Hello to all

I have a customer with a problem that I don't even know how to approach.

The machine boots and runs the post properly.  Memory tests okay.  The
machine goes out and detects and finds the CD-rom, then the message
"Verifying DMI Pool Data..." comes up.  This is as far as the machine goes.
It hangs at this point.  This machine has had a recent upgrade [the
motheroard got fried during an owner installation of a new modem]. It has
been working fine for a couple of weeks and now suddenly decides not to
boot.

Here is the pertinent information:  This is a new A-trend ATC-5050
motherboard with the 430TX chipset.  The processer is a Pentium 166mhz w/o
mmx [also new].  The memory is of unknown type, other than 16 meg is in the
form of 72 pin SIMMs and one 16mb stick of 66 mhz DIMM.  I also installed
the Win98 upgrade to the original Windows 3.1 software.  The original
manufacturer of the machine was a company called "Touch".

Has anyone any ideas on how to approach this problem?

TIA

Mike Buraczewski
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