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Compaq XL 566
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08/11/1996 07:34:57
 
 
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08/11/1996 06:25:51
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Forum:
Visual FoxPro
Category:
Troubleshooting
Title:
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
00011707
Message ID:
00011813
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30
>>I'm just throwing this out on the off chance that someone has seen this....
>>
>>I've got a VFP app running on Novell to this Compaq XL566. When I try to print or preview reports, it either freezes or re-boots. If I change the video driver to VGA, it works fine. I can't use VGA, of course, because my screens are too big. I downloaded the most recent video drivers from Compaq, same deal. I have other Compaqs, 100's and 133's, that run this app just fine.
>>
>Maybe it's the Video Card...
>
>>In general, what am I looking for when a machine reboots automatically like that?
>
>Troubles... :-)

This is another one of the reasons in my long list of why I really, really don't like Compaqs. It started years ago when they decided to use proprietary screws on their cases and I had to have that special Compaq screwdriver just to get inside of one. I find that many of the components are still "Compaq-proprietary" and not what I'd call compatible. The video drivers are a prime example; I know they are what's causing the problem, and yet I cannot use SVGA Windows driver because that special Compaq card doesn't support SVGA. The video card checks out, and I downloaded the most current video driver for this card from their site and installed it with no change in the problem. Unfortunately, this is a Compaq shop and so I will have to live with it.
Tina Robichaux
Interland, Inc.
www.interland.net
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