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To: PMS Witch who wrote (3556)	5/14/1999 5:10:00 PM
From: Cheeky Kid	Read Replies (5) \| Respond to of 110627

PMS and all, Need some advice and maybe someone has had the same problem. I have been having problems with my system rebooting while working on the computer. I could be browsing or using another program. The reboot is faster than hitting the reset button, and happens with no warning. I thought it may have been a conflict between the video drivers and another program or hardware. I was in need of a new video card, as this 8 meg STB was a little to slow for me, I stuck in a RAGE FURY128 32 Meg video card, and it still does the rebooting. The HD was recently formatted and everything installed from scratch. Real strange problem. Dell P2 450 128 ram, every bay and slot full with everything from SCSI, USB, NIC, etc....etc.....etc.... I think this is going to be a nightmare to diagnose. Any ideas? BTW The video card is so fast, it's unreal.

To: PMS Witch who wrote (3556)	5/14/1999 8:45:00 PM
From: mr.mark	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 110627

hey pw, i have a question for you about system works 2.0. from their knowledge base (http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/nsw.nsf/bb0b91db51b2e8058525672f004d7cb5/ab5d4c77c3dc70fe8825669d00511595?OpenDocument) comes this info regarding speeding up your machine after installation of system works 2.0 : "Norton SystemWorks 2.0 Knowledge Base Computer Slows Down after Installing Norton SystemWorks Situation: You have installed Norton SystemWorks and now your machine seems to respond slowly or lock up at random intervals. Solution: This may occur for a number of reasons, Please check the following: - Check the CONFIG.SYS file to determine if there are references to files and buffers that are below the Windows defaults. To do this: 1. Click Start and choose Run. 2. Type SYSEDIT and click OK. 3. Click the title bar for the C:\CONFIG.SYS file. 4. If you have a "FILES=##" (##=some number lower than 60) or "BUFFERS=##" (##=some number lower than 30) line, then you have two courses of action. You can: Remark these lines out. Do this by typing REM and a space at the beginning of each line. This will enable Windows to use its default settings for file handles and buffers. --or-- You can increase these references to FILES=155 and BUFFERS=60." in reference to the bold text above... do you think it would screw anything up to reset these numbers in my config.sys file to 155 and 60? they're at 60 and 40, respectively, for me. per #4 above, symantec seems to call out minimum settings of files=60 and buffers=30. btw, i'd just be tweaking, as i don't necessarily have a prob with slow responses or lock ups at random intervals. thanks, mark