It sounds like there is a hardware conflict or a bad hardware device.  I
would start by stripping out everything but the essential components (video,
HD & FD controller).  Everything else goes.  If that doesn't correct the
problem then I swap the video card.  Still bad - swap the Motherboard.  Not
much left
Good Luck!
Steve Montgomery
Technology Manager
Girl Scouts - Totem Council

                -----Original Message-----
                From:   Mike Ewing [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
                Sent:   December 07, 1999 6:12 AM
                To:     [log in to unmask]
                Subject:        [PCBUILD] boot up problems

                Mike Writes
                I have a computer that upon boot-up, at the very first, when
memory
                is checking and bios information is being displayed, it
freezes up.


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