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This happens when the BIOS is set NOT to do a Fast post.
Fast posting skips a lot of the hardware testing, but has
the downside of not always giving the Hard Drive a chance
to "spin-up", especially as it ages.
If you want to Fast post, by all means do so. But keep that
setting in mind later if/when the system develops problems
booting from a TOTALLY cold start.
PS: My system tests the memory three times.
Rick Glazier
----- Original Message -----
From: Sami Garzon <[log in to unmask]>
> This is a problem that affects the computer of a friend, so I don't know
> much about his system, only that he has a pentium II and win98.
> The problem is that the BIOS test the memory, at boot, five times. The
> number run from 0 to 64 five times!
> How can my friend fix this setting? Why the computer(s) do this?
> Thanks!!
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