, rather it looks like it's running the wrong refresh rate (which I have checked out already) so there's sort of a pulsing brightness. Now before I go any further, I must say that I'm absolutely positive this is a driver issue. I have the original CD as well as the most recent driver available from Envision's website. My assumption here is that the problem lies not in the monitor or driver itself, the problem is 'pointing' the computer towards the right driver. (The monitor works fine on my parents' G4 and G5.)

Problem B: I have this old 40 gig Maxtor 3000DV External Hard Drive that is extremely problematic. From what I've read, it's awfully common for system with XP to stop reading these. I'm pretty sure that this is a driver issue as well, but I just can't find a driver. I'm still rooting around for my original disc, but it was a hand me down from my dad, so it's probably at his office. If anyone has faced a similar problem with their Maxtor externals and p'raps has a link to a driver database, that would be great.

Problem C: This isn't really a problem so much as a goddamn nuisance. I have a great 40 gig iPod+HP. It works just fine, but it prompts me to reformat it every few months or so. This really sucks, especially when it occurs after I plug it into my friends' computers for a quick upload. I guess my only question here is have any of you experienced issues with your iPod+HP devices?

Thanks in advance everyone.

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/computer_help/382457.html