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RE: [PLUG] Computer Problems
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Hey, I'm not sure if I missed this,
but what type of processor is in this box?
On Mar 5 Gleeson, Francis (HT-EX) wrote:
> What is your mean time between failure? Can you effect it by what you are
> running x11 versus command line?
>
> I would suggest removing all peripheral devices, in order to isolate the
> faulty component. I would strip your system down to the bear minimum
> required
> to boot. Motherboard + Harddrive + keyboard + monitor.
>
> Remove any modems, NICs, floppies, basically remove all peripheral devices.
> Then add them back 1 by 1, running your system long enough for the lockup to
>
> appear.
>
> This kind of shotgunning approach has not been required since most PCI
> peripherals
> implement PnP correctly, and most BIOS\OS do a good job of configuring PnP
> peripherals.
> This was the only way to resolve hardware conflicts is the bad old ISA days.
>
> Are you using any ISA cards or cheap PCI peripherals like a $20 sound card?
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Naresh Reddy [mailto:nyg102@psu.edu]
> > Sent: Monday, March 04, 2002 9:35 AM
> > To: PLUG
> > Subject: Re: [PLUG] Computer Problems
> >
> >
> > I updated my bios, but I still experience the freeze. I am
> > going to swapo
> > the HD next. I don't think its the floppy drive problem. My
> > assumption is
> > the HD.
> >
> > Naresh
> >
> >
> > -----------------------------------
> > Naresh Reddy
> > nyg102@psu.edu
> > http://www.personal.psu.edu/nyg102
> > -----------------------------------
> >
> > On 3 Mar 2002, Michael Leone wrote:
> >
> > > On Sun, 2002-03-03 at 17:42, Naresh Reddy wrote:
> > > > Where can I find a Windows 98 Bootdisk? I need this
> > bootdisk to run my
> > > > BIOS configurator (which I downloaded).
> > >
> > > <http://www.bootdisk.com>
> > >
> > > --
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