Hi Rich in Phoenix,
A couple of questions first. How much space do you have left in your primary hard drive (the one with the Windows XP system running)?
How much space do you have in any other drives in your computer?
There are a couple of things for you to do below. Also, I’d like our experts to look over your thread and see if it is time to transfer you over to the XP or hardware forums for further advice.
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Also, my digital clock in the taskbar tray has switched from a 12 hr clock with am, pm - - to a 24 hr clock without am or pm. It did this yesterday or the day before; before I ran the tests described above. And I don't know how to get my 12 hr clock time setting back.
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Yep, we can fix this.
To configure Time and Date Options in Windows XP:
- Please go to Start -> Control Panel -> Date, Time, Language, and Regional Options -> Regional and Language Options.
- Click the "Customize" button.
- From there you should be able to change the format of the clock and calendar date to your preferred format.
NEXT:
Let’s see if this can fix your problem.
Please go to
Start -> Run and type (or copy and paste):
devmgmt.msc
Click "
OK".
Your system’s
Device Manager will now open:
- Double-click "IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers".
- Right-click "Primary IDE Channel", select "Properties", then click on the "Advanced Settings" tab.
- In the "Transfer Mode" dropdown list, please ensure that you have "DMA if available" for "Device 0" and "Device 1".
- If the drop-down box already shows "DMA if available" but the current transfer mode is PIO, then you must toggle the settings. That is:
- Change the selection from "DMA if available" to "PIO Only", then click "OK".
- Then repeat the steps above to change the selection to "DMA if available".
- Once you have completed the steps above for the Primary IDE Channel, then do the same for the Secondary IDE Channel.
Reboot your computer for the change to take effect.
NOTE: After reboot, please go back into the Device Manager and see whether the current transfer mode has been reset to DMA. If the current transfer mode remains PIO, then please right-click the Primary IDE or Secondary IDE channel, and select
Uninstall. Reboot again, and let me know if the problem persists.