[BC] computer question

[Neal Newman]

 Are they the same motherboards  and Chip sets?
 I have several machines in My racks..  all the same Case  But different 
motherboards.
 My automation machines. If you unplug the keyboard,mouse, and Plg them 
back in. you need to reboot for them to work again.

jvodenik wrote:

>OK, I'll give you that.  But why will one work and the other NOT work
>with the exact same cable?  That's the problem.  Not blaming XP, but
>this is the one not working.  The working cable is approx 40 feet and
>will not work on XP machine, but works on the NT box.  The 50 foot cable
>also works on the NT box, but not XP.  The only difference, is they are
>located in different racks.
>John
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>On Thursday 01 June 2006 01:46 pm, jvodenik wrote:
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>>As I said, everything works on the NT machine, and dies on the XP
>>machine.
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> Understood, but it's just too easy to blame XP for everything that's
> wrong with computers today.
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> Let's say that the mouse SHOULD work with a 50 foot extension, +/- 10%.
> Let's say one of your machines is +2% and the other -3%.........
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