Error: No Control Panel, Printer AWOL
Error: No Control Panel, Printer AWOL
We observed the following errors in this context:
The control panel is no longer accessible. The window pops up for a split second and then vanishes again immediately.
There is no reaction either after clicking on the Computer properties.
Clicking on the menu entry Personalize yields no reaction either.
Upon further analysis, we determined that the individual entries of the Control Panel could be opened through their direct links (*.cpl) and would then work without a hitch. Our conclusion: The problem must be caused by something much deeper in the system, and the unresponsive menu entries are simply a trigger.
Pinpointing the Problem
In order to get to the bottom of this (previously unrecorded) error, we began to swap out the hardware in our test system, component for component. In the end, we replaced practically every piece of hardware that could conceivably be replaced: the graphics card, system memory, processor, power supply, and even the sound card - but all to no avail. The problem persisted. Next we experimented with various motherboards which had different chipsets, reinstalling the system each time. Even the installation of every available update in Microsoft's Knowledge Base didn't yield a solution.
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I really appreciate the trouble you went to over this problem.
I have 4 x Raptor 150GB and 2 x EVGA 8800GTS working fine under XP. But under Vista 32 I get the sysmptoms you describe. I wondered if you discovered any of the following
1. Is the problem only when Vista is installed on a Raptor 150GB drive, or will it occur when any Raptor 150GB drive is present in the system even if only used for data storage?
2. Does the problem still occur with NCQ disabled?
3. Does the problem still occur on Vista 64 bit?
4. Does the fix work in all cases? It doesn't seem to install on my system. I get no response message after I type the command to start the service.
Thanks, Mike
I believe I have the debug system service installed, but it won't start automatically or manually.
When I try to start THGDEBEGSVC it get the error message "Unable to start - access denied"
Any idea how I can get round this?
Thanks,
Mike
Don't you mean Intel and AMD platforms?
After exaustive troubleshooting and Headaches I found 2 issues to be the culprit and niether have to do with bad hardware nor issues with Vista.
The first has to do with BIOS settings. In nVidia's BIOS there's a selection under H/D's called memory Blocking. It's supposed to help up transfer rates but really causes problems with the Raptor H/D's.
I had to disable this feture to get the Raptors to work at all.
The second was so simple it was my last effort before RMA and it worked.
The SATA Cables that come with the M/B don't support the faster Data transfer rates and cause a Bottleneck within the Cable itself.
Replacing the Cable with the one that came with the Raptor solved the issues completely.
I know it sounds odd but after doing this my system has run flawlessly for the last 3 Months.
Like I said before it was the last thing I did before RMA and I've been through all the stuff you did as well as a few more tricks I tried and nothing would work.
I even did the SATA Plug swap and as you stated, it works for a little while but then the problem comes back within a few Days to Weeks.
It's not the manufacturers fault, they supply SATA Cables that if used with a regular 7200rpm H/D work great. The problem is that the Raptor H/D's run data rates way faster and the Cables that come with M/B's can't handle it.
Best Regards Eirik.